That the cast of Saturday Night Fever was looking forward to it, which was evident from the faces, but the effect left something to be desired, as was evident from the responses to the opening song, Stayin’ Alive of the Bee Gees. And not so much on the song itself, as the performance by the lead actor Buddy Vedder, who plays the role of Tony Monero.
No Bee Gees Forever
The band Bee Gees Forever, who performed this season, proved that it was not the song’s fault The Tribute – Battle of the Bands won and totally blew viewers away with their performances every week. The ensemble version of the musical Saturday Night Fever, which will premiere soon, blew away fewer people. Although it did manage to convince certain people not to buy a ticket for the performance.
Just practice some more
Criticisms ranged from a lack of energy it would radiate to Buddy’s mediocre singing skills. Viewers also advised to continue practicing, because they are certainly not there yet. Beforehand, Buddy indicated that he was quite nervous about the performance, especially because of all the bobos in the audience. “The most tension is during the singing, because we have to provide the opening and that is always exciting because everyone who knows their stuff is in the audience.” And that became apparent after the performance.
A selection of critical tweets about the opening:
