Oh no, ET I HATE FH, I was quoting my wife. You are not jaded. The acting is ridiculous and the storylines simply stupid. But, somehow all three kids love it???? And, these are kids that enjoyed Of Thee I Sing? Figure that one?
Why is Reprise! never so good? I mean, I enjoy the productions - mainly because it's my first exposure to some shows (like Company, Pippin, etc...), and the actors themselves tend to be good, even if everything else sucks.
Im not sure Shira. When Reprise first started they were doing staged readings of the musicals. They had big names and little rehearsal time. But since they were staged readings they could get away with alot more. Then when the first few productions were well recieved they slowly made the transition from staged readings to somewhat fully staged shows with the same small rehearsal time. The productions then got stuck somewhere in between. Too good to be staged readings but too mediocre to be full realized productions. Don't get me wrong; there have been some wonderful surprises. But for the most part ( in my opinion) pretty yucky.
Dame - when I was youger I played Pippin in three different productions. (all school). I love that role. Now, I feel that I am Pippin often looking for my corner......
I am looking forward to the weekend. Les Miz with the 6 year old. I am not sure if he will make it throuhg the entire show. We will see.
brdlwyr; I took my 7 year old ( at the time) neice to les mis and she loved it. At th time they had a childrens sypnopsis and study guide on their website. It helped. you might want to do some googling and see if that is still around. Of course you should first start with the Les Mis website.