rec.arts.theatre.musicals

Matthew Winn wrote:
> On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 22:41:58 -0400, aalucard@ wrote:
>
>> In my area there will be local productions of Parade, Urinetown and
>> Footloose by three (I think) different groups.
>>
>> I think Urinetown will be one of the two. I read the writeup of Parade
>> and it being about the Mary Phagan case - that seems so depressing.
>>
>> The problem with Footloose was I saw the movie about 20 years ago and
>> despised it. So I don't know how I will take the musical. I found the
>> movie's storyline beyond dopey but then I can tolerate dopey stories in
>> musicals if the songs are good.
>
> For any two shows X and Y, the correct answer to the question "Which
> two of X, Y and Footloose should I see?" is always "X and Y".
>
> I loathe Footloose with a passion that defies description. I'd have to
> invent an entire new language containing nothing but derogatory terms
> in order to fully express my dislike for this poisonous piece of crap.
> It starts off by introducing a set of characters who are so blatantly
> stereotypical that after five minutes anyone who hasn't already died
> of boredom could write the entire script of the show based purely on
> the inevitable outcome of what they'd already seen. It's possibly the
> least imaginative story ever told, and probably the least deserving of
> being given time on stage. The only people who should sit through this
> horrible show are those who are deaf-blind or dead.
>
> I guess "see Parade and Urinetown" is where I'm going with this.
>

Really? I'd never have guessed :-P


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