Synecdoche2 said: "Wardelljclark2018 said: "The response from dear friends, artist in the community, and at large have been overwhelming to this production. You come on this board, and mostly complaints...its fascinating,"
It's a time-honored tradition. White shows are "surprisingly good" whereas Black shows are "disappointing".
In reality,Robert O'Hara's productionis spectacular, with dozens of artists performing at an insanely high level. And Wolfe's book is actually very strong, with snappy dialogue and a real sense of dramatic and socialheft. But reading this thread, you'd think it was nothing special."
Literally this! And this isn't the only show by far, but this was one that really bothered me. It's incredible, most of the people on this board don't even WORK in the American Theatre. Sheeesh. We need our patrons and fans, but when it's like this it is very obvious why things struggle the way they do.
Re: pagereynolds -
How many shows have we seen at Encores or revivals otherwise with the same book? Can I go down the Sondheim list? What does 30 years ago have to do with it not working? I'd even argue the book of Shuffle Along doesn't work as well as Jelly's but it not working, has nothing to do with time period at all.
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