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[Hank]

Posted: 11/30/11 at 11:50am

There was no entrance applause when I saw the show last week, but I think there should be some after tomorow night, and then again in June.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 11/30/11 at 11:53am

I think a lot of the disdain for Wildhorn by theatre people comes from the fact that he has failed to write a score that actually enhances plot or develops character through his music. He writes pop songs, as he says, but they don't do what a theatre score should do. It's funny because most of that blame should go to the lyricist. The one show I did like was CIVIL WAR, too bad no one told Zaks it was a song cycle. It didn't need to further any story or develope characters.
Some say B&C is a breakthrough (they said that about WONDERLAND also). For me B&C is again, some pretty melodies (mostly derivitive) but they are not integrated well into a story or characters. Wildhorn can certainly write good music but is it good theatre music? (I understand there are many types of theatre music).

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 11/30/11 at 11:57am

'I guess I'm the only one who hates entrance applause. This does not happen in the West End'

Well ive seen 100s of shows in the West End and around the UK and heard entrance applause many times. Hell a show i just produced here saw the leading actor get an entrance applause nearly every night

[broadway7117]

Posted: 11/30/11 at 12:04pm

Right. I mean Wildhorn has a pretty liberal definition of theatre. He'll say that theatre can go anywhere (no rules)so long as audiences are entertained. For me, a character belting out a melody that blows the roof of the theatre certainly entertains me :)
Updated On: 11/30/11 at 12:04 PM

[philly03]

Posted: 11/30/11 at 12:09pm

And to a large extent he succeeds... I don't think you measure success of a theatrical production because NY critics don't like it, and Broadway's "elite fanbase" write it off. If you can grab a tourist attention, you've succeeded just as much (ie: Jekyll & HYDE which ran for FOUR years with bad reviews).

As said before: Most of Wildhorn's upcoming musicals are quite good, but I agree you have to look at the book/lyrics as well. WONDERLAND "should have" been his big return considering that it was a contemporary setting, contemporary plot and a contemporary score, but when you hire a ghost writer and ghost director a month before previews, what do you expect? (Reference the Tampa productions to see that show had something going for it)

[broadwaydevil]

Posted: 11/30/11 at 4:16pm

Laura got a huge entrance applause which was sort of strange, Jeremy didn't really get one when I saw it. I think that it's the way they're introduced during Picture Show. They're introduced as individuals and the spotlight is on each one as they're introduced. I don't think it's a bad thing; I don't really mind the applauses. Just an observation.

[broadwayfever]

Posted: 12/1/11 at 1:39am

The score is amazing!

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 12/1/11 at 7:55am

HAPPY OPENING, BONNIE & CLYDE!

Wondering what the critics have to say...

[NewChaz64]

Posted: 12/3/11 at 2:57pm

Why on earth should Clyde Barrow have a "gym body"...???

http://newlinetheatre.blogspot.com/2011/11/bonnie-clyde.html