Fun Home to Return to The Public September 2013- Page 2

[After Eight]

Posted: 8/9/13 at 7:35am

"is the score fantastic?"

Anything but. Thankfully, I've forgotten it, but not the pain of hearing it. The show itself was dreary and dismal.

It was particularly sad to see Judy Kuhn stuck in such a miserable role. I guess you go where the work is, but it would be so nice to see her get the opportunity to kick up her heels in something. A revival of No, No, Nanette, perhaps?

Updated On: 8/9/13 at 07:35 AM

[DeNada]

Posted: 8/9/13 at 7:39am

Well, the subject matter is hardly cheery.

SPOILERY DESCRIPTION OF THE SHOW BELOW









Alison Bechdel's relationship with her repressed bisexual father who may or may not have committed suicide while she explores her own lesbianism as a teenager was never going to be a song and dance show!

Judy Kuhn's career has been almost entirely dramatic, with only She Loves Me as a comedic interlude. Having not seen her in that I can't say whether she has comedic chops; I guess also her vocal quality doesn't lend itself to bright and breezy shows these days. I dunno, that's just how it seems to me.

Updated On: 8/9/13 at 07:39 AM

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 8/9/13 at 9:36am

Great of you to put SPOILERS in your post.

[DeNada]

Posted: 8/9/13 at 9:42am

I do apologise. There's only one thing in there that isn't revealed in the Public's own synopsis of the show, and it's something that's on the first page of the graphic novel so I assumed it wasn't much of a spoiler. Of course, I shouldn't assume anything, I guess.

Spoiler warning added, and apologies to anyone who feels they've been spoiled.

[Kad]

Posted: 8/9/13 at 12:23pm

Bechdel's graphic memoir is really incredible. I thought Kron and Tesori did an admirable job adapting something that does not easily lend itself to the stage.

[dreaming]

Posted: 8/9/13 at 12:29pm

Kad-I went away from the lab production and immediately read the novel-it was incredible. I really think they did a very good job and I'm hopeful they made the necessary alterations. (I'd love for them to tackle the sequel "Are You My Mother?". It too, is very moving and a great read.)

[Kad]

Posted: 8/9/13 at 12:54pm

I'm not as big of a fan of Are You My Mother?, because it lacks the compelling "mystery" of her father and Bechdel's own dynamic growth into her sexual identity.

Fun Home is really essentially reading for anyone LGBT, or an ally, or interested in sexuality, or... anyone who is a person.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 8/9/13 at 12:55pm

I agree.

[dreaming]

Posted: 8/9/13 at 12:56pm

Anyone who is a person-or has a very weird family!

I liked "Are You My Mother?" only slightly less than "Fun Home". I agree with the dynamic/growth factor. However, I also thought it was interesting in its own way (there is a bit more family history there and there is a growth between mother and daughter, which is kind of neat).

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 8/9/13 at 1:05pm

I thought "Are You My Mother" came off as really precious, slight, and narcissistic in comparison to "Fun Home," which is one of my favorite graphic books. Of course, it was kind of cool that "Are You My Mother" so prominently featured the recent Night Music revival...

I can't wait to see what this A-list team has done with "Fun Home."

After Eight's condescending dismissal of it makes me even more excited!

Updated On: 8/9/13 at 01:05 PM

[GilmoreGirlO2]

Posted: 8/9/13 at 1:08pm

Hoping to make a weekend trip out to NYC in the to see this. Cerveris seems like a perfect fit for the father, basing off of the graphic novel.

I am not sure how well “Are You My Mother?” would work onstage. Granted, “Fun Home” is not something that screams ‘musical adaptation!’ either, but “…Mother?” seems like it would be particularly tough. I find “Fun Home” has more of a forward-moving plot, where as “Are You My Mother?” is focused more on Bechdel’s internal thoughts and ruminations. (I, personally, am not a big fan of “…Mother?” as, for me, it felt a bit too self-indulgent. Almost as though these were all thoughts in her diary that were not necessarily meant to be strung into a plot of some sort.) With so much of the book recounting her dreams, explaining the life of Winnicot, and the time sequences being so out of order, I imagine it would be much harder to stage.

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 8/9/13 at 1:23pm

I would have preferred they keep Martin Moran or Cerveris. Moran is exceptional.

[macnyc]

Posted: 9/25/13 at 2:27pm

(Bumping up an old thread).

In case anyone is interested, this looks to be a good deal. When I put the code into the website, the tickets came up as $48.50.

From Twitter:

Be one of the 1st to see FUN HOME next week! For 2 days only, use code FUNTWEET for $50 tix – now thru Fri @ 2pm only!

(Edited to add: Discount is good only for first week of performances, which start Sept. 30.)



Updated On: 9/25/13 at 02:27 PM