Not His Strongest Suit

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Now, on to the regularly scheduled post.

On Friday, Lisa and I went to a local high school's production of Aida. Overall, the show was very good "especially for a high school." (I loathe that phrase, but I'm sure I'll be hearing it for the rest of my life.) Now when I say "overall", that implies, of course, that there were some aspects of the show that were less than... good.

That aspect's name was Hunter. Hunter, in some sort of Presidential-Election-2000-esque twist of fate, was cast as the male lead. There are several problems with this. I will discuss them in a numbered list, which is very popular now when verbally bashing someone.

1. I'll come right out and say it. Hunter looked like a girl, and not a manly girl, but a dainty little, look-mommy-I-discovered-your-make-up girl.

2. And discovered make up is the understatement of the century. Little puffy triangle sponge? No, I think he slathered that shit on with a trowel.

3. Hunter was, or at least seemed to be (read: SCREAMED) gay. Now, I am in no way saying that being (or not being) gay in any way makes him a worse person or actor, but if you are cast as the male romantic lead in a musical it helps if you seem at least remotely interested in the opposite sex.

4. Hunter tried to be cocky and swaggery, as the role (supposedly) demands. He was going for Han Solo-like charisma. What came out made him look like he was the bastard love child of Barry Manilow and Clay Aiken.

5. Hunter had a decent voice, but he tried to hard. He tried to be the guy from the recording, but he missed the memo that he is but a tiny high school student and that Adam Pascal (the guy from the Broadway Cast Recording) is a classically trained musical theatre GOD.

6. When Hunter was singing one song, apparently the music just over took him and he began anxiously tapping his foot (okay stomping with his whole leg) in time with the music like a horse trying to count to one hundred. It was laughable. And I did. Laugh.

So, in short: Aida = Good. Hunter = Bad. Sorry buddy, just had to get that off of my chest.

Fortune Favors the...gay?
Sancho