Reviewer: I don't why Brits are so excited about [Hamilton] when it's got nothing to do with our culture whatsoever Hamilton: *is literally about british colonisation*

@erinpennington19

2 жыл бұрын

Lol imagine going to see like Lion King and coming out and being like "well the singing animals musical has nothing to do with British culture so I didn't like it" 😂

@LivesInHerBooks

2 жыл бұрын

Reviewer: i dont like Lins works because they arent related to my culture (Hamilton and In the heights) But I like Moana though

@rftt6y7tr

2 жыл бұрын

It stars a literal king of England King George

@andyhannon255

2 жыл бұрын

@@rftt6y7tr Stars might be a strong word for King George. But yeah you can not say anything about the founding of America has nothing to do with the British. Also so what it is a fun night out with some absolute bangers, whos culture it is be dammed

How does Hamilton have nothing to do with British culture when the first act is literally about a British colony gaining independence from the UK and one of the characters is King George III

@nathancreek6086

2 жыл бұрын

Also would've been fuming if people near me got up and left 40 minutes in disturbing everyone around them... Just wait for the interval

@tananario

2 жыл бұрын

Dude was looking for a reason to be a bigoted jerk.

@ARCtheCartoonMaster

2 жыл бұрын

It’s like saying _South Pacific_ has nothing to do with French culture, for anyone who remembers that musical.

@MegaBea100

Жыл бұрын

There is a difference between culture and history mate. There is no British culture in Hamilton, just history of the elite which doesn't account for life for the majority in Britain ay that time

@koiloylo

2 ай бұрын

@@MegaBea100there’s no “british culture” in most musicals on the west end but i’m sure the reviewer still enjoyed them

I can’t imagine paying to see to a West End musical and the people in the row in front of me are standing and dancing like we’re at a concert 😭

@hellformichelle

2 жыл бұрын

I'm all for non-theatre folks seeing shows - I love to see it, honestly. Please come and see why live musical theatre is so amazing! But the thought of five people dancing during the show is equally funny and infuriating to me. Seriously, you don't even have to know anything about theatre etiquette to know that this is annoying to everyone else who paid to see professional actors perform. And imagine being an actor on stage and seeing those weirdos acting like it's a concert lmao

@witchywoman2008

2 жыл бұрын

I think people get the wrong idea about Mamma Mia because it’s all ABBA songs. Some people think you can treat it like an ABBA tribute night and get drunk and dance with the girlies. You can’t.

@Harudodo

Жыл бұрын

Fr and it's not even just the singing and dancing that can bother people. You should always read up on some etiquette before going to things like theatre shows When I went to see Le Mis there was this woman in front of me who during the climax of the second act was texting on her phone with FULL BRIGHTNESS. My dad almost yelled at her but she happened to put it away just in time

I love how vexed some of these people are and then they're like 'my child enjoyed it tho'

“A terrible celebration of the film”. Does…does this woman not know that Mamma Mia was on stage almost a decade before the film?

@ARCtheCartoonMaster

2 жыл бұрын

She’d probably read the first _Harry Potter_ book and be like, “What a terrible novelisation of the film! Everyone knows Petunia has black hair!”

I honestly can't even image going to a production of Wicked and thinking it was dull

I love the "not a celebration of the film" when the stage musical came first!

Real story: Around the years 1998 and 1999, the backstage area of the Imperial Theater in NYC where Les Mis was playing at the time had a serious rodent problem. Cast members would find rat droppings in their boots and pockets. I know the actors are playing starving French people onstage, but you'd hope they could leave sewer rats once they left the literal sewer scenes and went back to their dressing rooms. But I guess not. lol

About the girls who were too wild for Mamma Mia, I get the whole theater etiquette thing, but to at least back when ads were running here, they definitely said it was a show to get up and dance, like showing multiple clips of theater audiences dancing (even though I presume those audience clips were fully staged).

I would love to hear your thoughts on Book of Mormon. Although it is one of my personal favourite musicals I have always felt slightly uncomfortable with its portrayal of the African village and the struggles they go through. It is meant to be comedic but I definitely feel like it goes too far at times. I feel like a video on it would be really interesting. Great video as always 🥰

Same thing with the mouse happened to me at the Cambridge years ago. I was so tense for the rest of the show haha. All the theatres are riddled with mice. They’re old buildings full of holes. Some mice are just braver than others.

