Previews begin tonight for The Man in the Ceiling at the Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor. Will anyone from the board be attending?
I have fond memories of Jules Feiffer's book. My closeted teen self identified with the young cartoonist and his musical writing uncle who face disapproval from the rest of the family. Looking back the uncle's musical has a lot in common with Alan Menkin's Weird Romance.
27 East. Mixed. "musically the show doesn’t rise to Mr. Feiffer’s contributions... Except for the haunting ballad “Disappear,” sung movingly by both Ms. Parker and Mr. Binstock to each other, the first act with seven other songs has too many times when the performers are singing different lines at each other making the lyrics especially difficult to understand...The unfortunate result is at times cacophony. Things brighten considerably in the second act with several numbers that lift the ballast "
"The collaborations of Jules Feiffer(author of the book The Man in the Ceiling) along with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa (Rent), and director Jeffrey Seller (who produced Hamilton) bring an innovative and retro dynamic to this bold musical production. The stage design and lighting along with a live orchestra adds a unique panache to this show. "
I feel like I should be excited for this, but I'm tired of being disappointed by Lippa. After Big Fish and The Addams Family, I'm not that excited for anything else of his.
Lippa is a total hack who keeps being handed infinitely promising source material, and turning it into the most generic possible sludge. Won't be seeing or listening to this at any point, though I'm very fond of Feiffer. I've given this composer so many tries.
Did another search on this and found some songs in a concert. Lippa cast himself in the role of the uncle who writes flop musicals. The meta aspect is interesting. The song itself didn't make an impression on a first listen.
With a team like that, it’s hard to go wrong, and rest assured, this is a polished piece of theater with solid acting, a terrific score and tons of creativity, thanks to an enthusiastic and talented cast and crew..... Ultimately what’s missing here is the real gravitas necessary to make the adults in the play become fully realized characters. The lack of complexity in their development leaves the supporting roles nearly as one dimensional as Jimmy Jibbett’s cartoons.
Well I didn't want to get into it, but he's a Satanist.
Every full moon he sacrifices 4 puppies to the Dark Lord and smears their blood on his paino.
This should help you understand the score for Wicked a little bit more.
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