#1
Posted: 8/22/05 at 12:15am
I caught the Sunday 7pm performance of this show tonight. Here goes..
From the first number, I found the cast to be talented, yet they just didn't seem into it, so I didn't feel a need to be into it. I have to say, I really thought this show was just HORRIBLE. It was like Brooklyn but with a not-as-talented cast, worse music, and an intermission to sustain the agony of having to sit through it. I didn't think Asa's acting was bad at all; I think he's hott, but that's a totally different topic all together. I think Asa, Caren, and Maya were the most talented definitely. The rest of the cast seemed talented too, but they just didn't really catch my eye at all. The book is HORRIBLE. First of all, it reminds me of something that DOESN'T take place in the 21st century, I don't know why, but it just reminds me of something that takes place during "Happy Days" or something. The mediocre score in the first act, and most of the second, doesn't help either. The music is so boring that it hurts. I liked "Something Sentimental" a lot though! G-I-R-L? WHAT?! Are you KIDDING me?! It doesn't take talent to write a piece of **** like that! I liked Maya's song in the second act, "Love and Live On." Well, I don't know if I so much as liked it, but she was amazing singing it, because she's Laura Dias. I swear to god, at some point during the second act, even though I was enjoying that more, I really expected Maya to start singing "Once Upon a Time" because that's just what felt "right" for such a musical. "Just Another Year" was okay. I really didn't feel this show deserved a standing ovation, but my view was blocked at the end, so I stood and clapped unenthusiastically. There were also obnoxious people sititng in the theatre who whistled and screamed in the middle of EVERY song. God, save it for the end.
All in all, I'm glad I paid $3 for this show. It wasn't worth any more.
From the first number, I found the cast to be talented, yet they just didn't seem into it, so I didn't feel a need to be into it. I have to say, I really thought this show was just HORRIBLE. It was like Brooklyn but with a not-as-talented cast, worse music, and an intermission to sustain the agony of having to sit through it. I didn't think Asa's acting was bad at all; I think he's hott, but that's a totally different topic all together. I think Asa, Caren, and Maya were the most talented definitely. The rest of the cast seemed talented too, but they just didn't really catch my eye at all. The book is HORRIBLE. First of all, it reminds me of something that DOESN'T take place in the 21st century, I don't know why, but it just reminds me of something that takes place during "Happy Days" or something. The mediocre score in the first act, and most of the second, doesn't help either. The music is so boring that it hurts. I liked "Something Sentimental" a lot though! G-I-R-L? WHAT?! Are you KIDDING me?! It doesn't take talent to write a piece of **** like that! I liked Maya's song in the second act, "Love and Live On." Well, I don't know if I so much as liked it, but she was amazing singing it, because she's Laura Dias. I swear to god, at some point during the second act, even though I was enjoying that more, I really expected Maya to start singing "Once Upon a Time" because that's just what felt "right" for such a musical. "Just Another Year" was okay. I really didn't feel this show deserved a standing ovation, but my view was blocked at the end, so I stood and clapped unenthusiastically. There were also obnoxious people sititng in the theatre who whistled and screamed in the middle of EVERY song. God, save it for the end.
All in all, I'm glad I paid $3 for this show. It wasn't worth any more.
