Ring of Fire 2/21
Ring of Fire 2/21
#0Ring of Fire 2/21
Posted: 2/21/06 at 9:25pm
Ok...so i'm not there.
Still stuck in Boston..
But a friend of mine is...
He's at intermission...and I guess is one of the few staying. Apparently, the show is still a mess.
He'll be back to post a full review later. 
#1re: Ring of Fire 2/21
Posted: 2/21/06 at 9:27pmhaha- I can't wait to hear another horrible review! I love reading those...
#2re: Ring of Fire 2/21
Posted: 2/21/06 at 9:34pmCan it be? Is there going to be a jukebox musical worse than Good Vibrations or Lennon?
#3re: Ring of Fire 2/21
Posted: 2/21/06 at 9:35pmbelieve me, this is NOT worse than Good Vibrations or Lennon
#4re: Ring of Fire 2/21
Posted: 2/21/06 at 10:31pmWell...umm...(looks around)...I have an extra ticket to tomorrow's matinee at 2pm. (sigh) Anyone want to join me?
-Kad
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RentBoy86
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
#6re: Ring of Fire 2/21
Posted: 2/21/06 at 11:01pmI think its just a mess because it has now through line to it. There's no story to rely upon. Even Lennon had a through line, as did Good Vibrations. Its basically just a concert, not musical theater. Its not telling any sort of story, I think that's where they went wrong.
Runner1B
Stand-by Joined: 2/11/06
#7re: Ring of Fire 2/21
Posted: 2/22/06 at 12:59amI thought the point was that the songs themselves are sung in a particular order that tells a story, or that each song is a separate story in itslef (my take) making a "book"unnecessary. I've never seen a production provoke such a mixed reception. The critical reception is going to be very interesting. Has Cass Morgan returned to the show? She was out at the first preview.
mijofly19
Broadway Star Joined: 6/14/05
#8re: Ring of Fire 2/21
Posted: 2/22/06 at 1:01amI haven't seen it yet, but I doubt it would be lack of story. Smokey Joe's Cafe just used songs of Leiber & Stoller without telling any sort of story, and that ran for 5 years, 2000+ performances.
Runner1B
Stand-by Joined: 2/11/06
#9re: Ring of Fire 2/21
Posted: 2/22/06 at 1:15am
It would be nice to see a Maltby show run for 5 years! 
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Joined: 12/31/69
#10re: Ring of Fire 2/21
Posted: 2/22/06 at 7:57am
I saw this show Saturday matinee. I didn't really enjoy it (I tried---but was bored silly). The second act seemed a bit better. (maybe because I knew the end was near---I actually found myself counting down --- knowing there were 16 songs in the second act). According to the producer's statements---there is an overall story----very subtle and he felt that the audience would be sophisticated enough to pick up on it. For example---the opening song was the last that Cash recorded and the last song was the first. Well, I guess I'm not one of the sophisticated ones---because to me it was just a collection of nice Cash songs performed by good singers and good musicians, but no linking thread---so, after you've heard one......(just my opinion)
By the way---my husband really enjoyed it and said he'd see it again-----(so I guess it's me)
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