Bare: A Pop Opera — Page 8

^ uncageg, I totally agree. I was lucky enough to cath the last two performances of the Denver production and it was awesome. Friday there were some cracks and mic problems, but I never really cared since the cast was doing such a great job. All voices blended nicely together and they had some really clever staging going on. I loved Ephifany and One so much it gave me goosebumps. Peter and Jason were just cuteness on stage (You and I), which made their brake-up in Ever after even sadder. Nadia and Sister Chantelle were spot on. Even though I know the studio recording backwards they still got me chuckling and smiling. I even enjoyed the songs I used to skip frequently: Spring was totally hilarious, and a realy crowd pleaser too.

Especially closing night was next to flawless. The cast was giving it all they had and it was a moving performance. From the speeches afterwards, you could tell these talented actors have a passion for community theatre and a heart for their community.

I got to say 'hi' to the two leads/creators of Gravity Defied and some of the cast and they were so kind. They even got me a signed poster as a souvenir (thanks Erin! :)

Denver has a great new theatre company: Gravity Defied Theatre. They will stage 'You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown' next January. I wish them all the best with their next production!

Ah, I wish I could've been there. I need to see a production of this one day.

For those of you who are BARE fans in Los Angeles, we are staging a two night concert workshop of the material at the Art|Works Theatre in Hollywood on October 2nd and 3rd. Tickets available soon.

http://bare-la.com

So has the San Francisco production officially stumbled into development hell? If I remember correctly didn't they workshop preview it in New York with Matt Doyle at the beginning of summer. Did that lead to any additional news?

ewww, I totally agree!!

bare returns to the Hudson Theatre in an extension of its concert workshop.

Performances will be Saturday, Nov 14 at 8:00, and Sunday Nov 15 at 7:00 at the Hudson Backstage Theatre located at 6539 Santa Monica Boulevard Hollywood, CA 90038. Tickets are $20.00 and available at https://www.bare-la.com.

https://losangeles.broadwayworld.com/article/bare_Returns_to_LAs_Hudson_Theatre_1114_1115_20091016

My second favorite musical. LOVE IT!

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This is one of my favorite musicals! I wish it were more well known, though. I'm playing Nadia in a local production and I'm so excited!

"Bare is self-indulgent theatre in my opinion..."

I feel this way about SA. There are only a few SA songs that don't make me angry when listening to the cast recording. That "blah blah blah blah..." makes me cringe everytime!!

Bumping this.

I fell out of love with this show for a bit and just recently started listening again.
While I don't think this show would really work on Broadway, I think it should definitely make another appearance Off-B'way.

I have yet to find another emotionally provoking show such as this. One of a kind.

Anyone else agree it should be revived?

Whether you think the show is successful or not, it explores some important territory. Whether you're wealthy or not, growing up gay is tough and often tragic in big and small ways. Bare portrays, with some sensitivity, two gay teens trying to negotiate their way in a world that seems to be set against them. One of them finds the light at the end of the tunnel; the other one does not.

I absolutely understand not liking the style of the show, or thinking it's not well executed, but I really don't see how one can question the importance of the subject matter.

Well, fair enough. When you summarized the show as spoiled wealthy teens staring at themselves in the mirror, you seemed to be dismissing the subject matter. I understand you now, though.

I think Bare can work rather well with the right cast, like the one I saw here in Baltimore a few years ago. I don't think the material is fatally facile or banal. :) But we'll have to disagree on that, and that's fine.