#26
Posted: 1/28/05 at 8:29am
Amneris, i thought you were excusing yourself from all brooklyn threads because of your association with the show...
#27
Posted: 1/28/05 at 9:05am
I was just making a general comment having nothing to do with brooklyn. The issue is over. No one cares. Go on with your day and smile like Ronald McDonald and be like that boy on American Idol who was like "CANNNN YOUUUU DIG IT"
#28
Posted: 1/28/05 at 9:47am
"that boy on American Idol who was like "CANNNN YOUUUU DIG IT""
ewww, who was that???
ewww, who was that???
#29
Posted: 1/28/05 at 6:29pm
It's a total Americanish Idol belt! What ever happened to beautiful singing! My God, the CD is just awful.
"What the hell happened to you? You look like a Make-A-Wish Kid. You know, I just knew you were gonna bring shame on this new family of ours, and it just figures you had to go make yourself over into some heroin-shootin skate board chic on the only day E! could interview you!" - Cherry Cherry, on her daughter Mary Cherry
#30
Posted: 1/28/05 at 6:36pm
I saw it for the first time last night, and to my complete suprise I loved it! I think the score is fabulous- the lyrics are amazing. The costumes and sets are wonderfully creative. I think the reason people are flocking to shows like "Wicked" instead of shows like "Brooklyn," is because this show asks you to think; whereas, "Wicked" hands you everything, and is therefore mindless.
"Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one."
-Stella Adler
#31
Posted: 1/28/05 at 6:38pm
"'Brooklyn' asks you to think..."
Yeah, not so much.
A show like "Democracy" or "A Number" asks you to think, not this swill.
Yeah, not so much.
A show like "Democracy" or "A Number" asks you to think, not this swill.
#32
Posted: 1/28/05 at 6:38pm
well- i mildly enjoyed both but think that none of those two shows ask you to think too much
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#33
Posted: 1/28/05 at 6:41pm
it was kinda boring in my point of view...i think a bway show needs to have a big ensemble...bklyn has only 5 people singing a stupid story...my opinion...ok?
"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one".
-Felicia Finley-
#34
Posted: 1/28/05 at 6:46pm
Brooklyn does ask you to think because you have to look beyond the fact that it is just these people putting on a "fairy tale." You have to think about what message they are trying to convey.
"Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one."
-Stella Adler
#35
Posted: 1/28/05 at 6:53pm
Maybe I just couldn't think because my ears were ringing like crazy...
#36
Posted: 1/28/05 at 6:55pm
The music wasn't perfect- I agree. The lyrics were fabulous and sometimes the music seemed to ruin them, and drown out the singing.
"Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one."
-Stella Adler
#37
Posted: 1/28/05 at 6:57pm
I thought that the lyrics were corny, but to each his own. Ramona Keller was the only part of the show that I remotely enjoyed.
#38
Posted: 1/28/05 at 7:19pm
I do think this show is close to brillant. I bought the CD during the Christmas season because a friend of mine commented I should do so. When I went to New York a couple weeks later I made sure to see BKLYN while I was there. I will say it wasn't the best out of the four shows (Rent, Avenue Q, BKLYN, and Wicked), I saw that week, but it was absolutely brillant. Vocally it was the best show I saw, and that includes seeing Idina in Wicked. The most impressive part in my mind was that all five of them were just amazing singers. Eden Espinosa in my opinion gave the best performance on stage I've ever seen, and that's including theater, concerts, and TV. Her performance of "Once Upon a Time" gave me chills and tears to my eyes. Some here have called it screaming, but that's not even close. It's just amazing. The plot is incredibly moving as well. You'd have to see it to understand why, but it really is. Anyway, I think it's definitely a brillant show that definitely deserves a lot more kudos than it's been getting.
#39
Posted: 1/28/05 at 7:26pm
I wasn't "surprised" that there was no intermission - I saw the signs. However, it was the first time I saw the show and once I realized how much I truly disliked it, all I could do was wish that there was one so I would have an opportunity to leave.
#40
Posted: 1/28/05 at 7:28pm
Its a good show music wise i think. Its not a show i think i'd want to do in the future or anything. But La Vie is right the women are amazing.
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#41
Posted: 1/28/05 at 7:28pm
It's not a bad show, but it's not my favorite. I think that [from what I have seen and heard] I wouldn't like Brooklyn as one of my top 20 even. I think my favorite show that came out this year would be Little Women. Brooklyn it's my type of show, but some of the singers are pretty talented.
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#42
Posted: 1/30/05 at 8:40am
worst than Rent.
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#43
Posted: 1/30/05 at 8:46am
worse than Rent
Is it written in the stars are we paying for some crime is that all that we are good for just a strand of mortal time-AIDA THE MUSICAL
#44
Posted: 1/30/05 at 9:46am
I have seen 22 different shows and Brooklyn is number one. It's fantastic! I saw it twice and it got better the second time.
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#45
Posted: 1/30/05 at 10:53am
I loved it, and i wasnt sure i would. the plot is so simple yet it (should) bring out the childhood in everyone. Its a fairy tale. The score is wonderful I think, the lyrics are a little "young" but that's what makes it so much fun. The cast is amazing as well, as is the direction. The audience loved it too.
#46
Posted: 1/30/05 at 11:00am
I'm seeing it in february, and from what I have heard, the only part of the show that is, um...lacking, is the storyline...but i mean with an awesome set, awesome costumes, and talented performers...im really excited!
And I love eden, b/c she was my first elphaba!
And I love eden, b/c she was my first elphaba!
awkward.
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#47
Posted: 1/30/05 at 11:01am
you will love it, believe me! if you heard the music and enjoy it, then you will enjoy the show
#48
Posted: 1/30/05 at 11:03am
I have the cd and my faves are "once upon a time" and "streetsinger"..I'm really excited! :)
awkward.
"I think it was the Korean tour or something. They were all frickin' asian!" -Zoran912
#50
Posted: 1/30/05 at 11:28am
BRandon you're right it was worse than RENT. But then again RENT is so amazing that everything is worse than it.
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