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| Posted by: NYCVoiceTeacher 12:29 pm EDT 04/02/23 | |
| In reply to: One of the worst things I have seen on a professional stage - barna99 08:35 am EDT 04/02/23 | |
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| WIth all due respect A Strange Loop was absolutely awful. It did not deserve the awards or the run it had. It had no shape. I totally fell apart in the second act. The music was terrible. The book a mess. So I am not one bit surprised about the early word on this show. Strange Loop was a fluke. Michael Jackson is not particularly talented or smart. | |
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| re: One of the worst things I have seen on a professional stage | |
| Posted by: ryhog 05:03 pm EDT 04/02/23 | |
| In reply to: re: One of the worst things I have seen on a professional stage - NYCVoiceTeacher 12:29 pm EDT 04/02/23 | |
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| OK. You didn't like ASL. That is your right of course but when you act like your assessment of it is some "truth," you insult everyone here and elsewhere who felt otherwise. I was just reading an article the other day about expressions that ought to be discarded from our diction, particularly because they are disingenuous. "With all due respect" was at the top of the list. Besides, owing to your hatred of ASL, you are likely in the worst imaginable position to provide a useful opinion on this play. | |
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| re: One of the worst things I have seen on a professional stage | |
| Posted by: NYCVoiceTeacher 07:00 pm EDT 04/02/23 | |
| In reply to: re: One of the worst things I have seen on a professional stage - ryhog 05:03 pm EDT 04/02/23 | |
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| No. I didn’t like A Strange Loop at all. He wrote one really awful show. Why does anyone think his second show would be any better? |
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| re: One of the worst things I have seen on a professional stage | |
| Posted by: ryhog 10:03 pm EDT 04/02/23 | |
| In reply to: re: One of the worst things I have seen on a professional stage - NYCVoiceTeacher 07:00 pm EDT 04/02/23 | |
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| Because (as you obviously know) a great many people did not and do not think it was awful at all. Which was my point which you must think it is cute to ignore. | |
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| re: One of the worst things I have seen on a professional stage | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 07:05 pm EDT 04/02/23 | |
| In reply to: re: One of the worst things I have seen on a professional stage - NYCVoiceTeacher 07:00 pm EDT 04/02/23 | |
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| 100. Who would expect the writer of last's years Tony-winning Best Musical to write a good show? That's just silly, amirite? | |
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| Posted by: caseyko 09:25 pm EDT 04/02/23 | |
| In reply to: re: One of the worst things I have seen on a professional stage - Singapore/Fling 07:05 pm EDT 04/02/23 | |
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| And the Tonys mean what? MJ and Paradise Sqaure were far from worthy competition, and twenty years from now, Girl From the North Country won't be mentioned in a Bob Dylan retrospective. SIX was probably the most worthwhile competition, even though it was a fantastic Taylor Swift concert. It's the luck of the draw (and the year). | |
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| Posted by: TheOtherOne 12:06 pm EDT 04/08/23 | |
| In reply to: re: One of the worst things I have seen on a professional stage - caseyko 09:25 pm EDT 04/02/23 | |
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| Girl From The North Country is about to be filmed, with an impressive cast including Olivia Coleman and Woody Harrelson. I actually think it's going to be remembered well, especially if the film is a hit. Time will tell. |
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| re: One of the worst things I have seen on a professional stage | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 09:18 pm EDT 04/03/23 | |
| In reply to: re: One of the worst things I have seen on a professional stage - caseyko 09:25 pm EDT 04/02/23 | |
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| The Tonys means that a lot of theater professionals thought it was worthy of the Tony, regardless of the level of competition. | |
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| re: One of the worst things I have seen on a professional stage | |
| Posted by: ryhog 10:07 pm EDT 04/02/23 | |
| In reply to: re: One of the worst things I have seen on a professional stage - caseyko 09:25 pm EDT 04/02/23 | |
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| forget about the Tonys. It's a lousy metric. Focus instead on what many many people here, in the media, and elsewhere, who liked it a lot. Oh and that meaningless thing called the Pulitzer, which (as you presumably know) they don't award in a year if they don't think anything is worthy. | |
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| re: One of the worst things I have seen on a professional stage | |
| Posted by: den 04:24 pm EDT 04/03/23 | |
| In reply to: re: One of the worst things I have seen on a professional stage - ryhog 10:07 pm EDT 04/02/23 | |
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| The Pulitzer Prize committee has made some questionable choices over the years, including years when they awarded nothing in drama because they mistakenly thought no play was worthy (most famously, of course, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf). The Pulitzer may be a better metric than the Tony, but not by much. | |
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| re: One of the worst things I have seen on a professional stage | |
| Posted by: ryhog 05:26 pm EDT 04/03/23 | |
| In reply to: re: One of the worst things I have seen on a professional stage - den 04:24 pm EDT 04/03/23 | |
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| OK. Not gonna argue that point. But what then is the metric? Not awards then critics? Ok. Not critics so social media? Ok. The one thing I know is that the usual cranky ATC'ers are not the metric. :-) | |
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| re: One of the worst things I have seen on a professional stage | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 01:03 pm EDT 04/02/23 | |
| In reply to: re: One of the worst things I have seen on a professional stage - NYCVoiceTeacher 12:29 pm EDT 04/02/23 | |
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| You fell apart in the second act of a one-act musical? Tell us more. | |
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