Reviewer: I don't why Brits are so excited about [Hamilton] when it's got nothing to do with our culture whatsoever Hamilton: *is literally about british colonisation*

How does Hamilton have nothing to do with British culture when the first act is literally about a British colony gaining independence from the UK and one of the characters is King George III

I can’t imagine paying to see to a West End musical and the people in the row in front of me are standing and dancing like we’re at a concert 😭

“A terrible celebration of the film”. Does…does this woman not know that Mamma Mia was on stage almost a decade before the film?

I love how vexed some of these people are and then they're like 'my child enjoyed it tho'

I love the "not a celebration of the film" when the stage musical came first!

I would love to hear your thoughts on Book of Mormon. Although it is one of my personal favourite musicals I have always felt slightly uncomfortable with its portrayal of the African village and the struggles they go through. It is meant to be comedic but I definitely feel like it goes too far at times. I feel like a video on it would be really interesting. Great video as always 🥰

I honestly can't even image going to a production of Wicked and thinking it was dull

About the girls who were too wild for Mamma Mia, I get the whole theater etiquette thing, but to at least back when ads were running here, they definitely said it was a show to get up and dance, like showing multiple clips of theater audiences dancing (even though I presume those audience clips were fully staged).

Real story: Around the years 1998 and 1999, the backstage area of the Imperial Theater in NYC where Les Mis was playing at the time had a serious rodent problem. Cast members would find rat droppings in their boots and pockets. I know the actors are playing starving French people onstage, but you'd hope they could leave sewer rats once they left the literal sewer scenes and went back to their dressing rooms. But I guess not. lol

Same thing with the mouse happened to me at the Cambridge years ago. I was so tense for the rest of the show haha. All the theatres are riddled with mice. They’re old buildings full of holes. Some mice are just braver than others.

This was so entertaining! I can picture “an evening with Amy” where you just read bad reviews from the stage! I also agree with BOM and would love to see a video of your thoughts.

Imagine going to a show called Les *Miserables* and complaining that it’s miserable 😭😭

i clicked on the video and IMMEDIATELY burst out laughing I'm sorry WHAT 💀

"Help me mama" killed me

Ugh this was so funny!!! I died at “mama help me?” Also the pillow thing from the DEH review was hilarious to me.

Some people just don't care for musicals. We went for Phantom and my mum fell asleep after the first ten minutes. We were camping, she was tired, I get it. I am still mad because I could have gone to another show with the ticket money, but I get it. I will never go to any show with her again, though. I never fell asleep during a show, but I have been to some operas I didn't enjoy. I wouldn't write a review for them, though. If I had to, a 3 star 'Not my cuppa' one?

Not finished with the video yet, but have to comment about the Come From Away review!! Ugh! Baffles me that people think everything has to be big and flashy. This show is SO good, and how down to earth and real it is is so much of the appeal. Chills, every time I listen to the soundtrack or see the show. And to the accent thing….I’m guessing this was West End, and they have the New Foundland accents?? I guess I can understand that as an American who sometimes struggles to keep up with shows with English accents. There have been shows that I totally loved that I didn’t fully comprehend some of what was said, but surely you could still get the idea of what’s happening?? I dunno. I guess I just feel strongly about the show. People are entitled to their opinions, I just don’t agree. Haha

If you do a video on book of mormon it would great if you could collab with someone who has been a Ugandan in the show and get their point of view on it, I'd understand if they wanted to do it anonymously. I remember one ex West end cast member spoke about it and did a KZfaq video on her views of the whole show but it looks like it's been deleted. I know after watching that video and hearing her side of it really changed my view of the show.

this had me ROLLING omg please do more!!!

Another brilliant video, Amy, so funny! 🤣 and, in relation to your question about School of Rock (I saw the show in October last year, it was amazing!) there are one or two little bits of foul language, like in 'Stick it to the Man', but it's not inappropriate for younger children to see 😊

I would go see any musical any time and would probably like everything I see. I just enjoy the experience so much.

I’ve also had a mouse run across my feet at the Apollo theatre when I was watching everybody’s talking about jamie. I was petrified the rest of the show

I was sat in the dress circle slip seats for Les Mis one time in the seat closet to the stage and in the wires for the lights next to me was sat a little mouse. He chilled there for a couple of songs then disappeared back into the wall

Oh my god, please do another one, this had me in stitches!!!!

please do a part 2!!

Fab video, you look amazing, loving the hair!

4:06 ironically a mouse was running around the auditorium when I went to see The Mousetrap

So my husband is African and he loved book of Mormon. He thought the whole white people leave home and learn what 3rd world problems are like to be the funniest part. Maybe if you do a video, get the perspective of somebody actually from Africa to speak about it as well

Please do more! This brightened my day so much. I needed the laugh.

