From Vaudeville to Broadway, it's all-American. I'm tired of people putting down this genre of performing arts. So you think musicals are cheesy? A couple decades ago I might agree with you, but this stuff is dying now.
I watched the pilot to Glee tonight. (Yeah, just got around to it) First off I have to give it to the pool of kids working on this show. SO talented-they all belong to be on prime time television.
It really had me thinking about what's popular to America today. There are so many artists who complain about their audience. Ballet and opera are slowly fading- too European? Classical music and Renaissance art? It's "high art". Refined, polish, and traditional. Exquisite even.
But would you consider the United States to be any of those? I don't. America is folksy, experimental, and practical. The USA is grounds to new types of thinking. It's a blend of different minds and originality.
Originally, Broadway shows would reflect the times and culture so well. Recreating a show meant good times paired with wonderful nostalgia. Today NYC has recreated to it's full capacity. Americans are bored with irrelevant entertainment.
I'm tired of Americans I know who turn their noses up at Broadway musicals. It's one thing if you really don't care for a style of music, but these people are just trying to make a statement to "look artsy". Then again, they try pretty gosh darn hard at covering up "American" branded across their foreheads.
I can't help being patriotic. It's how I was raised. I love picking out distinct "American" things that are significant in the world. The USA isn't all bad. I just wish we all would show some respect to the theatres that have been around since the beginning.
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