Review of Naked Boys Singing! (2007) by Alexander M — 20 Jul 2008
If there every was a time when I said "There's 90 minutes of my life I'll never get back" it was after watching Naked Boys Singing. The description here says that it was nominated for Best Musical by a couple of places I had never heard of, but it is quite obvious where the reviewers' minds were. They certainly were not paying attention to the music (it was ok), dancing (white boys can't dance) and singing (dreadful!).
It should be re-named Narcissism On Stage. The only reason these men were cast is their own need to show it all. Having been in vocal music since junior high, I know very well what NOT to do, and these guys did it all.
Nearly all the songs dealt with nudity and what gay men like to do when they are naked (the list is quite limited).
One song, "Muscle Audition", was an painfully poor stab at recreating The Village People's "YMCA" and "Macho Man".
Other songs were full of double entendres, specifically to put the viewers' minds in the gutter. "Beat My Meat"? The butcher blocks, with mallets and stage prop steaks at the very end of the song were unbearable.
One number over used the term "dick-tionary" and a good portion of it was a round of all the different synonyms for the word 'penis'.
Very junior high level humor and not very funny. Bad singing.
Paying money to see "Naked Boys Singing" on stage is a way for people who want to watch a strip show, but want to justify it by saying "It's art!".
This review of Naked Boys Singing! (2007) was written by Alexander M on 20 Jul 2008.
Naked Boys Singing! has generally received mixed reviews.
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