Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 4/28/19- Page 2

[Maybeel]

Posted: 4/29/19 at 7:37pm

I also just heard from the principal at my daughter's school, a competitive performing arts high school, that the 68 theater kids who saw BMC on a field trip and all their adult chaperones LOVED it. Too bad it didn't please your nieces and nephews. Some of us are having a ton of fun!

Updated On: 4/29/19 at 07:37 PM

[BroadwayRox3588]

Posted: 4/29/19 at 8:22pm

Maybeel said: "I also just heard from the principal at my daughter's school, a competitive performing arts high school, that the 68 theater kids who saw BMC on a field trip and all their adult chaperones LOVED it. Too bad it didn't please your nieces and nephews. Some of us are having a ton of fun!"

Okay, I'm not necessarily saying the chaperones lied...but it's possible. Some people literally do lie and say they liked the show, just so they don't get their heads bitten off by the show's rabid and insane fandom.

[BroadwayRox3588]

Posted: 4/29/19 at 8:52pm

Sheesh, someone didn't get a nap today.

Seriously, are you honestly trying to defend a fandom that asks cast members what their favorite sex positions are?

Updated On: 4/29/19 at 08:52 PM

[poisonivy2]

Posted: 4/29/19 at 9:03pm

Sheesh, someone didn't get a nap today.

Seriously, are you honestly trying to defend a fandom that asks cast members what their favorite sex positions are?"

No I'm defending a show that BWW has deemed improper to like. Not everything can and should be Angels in America. There's always been a number of B'way musicals that appeal to a younger fanbase. Wicked, the Disney musicals. There's nothing wrong with a bunch of teens who are enthusiastic about theater but haven't learned yet that the theater is a place for Serious and Profound Art. The determination to treat the BMC fans like subhuman tweenbots is gross.

Updated On: 4/29/19 at 09:03 PM

[BroadwayRox3588]

Posted: 4/29/19 at 9:21pm

poisonivy2 said: "There's nothing wrong with a bunch of teens who are enthusiastic about theater but haven't learned yet that the theater is a place for Serious and Profound Art. The determination to treat the BMC fans like subhuman tweenbots is gross."

Hmmm. So what should we do about that? Tell them that the way they behave is inappropriate and, to use your word, gross? Or just let them be, and give them a pass because they're teens?

I'm not trying to put words into your mouth, I'm genuinely curious as to what you think there.

[Miles2Go2]

Posted: 4/29/19 at 9:36pm

First, I’m guessing the vast majority of the fans of the show conduct themselves within the window of normally accepted behavior. A fringe element don’t. No need to paint with such a broad brush.

Second, there is a difference between a show and the conduct of its fans.

I, personally, have no interest in seeing BMC even once, but others do. Such is life. It would be a boring life if we all liked the same things.

[poisonivy2]

Posted: 4/29/19 at 9:50pm

BroadwayRox3588 said: "poisonivy2 said: "There's nothing wrong with a bunch of teens who are enthusiastic about theater but haven't learned yet that the theater is a place for Serious and Profound Art. The determination to treat the BMC fans like subhuman tweenbots is gross."

Hmmm. So what should we do about that? Tell them that the way they behave is inappropriate and, to use your word, gross? Or just let them be, and give them a pass because they're teens?

I'm not trying to put words into your mouth, I'm genuinely curious as to what you think there."

Uh, you must never work with teens. I do on a daily basis. They're teens. They're exploring boundaries and will as teens not really know the difference between appropriate and inappropriate. So it's the adults' job to tell them that this behavior is not appropriate, but not in a demeaning "you're awful/bad/kill yourself" way.

MY QUESTION IS, you seem to be confusing two things: the show and the fanbase. One has nothing to do with the other. I can love Beyonce's music and not approve of some of the more hysterical members of the "beyhive." One can enjoy or not enjoy BMC without connecting it to a small group of fans who said inappropriate things.

I mean, would you, say, decide that an entire sports team is complete trash just because you went to a game and some fans got drunk and obnoxious?

[RippedMan]

Posted: 4/29/19 at 10:04pm

Who cares y’all?

[devonian.t]

Posted: 4/30/19 at 3:00am

there's always been a number of B'way musicals that appeal to a younger fanbase. Wicked, the Disney musicals.

Goodness, the history of Broadway is brief.

[Lot666]

Posted: 4/30/19 at 1:14pm

Robbie2 said: "Maybeel said: "I'm 45 and looking forward seeing Be More Chill for the 4th time this weekend. A lot of people I graduated college with have discovered the show recently, and a couple of the moms in my son's Boy Scouts den knew all the songs when I mentioned it...BMC is definitely enjoyable for all ages."

4th time...WHY? How can you sit through that noise and crap being presented on stage. Even my niece and nephews 14-22 say that show is so juvenile and stupid!"

You seem to be under the erroneous impression that the opinions of yourself and your niece and nephews are the only valid ones. I expect you'll be appalled one day to learn that someone else thinks your favorite show is mere "noise and crap being presented on stage". I'm in my mid-50s, and while I've yet to see Be More Chill, I do have a ticket for June. I'm sorry to inform you that you're not the arbiter of taste and quality that you seem to believe you are.

[Robbie2]

Posted: 4/30/19 at 2:23pm

Lot666 said: "Robbie2 said: "Maybeel said: "I'm 45 and looking forward seeing Be More Chill for the 4th time this weekend. A lot of people I graduated college with have discovered the show recently, and a couple of the moms in my son's Boy Scouts den knew all the songs when I mentioned it...BMC is definitely enjoyable for all ages."

4th time...WHY? How can you sit through that noise and crap being presented on stage. Even my niece and nephews 14-22 say that show is so juvenile and stupid!"

You seem to be under the erroneous impression that the opinions of yourself and your niece and nephews are the only valid ones. I expect you'll be appalled one day to learn that someone else thinks your favorite show is mere "noise and crap being presented on stage". I'm in my mid-50s, and while I've yet to seeBe More Chill,I do have a ticket for June. I'm sorry to inform you that you're not the arbiter of taste and quality that you seem to believe you are."

 

NJOY & Have Fun...Btw, bring your earplugs!

[Miles2Go2]

Posted: 4/30/19 at 2:29pm

Robbie, weren’t you the one complaining on the Tootsie thread about someone positing something negative every time someone posted something positive about the show? I’m confused. It seems like you’re doing the same thing you criticized on there.

[Robbie2]

Posted: 4/30/19 at 10:57pm

Maybeel said: "I also just heard from the principal at my daughter's school, a competitive performing arts high school, that the 68 theater kids who saw BMC on a field trip and all their adult chaperones LOVED it. Too bad it didn't please your nieces and nephews. Some of us are having a ton of fun!"

 

SO, you recently joined and a shill or producer-investor involved with Be More Chill as you only post on BMC related pages. Congrats on your 1 Tony nomination for Best Score. 

[Zion24]

Posted: 4/30/19 at 11:54pm

I thought Be More Chill was a bit of a mess, but the hatred for it here strikes me as unhinged. 

I'd also point out that shaming the teens who love it is foolish; its their access point to theater, and as they get older and mature, so will their tastes. I loved RENT and AIDA passionately in a way that makes me cringe now. But I ended up growing to love a whole lot more as the years progressed. Not sure I would have if there were people screaming at me on a message board about how horrible my choices were. Get a grip.