who saw da broadway show tarzan is it good?

Question

wat u thought bout it n bout josh strickland(hotty) wat u thought about da music n stuff i wanna see it

Answer 1

I am a b'way holic.... I usually enjoy -scratch that- love musicals. However, I did not enjoy Tarzan. I recently found a review on a discussion board that I agree with 100%. Here it is:

"The only good parts of this show were the vocal talent and the stunts. However, they relied too much on said stunts to carry the show. People swinging on harnesses can’t stay interesting for so long. Plus, often the strapping of ropes to harnesses was sloppy and reminded the audience that they were watching actors. The visual effects were neat but cheap. (It was mostly just interesting lighting effects. And there were no “special effects”…..people swinging on ropes is NOT special effects!) There was no character development and the only emotional content was cheesy, weak, and badly acted. The script in general was just lousy. There were no strong connections between characters. It’s never explained WHY Jane could be in love with an inarticulate ape-man almost at first sight. It made no sense. The only action is boring an rushed. There is no climax or buildup to one. The new songs in the score were poorly done and only took away from the show. Many actors had poor comedic timing and the jokes fell flat. You could tell that the show was somewhat in love with itself if you know what I mean. The direction was poor and the dancing was a mess. The kid playing Young Tarzan was a pitiful singer. They got rid of important scenes (the resolution dialogue between Tarzan and Kerchak?) and memorable characters (the elephant?). Clayton is now a Western version of Jack Nicholson, which frankly does not work. And the set? It’s nothing but a bunch of green streamers covering the three walls of the stage, and a green floor. It was lacking in any “wow” factor whatsoever and I got absolutely sick of looking at it by the end of Act I. The ending was rushed and felt incomplete. After each song clapping felt like a burden because the applause was not well-deserved.

And what was with the plants touching Jane during her “discovery” song? They were definitely feeling her “danger zones” and it made me feel VERY awkward. I also felt awkward watching adults ridiculously try to act like apes and watching Josh Strickland (clearly an inexperienced actor) try so hard to be funny and have his jokes fall flat.

Overall, this show was mediocre. I expected so much more from Disney. You will not enjoy it if you have more than one digit in your age. My dad spent $240 on this show and I felt awful that he wasted his money. The reivewer who said, “I felt as if Disney slapped its name on a poorly conceived, slip-shod production and hoped that people wouldn't see past the "warm fuzzies" that they get when they think of Disney,” hit the nail on the head. The movie is better! The one good thing I can say about it is that it DID get better as it went along. (Act II was better than Act I.)

And for certain pompous positive reviewers: We negative reviewers do not have “closed minds” or “hidden agendas”. The show is just BAD. Get over it!

My advice? Don’t see it. If you want a great Disney show, see Beauty and the Beast or The Lion King. If for some reason you DO see it, get half-priced tickets and sit in the mezzanine if you can. If you are in the orchestra you will miss a lot."

Answer 2

"da"? What language is that?

Answer 3

the soundtrack is good