# The Wire: The Musical! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 5, 2012, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wire-the-musical/624179 "2012-06-05T17:31:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wire-the-musical/624179/1 "2012-06-05T17:31:18Z")
OK, not a real thing, but still a funny sketch, especially if you find Omar dancing amusing. [The Wire](http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/414fa4b226/the-wire-the-musical-with-michael-kenneth-williams) ---
**Author:** ![FlightlessBird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/cdc98d/32.png) [@FlightlessBird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlightlessBird)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wire-the-musical/624179/2 "2012-06-05T17:55:15Z")
LOL! “I’m pretty sure David Simon doesn’t know they’re doing this!” Hilarious. And Snoop was as awesome as she always is:) ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wire-the-musical/624179/3 "2012-06-05T18:16:07Z")
Brilliant! ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wire-the-musical/624179/4 "2012-06-05T18:21:04Z")
“This some Cinderella bullshit!” 😃 Thanks for sharing! ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wire-the-musical/624179/5 "2012-06-05T19:00:32Z")
It’s hard to laugh and cringe at the same time, so mostly I cringed. But I liked the catchy song and Michael K. Williams’ dancing. And I think you have to admit they nailed the chess speech/song. It was very memorable in the show, but it felt about as believable in the musical as it did in the real episode. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wire-the-musical/624179/6 "2012-06-05T19:22:08Z")
What did you find cringe-worthy? Just the cheesiness of it? ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wire-the-musical/624179/7 "2012-06-05T19:23:12Z")
Featuring the Tony Award-winning songs “Fuck…Fuck…Motherfucker”, and “Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeit”. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wire-the-musical/624179/8 "2012-06-05T19:31:27Z")
> [@woodstockbirdybird](#): > > What did you find cringe-worthy? Just the cheesiness of it? Yes. It’s not a criticism. It’s just a comment on seeing such a childishly bad version of such a good show. “Come on Bubs, get off drugs” was pretty good too, actually. ---
**Author:** ![planetcory](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/planetcory/32/1032_2.png) [@planetcory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/planetcory)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wire-the-musical/624179/9 "2012-06-05T19:50:52Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > Michael K. Williams’ dancing. He used to be a backup dancer for Madonna. That fact still hasn’t successfully found a place in my head. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wire-the-musical/624179/10 "2012-06-05T20:38:07Z")
> [@planetcory](#): > > He used to be a backup dancer for Madonna. That fact still hasn’t successfully found a place in my head. I was going to say “I bet she didn’t have him doing high kicks while wearing a trenchcoat and holding a shotgun,” but maybe she did. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2012, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wire-the-musical/624179/11 "2012-06-06T00:07:12Z")
I cringed as well because it wasn’t all that funny. But fun to see the old cast members again. ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wire-the-musical/624179/12 "2012-06-08T05:01:31Z")
It wasn’t all that funny, but where and when are we ever going to see Snoop in a dress again? ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wire-the-musical/624179/13 "2012-06-08T15:39:17Z")
> [@Nonsuch](#): > > It wasn’t all that funny, but where and when are we ever going to see Snoop in a dress again? Worth it just for this. And no one should ever pass up a chance to see Michael K. Williams. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wire-the-musical/624179/14 "2012-06-08T16:00:13Z")
[David Simon approves.](http://davidsimon.com/wire-the-musical/) > [@](#): > > I woke up this morning to an email from Michael K. Williams, with this video linked Hilarious. Just great. > > Felicia’s turn alone is worth the time. Ya hair look good, Snoop. > > Someone hand me a burner and Sondheim’s number. ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wire-the-musical/624179/15 "2012-06-08T18:09:53Z")
> [@Nonsuch](#): > > It wasn’t all that funny, but where and when are we ever going to see Snoop in a dress again? Where, indeed. She looked hot!