Imagine going to a show called Les *Miserables* and complaining that it’s miserable 😭😭

"Help me mama" killed me

This was so entertaining! I can picture “an evening with Amy” where you just read bad reviews from the stage! I also agree with BOM and would love to see a video of your thoughts.

i clicked on the video and IMMEDIATELY burst out laughing I'm sorry WHAT 💀

Some people just don't care for musicals. We went for Phantom and my mum fell asleep after the first ten minutes. We were camping, she was tired, I get it. I am still mad because I could have gone to another show with the ticket money, but I get it. I will never go to any show with her again, though. I never fell asleep during a show, but I have been to some operas I didn't enjoy. I wouldn't write a review for them, though. If I had to, a 3 star 'Not my cuppa' one?

@sabahk

2 жыл бұрын

I had the same anger when my dad fell asleep at Hamilton- like I'd rather have taken my friend who would've died to be there

Not finished with the video yet, but have to comment about the Come From Away review!! Ugh! Baffles me that people think everything has to be big and flashy. This show is SO good, and how down to earth and real it is is so much of the appeal. Chills, every time I listen to the soundtrack or see the show. And to the accent thing….I’m guessing this was West End, and they have the New Foundland accents?? I guess I can understand that as an American who sometimes struggles to keep up with shows with English accents. There have been shows that I totally loved that I didn’t fully comprehend some of what was said, but surely you could still get the idea of what’s happening?? I dunno. I guess I just feel strongly about the show. People are entitled to their opinions, I just don’t agree. Haha

@Harudodo

Жыл бұрын

I completely agree with everything not needing to be flashy! I was recently in a school production of A Monster Calls, and our set and costumes was EXTREMELY minimalist. Yet every night the audience was drawn to tears and shared how impactful it was. Sometimes less is more, even in theatre

Ugh this was so funny!!! I died at “mama help me?” Also the pillow thing from the DEH review was hilarious to me.

So my husband is African and he loved book of Mormon. He thought the whole white people leave home and learn what 3rd world problems are like to be the funniest part. Maybe if you do a video, get the perspective of somebody actually from Africa to speak about it as well

I’ve also had a mouse run across my feet at the Apollo theatre when I was watching everybody’s talking about jamie. I was petrified the rest of the show

7:35 Pretty sure that reviewer meant "I enjoyed it but I'm ashamed I did."

4:06 ironically a mouse was running around the auditorium when I went to see The Mousetrap

Oh my god, please do another one, this had me in stitches!!!!

This was so much fun to watch! I'd love to see a part 2

I was sat in the dress circle slip seats for Les Mis one time in the seat closet to the stage and in the wires for the lights next to me was sat a little mouse. He chilled there for a couple of songs then disappeared back into the wall

@patriciaedwards1953

2 жыл бұрын

🥰

@emmermayonegg

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve seen a mouse in the same spot haha

I would go see any musical any time and would probably like everything I see. I just enjoy the experience so much.

please do a part 2!!

this had me ROLLING omg please do more!!!

Please do more! This brightened my day so much. I needed the laugh.

YESSS IVE BEEN WAITING FOR A VIDEO LIKE THIS 😁😁 LOVE YOU

Fab video, you look amazing, loving the hair!

Love your hair in this video!

Amy, I love your videos! It's a really nice escape from everything to just sit down and watch your content!

Ooooh Amy that made me laugh so much, thank u x

Another brilliant video, Amy, so funny! 🤣 and, in relation to your question about School of Rock (I saw the show in October last year, it was amazing!) there are one or two little bits of foul language, like in 'Stick it to the Man', but it's not inappropriate for younger children to see 😊

I loved this vid Amy! 😂❤

that was real funny !! you could do it with reviews about movie musicals too ?

Pleeeeeaaaassseee do another one!

Really enjoy this video!

This was awesome

Yes please do a part 2?

