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I was at the first preview of Enron last night. It definitely has some tightening up to do, but man oh man is this evolutionary theatre!!!!!! The people getting sick obviously through some things off, because the show started 25 minutes late. That is why people thought it felt long! This production is a hybrid between and play and a musical with such incredible metaphors! The main set piece is a huge screen/stock ticker that works as such a beautiful metaphor of seeing through the numbers int...

The Donmar Production was incredible. I do not think they are that far off with this new revival. Sure there are still a couple issues to work out, but I am sure they are rehearsing and tweaking every day. The biggest problem I feel, is the gap between some actors being charactures and some others being way to serious. Particularly the Nathan Detroit character. Oliver needs to choose one direction or the other. I personally think that this tale was meant to represent the Runyan stories, so it...

I would definitely agree. They travel a fine line between realism and artistic interpretation. It is a beautiful juxtaposition, which gives fuel to the story. Let's remember this is theater... and a musical. I think Lauren is great as Adelaide! And am very thankful she does NOT over due the "voice", but instead makes the character her own. Her cute mannerisms add so much more to the character. I think Titus is wonderful! I would cast him as Mary in THE SECRET GARDEN, just to hear that voice. ...

That may be true, but he would be a great friend to have! Des is a genius. His direction and vision for this piece was incredible. I am sure he was the top choice anyways... and its only first preview! I loved how he brought the story back to the original time period that Damon Runyan had intended. Setting it when the stories actually took place makes it more relevant to today. This is truly a wonderful salute to NYC, and it is going to be the hot show for 2009! I smell Tony's.