42nd Street
42nd Street
ponine24601
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/4/03
#1re: 42nd Street
Posted: 8/23/04 at 8:44pmi 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.
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#2re: 42nd Street
Posted: 8/23/04 at 8:48pmwhen 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
aspiringguy715
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/04
#3re: 42nd Street
Posted: 8/23/04 at 8:51pmSee 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
#4re: 42nd Street
Posted: 8/23/04 at 9:00pm
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!
aspiringguy715
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/04
#5re: 42nd Street
Posted: 8/23/04 at 9:05pm
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.
#6re: 42nd Street
Posted: 8/23/04 at 9:08pm
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.
#7re: 42nd Street
Posted: 8/23/04 at 9:08pmTo 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."
#8re: 42nd Street
Posted: 8/23/04 at 9:54pmI 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.
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#9re: 42nd Street
Posted: 8/23/04 at 10:03pmI enjoyed every aspect of the show. A good, fun and feel-good musical.
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Updated On: 8/23/04 at 10:03 PM
jlm96um
Understudy Joined: 8/22/04
#10re: 42nd Street
Posted: 8/23/04 at 10:06pmIt's a fun show. Not one of my favorites, but quite entertaining.
Gingerbread houses along golden, frothy canals. Like Venice... only different?
aspiringguy715
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/04
#11re: 42nd Street
Posted: 8/23/04 at 10:07pmI 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.
aspiringguy715
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/04
#12re: 42nd Street
Posted: 8/23/04 at 10:20pm
Ohhhh yes, definitely have BARE fever 
And I'm sure not taking anything to bring it down!
OhSoWicked
Broadway Star Joined: 7/18/04
#13re: 42nd Street
Posted: 8/23/04 at 10:23pm
Plot = boring
Dancing = OUT OF THIS WORLD. The tapping is amazing.
#14re: 42nd Street
Posted: 8/23/04 at 10:27pm
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."
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#15re: 42nd Street
Posted: 8/23/04 at 10:28pmI 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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