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M. BUTTERFLY Reviews#1
Posted: 10/26/17 at 11:05am
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M. BUTTERFLY Reviews#2
Posted: 10/26/17 at 11:17am

This should be interesting 

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. Tazber's: Reply to Is Stephen Schwartz a Practicing Christian
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M. BUTTERFLY Reviews#4
Posted: 10/26/17 at 9:01pm
Jeffrey Karasarides said: "The Chicago Tribune seems mixed...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/reviews/sc-ent-m-butterfly-review-1027-story.html"



“Seems” being the operative word... I didn’t follow that review at all No mention of the actors performances - good or bad?? The sets? Most bizzare.

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M. BUTTERFLY Reviews#4
Posted: 10/26/17 at 9:01pm
Jeffrey Karasarides said: "The Chicago Tribune seems mixed...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/reviews/sc-ent-m-butterfly-review-1027-story.html"



“Seems” being the operative word... I didn’t follow that review at all No mention of the actors performances - good or bad?? The sets? Most bizzare.

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M. BUTTERFLY Reviews#9
Posted: 10/26/17 at 10:39pm
Guessing this'll be on TDF next week.
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M. BUTTERFLY Reviews#10
Posted: 10/26/17 at 10:56pm
Catty Brantley is always my favorite Brantley. “M. Moth.” LOL.
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M. BUTTERFLY Reviews#11
Posted: 10/26/17 at 10:59pm
BroadwayConcierge said: "Catty Brantley is always my favorite Brantley. “M. Moth.” LOL. "



His Anastasia review was a masterpiece of the genre.

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M. BUTTERFLY Reviews#12
Posted: 10/27/17 at 8:57am

BroadwayConcierge said: "Catty Brantley is always my favorite Brantley. “M. Moth.” LOL."

I despise him.

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M. BUTTERFLY Reviews#13
Posted: 10/27/17 at 8:59am

So Lion King was a fluke? 

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. Tazber's: Reply to Is Stephen Schwartz a Practicing Christian
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M. BUTTERFLY Reviews#14
Posted: 10/27/17 at 9:10am

carnzee said: "BroadwayConcierge said: "Catty Brantley is always my favorite Brantley. “M. Moth.” LOL. "

His Anastasia review was a masterpiece of the genre."

I love the M. Moth opening sentence! I also found his Anastasia review to be quite amusing.

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M. BUTTERFLY Reviews#15
Posted: 10/27/17 at 9:28am

Wow, I wonder will this be still on for when I have my ticket at the end of November. 

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M. BUTTERFLY Reviews#16
Posted: 10/27/17 at 9:42am

"So Lion King was a fluke?"

Only if you think it's good.

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M. BUTTERFLY Reviews#17
Posted: 10/27/17 at 10:10am

newintown said: ""So Lion King was a fluke?"

Only if you think it's good."

I think the first ten minutes is stunning beautiful, sadly what follows is 110 minutes of pure boring crap 

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. Tazber's: Reply to Is Stephen Schwartz a Practicing Christian
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M. BUTTERFLY Reviews#18
Posted: 10/27/17 at 10:11am

I love catty Brantley because even though he makes snide jokes, he brings up talking points that are still deep dives. Compared to Jesse Green, who says something is awful and then bashes it for a page. 

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M. BUTTERFLY Reviews#19
Posted: 10/27/17 at 10:15am

"I think the first ten minutes is stunning beautiful, sadly what follows is 110 minutes of pure boring crap."

I agree. I think that may be what makes it so popular. There's nothing pesky, like content, to distract the audience from the colors, shapes, and movement.

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M. BUTTERFLY Reviews#20
Posted: 10/27/17 at 10:30am

I disagree with Brantley nearly completely, and think Chris Jones in the Chicago Tribune nails it.

There's little point pining for the original version, because I don't think it would play today. As Jones notes, the roles of East and West have changed and the metaphors for them in the play would seem outdated and pat. What's more, I'd argue the gender reveal would be insensitive and inappropriate today: it can't be the point of the play.

That said, the revisions do come with a price, namely the suspense of that reveal and the spell the audience falls under along with Gallimard.

And IMO Owen is underwhelming and has little stage presence and Ha is wonderful (hence why I completely disagree with Brantley.) And I found the physical production to be beautiful and expressive but had trouble giving clarity to the new complexities of the script.

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M. BUTTERFLY Reviews#21
Posted: 10/27/17 at 11:30am
Worth noting: Brantley and some others do not mention SPIDER MAN anywhere in their reviews, which I think is admirable (even if their MB reviews are negative). Also no mention of Spidey in Chicago Trib, Hollywood Reporter, Daily News, Guardian, and maybe otherrs too.
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M. BUTTERFLY Reviews#22
Posted: 10/27/17 at 11:51am

They're probably afraid that if they say the name, someone will try to revive it.

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M. BUTTERFLY Reviews#23
Posted: 10/27/17 at 12:07pm

There is nothing wrong with a couple hours of "colors, shapes, and movement." The problem is one of genre; in the theatre we expect all of those things to be in the service of storytelling. 

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M. BUTTERFLY Reviews#24
Posted: 10/27/17 at 1:42pm

Dollypop said: "Guessing this'll be on TDF next week."

It's there now !

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