Definitely agree with the Book of Mormon review(s); I went into it expecting religious satire and just felt like the whole thing was racist past the point of a joke even. It has always made me deeply uncomfortable and knowing several theatre fan friends who loved it its good to know I'm not alone/laughed at/accused of being overly PC for being offended. Granted, if I had known it was written by Seth McFarlane in advance I probably would have avoided it, as his style of dark comedy i find often is offensive for the point of being offensive rather than a good satire, and feel it goes too far very often. Would love to hear more of your thoughts on Book of Mormon.

Amy I’m studying abroad in London in the fall!!!

7:35 Pretty sure that reviewer meant "I enjoyed it but I'm ashamed I did."

Yes please do a video on Book of Mormon! I would be really interested to hear your thoughts on it

This was so much fun to watch! I'd love to see a part 2

Love your hair in this video!

Yesss please talk about Book of Mormon, I saw it in February and still can't work out how I feel about itttt. I feel like the show is so very much on the line but then the audience reaction and how it's perceived tips it over the line

I don't get why Book of Mormon is still a thing. it was racist since the beginning. I saw some news that it got a rewrite in Broadway, I'm curious if it made it better.

I mean, I sorta agree with the Dear Even Hanson one? My mother and I nearly walked out during intermission because we both just found the story so disgusting. It’s really a shame that such lovely music and costuming is tied to such a horrifying story.

It’s always people who know absolutely nothing about Shakespeare that pretend they know exactly what Shakespeare would like and not like

Yes please do a part 2?

Pleeeeeaaaassseee do another one!

I got annoyed about the Hamilton one because it was so difficult to get tickets back then, and they said they didn’t like Lin Manuel-Miranda’s work. I don’t understand why they went through the effort if they didn’t think they’d like it

I gotta agree with that person on the uncomfortable seats at Hamilton, I was in a lot of pain by the end of it, haha! I was also freezing xD

that was real funny !! you could do it with reviews about movie musicals too ?

You keep saying interval and I’m like oh that’s what British call intermission

I would love to see a video discussing racism and the Book of Mormon!

Ooooh Amy that made me laugh so much, thank u x

As someone who nearly fell asleep in Wicked,I agree with that person. I don't know why, I just could not get into it and several parts even annoyed me, which doesnt ever happen in musicals.

I will say something about Book of Mormon that might explain the racism stuff and the rude stuff. It is written and created by South Park and that show is crude and racist sometimes so that might be why it is writtern that way

i haven't seen Book of Mormon, but i would love to see your video about it

I love the Book of Mormon!!!!!! People have to understand what they are going for… people are getting to sensitive about things. Times have changed, but with it we are losing so much and at that time it never hurt those who could distance themselves and take it with a pinch of salt. I guess that’s why Avenue Q would also be a red flag nowadays :(

This was awesome , I read trip advisor all the time for tourist destinations I’ve worked at , people can be very dramatic

Amy! There’s a Reunion of spring awakening it’s on HBO GO! I thought of you immediately when I saw it 😂

Amy, I love your videos! It's a really nice escape from everything to just sit down and watch your content!

YESSS IVE BEEN WAITING FOR A VIDEO LIKE THIS 😁😁 LOVE YOU

I just wanna know how that one guy hates in the heights like the music and story are both so good 😭

I really want "liberal lefty lovee" on a shirt, that's absolutely golden!

This was to good, laugh so much. More please

Ok but i had the same thing happen at the Adelphi, the mouse ran over the people next to me's feet, and they started to freak out, during She Used to Be Mine!!

School of rock has a fair amount of cursing but the movie is rated pg-13 and if that person knew anything abt the source material she should’ve known what to expect going in. Don’t be like the uptight parents from those schools lol

Great video😊 it kind of reminds me of the LetterBox section of the Musicals with Cheese Podcast

Please do a video about Book of Mormon, I have so many thoughts and I would love to hear yours

Tbf the Dear Evan Hansen one wasn’t wrong. Also I know a lot of people agreed with the Book of Mormon review. I can totally get why people would find it offensive (who am I to tell someone else what they should or should not be offended by?) but I would definitely see it again if given the chance.

These people should go to a rocky horror live show. They would love it

I will say, I saw Wicked last week for the first time in the West End, but my 15th time in total. It was the worst delivered performance of Wicked I’ve seen ever. It was all the main cast, no understudies. Glinda’s comedic moments fell so flat and barely many laughs because of the acting choices that were made. I love the cast in everything else I’ve seen them in, but at times lyrics were raced through to the point of being unrecognisable, in favour of a riff or sustaining a note at the end of the line. I love Wicked, I have a For Good tattoo, so yes I’m very picky with it. However I’ve never been so disappointed by a show than I was last week. Such talented performers but just really unfortunate choices made by the cast or the director. It was however the best staging of the show I’ve seen ever.

Please do a second part and get bad reviews for heathers

Les Miserables’ orchestra was cut from 22 to 11 when it moved theatres in 2004. Musicians had their parts replaced through a Sinfonia machine (virtual orchestra), in a similar manner to Phantom of the Opera’s post pandemic re-opening. Neither sound as rich. Certainly not as rich as the producers behind the decision making.

