Blood Brothers
Blood Brothers
#0Blood Brothers
Posted: 6/16/05 at 10:14pmI saw the current production in London. WHile I thought the material was really promising, I thought the production was cheesy and shoddy. I was wondering what people thought about the chances of a B-way revival. I know it was on B-way about 10 years ago.
#1re: Blood Brothers
Posted: 6/16/05 at 10:17pm
No way. It bombed here.
While the book is fairly interesting, the music is repetitive...and it's just so darn BRITISH.
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The show would totally invite really bad English accents in the U.S., don't you think?
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#2re: Blood Brothers
Posted: 6/16/05 at 10:19pmToo soon. It had a substantial run with several stars including Petula Clark, Carole King, Helen Reddy, David and Shaun Cassidy. I doubt that the material deserves a first class revival just yet.
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#3re: Blood Brothers
Posted: 6/16/05 at 10:37pm
Bernadette, Patti and Betty are all sitting around doing nothing. One of them can take the role on.
Actually I think it should be put in an off-Broadway house where it can be done in an intimate setting.
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#4re: Blood Brothers
Posted: 6/16/05 at 11:08pmI agree. I think it might work in an off-bway house. Although I also agree that it would invite bad Liverpool accent.
#5re: Blood Brothers
Posted: 6/17/05 at 7:07am
The show ran just a little over two years on Broadway - not that much of a bomb!
I agree that the production in London is looking a little tired now - the set appears to be holding the theatre up as well, which is never good. I think it needs to close, and maybe come back into London in 10 or so years with a fresh production team. I'm not sure that in the era of Wicked, Hairspray and DRS that Blood Brothers would play that well on Broadway.
#6re: Blood Brothers
Posted: 6/17/05 at 3:23pmI just think it is a bad show regardless. It could stand to be re-workshopped that is for sure. Very American works don't sit well across the pond as very British works don't do well here.
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#7re: Blood Brothers
Posted: 6/17/05 at 3:24pmI tried to like it, I really did. But my friends and I almost got thrown out of the theatre for laughing at all the wrong moments during the Broadway run. We just found it to be a ridiculous show.
"I don't really get the ending,all i can go with is when after several months,Judith saw Pat sang,and later she kissed him on the toilet,after that the story back to where Pat went down from the stage after he'd sung,and he went to the italian lady.I just don't get it,what Judith exatcly meant when he kissed Pat that she had seen,and did Pat end up together with The Italian Lady?Please help me,thank u very much!"
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#8re: Blood Brothers
Posted: 6/17/05 at 3:36pm
Aaaahhhhhh, Blood Brothers!!! This show haunts my dreams at night. I'm with your friends, Redhotinnyc2, I remember laughing at terrible moments because I felt it was sooooooo goofy. It takes itsef far too seriously and the material overall (book, score, lyrics) is lamer than FDR's legs......
...too soon?
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#9re: Blood Brothers
Posted: 6/17/05 at 3:37pmWay too soon.
"I don't really get the ending,all i can go with is when after several months,Judith saw Pat sang,and later she kissed him on the toilet,after that the story back to where Pat went down from the stage after he'd sung,and he went to the italian lady.I just don't get it,what Judith exatcly meant when he kissed Pat that she had seen,and did Pat end up together with The Italian Lady?Please help me,thank u very much!"
Quote from someone on IMDB in reference to a movie he/she didn't understand. Such grammar!
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