I didn't know it was a musical going in, so that was an unpleasant surprise. I'm okay with a well done musical that explores the origins and motivation for each song (displaying it in context), but you didn't get that in Rocketman. The songs were played during events that occurred before the song was written, and sung by people who weren't even involved in writing the lyrics. So what's the point of that?
Next is the story (or the 20 mins of story in between songs). This is not the story of Elton John, it's a story about a guy called Elton John. Everything is different to reality, so again, what's the point? If you're gonna change primary characteristics of people you're portraying (eg Dick), change the name and everthing else as well. Instead, this reeks of a propaganda piece by Elton rewriting his role in some pretty crappy stuff that he did throughout his career, making him out to be a victim.
Next is the story (or the 20 mins of story in between songs). This is not the story of Elton John, it's a story about a guy called Elton John. Everything is different to reality, so again, what's the point? If you're gonna change primary characteristics of people you're portraying (eg Dick), change the name and everthing else as well. Instead, this reeks of a propaganda piece by Elton rewriting his role in some pretty crappy stuff that he did throughout his career, making him out to be a victim.