I saw Book of Mormon a few years ago and I don't think I'd see it again. Satire is so difficult to get right, and the way the Ugandans were portrayed made me wonder about authorial intent. It felt dated event though it's not that old a show. I do love some of the songs and some lines are really funny. Would be interesting to hear a black cast member's opinion since the available roles for black actors still aren't great in number. Ultimately, I think we just need new shows and the outdated ones can be retired. Comedy rarely ages well.

I loved this vid Amy! 😂❤

Help me Mama! hahahahahahahaha

I love how 90% of these “critics” can’t even spell simple words correctly 😂

I’m from the United States and live in Long Island, New York, and my parents went to see Mamma Mia and claimed the actors lipsynched throughout, and they also said the sets were simple, so I could see what the bad reviews of that meant.

I agree with Dear Evan Hansen though 😂 I was nodding off

This was awesome

Really enjoy this video!

Unpopular opinion: I also wasn’t that impressed with Wicked. I thought the story line wasn’t great and some of the songs could easily be cut down or out completely. I felt like in the last 10 minutes they suddenly thought “oh yeah, we need to link this to Wizard of Oz, best turn some characters into characters from there”. Great singing, acting, dancing etc but the story fell flat for me.

I find Book of Mormon such a strange thing to critique. While I watched it I went on a rollercoaster of sometimes thinking the jokes (while dark) were extremely clever and funny but then there were also just as many moment with lines that felt like they were in poor taste and didn't fit with the message and intent of the narrative. I saw it for the first time just a few months ago and during the interval all I noticed was how white the audience was, that made me more uncomfortable as I don't like being in/supporting spaces like this with little to no racial diversity. Ultimately, I feel this conversation needs to be had with black people or any POC as their responses and feelings towards the production are more pressing and valid. I don't know if my discomfort is genuine or somehow the result of white guilt derived from my privilege. Overall I think the premise is good and I'm never going to have a problem with taking the piss out of religious groups, especially those that are widely known for their hurtful and oppressive teachings, but the delivery and content is in a grey area for me and I'd love to be educated more on it.

if you feel like complaining when you watch a thing and it’s set somewhere other than where you live, dear GOD do you need to get out more lmao

Sure the Wicked review wasn’t for Starlight Express instead?

I’ve been saying Book of Mormon is racist as hell for years, so glad people are finally starting to talk about it! There’s lots of funny bits (mostly the religious humor imo) but that does not remotely excuse portraying Africans as AIDs ridden savages. Especially when there was not a single black/African person on the writing staff, but plenty of ex-Mormons. The fact that it’s still so popular and getting a broadway revival (or so I’ve heard) is horrifying tbh. That rhetoric is deeply harmful and should not be tolerated no matter how funny the rest of the show is. I would love to hear your thoughts, please make a video!

Personal favourite trip advisor review would be about Aladdin, Jasmine apparently, and I quote "sounded like she was shoved in a vacuum chamber and had the switched flicked on" I was dying

Some of these are just really baffling to me. No doubt, when I saw Wicked I was a bit lost, being a tween and not really following the plot but there's a lot of singing and dancing? Sure it's no South Pacific (musicwise) but there's more plot than A Chorus Line

Ok I’m clueless and I need your help! Lol I have my **very first audition ever** in 2 weeks. I’m auditioning to be Jan in my local theatre’s production of Grease and the call sheet says they’ll be teaching us a few basic dance moves. So I was wondering if wearing plain white “Keds” type shoes would be appropriate, since I watched your audition outfit video and I’m “hinting” at Jan’s overall style. But I was afraid that sneakers would give a bad impression. Please help me! Lol love your videos 💜

THIS WAS SO FUNNY

Omg Ik you have a few pillows with musical cases on them and I saw the heathers one,heathers is my favorite musical and I was wondering were I can find it ?

Lmao I went to see a musical with my family a while back and my dad still complains that the music was too loud

Hahaha loved this

Oh this was hilarious lmao

This reminds me of that woman who saw jagged little pill on tour and made a video saying it was just next to normal. I'm like... yall find one thing mildly against your taste and immediately turn off your brain huh

….if you hate LMM then why would you go to ‘Hamilton’? Use your common sense

hahaha this was fun

I mean, honestly re: "jokes from the 70s" - Kinky Boots does have some pretty rampant transphobia in it.

I mean, they're not wrong about DEH, BOM or Pretty Woman. I would enjoy a song written only with lyrics from 1 star musical reviews.

I agree the seats at Hamilton are very uncomfortable. Personally Book of Mormon is my favourite Musical, that's my kind of humor though. What do people expect when the show was created by the same people who wrote South Park.

Also, I loved the video :)

"could not hear most of the words" Well, you'd probably understand about a half of what they say.

In their defense.... Mamma Mia is terrible.... 🙄 Also, yes. Book of Mormon is disturbingly racist!

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I don’t like Hamilton either but I wouldn’t go to the show and whine about it lol