"The Song" At the BC

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

thank you. the wife loves broadway though I have no idea why

Musical theater (which is what I assume you mean by "broadway") is a uniquely American art form. Great musicals are great art. The problem is, that, like most anything that sets out to entertain us, the majority of it is mediocre. A lot of great standards originated in musicals.

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

Musical theater (which is what I assume you mean by "broadway") is a uniquely American art form. Great musicals are great art. The problem is, that, like most anything that sets out to entertain us, the majority of it is mediocre. A lot of great standards originated in musicals.

I hear you. It just doesn't do it for me. Would rather go to a movie once a year.

[hondo]

This about sums it up from The Bleacher Report with their piece on the winers and losers at the Breeder's Cup:

"I was seriously ready to reserve this slot for a horse that disappointed during the Classic ... but ... Kristen Chenoweth stood in the winner's circle and sang The Best is Yet to Come.

For some folks, perhaps this was a charming warm up for the Breeders' Classic, the greatest race on American soil (yeah, take that Kentucky Derby!). It was irritating. It was, dare I say, out of place, disconcerting and unsettling.

All right, the subtext makes sense: The best is yet to come. I get it. The meaning of the song is implicit and the Classic is befitting of a song that tells it how it is. But when four guys in a hotel room simultaneously recoil at the sight of Chenoweth, that's a telling review. The only thing that bailed her out was the sun setting on the San Gabriel mountains."


http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...-anita/page/11

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

I hear you. It just doesn't do it for me. Would rather go to a movie once a year.

That's certainly the more fiscally prudent choice. It's much less infuriating to spend $13 and hate something than $150.