I got 81% on Serenity too. As for Britney on Broadway, I don't think that's such a bad thing. After all, Britney is a stage performer and understands that on stage, your movements have to be exaggerated and larger than life. On the other hand, many TV and movie celebs tank on stage, because they don't make the big exaggerated movements since they're so used to the camera picking up every subtle nuance. That's why Rosie O'Donnell sucked donkey dick in Grease as Rizzo, while Brooke Shields was so much better because Shields actually had some stage experience while O'Donnell couldn't do the big movements.
Granted, I don't like Britney's music and think she's a VERY weak vocalist, she is an excellent stage performer who knows how to work a crowd, and when doing theater/theatre that's important.
On the other hand, yes, it does suck for legitimate stage actors who are barely scraping by that some celeb gets a break like this and they're given squat, but Broadway is like that. It's all about the glitz, glamour, money, and crowd draw and popular celebs draw all those things. Hence why many theater/theatre actors and fans prefer off-Broadway stuff since that's the heart of the scene.
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Date: 2005-11-20 01:21 pm (UTC)Granted, I don't like Britney's music and think she's a VERY weak vocalist, she is an excellent stage performer who knows how to work a crowd, and when doing theater/theatre that's important.
On the other hand, yes, it does suck for legitimate stage actors who are barely scraping by that some celeb gets a break like this and they're given squat, but Broadway is like that. It's all about the glitz, glamour, money, and crowd draw and popular celebs draw all those things. Hence why many theater/theatre actors and fans prefer off-Broadway stuff since that's the heart of the scene.