I H8 The Great White Way

As a native New Yorker I have always hated Broadway and its revolting and self-important fans. Rich snobs and tourists, most of them can barely read, and they are patting themselves on the back with both hands because they pay through the nose to go sit through this crap. They pride themselves on how Broadway reflects "real life" and yet they applaud removing every bit of "real life" that exists in the neighborhood around them so they can wait on line safely at Starbucks and pay $40 to park their car for two hours.

Now I have seen some good theatre in my time but most of it was in the Metropole Go Go on Seventh Avenue and not on Broadway per se. But Seventh Avenue is damn close to Broadway in spots up there with that pigeon shit covered statue by that discount ticket booth where God willing you could throw rocks at these idiots and sing "Oklahoma!" if this country had any sense of justice at all.

Here's a review of the last 100 years of this overpriced hokum - for every Shakespeare or Beckett there are millions of bonehead "family dramas" or formulaic comedies and period pieces. All done to death.

Neil Simon wrote the same play 30 times. Nice people. You watch it and go to bed. But above all, we are talking about white people's problems here. In other words, COMPLETELY INCONSEQUENTIAL NONSENSE. God forbid they should come in contact with any unpleasant reality. Either that or they are bombarding you with disease of the week and politically correct instructions. The actors say, "I have to get back to my roots every once in awhile." Douchebags. Let them try a real job, like cleaning sardines. I say there should be a ban on acting for awhile. That's what this country needs, more sardines, instead of acting jerks whining about "issues."

This story says it all. They are putting freaking "Spider Man" on Broadway! It's a COMIC BOOK, for Chrissakes! Can they milk this thing any more? Who knew it would have such legs as we read it under the covers with a flashlight? Broadway has something to add to a...COMIC BOOK...and they can all pay $125 to airkiss and listen to these idiots... And how are they going to make it "important"...theatrically speaking?...a MUSICAL version of "Spider Man" no less!

What I wouldn't have given to be at this show...with a pillowcase full of doorknobs...while this guy was suspended there like an overpaid pinata. Damn!

The new "Spider-Man" Broadway musical opened on Sunday with a web of technical problems, including a harness malfunction that left lead actor Reeve Carney stuck dangling in the air.

The $65 million production, called "Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark", features a score by Bono and The Edge of the rock group U2. Carney, 27, is the lead singer of the California-based band Carney.

No injuries were reported amid the mishaps in the musical's first showing, which began late and was halted several times to fix technical problems. The first act ended early with Carney, clad in his superhero costume, dangling 10 feet above audience members as crew members tried to grab him by the foot.

[Ontheredcarpet.com]