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Apr. 28th, 2007
Well. This won't do.
Apr. 28th, 2007 11:57 pmI've got to post something about tonight's Any Dream Will Do, because I'm pissed.
I have to start out by saying this isn't normally the sort of show I watch - I'm not a big fan of reality TV, although this sort of show is one of the better examples in general - there is genuine talent involved.
I didn't see the one last year where they cast a new "Maria" for The Sound of Music but although it's a similar show, I can't help thinking that someone - the producers, Andrew Lloyd Webber, maybe all of them - have made a crucial error of judgement. The strength of the teenybopper fangirl hormone.
There are undoubtedly some good-looking young men involved. I can see that - but most of them are young enough to be my son, and in any case, I've never gone for the obviously pretty boys. Not my type.
But this is about finding someone who is capable of being a leading man in a demanding role on the West End stage, where punters are going to be paying around £50 per ticket.
He needs to have a good voice of course, be able to act, have stage presence ... oh, and as Tracy frequently reminds me, look good in a loincloth! (Superficial? Her no way! :))
( Rant within )
I have to start out by saying this isn't normally the sort of show I watch - I'm not a big fan of reality TV, although this sort of show is one of the better examples in general - there is genuine talent involved.
I didn't see the one last year where they cast a new "Maria" for The Sound of Music but although it's a similar show, I can't help thinking that someone - the producers, Andrew Lloyd Webber, maybe all of them - have made a crucial error of judgement. The strength of the teenybopper fangirl hormone.
There are undoubtedly some good-looking young men involved. I can see that - but most of them are young enough to be my son, and in any case, I've never gone for the obviously pretty boys. Not my type.
But this is about finding someone who is capable of being a leading man in a demanding role on the West End stage, where punters are going to be paying around £50 per ticket.
He needs to have a good voice of course, be able to act, have stage presence ... oh, and as Tracy frequently reminds me, look good in a loincloth! (Superficial? Her no way! :))
( Rant within )
