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#2

Anybody going to watch the new Charles Busch show tonight 'Olive and the Bitter Herbs'?

I did attend the first preview, and I'm sorry to say it was just not up to par. With The Divine Sister, i thought that Charles Busch was back on the right track after a few misfires, but with this one, it's back to the doldrums.

A sour, crabby woman spends all her time being sour and crabby. That's about he essence of this play, which holds little in the way of humor or interest. It's a far cry indeed from vintage Busch.

It was a rough performance last night, with quite a few flubbed lines , but I did like David Garrison who was smooth and assured.
#3

Anybody going to watch the new Charles Busch show tonight 'Olive and the Bitter Herbs'?

Unfortunately, I agree that it was sub-par. Busch is hit or miss for me, and this one just didn't work. Flubs aside, the play itself just didn't work...especially in Act 2 with the many coincidences (i don't want to give anything away) that occurred. Julie Halston gets one good speech in Act 2, but I wish she had better material to work with.

The two guys I went with hated it - I just thought it was mediocre. Still, some people were laughing their asses off, so go see it for yourself and form your own opinion.
#5

Anybody going to watch the new Charles Busch show tonight 'Olive and the Bitter Herbs'?

I enjoyed. It needs tightening, of course and the cast needs to be a bit tighter on dialogue. several flubbed lines.. a slow and meandering start in act one, but enjoyable. There is a big revelation at the end of act one that they don't do enough with and the last 5 minutes of the show should be cut completely, but the one liners throughout the show are winners.
#11

Anybody going to watch the new Charles Busch show tonight 'Olive and the Bitter Herbs'?

Ah, this old question again.

If you really want an answer, I suggest you do a search. It's been discussed many times.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe." -John Guare, Landscape of the Body
#13

Anybody going to watch the new Charles Busch show tonight 'Olive and the Bitter Herbs'?

That's your opinion.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe." -John Guare, Landscape of the Body
#14

Anybody going to watch the new Charles Busch show tonight 'Olive and the Bitter Herbs'?

Caught this last night. I had resisted reading any of the previous posts until now as I adore Charles Busch's work and wanted to go in blind. All I knew going in was that there was a Seder. Though some of the previous posters weren't really into the show in its early previews, I have say I really enjoyed myself. Though I do agree that it doesn't necessarily work as a piece of dramatic literature, I had a fabulous time! Hilarious performances all around. The cast seems to have really come together during their preview period. I laughed my head off and had a great time for two hours. Not Busch's best, but a really fun night at the theatre! Really glad that I saw this one. I was in need of a good laugh and this delivered, check it out.
#15

Anybody going to watch the new Charles Busch show tonight 'Olive and the Bitter Herbs'?

What did you think of the ending? I enjoyed it up until the mass exodus in the final scene. At that point, we should have two lines, the mirror moment and blackout. I thought the phone calls and final entrance ruined it... it went against the entire build of the plot for me.
#17

Anybody going to watch the new Charles Busch show tonight 'Olive and the Bitter Herbs'?

Can you imagine having a conversation with a friend that goes like this?

A: What did you do last night?
B: I saw the first preview of ________________________.
A: Oh, really? What did you think of it?
B: I can't say. It's not fair to judge something based on the first preview.

I view BWW as operating under the same premise. No one here is a theatre critic. We're primarily people who pay our money to see a show and then give our opinion on what we've seen. If you don't approve, then don't click on the thread.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe." -John Guare, Landscape of the Body

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