just rant, you know you want to.
just rant, you know you want to.
#0just rant, you know you want to.
Posted: 11/15/04 at 9:46pm
ok, i thought that this might be a good idea, i could be wrong.
post a rant. one thing you can not stand about a certain show or actor w/e it doesnt matter...heres the catch, you cant attack anyone for what they say. it is entirely your opinion and no one is to try to reason with it.
once people start posting ill post my rant too.
Updated On: 11/21/04 at 09:46 PM
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Posted: 11/15/04 at 9:50pm
How Nathan Lane is exactly the same in everything I've ever seen him do - which is almost everything - yet he's still praised for EVERYTHING, even though he's THE SAME THING. I don't find him funny or talented AT ALL. He's not bad - the only thing I've seen in bascially fail at is trying to be too straight in GUYS AND DOLLS. I dont see what all the hype is about and have yet to see him do something that impresses me.
Same thing with Kristen Chenoweth, except I do think she's funny, and she can sing her **** off. But she's the same in everything.
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#2re: just rant, you know you want to.
Posted: 11/15/04 at 9:52pmI agree with you. That's partly why I love Sutton Foster. Because not every role of hers is the same.
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#3re: just rant, you know you want to.
Posted: 11/15/04 at 9:52pmit pisses me off how rent has to get "above the title stars" to boost the box office. melanie brown was the 1st person in the history of the show to be billed above the title. it just irks me that she was in the same font as jon larson, when he had more talent than she ever did.
#4re: just rant, you know you want to.
Posted: 11/15/04 at 9:56pmI hate people who only like happy, simple shows. When I saw Into the Woods (high school), half of the adults came out saying "I don't get it. They should have chosen a different show. It was so sad!"
#5re: just rant, you know you want to.
Posted: 11/15/04 at 9:57pm
I absolutely hate it when people just rant about things that they have no comtrol over, I mean come on! Stop complaining! People are getting so sick of everyone complaining all the time! Just shut up! Stop babbering because its sooo annoying and just is a big pain in the arse!
:) Heehee. On that note
I'm sick in general of Pop Stars and "famous people" getting casted in Braodway shows period. Especially when they have nooooo talent.
#7re: just rant, you know you want to.
Posted: 11/15/04 at 10:02pmI hate it how, to quote Forbidden Broadway, "mediocre often passes for the best:. I can't stand cats, think phantom is only good because of decent source material and stolen songs, starlight express...don't go there. I hate it that the mediocre/bad shows get such huge runs, while shows like Sweeney Todd and Sunday in the Park With George fail to make their initial investment back. Is there no justice in the world?
#8re: just rant, you know you want to.
Posted: 11/15/04 at 10:04pmI don't think actors should be criticized for being "the same" in everything. An actor's job is to truthfully portray the character in the play, not to impress people with his ability to change himself. My theory on acting is that you can't really play anyone but yourself--that is, yourself as that character. Sure, it's fun to watch people like Johnny Depp be so "different" in every role, but that's not the defintiion of good acting. It's exciting, but that kind of ability is rare and not completely necessary for good acting. For example, what about Robert De Niro? Jack Nicholson? Julia Roberts? (She gets on my nerves, but still). These people are all regarded as great actors, yet you could argue that they're all the same in every role.
luvWICKED416
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/15/04
#9re: just rant, you know you want to.
Posted: 11/15/04 at 10:05pm
I hate hate hate people singing at stage doors!!! It's not cool!! Don't do it!!! It's great you know the words to the songs... I'm so happy for you, I know them to, but I leave them for the performers to sing. So for all of you psychotic girls going on Jan. 9th... don't sing Defying Gravity at the stage door! It's not going to lure Idina out.. it's going to scare her, and everyone else...
That is all for now... we'll see what kind of mood I'm in tomorrow 
#10re: just rant, you know you want to.
Posted: 11/15/04 at 10:10pm
BTW
My Fair Lady--I agree with you. People who only like "happy" shows are impossible to talk to about theater! Frothy entertainment is like ice cream--it's nice, but having too much isn't good for you.
And to whoever mentioned it--Melanie Brown got over the title billing in "Rent"? That's ridiculous. She was a SPICE GIRL, people!
#11re: just rant, you know you want to.
Posted: 11/15/04 at 10:14pm
I can't stand people who like Happy Shows... loved Les Miserables and Miss Saigon, my two favs.
And I hate it when people start a new message thing that has already been asked like 15 times. Esp if it was asked that day... I mean, come on! Just press the search button.
And I hate people that criticize musicals, when they have no right to... they are not even musically talented in any form, and yet say about how they hate a musical.
And I hate how everyone laughs when it just isn't funny. Seriously... and how people sing all the time. Yes, I don't like the singing at the stage doors either... or just plain singin all the time just to say "hey I'm awesome"
What melarchy. ... BTW, this isn't about anyone on this board... well maybe, some of it. Not the last part.
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Chrysanthemum62001
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/14/04
#12re: just rant, you know you want to.
Posted: 11/15/04 at 10:16pm
Oh...here goes.
