Sweet Charity vs. la cage
Sweet Charity vs. la cage
Swing Joined: 5/31/05
Sweet Charity vs. la cage#0
Posted: 5/31/05 at 4:46pmIm not sure which to see. Im not sure I want to see La Cage becuase it frankly may be hard to relate to, revolving around a homosexual relationship. Im hesistant about SC because it may be centered too much around a female character, also hard to relate too. However, Im leaning towards SC becuase there are cheap tickets on theatremania.com. Anyone seen both/either care to comment?
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re: Sweet Charity vs. la cage#3
Posted: 5/31/05 at 5:01pm
I haven't seen La Cage, but when I saw Sweet Charity for my birthday, I ADORED IT.
*points to icon*
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re: Sweet Charity vs. la cage#5
Posted: 5/31/05 at 5:08pmI saw both revivals in April and preferred "La Cage". The Cagelles were terrific. Overall, there is a bit more depth to La Cage, in my opinion. Charity has some fun numbers, but the book is a bit thin. I saw Charlotte D'Amboise (what a dancer!) as Charity, not Christina Applegate.
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re: Sweet Charity vs. la cage#6
Posted: 5/31/05 at 5:09pm
Are you saying you wouldn't see Sweeney Todd because a barber hell-bent on revenge is just too hard to relate to?
La Cage is fairly universal. Paraphrasing Daniel Davis: the characters face a crisis, and overcome that crisis like any family- through love and understanding. And the ensemble is beyond words. I haven't seen Sweet Charity, so it isn't my place to comment on the audience that it reaches out to.
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re: Sweet Charity vs. la cage#7
Posted: 5/31/05 at 5:11pm
i could definately relate to a barber, hell-bent on revenge.
no i get what youre saying, i also saw the daniel davis thing.
re: Sweet Charity vs. la cage#8
Posted: 5/31/05 at 5:14pm
At least you can sit back and enjoy La Cage, flaws and all. It's a fun evening, with great dancing and spectacle. I had a great time, despite the somewhat lazy direction.
I wouldn't touch Charity again with a ten foot pole. I thought it was a big mess, with no style, and a capable, but "left for the wolves" leading lady.
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re: Sweet Charity vs. la cage#9
Posted: 5/31/05 at 5:14pmBad example. The point is: I feel like you're going to be missing a lot if you're hesitant to see something, because of the sexuality/gender of the main character(s). But maybe I misunderstood you (and if so- I'm sorry).
re: Sweet Charity vs. la cage#10
Posted: 5/31/05 at 5:18pmWhy not just see Doubt or Light in the Piazza instead? They're both much finer choices of theatre.
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re: Sweet Charity vs. la cage#11
Posted: 5/31/05 at 5:21pmEh maybe youre right but I think right now I'd rather see a comedy.
re: Sweet Charity vs. la cage#12
Posted: 5/31/05 at 5:29pm
Both La Cage and Charity have many things to relate to, regardless of you gender or sexual orientation.
Updated On: 5/31/05 at 05:29 PM
re: Sweet Charity vs. la cage#13
Posted: 5/31/05 at 5:30pmI can't see Piazza because I'm not Italian and I can't see Doubt because I was never molested by my priest.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
re: Sweet Charity vs. la cage#14
Posted: 5/31/05 at 5:30pmI echo RedHot. As someone who has seen Charity, La Cage and Piazza recently...the one I would recommend WHOLEHEARTEDLY is Piazza. It's fantastic.
re: Sweet Charity vs. la cage#15
Posted: 5/31/05 at 5:34pm
If you prefer comedy, then why not SPELLING BEE which is far superior to both of your other choices?
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re: Sweet Charity vs. la cage#16
Posted: 5/31/05 at 5:36pm
I'd recommend staying home and looking at yourself in the mirror.
Piazza involves falling in love with an Italian, and if you've never fallen in love with an Italian, you wouldn't care for that. Are you a catholic priest and have you been accused of molestation? Spamalot is about the King of England, and I doubt you've ever been that. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is about conning a woman out of $50,000? Is that something you've done? Have you ever been a roustabout who's rolled into a square town in a square state? Were you an orphan named after a bourough?
This is tough! I'd recommend the mirror. Otherwise you are in danger of expanding your experience.
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re: Sweet Charity vs. la cage#18
Posted: 5/31/05 at 5:40pmok ok youre all right and im wrong. i shouldnt judge musicals based on differences. i just want to know which is more enjoyable/a better show. i was only saying that i didnt plan to see a movie like i dunno..."bring it on" because it looks like its centered entirely on female cheerleaders, but broadway could be up to $100 and not worth it if its something im totally uninterested in. but obviously im the only one who feels that way, so just go ahead please and give me your advice on which show is worth it.
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re: Sweet Charity vs. la cage#19
Posted: 5/31/05 at 5:41pmoh and margo ill be seeing BEE sometime mid-June.
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re: Sweet Charity vs. la cage#21
Posted: 5/31/05 at 5:51pmDamn, I was going to suggest "Bring It On! The Musical!" a lively romp of a show headed to Broadway in 2007, but you've shot me down!
re: Sweet Charity vs. la cage#22
Posted: 5/31/05 at 5:56pmYou probably won't like Bee if you haven't won one.
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re: Sweet Charity vs. la cage#23
Posted: 5/31/05 at 5:57pmhah. wasnt trying to shoot anyone down. u still got Secrets Of The Ya Ya Sisterhood-the musical, if you want though.
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