Anyone who thinks Lady GagMe (that noisome, greasy creature) has anything resembling talent has my sympathies. (John Kenrick, Musicals 101) John Kenrick is a dyed-in-the-wool theater snob who hates modern Broadway and modern music in general, and … [Continue reading]
Stupid Music Quote #5
In a way, a book comparing Stephen Sondheim's career with Andrew Lloyd Webber's looks like an interesting and sensible idea. But, on reflection, it just shows how hopelessly slack any standards of judgment in this area are. It is a bit like comparing … [Continue reading]
Stupid Music Quote #4
…the reaction at the end of Henry Sweet Henry was every bit as strong at the end as the reaction Mame gets. Only Mame got the notices. (William Goldman, The Season) Ho boy, I’m gonna get in trouble for this one. William Goldman’s dislike … [Continue reading]
Stupid Music Quote #3
Maybe La Boheme was like this--if so, it's also stupid. (D. Aviva Rothschild, Bursting With Song) This statement is so unutterably ignorant that I’m just going to wait second for the sheer enormity of it to sink in. Okay. … [Continue reading]
Stupid Music Quote #2
…The further we get from shows with a valid role for Barbara Cook, the further we get from what is enjoyable. This may be an insufferably eccentric opinion, but I don’t want to see a musical treating Christina Rossetti, a transsexual rocker, or a … [Continue reading]
Stupid Music Quote #1
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new musical is, he says, “About a hideously ugly man who falls hopelessly in love with this girl and is only able to express himself through music.” Only those in a very cruel frame of mind would suggest the musical was at all … [Continue reading]
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