Saturday, April 18, 2015
Jesus Take the Wheel: Duck Dynasty Is Now a Las Vegas Musical
jezebel.com: Go ahead and book those tickets to Las Vegas because that desert capital of SIN and VICE is now home to a musical about the rise of the Duck Dynasty clan. I understand it’s easier to get a camel through the eye of a needle if he’s covered in sequins.
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So there are obviously a few things to say about this musical from the get-go. First, I think what’s important to understand is that this is a new musical and I don’t know if people are going to treat it as such. Most likely, they will go in with preconceptions and doubt what the show can be. Now the audience has the right to do that but I don’t know if its fair to people that treated this like a real show and put in the work. Secondly, I think what this show presents to us, as members of the artistic community, is the question of what we want to see and if we are willing to call it “art”. I would not be surprised if some people that don’t know much about the show say that it is an embarrassment to musicals everywhere. However, if you read the full interviews listed in the article, many of the creative team has taken this show seriously and treating it like a proper show. I’ll be interested to see what the critics think.
In response to Ben’s comment, I think that it is an interesting question as to whether or not this is ‘art’ or how to treat and respect the people who put effort into making this production happen. However, I feel that this show isn’t being staged for the sake of art, it’s being staged for the sake of entertainment. The producers of this show know that people will flock to come watch the Duck Dynasty musical like clockwork, just like they’ll flock to see the fountains synchronized with music. It’s the same reason the people at Disney know people will come see the 15 minute show that plays 3 times an hour in their theme parks, the point isn’t making a message, it’s giving people a fun thing to do while you collect the dollar they pay to do it. Now I don’t know if there is a message or a moral in this upcoming musical, and there very well may be one, but you’d be hard pressed convincing me that anyone who is producing the show cares too much that it gets across as long as they’re making their money.
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