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Some have said, "We get the theatre we deserve."

Posted by: 2hrsOfJustPow 10:44 pm EDT 10/28/15
In reply to: re: "ON YOUR FEET" SHOWS ITS CALLUSES - Singapore/Fling 09:39 pm EDT 10/28/15

I think the original poster was just pointing out that we deserve BETTER.


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Posted by: Singapore/Fling 10:07 am EDT 10/29/15
In reply to: Some have said, "We get the theatre we deserve." - 2hrsOfJustPow 10:44 pm EDT 10/28/15

Do we?

What are we doing to make the environment possible where Better will also be Successful? Much like our face, we tend to get the Arts Culture that we deserve, and apparently this is the best that we can do.


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Posted by: 2hrsOfJustPow 11:46 pm EDT 10/29/15
In reply to: re: Some have said, "We get the theatre we deserve." - Singapore/Fling 10:07 am EDT 10/29/15

I don't know..personally? I'm writing musicals, directing them and actively seeking like minded individuals to make some classy art.

That's what I'm doing - so some of us do actually do more than just complain here.


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Posted by: Singapore/Fling 12:29 am EDT 10/30/15
In reply to: re: Some have said, "We get the theatre we deserve." - 2hrsOfJustPow 11:46 pm EDT 10/29/15

Yeah, me too.

But per my original post - I've accepted that this is where we are at. Because the problem isn't about content, it's about finance. It's about where our culture has placed its values, which is not towards the arts (unless the arts can net a few million dollars), and it's about what the audience has turned into as a result.

And I reiterate - we have done nothing to suggest that we as a culture deserve any better.

But again, I am not complaining. I am just pointing out the reality, and saying that a "Fun Home" or a "Hamilton" are one side of Broadway, and jukebox-a-palooza is the other, and we should stop being shocked that these third tier Vegas shows are running on Broadway.


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Posted by: 2hrsOfJustPow 01:10 am EDT 10/30/15
In reply to: re: Some have said, "We get the theatre we deserve." - Singapore/Fling 12:29 am EDT 10/30/15

Well I'm glad people love HAMILTON. I haven't seen it yet...as for FUN HOME. I think it would have been just as successful as a play. I think people were compelled by the performances and the story...but honestly - the raving over that score?

It left me cold...I listened to it once.Then I was engaged when I was in the theatre. But I have no desire to return to that thing ever.

But best of luck to you - to both of us - in our quest to create something special.


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Posted by: keikekaze 04:11 pm EDT 10/29/15
In reply to: re: Some have said, "We get the theatre we deserve." - Singapore/Fling 10:07 am EDT 10/29/15

I'm with you on this point, Singapore/Fling. "We" will start deserving better theater when "we" start demanding better theater, both by patronizing better theater and by avoiding junk.


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re: Some have said, "We get the theatre we deserve."

Posted by: 2hrsOfJustPow 11:47 pm EDT 10/29/15
In reply to: re: Some have said, "We get the theatre we deserve." - keikekaze 04:11 pm EDT 10/29/15

I agree with that for sure.


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Posted by: keikekaze 04:24 pm EDT 10/30/15
In reply to: re: Some have said, "We get the theatre we deserve." - 2hrsOfJustPow 11:47 pm EDT 10/29/15

Thanks. And I'll add my best wishes for success in your musical writing and directing!


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