I HATE how there were NINE (ELEVEN if you count Michael O Donnell and Jonny Peterson) freaking Emcee's in Cabaret and towards the end of the show it seemed like they were desperate to pull in some 80's icons to take on the roles when they could have used someone from the ensemble (who in my opinion, made that show spectacular-can we say Entr'Acte). And I HATE even more, how when the audience would come to see the show just for someone like John Stamos, and say how wonderful he was blah blah blah, and then laugh at all the wrong parts like when the Emcee walks out in the dress to sing I Don't Care Much. But, most of all, I hate it when people think these "actors" were the best thing to hit Broadway. Sorry, it just made me sick.
As a whole, I have to say the women were really quite good. I don't know how some of them did it, but I came out pleasantly surprised with all of the ladies I saw as Sally Bowles with one exception being Deborah Gibson.
Yeah, I'm done know.
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#13re: just rant, you know you want to.
Posted: 11/15/04 at 10:18pm
Not ranting, but a response to Chrys' rant. I hated when people laughed at the beginning of IDCM, too. Though, the first time I saw Adam, I had to laugh in my head... not at the show, just at him... a little, tiny bit.
#14re: just rant, you know you want to.
Posted: 11/15/04 at 10:19pmI hate how a lot of people who post on this board think that Broadway started with "Rent" or with "Wicked". Whenever there is "a greatest ever this" or "a best ever that" thread, all of a sudden people who have been in two or three shows are suddenly elevated the best performers who have ever performed on the Broadway stage. Some people post these things with such authority and have absolutely no idea of the history of Broadway and the contributions that many people have made. The real sad thing is that they seem as if they don't to want to be bothered to find out.
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#15re: just rant, you know you want to.
Posted: 11/15/04 at 10:21pmPeople that feel the need to editoralize the entire show AS IT'S GOING ON! I sat through Chicago listen to some lady tell her husband Herby every detail of the show. HE WAS THERE TOO! He wasn't blind either cause he mentioned how something looked! It happened with Fosse too! I spent the entire time lsitening to how he died and how it was a shame. It's great that you know these things, but discuss it after the show, before it, or during intermission! NOT DURING IT! Funny thing is, they were dead silent during intermission!
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wickedwitchofthechest
Leading Actor Joined: 8/13/04
#16re: just rant, you know you want to.
Posted: 11/15/04 at 10:31pmI hate people who think there has only ever been one composer of note in the history of the musical, or, even worse, only one musical. Whether this means Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jonathan Larson, or even Stephen Sondheim. Yes, they all have their merits, some moreso than others, but come on, people. There are so many wonderful creators of musical theater. Broaden your horizons.
"Wilkins, after all these years, are you trying to be funny?"
Amneris
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#17re: just rant, you know you want to.
Posted: 11/15/04 at 10:31pmI hate it when fans sing DURING the show or mouth the words in the FRONT row during the show. I also hate it when you're at a show and teeny boppers are behind you during "all i ask of you" talking about DREW LACHEY!!!! MAKE IT STOP!!!!!!!!!
BroadwayGirl107
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/26/03
#18re: just rant, you know you want to.
Posted: 11/15/04 at 10:50pm
I hate when people can't get over the "good old days." When people always refer back to the incredible talent that used to exist, and that its such a shame that such talented performers don't exist anymore. Things change, just because it is contemporary and not your style does not mean it is not admirable work. I find it very aggravating when people flame the work of an actor (particularly a certain tony award-winning actress) that focuses more on realism than what we typicllly consider good musical theatre acting, which I feel can be very over-blown and unrealistic much of the time.
And I cannot stand when looks win fans over talent. Clearly, from reading the board, its not too unusual for Broadway fans to pick say...Gavin Creel over Christian Borle because of looks. It's a shame that superior talent goes almost unrecognized because of such fangirlism.
CJR
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/14/03
#19re: just rant, you know you want to.
Posted: 11/15/04 at 10:56pm
I'm sick in general of Pop Stars and "famous people" getting casted in Braodway shows period.
I hate that people think 'casted' is a word. It's always cast.... in the present and past tense 
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#20re: just rant, you know you want to.
Posted: 11/15/04 at 11:03pmI hate when people bash Rent and say that Rent fans need to realize that there are other musicals out there. We do realize that. We know about other musicals. We also realize Rent isn't the greatest musical out there. We just recognize that it is a good musical, and we like it for what it is. And me liking Rent doesn't mean my opinion counts any less than yours.
Bwaychick84
Chorus Member Joined: 9/29/04
#21re: just rant, you know you want to.
Posted: 11/15/04 at 11:10pmStupid people... can't stand them... that covers about all my rants... =P
#22re: just rant, you know you want to.
Posted: 11/15/04 at 11:14pm
I hate talking to crazy women by the "soundtracks" section in Barnes & Noble trying to convice me that Mama Mia! is the best thing to hit Broadway. And that when I respond "Why should I pay $100 to see a show of Abba songs when I have the CD" or "I prefer shows with substance" that she keeps going on and on about how good the plot is.
GR!
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#23re: just rant, you know you want to.
Posted: 11/15/04 at 11:16pmoy. vey.
#24re: just rant, you know you want to.
Posted: 11/15/04 at 11:17pmOr better yet why pay $100 to go see that when you could see Ave Q, or Wicked, or Little Women
