Chorus Line is NOT sold out (stop the rumor!) — Page 2

This is why I was glad to see it in SF - There was no way I could afford tickets that high.

And it doesn't matter to new audiences whether it's a carbon copy or not. It was a completely new show to me and I loved it. After reading through all the posts bemoaning the return of this show by those who saw it in the 70's...I'm very glad I never saw it before and am able to enjoy it!

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Kwitcherbellyachin, $111 is a STEAL, why, it's less than half the price of the good $250 seats, you don't know how lucky you have it!

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Exactly! It's the least you can do for Charlotte. Cassie's is HER story!

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"And I would suggest to anyone here thinking of seeing it not to take the opinion of someone who says "Just know that what you are seeing is a carbon copy""

But it is a carbon copy, you boob! It's certainly not the original. The only question is how good a copy is it? And frankly, I don't plan to waste my time and money finding out.

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there's no need for name-calling, no matter how outdated. and I can attest that uncageg is anything but a boob. you can certainly argue that the revival is a pretty close facsimile of the original staging, but is that such a bad thing? surely there are worse theatrical crimes than trying to reproduce something that had little room for improvement to begin with. i'm not saying it's a perfect show, but how does one improve on Bennett's framework?

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A Chorus Line isn't anything like Rent. Line is Straighter!

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Updated On: 10/7/06 at 08:38 AM

Thank you Matt. And you are correct, name calling is uncalled for. I just hope that my point is understood. I don't think you can judge a show until you actually see it. I read posts here and post here because I enjoy (and value) the posts of all of the informed theatre goers here. (In New York and across the country) It is also a joy to read the posts of people who are going to their firts show in New York or who are just excited about what they have just seen. I noticed that Luscious has been on just about every "A Chorus Line" thread posting negative things having not seen the production. I read posts about shows I am about to see in New York and I take them all in. However, they don't affect my decision to see a show I have decided I want to see. After seeing the show, I find that I either agree, disagree, or both about the show. And I will see this show no matter what, because it is a show that is special to me as it it the show that, as a 17 year old, totally cemented my love for the theatre. I saw a tour of the show in the early 90's that I did not care for, but I want to see it again on Broadway. And this production especially.

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Check MATE!

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I take it you haven't seen the London revival yet, then. Prepare to be underwhelmed by a show that seemed much more substantial back in the 70's.

I am not championing this CHORUS LINE revival because it's anything exceptional. It IS a carbon copy, but that is what makes it so brilliant. It's a glimmer of the past for those that weren't around to see it live. It provides us with a glimpse of what it must have been like 31 years ago. Plus, it contains Bennett's absolutely astounding choreography. I'll take a pedestrian cast anyday, if it means that I will get to revisit this show as it appeared in 1975.

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I am aware. I said "cast aside," meaning the direction and the choreography.

Although this cast in no way delivers as it original company did (and how could they? most of them were all playing themselves), they are not bad and in the end, as some of the critics pointed out, the show outshines its cast anyway.

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