Friday, October 03, 2008
How a 'bad musical' became a hit
The Boston Globe: "When Scott Brown and Anthony King came up with 'Gutenberg! The Musical!' it was supposed to be a joke. Brown, an intern at Entertainment Weekly, and King, an intern at a theater company, had seen so many bad musicals in New York, they figured why not have a laugh?"
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I love ridiculous theater; I would definitely see this show. It must be frustrating for people who try really hard to write good musicals and end up failing to hear about these guys who found so much success just because they were bored one day.
This is fantastic! This is what I love about our profession--anything can happen! Horrible shows can bomb, and shows about horrible shows can be hits. The two person cast "pitching" all of the roles must be a hoot. I'll have to add this to my list of shows I'd love to see but probably never will. Oh well.
I imagine why this bad musical is on its why to Broadway is because people enjoy them as a farce. Everyone sees bad shows and we can't get away from them. So this musical that creates a dialogue with the audience about what a bad show is and audiences enjoy that.
That's really funny. Theater is supposed to reflect the times, so I suppose that it's only logical to see a musical that reflects the number of stupid musicals that are on Broadway right now. But I think the authors got lucky, and the fact that the musical was making fun of itself helped.
This is why I love the entertainment industry as a whole. I really enjoy things that are so bad they're good. The fact that a musical exists that implements this idea really makes me happy. I honestly wish that more people would go this route since lots of things become funnier when they're so over the top they hurt and you can't help but laugh.
That's wonderful. I would love to see this show and I would hope theatergoers would start to understand what bad theatre is out there to be seen now. Even the way this show came about speaks a lot to some of the shows out today. I love the irony in this situation. So many bad shows, but a good show about a bad show can be a hit. This is absolutely hilarious; I'd definitely see this show.
In the theatre there are many fine lines that separate horrible theatre from the best theatre you have ever seen. As long as what the creator initially intended is achieved it is successful. I would love to see this show! It sounds like the kind of show that would make you smile (but in that uneasy way where you don’t really know if it is ok).
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