Caroline--Why did it close?- Page 2

[VIETgrlTerifa]

Posted: 9/4/04 at 7:30pm

Bravo Margo. When Emmie, Jackie, Joe sing that they are the children of Caroline Thibodeux, that really touched me.

[uncageg]

Posted: 9/4/04 at 7:30pm

Steve, "the line" made me gasp also and my jaw just dropped. It still gets me when I listen to it. It's almost as if you think "Did she really say that?!"

[sweetiedarlinmia]

Posted: 9/4/04 at 7:33pm

I love your posts, Margo. I learn so much from any post from you.

[steveshack]

Posted: 9/4/04 at 7:34pm

Thanks Margo for taking the time to write that. Now it makes a lot more sense.

Since I only saw it once -- and since my mind was clearly fatigued by the time we got to the end -- it all just went over my head. She could have been singing in Lithuanian for all the good it did me.

I look forward to seeing it again somewhere else. It truly is a remarkable work of art.

Also, the previous poster was right. It's closing because people weren't buying tickets. My comments about the show reflected my single viewing experience, not a critique of the show. I just know I left the theatre somewhat lost, unsure of what had just transpired.

I'm sure I'm not the only person who must have felt that way -- and I was proposing that as another reason why it didn't catch on. (Plus, as also mentioned above, it was categorized by the press as "serious" -- like medicine you need to take.)


It's Reality Theatre. The gay marriage musical that exposes everything. THE BIG VOICE: God or Merman?

[LittleFish8386]

Posted: 9/4/04 at 7:40pm

I never saw Caroline---but I was considering getting the CD. Is it one of those shows that you'll like the music even if you never saw it. B/c I have a couple I bought having not seen the show, and I hardly listen to them.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 9/4/04 at 7:41pm

[LittleFish8386]

Posted: 9/4/04 at 7:43pm

um....

[BlueWizard]

Posted: 9/4/04 at 7:45pm

It just occurs to me that last season I heard so much about Hairspray but very little about Urinetown, which I've heard was a much smaller show (please correct me if I'm wrong).

That's probably because Urinetown came out the year before Hairspray.

[sweetiedarlinmia]

Posted: 9/4/04 at 7:51pm

Ah well that makes sense. I was just trying to find a smaller musical with not as much press as a comparison. Oops. Thanks BlueWizard! Please folks dont hesitate to correct me. I really like it when i'm corrected b/c I absolutely hate putting an incorrect statement out there and I learn, which everyone needs to do at many points in their lives. :)

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 9/4/04 at 7:56pm

[LittleFish8386]

Posted: 9/4/04 at 7:57pm

............what?..........

[GovernorSlaton]

Posted: 9/4/04 at 7:57pm

I think I like the first one better. I think.

[bronxboundexpress]

Posted: 9/4/04 at 8:00pm

CAOLINE closed because it sucks.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 9/4/04 at 8:03pm

[BlueWizard]

Posted: 9/4/04 at 8:03pm

CAOLINE closed because it sucks.


I guess you could say the same thing about AIDA.


(Which I liked. I'm just stirring your broth, bronx.)

Updated On: 9/4/04 at 08:03 PM

[bronxboundexpress]

Posted: 9/4/04 at 8:05pm

lol, AIDA's not closing prematurely though. CATS closed and it's the best show in the world. lol

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 9/4/04 at 8:07pm

Hey, I love CATS, it's my favorite, but it's not the best musical in the world. Don't do that. That's what the Wiz-O-Maniacs do...

[LittleFish8386]

Posted: 9/4/04 at 8:07pm

....is anyone else as disturbed as I am with these freakin pennies....????

[bronxboundexpress]

Posted: 9/4/04 at 8:17pm

I was joking CATS! I agree with you.

[BlueWizard]

Posted: 9/4/04 at 8:17pm

Yes. Especially the bodiless Caroline on the penny.

[BlueWizard]

Posted: 9/4/04 at 8:19pm

lol, AIDA's not closing prematurely though.

By Disney standards it is.

[LittleFish8386]

Posted: 9/4/04 at 8:21pm

Well I'm glad its not just me....

[bronxboundexpress]

Posted: 9/4/04 at 8:22pm

Well the standards are CHANGING!!!! Don't mess with me when it comes to AIDA. AIDA is the best musical ever.

[GovernorSlaton]

Posted: 9/4/04 at 8:49pm

That last one is brilliant CATS, but I'd stick with the first one. Put them all in your fan photos though.


EDIT-I could've sworn they weren't there five minutes ago... Updated On: 9/4/04 at 08:49 PM

[Plum]

Posted: 9/4/04 at 10:21pm

I couldn't help but get in on the coin thing. Except I think Caroline would be George Washington, don't you?