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#1

42nd Street

I'm seeing it September 1. Is it good?
#2

re: 42nd Street

i really enjoyed it. others are the opposite though. there is a lot, and i mean A LOT, of tap dancing in that show. it's really fun though.
"People asking questions, lost in confusion. Well I tell them there's no problems, only solutions." ~The one and only John Lennon
#3

re: 42nd Street

when does it close?
"as good or quite likely better than any other show with killer rabbits and a legless knight opening on Broadway this season." -Eric Idle on SPAMALOT
#4

re: 42nd Street

See this show for the dancing and nothing else. Shirley Jones is death. I swear, everytime she came on stage the show went down. The show itself was just bland. The plot line didn't interest me at all, and the songs though relevant to the horribly mediocre plot were just unexciting and boring. The dancing was amazing. The energy this cast has is just phenomenal. Go see this show for the dancing and, if you can, block out everything else. I never find my mind wandering during a musical, but I was thinking about what I would order for dinner after, that's how uninteresting the show was. Bottom line: Go for the dance, skip the rest.

Updated On: 8/23/04 at 08:51 PM

#5

re: 42nd Street

I had fun at the show. It's good, but just fun - nothing really "deep." It's all about the dancing and the glitz and glamour, which is just fine if that's what your looking to see. I would recommend it, though. Have fun!!

And LMAO AG!!
"but I was thinking about what I would order for dinner after"
And you made a good choice, kid!
A work of art is an invitation to love.
#6

re: 42nd Street

YEAH MATZO BALL SOUP!!! LOL Emcee!!!

I sound like I'm completely bashing this show...but it just didn't do anything at all for me. I need some substance.
#7

re: 42nd Street

LOL! Soup on Wednesday!!

I agree, though. I didn't dislike it, it just didn't really do anything for me. Visually, it's very stimulating, but the show itself lacks something.
A work of art is an invitation to love.
#8

re: 42nd Street

To me, it is a real old fashioned Broadway musical. Very glitzy, colorful with a lot of dancing. I found it very entertaining. I saw the revival twice and years ago with Jerry Orbach......
"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by moments that take our breath away." "Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain."
#9

re: 42nd Street

I completely agree with AG. I really didn't like Shirley Jones. Enjoy the dancing....the rest is mediocre. It's funny you should say that you thought about your dinner casue I committed the wrost of Theatre sins...I talked quite a bit becasue I had just gotten back with my best friend who recently moved to NYC. I know shameful.
#10

re: 42nd Street

I enjoyed every aspect of the show. A good, fun and feel-good musical.
"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611

Updated On: 8/23/04 at 10:03 PM

#11

re: 42nd Street

It's a fun show. Not one of my favorites, but quite entertaining.
Gingerbread houses along golden, frothy canals. Like Venice... only different?
#12

re: 42nd Street

I don't blame you at all Roxie, just wasn't the show for me. I was replaying BARE songs in my head almost the entire show except for the dance numbers...it was just blah.
#13

re: 42nd Street

Ohhhh yes, definitely have BARE fever re: 42nd Street

And I'm sure not taking anything to bring it down!
#14

re: 42nd Street

Plot = boring

Dancing = OUT OF THIS WORLD. The tapping is amazing.
#15

re: 42nd Street

I love the movie (especially Ginger Rogers) and the latest Broadway show seemed to have none of the charm or wit from the film. Part of it may have been how huge the theatre is. I felt like I was watching the kind of humor passed off on televsion shows like THE FACTS OF LIFE.

" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
#16

re: 42nd Street

I loved 42nd Street and have seen it 3 times already. It is the epitome of Broadway. I for one enjoyed the plot thoroughly. It was a wonderful show and you will enjoy it very much. The tap sequences are incomprable and the finale is one of the best Ive seen. Youll LOVE it

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