The Big Gay Musical
The Big Gay Musical
| 20 July 2009 (USA)
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Paul and Eddie have just begun previews for the new Off-Broadway musical "Adam and Steve - Just the Way God Made 'Em." Their lives strangely mirror the characters they are playing. Paul is looking for the perfect man and Eddie is dealing with how his sexuality and faith can mix.

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Irishchatter

This movie was like an adventure to me because it really added the twist on the religious side of being gay. The backup angel dancers were such an energetic and confident bunch,I hardly kept up with them! They have done such an amazing job on the dancing! I thought the actor that played God was excellent and really suited the role of being a 'father figure' even though God is meant to be a father but anyhow. Liz McCartney really stole the stage with her singing as Patty-Maye. I couldn't believe for a woman that sang beautifully, she could sing throughout a whole play without any breathing problems haha! No she was a truly excellent singer. Now onto the actors of 'Adam and Steve', I liked how Eddie really cared about his parents finding out he was gay because it seemed like he was prepared to move out but as you know, the parents accepted him for who he was after seeing the play which was touching! Then as for Paul, I was amazed that he didn't fall in love with his co-star but fell in love with a fan! It was really sweet but it gave the feeling that he was a 'stalker' rather then a 'lover'. I wasn't put off by that though because it seemed very romantic. I would love anyone to see this film and capture its musical style with brilliant actors and singers :)

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fubared1

Just for the misuse of his name in this pathetic attempt at a 'musical'. I'm gay and I'm an actor and a singer so I have done a LOT of musicals, and this is just pathetic. About the only thing 'realistic' about this are the 'chorus boys' and gay porn star Brent Corrigan as a hustler. As to the musical numbers, well there is a little going on in about 2 of the songs, but the rest are just abysmal, and in keeping with the current Broadway trend of decidedly lame musicals. They would have done better to take established songs and do a 'parody' or do something a la 'Avenue Q'. I've seen amateur drag shows with more energy than the abysmal 'musical' in this tired, trite film. How anyone got the backing to do this is beyond me. And the acting is horrid for the most part, especially the 2 leads. As to the 'sex'...YAWN!!! They do it better on QAF. I guess I was hoping for too much when I saw the title. And since when can't good friends also be lovers...and vice versa? Oh, and why did they have to make 'God' a fat, ugly, old queen who couldn't act his way out of the proverbial paper bag. I mean I'm gay, fat, old and ugly, but at least I know how to act and not act like a raving queen...and I can sing.

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mtj05

So, I've noticed that some people try to put this movie-musical down and I really can't understand. I consider myself very knowledgeable of musical theatre (with my embarrassingly large collection of over 200 different cast albums) and this is certainly not bad! It's on par with something like Reefer Madness.The songs are campy. They were meant to be. They do pay homage, and parody existing theatre pieces, and they do it well. The singers are good, if over processed which bothered me. But if you wanted big production numbers, my question is, "why?" They're in a tiny off- Broadway theatre. Of course the songs are smaller numbers. If the "show" made it to Broadway for real, the songs would be re-orchestrated, and changed to make them huge. The acting is spot on. The characters that are supposed to be shallow are just that! And though some people would say that this paints a bad picture of gays, well... gays in the theatre are very often incredibly shallow. But there is depth of character in the important roles. And the actors are very honest in their approach. It's quite nice. Of course, they all play a bit over the top when they're 'on stage'. And let's be honest, they're acting in an off-Broadway show, so they would so be over the top.Overall, this was incredibly entertaining. I laughed, and even got emotional at the end when the Tammi Faye character sang one hell of a show stopping number. I am going to make all my friends watch this! And if I could get this on Broadway, I would!!!

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ekeby

I enjoyed this, and lord knows I didn't expect to. It's exactly what it says it is, a musical about being gay, stereotypes and all.The premise is a show within a movie. The off-b'way musical in the movie maintains that god created adam and steve because he found adam and eve boring. Adam and steve are transported to modern times and have to deal with Christian guilt and self-hate. There's a lot of that. Maybe a tad too much.The characters who play the leads in the musical have problems of their own, mirroring, to a degree, those of the characters they play. Well, one of them does, anyway. And, yes, the leads are gay stereotypes, as are most of the other characters in the movie.But you know what? Stereotypes are based on truth. What that means is that the actors playing the stereotypical roles have to work a little harder to make the sell. I think they accomplish that in this movie.The singing and dancing is all perfectly competent. The choreography blends a lot of trademark routines from hit shows of the last 40 years. It's kind of funny, actually. You just wish they had a slightly larger stage to work on.Unlike the other reviewer here who hated the music and lyrics, I thought they were just fine. I found the songs pleasant, if not particularly memorable. So if you approach this not expecting Sondheim, you might find that aspect tolerable and maybe even entertaining. I did. Plus the boys are all adorable.

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