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I agree with much of that, but I'd say the biggest problem with the original Rich and Happy number (although infinetly preferable to That Frank) is that it's so campy and silly we don't really think of any of these people as a threat or as Frank in some sort of horrible place in his life. If the worst that he's come to is that he's very rich and likes to entertain a bunch of Hollywood phonies, one could think of a lot worse lives to lead. Of course, that isn't the

Kad said: "Yeah, once the action of Part 2 gets closer to and starts to coincide with the events of The Wizard of Oz, it feels like there's a mad rush to get all the origin details onto the board, timeline be damned- and the result is it feels like nearlyeverything we know about Dorothy's adventure was due to events that happened right as she got there. I thought in expanding act 2, they would've at least attempted to smooth out the timeline here and give these o

So I've got two questions about this show, one I don't think has been asked and one I'm sure has been discussed, but I can't find it. For context, I've never seen the show and unfortunately live nowhere near New York, so am unlikely to.

1) Do you think the script reads funny? I was thinking of buying a copy (though the $40-odd price is a little steep) just so I could experience the show in some form, but I wonder if it's the delivery that creates

Theatrefan2 said: "
Actually there were plenty who didnt think it was fantastic in London. Theres just no point in saying it as you just get people shouting back at you.Same as when you dared say anything critical about Sunset."

Not buying this.

1) Even Sunset got it's share of naysaying posts here.

2) And Gypsy got comments that ranged from pro to con to in between.

I have trouble believing if "plenty" of people didn&

BJR said: "(Also, Molina's stubborn shallowness/vapidity is part of Puig's story, as it's self-protection.)"

I read an interesting interivew with Puig where he talked about not liking the 1985 movie because Molina was made into such a depressing character. He said, "In the book, the character of Molina is full of joy and life...Hurt created a neurtoic and tortured character who had nothing to do with Molina, who was a very joyful person, among ot

bwayobsessed said: "joevitus said: "Jeffrey Karasarides said: "BrodyFosse123 said: "I saw the original Broadway production with both Chita and Vanessa and will admit, though the musical is beautifully crafted, my only interest in the musical has always been, and remains, the Aurora sequences. I always zoned out during the rest of the show just waiting for the Aurora numbers. For this, I enjoyed the film adaptation. Didn’t have to slodge thru those end

EricMontreal22 said: "BrodyFosse123 said: "Heartbreaking to learn the film has only grossed $2M globally on a $30M budget (excluding the cost of promoting the film). After all the press interviews across the board and countless media coverage the film was completely ignored by the movie going public. Globally."

It's my understanding it hasn't opened yet in many international markets (there's some question if it will.) And there really was not