Yesss please talk about Book of Mormon, I saw it in February and still can't work out how I feel about itttt. I feel like the show is so very much on the line but then the audience reaction and how it's perceived tips it over the line

I don't get why Book of Mormon is still a thing. it was racist since the beginning. I saw some news that it got a rewrite in Broadway, I'm curious if it made it better.

This was to good, laugh so much. More please

If you do a video on book of mormon it would great if you could collab with someone who has been a Ugandan in the show and get their point of view on it, I'd understand if they wanted to do it anonymously. I remember one ex West end cast member spoke about it and did a KZread video on her views of the whole show but it looks like it's been deleted. I know after watching that video and hearing her side of it really changed my view of the show.

@unouni2548

2 жыл бұрын

This is very interesting! I hope she does this!

School of rock has a fair amount of cursing but the movie is rated pg-13 and if that person knew anything abt the source material she should’ve known what to expect going in. Don’t be like the uptight parents from those schools lol

@sophiehale1171

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah

You keep saying interval and I’m like oh that’s what British call intermission

Great video😊 it kind of reminds me of the LetterBox section of the Musicals with Cheese Podcast

I will say something about Book of Mormon that might explain the racism stuff and the rude stuff. It is written and created by South Park and that show is crude and racist sometimes so that might be why it is writtern that way

Tbf the Dear Evan Hansen one wasn’t wrong. Also I know a lot of people agreed with the Book of Mormon review. I can totally get why people would find it offensive (who am I to tell someone else what they should or should not be offended by?) but I would definitely see it again if given the chance.

This was awesome , I read trip advisor all the time for tourist destinations I’ve worked at , people can be very dramatic

Definitely agree with the Book of Mormon review(s); I went into it expecting religious satire and just felt like the whole thing was racist past the point of a joke even. It has always made me deeply uncomfortable and knowing several theatre fan friends who loved it its good to know I'm not alone/laughed at/accused of being overly PC for being offended. Granted, if I had known it was written by Seth McFarlane in advance I probably would have avoided it, as his style of dark comedy i find often is offensive for the point of being offensive rather than a good satire, and feel it goes too far very often. Would love to hear more of your thoughts on Book of Mormon.

@millypep

2 жыл бұрын

BOM wasn't written by Seth McFarlane

@TuesdaysArt

2 жыл бұрын

@@millypep I think the original commenter got "Family Guy" and "South Park" confused?

Amy I’m studying abroad in London in the fall!!!

As someone who nearly fell asleep in Wicked,I agree with that person. I don't know why, I just could not get into it and several parts even annoyed me, which doesnt ever happen in musicals.

I will say, I saw Wicked last week for the first time in the West End, but my 15th time in total. It was the worst delivered performance of Wicked I’ve seen ever. It was all the main cast, no understudies. Glinda’s comedic moments fell so flat and barely many laughs because of the acting choices that were made. I love the cast in everything else I’ve seen them in, but at times lyrics were raced through to the point of being unrecognisable, in favour of a riff or sustaining a note at the end of the line. I love Wicked, I have a For Good tattoo, so yes I’m very picky with it. However I’ve never been so disappointed by a show than I was last week. Such talented performers but just really unfortunate choices made by the cast or the director. It was however the best staging of the show I’ve seen ever.

I gotta agree with that person on the uncomfortable seats at Hamilton, I was in a lot of pain by the end of it, haha! I was also freezing xD

I love the Book of Mormon!!!!!! People have to understand what they are going for… people are getting to sensitive about things. Times have changed, but with it we are losing so much and at that time it never hurt those who could distance themselves and take it with a pinch of salt. I guess that’s why Avenue Q would also be a red flag nowadays :(

I just wanna know how that one guy hates in the heights like the music and story are both so good 😭

Hahaha loved this

I would love to see a video discussing racism and the Book of Mormon!

I really want "liberal lefty lovee" on a shirt, that's absolutely golden!

@AmyLovatt1

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha me too!!!

i haven't seen Book of Mormon, but i would love to see your video about it

Ok but i had the same thing happen at the Adelphi, the mouse ran over the people next to me's feet, and they started to freak out, during She Used to Be Mine!!

