A new debate has opened in American cinemas, and all because musicals Wicked or the animated feature film Moana 2two of the biggest (huge) current hits on the billboard, have brought into vogue a genre that until now went largely unnoticed at the box office. Should singing be allowed in cinemas or should we respect the spectators who have come to see a musical with the voices of its protagonists? And the most recent to speak out on the matter has been Cynthia Erivothe actress who plays Elphaba, destined to become the “wicked” Wicked Witch of the West in the world of Oz, in Wicked.
During an interview on the occasion of the actress’ presence at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, this Thursday the 28th, Hoda Kotb NBC asked him whether or not he was in favor of singing in theaters, as many fans of the film were already doing. And the truth is that Erivo surprised both by his response and by his forcefulness. “Good. I agree. We have spent a lot of time singing it ourselves; Now is the time for everyone to come together. “It’s wonderful”Erivo stated openly and thus joining other famous spectators, such as Dwayne Johnsonwhich have also encouraged the public to sing at the top of their voices, or with the best of their tonal possibilities, in movie theaters.
“The Rock” is also very topical for lending his voice again to the demigod Maui in Moana 2and does not hesitate to support anyone who has paid their ticket to unleash the artist within them, or by interacting as they can at the show, encouraging them with a “Sing! You paid your ticket with your hard-earned money.”.
Turn a movie screening into something similar to a collective karaoke? For the most impatient, we will say that later we will have the answer that may satisfy supporters or detractors of this fashion. But, first, let us also take into account the contrary opinionslike the one expressed by AMC, the largest exhibition chain in terms of number of theaters in the United States and in the world.
For AMC, and many moviegoers, “silence is golden” and thus aligns with a notice to viewers asking that “let everyone enjoy the movie experience“and praying that “Please don’t sing during the screening”. While the renowned critic Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times He remembered that the rest of the spectators in the room “they paid to hear Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, not you”.
“The Wicked Horror Picture Show”
As always, or almost, everything can have a solution for each other. Voices from the same company AMC remember that for them, singing in cinemas, “Sing Along” already exists, karaoke sessions for musical films in cinemas and with the lyrics of the songs subtitled so that no one gets lost (at least too much).
The feature film starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande will be available in a few weeks. According to reports Variety, on Christmas Day itself the session Sing Along of Wicked It will now be available in more than a thousand North American theaters.
And that’s how things are, in the purest style of the mythical The Rocky Horror Picture Show (abbreviated as “Rocky Horror” for the most fans), with those midnight sessions with the audience in costume, reciting phrases from the film in unison, singing, dancingshouting, booing, replicating the characters and everything that is needed.
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