Bonnie & Clyde reviews?- Page 2

[dented146]

Posted: 1/6/10 at 10:05pm

What a weird review. To begin, the Playhouse did not attempt to do anything except host a production. Don't blame the Playhouse. If you have a problem with the production blame the creative team that created the story. Second, the musical did not make Clyde any more sympathetic than the movie and no one seemed to get bent out of shape about that one.

Neither the movie nor the musical was very factual anyway. Clyde was an ugly 5'4" jerk who was repeatedly assaulted sexually as a teen in prison and killed the man who assaulted him, ( not a cop first). He was very angry at the system. He was filled with hate and rage. Maybe the play should have used that. Bonnie Parker was a pert and smart 4'11". She was married one week before her 16th birthday and her first husband was in prison when she met Clyde. So she wasn't exactly loaded with good judgement

The musical needs a lot of work but the second act was pretty damn good.

But why a review at this late date?

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 1/6/10 at 10:41pm

For someone with such a large stick up their you know what you'd think they'd be happier. I don't agree with this review because I feel like the show is being criticised for being something that it was intended to be which only seems like a compliment to me.

Some would argue that Clyde has to be sympathetic because he's the protagonist. I don't necessarily see it that way, but I felt like Ivan Menchall did a fantastic job with the book. I don't think he was attempting to force anyone to feel sympathy for Clyde, but rather attempt to shed light on why someone like Bonnie - or anyone for that matter - could fall for a murderer or someone they know is up to no good. It is romanticised, of course, because it's a musical and thank god because without that we wouldn't get "This Never Happened Before" which was one of the best songs in the score. The show may have some problems, but the book or any intended or unintended sympathy was not one of them.

There is a lot of foul language and graphic violence, but that comes with the territory. I'd like to hope that everyone walking into that theatre knew that this was not going to be a family show. There were so many gunshots I lost count, but the show is called Bonnie and Clyde so that was to be expected. As for Stark Sands getting naked -- I didn't hear anyone else complaining. On the contrary, I actually heard a few women sigh. I don't think anyone, except for this reviewer, minded those two scenes at all. Updated On: 1/6/10 at 10:41 PM