tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122340347430970273.post5401228282835785963..comments2023-05-07T04:08:06.036-04:00Comments on Broadway Mouth: Give Them What They Want / Za Ba ZooveeJim Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10032343418483055301noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122340347430970273.post-70045412893538531272009-03-11T17:26:00.000-04:002009-03-11T17:26:00.000-04:00Anonymous 1, you are the best. I cannot believe I...Anonymous 1, you are the best. I cannot believe I missed that. Thanks for noticing.Jim Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10032343418483055301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122340347430970273.post-85782432651350810862009-03-11T17:07:00.000-04:002009-03-11T17:07:00.000-04:00In my opinion, Aida certainly seemed like it shoul...In my opinion, Aida certainly seemed like it should have been better than it was. All those elements just didn't come together. Critics don't automatically pan a show with a contemporary score -- see "Rent" and "Spring Awakening" to name two. I think the real problem is that New York critics and the theatrical opinion-makers are out of sync with the general populace. I'm often amazed at the theatrical experiences that so delight middle America. I don't say that to be snobby, but I'm just attuned in a different way. I'm happy for the shows that find that happy medium - but they're not usually written by those who devote their lives to the study of musical theater, and thus in a way I think they're flukes or outliers. Maybe the whole system is just being over-thunk, or just improperly analyzed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122340347430970273.post-8202325347180329162009-03-11T16:52:00.000-04:002009-03-11T16:52:00.000-04:00[and the] Broadway musical [fell] out of sink with...[and the] Broadway musical [fell] out of sink with pop culture.”<BR/>-- Along with the dirty dishes, perhaps?<BR/><BR/>Note: Hairspray itself is pastiche, copying the sound of 60s rock and soul - it's hardly contemporary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com