Thursday, April 20, 2023
We saw the new Andrew Lloyd Weber musical “Bad Cinderella.” The theater was one quarter full. They moved us from our seats in the rear mezzanine to the front section of the balcony. Where was everybody? At intermission we read the New York Times review. Egads. The review reminded me of when the White Album by The Beatles came out and the college radio station got an early copy. The fat turd who was Mr. Radio Station on campus kept saying, “They’re going to have a hard time selling this one.” Yeah. Right.
Let me say this – It’s Andrew Lloyd Weber. What else do you need to know? The title is “Bad Cinderella.” The NYT says, “the title says it all.” Then goes on to complain that the costumes are too loud, as is the music, and the lights. What was he smoking?
The show made me laugh. It brought me to tears, and it left me with a hummable tune when leaving the theater.
Was it the best Andrew Lloyd Weber play ever? Was Revolver better than Sergeant Peppers? Please.
Did you like “Joseph and The Amazing Colored Dream Coat”? If so you’ll like this musical. It’s witty, funny, has a twist or three. The plot doesn’t quite make sense, but do they ever? Aren’t we splitting hairs here? Yeah.
The singing is great, so is the acting, so are the costumes and the sets. Ignore the bad reviewers. I think they are jaded and over it.
Have I had more memorable experiences at an ALW play? Yeah. Like the time the person in the cast of Evita forgot to turn off their mic and we could hear them talking off stage and flushing the toilet.
Is it as good as Phantom? I dunno. I found Phantom a bit maudlin and hard to understand, but okay. Or was that Les Mis? I forget. They were all good.
If I were Andrew I would do what Ed Winn did when his out of town reviews of a show got panned. He went to the box office and bought out the whole show for a month. He gave away tickets to anyone he knew from out of the city and told them his only conditions were to show up dressed to the nines and to not talk to anyone when leaving the show. The critics couldn’t even get in to see it. One month later everyone was clamoring for tickets and the show went on to be a smash.
To the cast of Bad Cinderella. You all are great. Keep giving knock out performances and wait for word of mouth to spread. It’s a really good musical.
Now on to Shucked, a musical about corn. Yeah. Kind of a weird topic. But a great musical too. If you likes State Fair you’ll like Shucked. We saw something about it on one of the morning shows and grabbed tickets at the last minute. It has Alex Nevin in the show. She played Mo in Zoey’s Amazing Playlist on TV. Let me tell you, she can sing! In fact, she had to hold back so as to not drown out others she was singing with, but when she got the solo – watch out, and hold on. I know you’ll find this amazing but the jokes are corny. Imagine that? The show is good and lots of fun.
And finally, Fox. Apparently, all the personalities on that network are ignoring the news about the settlement their boss made with Dominion. They had someone who said that the case was settled for 738.5 million and some flak released a statement saying it was a political case in search of a financial solution. I guess none of them want to admit to being liars. Knowingly lying to their audience while admitting off the air that they didn’t believe any of what they were saying on screen. Is there anything worse? I don’t know. To so betray the public trust and to not only spout lies, but also give Russian propaganda points is to me unconscionable. Fox deserves to have its license pulled. And the whiny little Tucker Carlson and the self righteous Laura Ingraham, and the phony anger of Jeannie Pirro should all be sued for defamation, dishonesty, and betrayal.
Don’t talk to me about First Amendment rights. If you are in the news business or even the phony news business as Fox claims to be (sorry “entertainment”) that doesn’t allow you to chuck the public trust you were given.
You are disgusting despicable people and you deserve a lower ring in Hell. Dishonesty and deceit are your trademarks.
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