Guest Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 my opinion Spoiler am I the only one finding this a bit...odd? and yet if u gave me tickets out of curiosity id watch but feel uncomfortable? Diana is an icon sure, but this feels like they are turning her into a Disney character who wasn't even real, it's a bit weird, it was real life for her going thru bulimia or depression, yet they turn her whole life from her difficult childhood to difficult marriage and her pushing forward to live her life happily, into some kind of entertainment show for people to consume. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraLove 1,279 Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 This looks like they recycled the staging from the Broadway adaptation of Anastasia. A bit of an odd choice for musical theater content. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
River 119,624 Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 What's the deal with the overusing of Diana so sudden? The Crown gave Hollywood a new idea or something? So sploosh your juice all over me you Riverboy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CautiousLurker 19,554 Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 This feels like something made for a skit, except it's real life Fyi, nothing will beat the embarrassment that was the Diana subplot in Passions, so... take solace in the fact that there is absolutely no way this can be the worst thing they did with Diana in fiction It's a joke! When you give me that look, it's a joke! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celloo Deng 55,373 Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 I thought this was going to be about Diana Ross she/her 🖤 Gaga, Billie, MJ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleachella 2,932 Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 1 minute ago, River said: What's the deal with the overusing of Diana so sudden? The Crown gave Hollywood a new idea or something? I think The Crown’s massive popularity in S1, 2, and 3 really brought the royal family into mainstream American and worldwide media in a way that they hadn’t been for a WHILE. Take that and couple it with Meghan and Harry’s story, the parallels to Diana’s life that many people drew, and suddenly you have a cultural resurgence of the most famous woman to ever live, arguably. Expectations for Diana in S4 so massively, to the point where she (and the show) became an all out cultural phenomenon once S4 dropped. So I think that general resurgence of the royal family led to a lot of interest in them, and perhaps one of the ones with the most interesting and complex story is Diana, which is why it feels like there’s a lot of media about her. Which I guess there is but I think the PROFILE of the projects really helps make it seem a lot more massive than it really is. Again, The Crown is an absolute phenomenon, Spencer is poised to be a major awards contender and is one of the most acclaimed films of the festival circuit. I will say Diana: The Musical is just kind of there, it’s definitely the least interesting (and by far the least acclaimed) of the 3 😭 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
River 119,624 Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, Bleachella said: I think The Crown’s massive popularity in S1, 2, and 3 really brought the royal family into mainstream American and worldwide media in a way that they hadn’t been for a WHILE. Take that and couple it with Meghan and Harry’s story, the parallels to Diana’s life that many people drew, and suddenly you have a cultural resurgence of the most famous woman to ever live, arguably. Expectations for Diana in S4 so massively, to the point where she (and the show) became an all out cultural phenomenon once S4 dropped. So I think that general resurgence of the royal family led to a lot of interest in them, and perhaps one of the ones with the most interesting and complex story is Diana, which is why it feels like there’s a lot of media about her. Which I guess there is but I think the PROFILE of the projects really helps make it seem a lot more massive than it really is. Again, The Crown is an absolute phenomenon, Spencer is poised to be a major awards contender and is one of the most acclaimed films of the festival circuit. I will say Diana: The Musical is just kind of there, it’s definitely the least interesting (and by far the least acclaimed) of the 3 😭 I agree, thanks I hope it just won't overexposed Diana and her legacy, also at some points it may become disrespecting. So sploosh your juice all over me you Riverboy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
badfaith 5,716 Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Not them turning her into a fictional character But the song at 0:56 is beautiful Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levine 23,744 Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 I was about to write "omg stop it" but it's not fair for the people who worked for and in this musical. Yeah, Gaga is changing me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joaco95 1,631 Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 21 minutes ago, Cello said: I thought this was going to be about Diana Ross lmao same Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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