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Posted: 4/4/07 at 6:16pm
Saw it again this afternoon, sat amongst the tourists and blue-hair-eds. Spring Break week - the Hirschfeld was completely sold out and it was a true SRO crowd. And what a receptive audience it was - entrance applause for Monk, Hibbert, Sabella, and, of course, Pierce. Gasps abound when the killer was revealed, bellylaughs at all of Debra's line deliveries, and huge applause after some of David's various clue-discoveries. It was a great, very well receptive audience that clearly loved the show.
In my case, this was the time for my rose-colored glasses to come off. Okay, it's not the perfect show. Yes, it's talky. Yes, some of the jokes get old. Yes, it could have benefitted from some doctoring here-and-there. As I was going over all of the potential flaws in my head, I realized something.
I realized the something which had had come instantly the first time I saw it: it's just fun. It has flaws, but what doesn't? It's an afternoon of great, clean fun, with a great cast that I will continue to sing the praises of, and a toe-tapping score that, once again, left me walking from the theater humming.
You can't over analyze a show like this....but you also can't go back and see what you saw that first time: that first, glorious time where the magical moments just hit you. To see a group of people sing and dance, loving every moment, is simply infectious. Like most second viewings, knowing what's going to happen left me less enthralled. First impressions are everything. You can never go home again.
I loved it. I will continue loving it. I will continue to plug it to all of my theatergoing friends and family. I am counting down the 62 days until the album drops...but I will not be returning. I want that memory of that early preview. It's just too good to change or give up.
Kudos and my extreme thanks and sincere affection to the cast and crew, working their butts off. You truly are a special kind of people.
Go see CURTAINS. It's the feel good show of the year.
In my case, this was the time for my rose-colored glasses to come off. Okay, it's not the perfect show. Yes, it's talky. Yes, some of the jokes get old. Yes, it could have benefitted from some doctoring here-and-there. As I was going over all of the potential flaws in my head, I realized something.
I realized the something which had had come instantly the first time I saw it: it's just fun. It has flaws, but what doesn't? It's an afternoon of great, clean fun, with a great cast that I will continue to sing the praises of, and a toe-tapping score that, once again, left me walking from the theater humming.
You can't over analyze a show like this....but you also can't go back and see what you saw that first time: that first, glorious time where the magical moments just hit you. To see a group of people sing and dance, loving every moment, is simply infectious. Like most second viewings, knowing what's going to happen left me less enthralled. First impressions are everything. You can never go home again.
I loved it. I will continue loving it. I will continue to plug it to all of my theatergoing friends and family. I am counting down the 62 days until the album drops...but I will not be returning. I want that memory of that early preview. It's just too good to change or give up.
Kudos and my extreme thanks and sincere affection to the cast and crew, working their butts off. You truly are a special kind of people.
Go see CURTAINS. It's the feel good show of the year.
Updated On: 4/4/07 at 06:16 PM
