Poll
Thu, 12 July 2001, 01:38 pmWalter Plinge44 posts in thread
Poll
Thu, 12 July 2001, 01:38 pmI have a couple of queries regarding the current poll. Firstly, it asks us to vote for our favourite "broadway" musical. By saying "broadway" I assume that means that angled strip in NYC around which most of the NY theatres are. So, does that mean we are being asked "Which of the current musicals on Broadway now (or recently) do you prefer?"? If so, I don't get it because there ain't too many of us here in godzown what get to go to too many "broadway" musicals. The voter base would be very small.
If the question should have been a more general "Which of these is your favourite musical?", why is there not somewhere for Leah and me to vote "None"?
If the question should have been a more general "Which of these is your favourite musical?", why is there not somewhere for Leah and me to vote "None"?
RE: Musical Bashers.
Mon, 16 July 2001, 01:05 pmAt the risk of breaking with tradition and agreeing with Cary (albeit qualifiedly) you must agree, Toby, that a lot of the time your fresh and vital new "re-interpretation" involves a large measure of dumbing down. We assume that audiences are too thick for "The Taming of the Shrew" so we make "10 Things I Hate About You" and TRAIN them to be that thick. We take Phantom and we pretty it up so people don't have to feel uncomfortable. And the musical genre is a big culprit here.
Which is why there are stand outs like Sondheim. He tricks you into thinking it's all pretty, he gives you choruses you can hum and big frocks and then he challenges you and shakes you up. BUT he is in the minority, and a damn site more G&S gets performed.
It is true that if we didn't keep stories vital and relevent then we may lose them forever, but at what price? The soul of the peice? Are we selling out the amazing minds who produced these stories in the first place? Does it matter?
Which is why there are stand outs like Sondheim. He tricks you into thinking it's all pretty, he gives you choruses you can hum and big frocks and then he challenges you and shakes you up. BUT he is in the minority, and a damn site more G&S gets performed.
It is true that if we didn't keep stories vital and relevent then we may lose them forever, but at what price? The soul of the peice? Are we selling out the amazing minds who produced these stories in the first place? Does it matter?
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