What to see:
1. Urinetown
2. Gypsy
What not to see:
Rent
So, last night I go see Gypsy. Not bad. Bernadette Peters was worth the price of admission. The rest of the cast was exceedingly blah. I'm guessing they pay Bernadette so much that they can't afford real talent for the supporting cast. This is too bad because (rave reviews notwithstanding) she would have been brilliant if she had some talent to play off of.
And this brings me to my next point. It seems that all it takes for the sheep from out of town who attend these Broadway shows, as their only exposure to culture, is a good review to bring them to a roaring, standing ovation. Standing ovations don't mean a damn thing anymore. In fact, if I were producing a Broadway show, I would simply reserve the first three rows of every show for idiot out-of-towners or the blue-haired bitties club to ensure a standing ovation (not once, but twice during the show including) for the finale. I enjoyed Bernadette Peters, but she did not deserve a standing o.
Which brings me to my next point. Rent sucks. What a load of crap-covered-wool pulled over everyone's eyes that musical was. Best Musical? Are you kidding? Has Broadway so thoroughly sucked whatever year(s) it won that this talentless cast can win Best musical? It was absolutely painful. The lead (Rick, I think) couldn't sing. No wonder so many talentless losers make it on AI. What's her name from AI was in it too (the fat one that showed her breasticles for cash on the internet). She can sing. But she's so big she can't move. Nell Carter could move. She was big. Clearly I digress.
Which doesn't really bring me to my next point. The Tonys must be a scam. They must just try to spread as many awards out over as many shows as they can, so every show can advertise: "Winner of 5 Tonys, including Best Musical, 199_!"
Urinetown, on the other hand was great. Very funny. Didn't take itself seriously. If you're coming into town and want to see a show, don't be suckered into seeing the crap, go see urinetown.
Which definitely doesn't bring me to my next point. Seen at Gypsy last night:
ER/Newsradio/Liar Liar star, Maura Tierney
and
Soon to be two-time-world-champ, Tim Duncan
Which brings me to my next point. How pissed would you be if you got primo orchestra seats to the hottest show on Broadway only to find that you had some 7 footer sitting directly in front of you?
Thurgreed(they weren't together)Marshall
