Off-Broadway Bound - "Bark! the Musical " in West Hollywood

Any of you West Coasters seen this show in West Hollywood? I hear they just opened a second company in Chicago, and it's supposed to open off-broadway this summer. What's the scoop on this show? Is it good? I did a thread search, and found one thread, but it's old. Just curious if anyone has seen it lately or knows any of the gossip. Here's the website:

www.barkthemusical.com

I'm actually seeing Bark! on Friday with a bunch of Drama kids (it's all part of this big Hollywood trip). I'll post a mini-review of some sort.

But I've heard good things about it.

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Cool!! Thanks. I'd be interested to see how this thing is. It's been running for over a year. With a second company, and plans for New York, somebody must like it.

Yeah, the concept seems like it has the potential to be hokey. But it seems like it's doing well. Who knows? Anyway, I listened to some of the song samples on the website. Not bad. I would be interested to see how the thing is staged though. Storyline, etc.

Half price tickets have been on sale forever on Goldstar. It plays in a very small theater.

I would have walked out at intermission, but it was Mother's Day and my mom kept hoping that it would get better.

The costumes seemed kind of simple. A bit cheesy to me. I cannot really explain the staging. I have tried to black out the whole experience.

They just go through each dog and it tells its own story. Some of the actors were very talented.

Gav can probably give you a better assessment as it will be fresh in her head, and if she likes it, she will probably want to remember it.

Updated On: 2/4/06 at 12:26 AM

Oh, and Blake Pullen of FCLO's Miss Saigon is in it!

I'm excited now.

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Well, I saw a DVD of Miss Saigon (got it from the crew captain), and in the first act, he was okay. But in the second act, he was GREAT.

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