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I saw the William Finn version of Muscle in Chicago. It was fine - the score was very Finn, which I like, but the source story and characters really didn't scream out for musicalization or dramatization, honestly.

Aspects of Love in summer of 1990. I had memorized the cast recording ahead of time. Michael Ball's voice was glorious. I had an understudy for Rose. As another poster mentioned, the show itself is creepy and lacking in many areas, but I too love the score.

I saw both of the first two performances (in town for work). Opening night was quite fun with the Halloween crowd. I haven't seen the film in 10+ years, but I've seen over 900 musicals in my life. Just background on my perspective.Book is hilarious. Direction / choreography is smooth, slick, and fun. Great transitions. Set is effective mix of screens and set pieces slid on and off by cast (I didn't mind it a bit). Lyrics are better than the music. Not bad, but very few really standout melodie...

The Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park announced their 08-09 season yesterday, and the first show in the bigger theater that season will the musical adaptation of EMMA, but Paul Gordon (Jane Eyre). I know there are some serious fans of Paul Gorden out there, so I thought I'd share this news. It plays Sept. 2 - Oct 3, 2008. I believe that this is a co-production with the St. Louis Rep, so St. Louis audiences are likely to see this show as well this season. See the link for more info. Scott Cain

Thanks for your feedback. At the time that we were finalizing the script (as if a new show script is ever final), we did lots of research on what a "standard format" was for a musical and found numerous sources, none of which seemed consistent at all. Some had the character names to the left, and some had them centered. Same thing with CAPS or no CAPS on song lyrics. So, I chose a format found in a published script for a Tony-Award winning musical and went with it. Scott

Hi! I hope that everyone will allow for some shameless self-promotion. I wanted to share some (hopefully exciting) news with you all. My brother David and I have recently finished writing a new musical entitled TO THE RESCUE. The piano and vocal arrangements are being completed currently, and the work will be ready for licensing and staging in April. The website for the show is now active and be viewed at: http://www.christianmusical.net/ THE THE RESCUE is a Christian musical primarily intend...

The score is wonderful, my favorite Schmidt and Jones by far. They were perfectly suited to musicalize the story, and it is a crying shame that they can't get the rights back. Scott (scottcain@hotmail.com)

Attached is a review from Talkin' Broadway with another photo. Scott

Here is another review from Cincy. Scott

Here is a link to a review (by me for Talkin' Broadway) of JULIA in Wicked in Cincinnati.

I was able to get B 109 - 100 for a Saturday night (4/15) at normal full price (not at premium). Scott

yes, but if so, when are they going to start selling tickets past March? I am trying to plan my April trip, and buy my tickets, but if they don't offer them soon, I may just end up seeing something else. Scott

The show's website said that they went on sale today, but when I tried, Telecharge said they weren't on sale yet. From the above post, it looks like they go on sale tomorrow. Scott

Does anyone know if they are going to extend past 3/31? I am coming to NYC in April and would like to see this, but they are only selling tickets through the end of March. Scott

Well, mine would be LIZ CALLAWAY, though I am also found of Karen Ziemba, Janine Lamanna, Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth, Sutton Foster, Sally Mayes, and Karry Butler.Scott