-A Not So 'Wonderful Town'-(Donna Murphy, the show itself, etc...) — Page 2

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#26

wunnerful, just wunnerful

Posted: 6/14/04 at 9:12pm

you're wrong #11, wicked is pointless.

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#27

wunnerful, just wunnerful

Posted: 6/14/04 at 9:15pm

That note is right on...and it is amazing that she can hit it!

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#28

wunnerful, just wunnerful

Posted: 6/14/04 at 9:20pm

Donna Murphy was amazing in Wonderful Town and it is a classic.

Im only 15 and I understand real theatre, not just Wicked, Hairspray, and The Producers.. which these teens obviously only think is good.

#29

wunnerful, just wunnerful

Posted: 6/14/04 at 9:57pm

Benzy,
Thank you. A teenager with taste.

#30

wunnerful, just wunnerful

Posted: 6/14/04 at 10:15pm

Excuse me, Corine...I am a teenager...

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#31

wunnerful, just wunnerful

Posted: 6/14/04 at 10:57pm

I thought Donna Murphy was amazing at the Tonys and I think the performance was one of the highlights of the telecast. The show is classic Broadway and features some wonderful, jazzy songs and fantastic dance numbers (I'm glad to see Marshall won for choreography). The show is truly a joy. I'm looking forward to see it for a second time.

#32

wunnerful, just wunnerful

Posted: 6/15/04 at 12:08am

While I probably wouldn't have picked Swing! for the Tony performance I thought it was easily one of the best performances of the night. Just hearing Donna say "sssssssssssstep up" cracks me up before the rest of it even goes on. I think that song is an excellent number in context of the show. At the same time I don't know what I would have picked for them to perform- certainly not Conga because that's something best left to happen when you actually see the show.

Donna Murphy is pure talent. The woman couldn't be a bad actress if she tried. I've seen WT 3 times now, and every time I see it I love it more. My personal favorite line in the show is "Mama, she lookin' at me sorta funny like" but the whole thing is wonderful (no pun intended) I think that she is the best part about the whole show, but it's really just a good clean show that's easy to enjoy.

Okay, so Jennifer Westfeldt is horribly miscast, but she's surrounded by so many people who are dead on in their portrayals. Just look at the scene where they're all sitting together before having dinner. They play that so well and if you listen to some of the things they say at the start of that scene when they all talk at the same time, it's really very funny.

Is it the greatest show in the entire world ever? No. It really is a great production though, and even if they kept it Encores style simple, so what? Big sets shouldn't make or break a show. Donna's facial expressions alone are worth the price of admission.

I really can't see what people dislike about it. I know some people really don't like it but I can't for the life of me see why.

And hang on, when did you win the discus?

#33

wunnerful, just wunnerful

Posted: 6/15/04 at 2:47am

"Swing" is my favorite number in the show. Maybe it just didn't gel for everyone out of context.

Regardless, HONESTLY--if you can not watch Donna's performances and understand that you are seeing a GOOD (actually brilliant) musical theatre performance, than I just have pity on you and pray you aren't in this business, because that woman is showing you exactly how that part should be played. And the writing in that musical is 10 times better than most anything produced today--even at WT's worst moments.

My point is--maybe you didn't like it, but you SHOULD realize that it is collectively considered to be good. And, I'm not talking about the people on this board--I'm talking about where the show sits in the musical theatre canon.

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WT is based on the PLAY, My Sister Eileen, which was based on the real Ruth Sherwood's stories in The New Yorker (I believe that to be the publication). There was a film of WT (maybe even a film of MSE).

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Updated On: 6/15/04 at 02:47 AM

#34

wunnerful, just wunnerful

Posted: 6/15/04 at 12:43pm

*backs up jrb's post completely*

And hang on, when did you win the discus?

#35

wunnerful, just wunnerful

Posted: 6/15/04 at 1:45pm

I thought Donna was great but as I posted earlier the song just confused me_Im sure it was great in context but here it made me felt as if I was missing a huge joke (SORRY FOR THE ISSUES MY COMP IS SCREWY)

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#36

wunnerful, just wunnerful

Posted: 6/15/04 at 1:59pm

Count me as an old crow. I liked the show very much. Donna Murphy was fabulous, and the show was good, for what it is... a classic. If you want modern, see Avenue Q or Wicked.

We saw Anything Goes in London a few months ago. Another good classic show.

It's only for now... - Avenue Q

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