Posted: 4/22/16 at 2:45pm
I predict reviews for this will be all over the map. This has certainly been quite the season for divisive shows; and I think thats a great thing. Be bold or go home!
Posted: 4/22/16 at 2:47pm
dramamama611 said: "Aaaaahhh...remember a few weeks ago when some posters insisted them trying to go as a revival was a bunch of hogwash? Good times.
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They can petition all they want... I still think it's hogwash that they'd be considered a revival.
Posted: 4/22/16 at 3:17pm
"Even with the parts that didn't work for me, I was fascinated by the story and an era of theatre I know nothing about (and will now be diving into)."
And I think, for all its flaws, that's the ultimate success of the show. Without it, how many people would have even known this existed. It's a reclamation of the musical form as it was formed by black artistry, and I'm glad George C. Wolfe has brought it out into the open.
