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Favorite Stephen Sondheim Musical...  Dec 18 2019, 10:48:40 PM

^ I second both motions!



Anais Mitchell blames the patriarchy for people wanting perfect rhymes in theatre songs. Seriously.  Dec 16 2019, 10:54:17 AM
Disagreeing vehemently with Sean Martin2.
I find HADESTOWN one of the truly great and sublime works of musical theater in the last decade, and I couldn’t wipe the smile off my face watching it, despite Mitchell’s insistence on choosing false rhymes throughout where perfect rhymes would have made me smile even more.


Favorite Stephen Sondheim Musical...  Dec 10 2019, 11:53:35 PM

Favorite musical of all time; favorite Sondheim show. One and the same.

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC



Tina Landau says she's working on a revival of FLOYD COLLINS  Dec 8 2019, 07:19:52 PM

"The original off-Broadway production was in 1996, right? Wasn't Benjamin Walker a teenager then or am I thinking of someone else?"

Boy, do I apologize for that slip. Just checked my cd and it was Christopher Innvar who played Floyd stunningly. (Also surprised to discover Floyd's brother was played by Jason Danieley and Brian D'Arcy James was in the ensemble.) Funny the tricks your mind plays once you cross 60.

 



Tina Landau says she's working on a revival of FLOYD COLLINS  Dec 8 2019, 05:14:52 PM

The original Off-way production had a lot going for it. Beautiful score, star-making debut by Benjamin Walker, gorgeous musicianship by the pit band. But it felt like a story that painted itself literally into a corner it could never find its way out of. The progress of Act II went from bleak to bleaker to bleakest, despite the fact that it ends with "How Glory Goes" which is indeed musical theater heaven. I imagine it would be a very tough sell to today's audienc

Anais Mitchell blames the patriarchy for people wanting perfect rhymes in theatre songs. Seriously.  Dec 8 2019, 03:46:00 PM

You are totally correct. My point is that I ENJOY perfect rhymes a million per cent more than false rhymes. 



West Side Story revival?  Dec 8 2019, 03:21:58 PM

^ My personal opinion is that those 2 songs are among the least effective in the whole score of SUNDAY, more like random sketches for song ideas that never coalesce into a complete satisfying number. But the shape of the two acts was certainly deeply imbalanced before those songs were added. And the character of Marie barely registered without her solo number.



Anais Mitchell blames the patriarchy for people wanting perfect rhymes in theatre songs. Seriously.  Dec 8 2019, 03:15:05 PM

I think HADESTOWN is one of the most beautiful evenings of musical theater to come around in a long time. But my enjoyment would have been exponentially increased had Mitchell succumbed to the patriarchy and provided us with proper true rhymes to end her lines. I ascribe her refusal to do so more to a lack of professionalism than to any moral paradigm she's fighting. Each time her lines ended in a true rhyme, my heart smiled a little.



West Side Story revival?  Dec 8 2019, 02:49:06 PM

"I predict during that six week period, I Feel Pretty and the ballet sequence will be restored."

God, do I hope you're wrong. Our tickets are for December 29, and boy, would I be pissed to see the show without those 2 numbers and then to have them restored in time for the opening. 

Decades ago I saw the original production of SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE at a preview before "Children and Art" and "Lesson #8&q


New York Theater Quiz for November 2019  Dec 1 2019, 10:01:53 PM

Gruesome-- 40%



Theater References in  Dec 1 2019, 11:42:57 AM
And “Being Alive” wasn’t the only song from COMPANY performed in MARRIAGE STORY. The 3 ladies (mom and 2 sisters) perform a slightly modified “You Could Drive a Person Crazy” earlier in the film.

I adored the 2 Bway references in KNIVES OUT, though I was among a very small few in the audience who roared with laughter when we heard them. Sondheim appreciation is still a rare thing in the movie theaters here in LA.


1969:  Nov 27 2019, 09:41:47 AM

You are correct sir :)



Is seeing Oklahoma worth the cost?  Nov 26 2019, 07:24:06 PM

Just to prove how divisive this show is, my friends and I found it among the worst nights of theater we ever endured on Broadway. Please understand that folks feel PASSIONATELY about this production, both pro and con. 

And no, virtually no show is worth the cost of theater tickets PLUS the plane flights and hotel costs for one lone show. No show is.



Dream Jukebox Musical  Nov 26 2019, 07:15:31 PM

I'm happy you guys all think the words "dream Jukebox Musical" inspire such flights of happy fancy. Enjoy!

For me a "dream jukebox musical" is a contradiction in terms; I've seen loads, and I have yet to see one work any better than a cruise ship show. (Okay, the SINGLE exception I actually enjoyed was AMERICAN IDIOT.)

 



Your Top 10 Shows This Decade  Nov 26 2019, 06:50:51 PM

You guys above are definitely helping me out! These shows brought me pure joy/catharsis: 9 musicals and 6 plays. If you're only allowed 10, throw out whichever 5 you want.

Original Musicals:

HADESTOWN

THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY

GROUNDHOG DAY

THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS

Act I of AN AMERICAN IN PARIS

Revivals:

ONCE ON THIS ISLAND

THE COLOR PURPLE

ON THE TOWN

Plays:

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD


1969: "Maggie Flynn" and "The Fig Leafs Are Falling"  Nov 25 2019, 09:47:42 PM

Maybe "Fig Leafs" closed so quickly because there's no such word as "Leafs". 



Favorite Flop?  Nov 21 2019, 10:18:34 PM
^ I’m not convinced of that. It’s a show built around an essentially selfish gangster antihero with no happy romantic ending. The most charismatic guy in the world couldn’t make Legs lovable.

Would Helen Mirren be the finale Queen in the Crown  Nov 21 2019, 09:21:27 PM

BWW has an article asking if Imelda Staunton takes over in seasons 5 & 6. Ugh.



Favorite Flop?  Nov 21 2019, 08:21:51 PM

To Mr Roxy and Sushisake, thanks for the fond nod to LEGS DIAMOND, the last production on Broadway I worked on, night and day for 6 months. 



Any musicals with numbers at the start?  Nov 21 2019, 01:48:23 PM

Two by Two.

Six.



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