I saw both back to back this past Saturday. I started my afternoon at Bonnie and Clyde and ended it with the first preview of Lysistrata Jones.
With regards to Bonnie and Clyde, let me start off by saying that this was the first Wildhorn show I saw. However, it wasn't the first wildhorn score I had heard. I feel that the music from this show is not the typical style of Wildhorn music we all love to gang up on. The score here was more country/blue grass rather then ballad after ballad. In all honestly, there were times where I had to remind myself that it was Frank Wildhorn who wrote the score. That was mainly due to me feeling like the music was too good to be a Wildhorn score and yet I realized that I was wrong. I say that that is a good thing mainly because I feel that he can write music that is not a power ballad.
As far as Lysistrata Jones goes, It was cute and funny at times. Overall, I felt that I had a good time. But, there were times where I just wasn't following the show. I don't mean following the show in terms of not being able to follow what is going on on stage, I mean in terms of energy level. But, I think that that was just because I was tired from seeing a show before. I think that if this show had continued the off Broadway route I would have left feeling a little more okay with this. I felt that it was a style of show that I liked, but at the same time I do feel that Broadway may not be the right avenue for this show. I think that it is a really good cute little show, but this is proof that just because something can transfer from Off Broadway, to Broadway doesn't mean that it should do so.
These are just my 2 cents.
"If you try to shag my husband while I am still alive, I will shove the art of motorcycle maintenance up your rancid little Cu**. That's a good dear"
Tom Stoppard's Rock N Roll
