coco ebert: And I bet I STILL won't be able to get a ticket to Wicked.

Why can't you get tickets to wicked?

OH GOD NO.......please PLEASE make it stop!!!!

I think I just puked up my large intestine a little.

will I have to listen to the songs on Glee?

Twilight: The Musical will make its off-Broadway debut as a one-night-only

For now.

/only for now (new window)

There is no god.

And when the autotuned covers of the songs appear on Glee, the universe will implode.

/doesn't care if solokumba beat me to it

We can once again start calling musicals gay and it won't be in poor taste.

Who gives a shiat? Have you seen some of the garbage on Broadway lately?

Gordian Cipher: Have people always been attracted to stories that glorify abusive relationships, or is this a relatively new thing?

Oh, wait.... wrong meme.

On second thought, fark the twileeks. This makes sense...

Yo Broadway,

Gordian Cipher: Have people always been attracted to stories that glorify abusive relationships, or is this a relatively new thing?

In the musical Oliver, Nancy had a song about how she's okay that Bill Sykes beats the shiat out of her "as long as he needs me!"

Teen Wolf Blitzer: Who gives a shiat? Have you seen some of the garbage on Broadway lately?

That is a very popular complaint. Yet no one ever seems to be able to back it up in any way.

What specifically are you calling "garbage"? And for what reason?

I am truly curious.

OK, so what will be the big songs? If they can get Meatloaf on, they can do "I would do anything for blood, but I won't do that".

/ducks various thrown objects.

A fabulous time will be had by all

Gordian Cipher: Have people always been attracted to stories that glorify abusive relationships, or is this a relatively new thing?

Nothing new at all.

Carousel (1945) is three hours of a man beating the shiat out of his wife.

Its one of the most achingly beautiful musicals of all time.

Cyno01: Cant be worse than the movies or the books... or can it?

You let us know after watching 3 hours of Bella warbling horrifying love songs to her dearest sparkly Edward.

LadyBelgara: Cyno01: Cant be worse than the movies or the books... or can it?

You let us know after watching 3 hours of Bella warbling horrifying love songs to her dearest sparkly Edward.

A chorus line of sparkly "vampires"?
Fantastic!

I expect it will be something like the Satan's Alley musical portrayed in Staying Alive

Meaning, blood will run from my eyes.

Isn't broadway where twilight belonged all along? This is perfect. I can avoid both at the same time.

/no problem with this.

Guys, don't panic, this is going to be freaking hilarious.

Imagine how they are going to make CreepyStalkerVamp sparkle by actually covering him with body glitter and shining a spotlight on him.

Or show ShirtlessBeefyGrump turn into a wolf by putting him in a fursuit.

Or have VacantDumbGirl sing a heartfelt song about her deep thoughts and emotions, when we all know she has none.

What I'm saying is, this show is going to actually, physically look and sound the way Twilight looks and sounds to us. I'll be amazed if anyone can even review it with a straight face.

JohnAnnArbor: probesport: Gordian Cipher: Have people always been attracted to stories that glorify abusive relationships, or is this a relatively new thing?

[zquill.com image 450x332]

Is that picture from any particular movie or TV show?

Evening in Byzantium (new window)

LadyBelgara: You let us know after watching 3 hours of Bella warbling horrifying love songs to her dearest sparkly Edward.

Doesn't she just mope and moan through all the movies, while people fight over her for no explicable reason?

The producers might want to be reminded of Carrie: the Musical and its fate. But I know that's just hoping.

T.M.S.: Gordian Cipher: Have people always been attracted to stories that glorify abusive relationships, or is this a relatively new thing?

Nothing new at all.

Carousel (1945) is three hours of a man beating the shiat out of his wife.

Its one of the most achingly beautiful musicals scores of all time ill-served by a story about how a man who beats his wife, and when given a chance to make things right, smacks his daughter.

/there. fixed that..
//despite that, "You'll Never Walk Alone" still gets me choked up every time

etherknot: LadyBelgara: Cyno01: Cant be worse than the movies or the books... or can it?

You let us know after watching 3 hours of Bella warbling horrifying love songs to her dearest sparkly Edward.

A chorus line of sparkly "vampires"?
Fantastic!

Yeah. Um, no.

That didn't turn out so well the first three times we tried it.

Good. They need to keep pushing this nonsense as widely as they can. It needs a spin-off cartoon series, and lunch boxes, and we need more stories of people getting twilight tattooed across their faces and so on.

It will be rough for a while but that will ultimately make the backlash all that stronger.

They will be everywhere then suddenly no where. Like the spice girls. And we can finally be free of them.

Otherwise we risk an endless series of reboots every 10 years or so.

gunga galunga: //despite that, "You'll Never Walk Alone" still gets me choked up every time

gunga galunga: T.M.S.: Gordian Cipher: Have people always been attracted to stories that glorify abusive relationships, or is this a relatively new thing?

Nothing new at all.

Carousel (1945) is three hours of a man beating the shiat out of his wife.

Its one of the most achingly beautiful musicals scores of all time ill-served by a story about how a man who beats his wife, and when given a chance to make things right, smacks his daughter.

And lest I forget, here is the dialogue that follows...

Louise Bigelow: I didn't make it up, Mother. Honest; there was a strange man her, and he hit me hard. I heard the sound of it, Mother, but it didn't hurt. It didn't hurt at all. It was just as if he kissed my hand.
Julie Jordan: Go into the house, Louise.
Louise Bigelow: What's happened, Mother? Don't you believe me?
Julie Jordan: I believe you.
Louise Bigelow: Then why don't you tell me why you're actin' so funny?
Julie Jordan: It's nothin', darlin'.
Louise Bigelow: But is it possible, Mother, for someone to hit you hard like that - real loud and hard, and it not hurt you at all?
Julie Jordan: It is possible dear, for someone to hit you, hit you hard, and it not hurt at all.

anyway for me to get some gift tickets for my boss?

T.M.S.: Gordian Cipher: Have people always been attracted to stories that glorify abusive relationships, or is this a relatively new thing?

Nothing new at all.

Carousel (1945) is three hours of a man beating the shiat out of his wife.

Its one of the most achingly beautiful musicals of all time.

*reads Wiki summation*

What... The... Fark. *shakes head*

As long as they include Kevin's song from Rifftrax (new window)

Aidan: T.M.S.: Gordian Cipher: Have people always been attracted to stories that glorify abusive relationships, or is this a relatively new thing?

Nothing new at all.

Carousel (1945) is three hours of a man beating the shiat out of his wife.

Its one of the most achingly beautiful musicals of all time.

*reads Wiki summation*

What... The... Fark. *shakes head*

Yeah, it's like Ghost mixed with the Ike & Tina story.

gunga galunga: T.M.S.: Gordian Cipher: Have people always been attracted to stories that glorify abusive relationships, or is this a relatively new thing?

Nothing new at all.

Carousel (1945) is three hours of a man beating the shiat out of his wife.

Its one of the most achingly beautiful musicals scores of all time ill-served by a story about how a man who beats his wife, and when given a chance to make things right, smacks his daughter.

/there. fixed that..
//despite that, "You'll Never Walk Alone" still gets me choked up every time

I would agree with that assessment.

But the RSC production in 94' certainly made it work well to a contemporary audience.