Amour
Amour
#0Amour
Posted: 1/31/06 at 3:41pmI bought this cd just because I love Melissa Errico. And now I think Amour is a masterpiece. Anyone saw this show???
joniray
Broadway Star Joined: 3/27/04
#4re: Amour
Posted: 2/1/06 at 9:47am
I saw the closing performance. I adored it. Found it charming in the best sense of the word. Thought it deserved a much longer run. I wish the producers hadn't pulled the plug on it so quickly. I think it could have found an audience. The audience I was with clearly loved the show, although that is somewhat to be expected in a closing performance.
I walked out a bit irritated at myself that I had waited till the last minute to see it. I would have loved to have seen it again.
jakebloke
Broadway Star Joined: 5/29/03
#5re: Amour
Posted: 2/1/06 at 10:04amI saw it twice. Once in previews (I liked it). And then I went opening night because they had tickets at TKTS. I sat across the isle from Stephen Sondheim (which I thought was very cool). At the end he gave a very affectionate applause and ovation. Looked like he really enjoyed it. I obviously enjoyed it enough to see twice. It's a very simple, yet different show. Plus, how can you go wrong with Norm Lewis? Even if he had such a small part.
GetsFan
Understudy Joined: 4/13/05
#6re: Amour
Posted: 2/1/06 at 10:14am
I saw it three times , once in previews, and during it's run including closing night. I loved it. But it was a "small" musical. No gigantic production numbers, no intermission. It's a shame that it was closed so early. I think this show would have gained an audience given enough time. The performances were stellar and it was nominated for several Tonys.
I have the CD and listen to it all the time.
#7re: Amour
Posted: 2/2/06 at 5:04amtnks for the details Getsfan....i didnt know it had no intermission
#8re: Amour
Posted: 2/2/06 at 5:04am
I WONDER WHY
I KEEP KILLING ALL MY FLOWERS
THOUGH I WATER THEM FOR HOURS,
STILL THEY SOMEHOW SEEM TO LANGUISH AND DIE.
AND MY PASTRIES ALWAYS BURN.
ALL MY ENTERPRISES TURN INTO DISASTER.
I TRY MY BEST, BUT IT'S ALWAYS MY WORST.
I FED OUR GOLDFISH SO OFTEN THEY BURST.
TRY AS I MAY, ALL MY TULIPS SEEM TO DROOP
AND THIS POOL OF YELLOW GLOOP
IS THE RENMANTS OF A LEMON SOUFFLE.
FROM TONY AWARD NOMINEE MUSICAL "AMOUR".
twogaab2
Broadway Star Joined: 5/19/03
#9re: Amour
Posted: 2/2/06 at 10:11am
It was one of the most perfect musicals I have ever seen. A real gem of genuine charm and wit. One of the funniest shows of that year, easily. I saw the last performance and left the theater angered that it had not garnered stronger support. Perhaps just too special for the New York reviewers. Charm seems to be a commodity that is not appriciated anymore.
Just my opinion, I may be wrong.
#10re: Amour
Posted: 2/2/06 at 10:19amAdd me to the list of Amour admirers. I too thought it was a little gem of a show. I was charmed from start to finish. I though Malcom Gets was terrific. Too bad it didn't hang on long enough to benefit from its Tony nominations.
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GetsFan
Understudy Joined: 4/13/05
#12re: Amour
Posted: 2/2/06 at 11:20am
"It was one of the most perfect musicals I have ever seen. A real gem of genuine charm and wit. One of the funniest shows of that year, easily. I saw the last performance and left the theater angered that it had not garnered stronger support. Perhaps just too special for the New York reviewers. Charm seems to be a commodity that is not appreciated anymore. "
Right ON! Wish I had said that twogaab2
#13re: Amour
Posted: 2/2/06 at 1:50pmTwogaab...opinions are never wrong...or right, it is an opinion and no one is entitled to say what is "wrong" or "right" or "good" or "bad". Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
zelda
Stand-by Joined: 6/20/05
Roscoe
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#15re: Amour
Posted: 2/2/06 at 3:12pmAmour was amusing enough on its own terms. It really should have played in a smaller, more intimate theatre. The show was grossly overproduced. And the ending didn't quite work. I sat there wondering why someone didn't just come along and chisel him out of that wall.
BSoBW3
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/21/06
BSoBW3
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/21/06
#20re: Amour
Posted: 2/2/06 at 5:22pmit's on feb 13th right? it sux i am not gonna be in town. i saw her in "dracula" 3 times though.
BSoBW3
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/21/06
#22re: Amour
Posted: 2/2/06 at 5:25pmhonestly...i dont like concerts too much....i want to see her back on Bway. But i would go see her if i were in town.
BSoBW3
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/21/06
Jud Faginsky
Stand-by Joined: 2/11/05
#24re: Amour
Posted: 2/2/06 at 6:47pmI love the CD to Amour. But I've never seen the show, and sadly I probably never will. It will probably be one of those shows that nobody has ever heard of and goes away. I wish more local theater producers would produce shows like this instead of the fiftieth reincarnation of South Pacific.
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