These people should go to a rocky horror live show. They would love it

@patriciaedwards1953

2 жыл бұрын

Everybody should go to a Rocky Horror live show!

@isabelleperera2294

2 жыл бұрын

@@patriciaedwards1953 agreed

Oh this was hilarious lmao

THIS WAS SO FUNNY

It’s always people who know absolutely nothing about Shakespeare that pretend they know exactly what Shakespeare would like and not like

Help me Mama! hahahahahahahaha

I mean, I sorta agree with the Dear Even Hanson one? My mother and I nearly walked out during intermission because we both just found the story so disgusting. It’s really a shame that such lovely music and costuming is tied to such a horrifying story.

I got annoyed about the Hamilton one because it was so difficult to get tickets back then, and they said they didn’t like Lin Manuel-Miranda’s work. I don’t understand why they went through the effort if they didn’t think they’d like it

I find Book of Mormon such a strange thing to critique. While I watched it I went on a rollercoaster of sometimes thinking the jokes (while dark) were extremely clever and funny but then there were also just as many moment with lines that felt like they were in poor taste and didn't fit with the message and intent of the narrative. I saw it for the first time just a few months ago and during the interval all I noticed was how white the audience was, that made me more uncomfortable as I don't like being in/supporting spaces like this with little to no racial diversity. Ultimately, I feel this conversation needs to be had with black people or any POC as their responses and feelings towards the production are more pressing and valid. I don't know if my discomfort is genuine or somehow the result of white guilt derived from my privilege. Overall I think the premise is good and I'm never going to have a problem with taking the piss out of religious groups, especially those that are widely known for their hurtful and oppressive teachings, but the delivery and content is in a grey area for me and I'd love to be educated more on it.

Les Miserables’ orchestra was cut from 22 to 11 when it moved theatres in 2004. Musicians had their parts replaced through a Sinfonia machine (virtual orchestra), in a similar manner to Phantom of the Opera’s post pandemic re-opening. Neither sound as rich. Certainly not as rich as the producers behind the decision making.

hahaha this was fun

Amy! There’s a Reunion of spring awakening it’s on HBO GO! I thought of you immediately when I saw it 😂

@supremefandom6970

2 жыл бұрын

Do they sing the songs?

@RAch711baby

2 жыл бұрын

@@supremefandom6970 yes!

@supremefandom6970

2 жыл бұрын

@@RAch711baby I'll go watch that thanks

@RAch711baby

2 жыл бұрын

@@supremefandom6970 of corse! Glad I could help :)

Please do a video about Book of Mormon, I have so many thoughts and I would love to hear yours

I love how 90% of these “critics” can’t even spell simple words correctly 😂

I’m from the United States and live in Long Island, New York, and my parents went to see Mamma Mia and claimed the actors lipsynched throughout, and they also said the sets were simple, so I could see what the bad reviews of that meant.

Yes please do a video on Book of Mormon! I would be really interested to hear your thoughts on it

I agree with Dear Evan Hansen though 😂 I was nodding off

Omg Ik you have a few pillows with musical cases on them and I saw the heathers one,heathers is my favorite musical and I was wondering were I can find it ?

Please do a second part and get bad reviews for heathers

I’ve been saying Book of Mormon is racist as hell for years, so glad people are finally starting to talk about it! There’s lots of funny bits (mostly the religious humor imo) but that does not remotely excuse portraying Africans as AIDs ridden savages. Especially when there was not a single black/African person on the writing staff, but plenty of ex-Mormons. The fact that it’s still so popular and getting a broadway revival (or so I’ve heard) is horrifying tbh. That rhetoric is deeply harmful and should not be tolerated no matter how funny the rest of the show is. I would love to hear your thoughts, please make a video!

Lmao I went to see a musical with my family a while back and my dad still complains that the music was too loud

@tananario

2 жыл бұрын

And yet theatre actors are constantly being reminded that we have to be loud enough for everyone’s deaf grandpa.

This reminds me of that woman who saw jagged little pill on tour and made a video saying it was just next to normal. I'm like... yall find one thing mildly against your taste and immediately turn off your brain huh

Also, I loved the video :)

Personal favourite trip advisor review would be about Aladdin, Jasmine apparently, and I quote "sounded like she was shoved in a vacuum chamber and had the switched flicked on" I was dying

I saw Book of Mormon a few years ago and I don't think I'd see it again. Satire is so difficult to get right, and the way the Ugandans were portrayed made me wonder about authorial intent. It felt dated event though it's not that old a show. I do love some of the songs and some lines are really funny. Would be interesting to hear a black cast member's opinion since the available roles for black actors still aren't great in number. Ultimately, I think we just need new shows and the outdated ones can be retired. Comedy rarely ages well.

if you feel like complaining when you watch a thing and it’s set somewhere other than where you live, dear GOD do you need to get out more lmao

Ok I’m clueless and I need your help! Lol I have my **very first audition ever** in 2 weeks. I’m auditioning to be Jan in my local theatre’s production of Grease and the call sheet says they’ll be teaching us a few basic dance moves. So I was wondering if wearing plain white “Keds” type shoes would be appropriate, since I watched your audition outfit video and I’m “hinting” at Jan’s overall style. But I was afraid that sneakers would give a bad impression. Please help me! Lol love your videos 💜

@joanna4655

2 жыл бұрын

Hey, Lauren! I recommend wearing shoes appropriate for dancing and moving in. I’m not sure Keds are the right type of shoes for that. But you do you! Haha. Break a leg!

@laurenlongfellow9714

2 жыл бұрын

@@joanna4655 See I'm so confused because that's the kind of shoes they wear throughout the show (like saddle shoes and converse and such). I'm so lost! Lol

@joanna4655

2 жыл бұрын

@@laurenlongfellow9714 its all good! For an audition, it’s recommended that you wear movable clothes and shoes. They want to see how you can move. The costumes will be added later. Break a leg!

Some of these are just really baffling to me. No doubt, when I saw Wicked I was a bit lost, being a tween and not really following the plot but there's a lot of singing and dancing? Sure it's no South Pacific (musicwise) but there's more plot than A Chorus Line

Sure the Wicked review wasn’t for Starlight Express instead?

Unpopular opinion: I also wasn’t that impressed with Wicked. I thought the story line wasn’t great and some of the songs could easily be cut down or out completely. I felt like in the last 10 minutes they suddenly thought “oh yeah, we need to link this to Wizard of Oz, best turn some characters into characters from there”. Great singing, acting, dancing etc but the story fell flat for me.

@isabellaearnhardt6380

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed and I hate that the moive is splitting it into 2

@gracemalone9505

2 жыл бұрын

Wicked felt very pantomine-y to me, I didn't really enjoy it

@lucyycul22

2 жыл бұрын

i agree i was so disappointed, i think the storyline just isn’t interesting enough? it’s making me dread the film cos there wasn’t enough story for the 2h30 musical and now they’re dragging it over 2 films 🙃

@nullasalus3

2 жыл бұрын

Agree. Some great songs in there, but I found the storyline really lacking.

@RB-747

2 жыл бұрын

@@lucyycul22 I feel like since they'll take the books as basis we might have more story in them so they can have their new songs for nominations. I also feel like the only way you can improve that rapid shift is why drawing it out a bit. Probably there needs to be a lot more story between Fiero becoming the scarecrow and the end.

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I agree the seats at Hamilton are very uncomfortable. Personally Book of Mormon is my favourite Musical, that's my kind of humor though. What do people expect when the show was created by the same people who wrote South Park.

I mean, honestly re: "jokes from the 70s" - Kinky Boots does have some pretty rampant transphobia in it.

In their defense.... Mamma Mia is terrible.... 🙄 Also, yes. Book of Mormon is disturbingly racist!

"could not hear most of the words" Well, you'd probably understand about a half of what they say.

11:05 Two things. One, Les Miserables isn't IN another language, and it's very clear that it isn't. Two, MUSICALS IN OTHER LANGUAGES SLAP!

….if you hate LMM then why would you go to ‘Hamilton’? Use your common sense

Oh, I agree with Pretty Woman and I love Andy Carl and Orfeh. But the music was so bland and didn't move the plot at all, and it really was just the screenplay . It was cringey.