Frank Wildhorn does it again: "Bonnie And Clyde Makes Crime Boring."
Frank Wildhorn does it again: "Bonnie And Clyde Makes Crime Boring."
BroadwayBen
Broadway Star Joined: 6/5/03
#2re: Frank Wildhorn does it again: 'Bonnie And Clyde Makes Crime Boring.'
Posted: 11/24/09 at 10:05amCan't say I'm surprised ..... he managed to make the entire Civil War a bore.
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#2re: Frank Wildhorn does it again: 'Bonnie And Clyde Makes Crime Boring.'
Posted: 11/24/09 at 10:54amWho gets nekid?
#3re: Frank Wildhorn does it again: 'Bonnie And Clyde Makes Crime Boring.'
Posted: 11/24/09 at 11:01amClyde.
blazey
Chorus Member Joined: 2/12/05
#4re: Frank Wildhorn does it again: 'Bonnie And Clyde Makes Crime Boring.'
Posted: 11/24/09 at 11:50amHas he chosen his mistress from the chorus yet?
#5re: Frank Wildhorn does it again: 'Bonnie And Clyde Makes Crime Boring.'
Posted: 11/24/09 at 12:11pm
My suspicion is that the heaviness of this subject matter calls for operatic treatment; at any rate, its emotional demands and huge moral dilemmas are beyond Wildhorn's scope. His style, for the most part, is a simplistic imitation of '30s popular music, and it's plagued by a distressing sameness of melody and structure.
Is there any subject matter that is NOT beyond Wildhorn's scope? Really, what IS he good at?
Mattbrain
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/23/05
#6re: Frank Wildhorn does it again: 'Bonnie And Clyde Makes Crime Boring.'
Posted: 11/24/09 at 12:27pm
"My suspicion is that the heaviness of this subject matter calls for operatic treatment; at any rate, its emotional demands and huge moral dilemmas are beyond Wildhorn's scope. His style, for the most part, is a simplistic imitation of '30s popular music, and it's plagued by a distressing sameness of melody and structure."
"Is there any subject matter that is NOT beyond Wildhorn's scope? Really, what IS he good at? "
Writing pop ballads.
peerrjb
Featured Actor Joined: 7/7/09
#7re: Frank Wildhorn does it again: 'Bonnie And Clyde Makes Crime Boring.'
Posted: 11/24/09 at 12:36pmWell, having not seen this Epic Opus, but having a hands-on familiarity with Jeff Calhoun's "work", I can only guess that the Directorial Non-Choices are probably just as worthy of fault as anything. Ya gotta have a gimmick, I guess (as in the press release: "Nudity and Adult Themes") but really -- c'mon folks!
MusicSnob1
Broadway Star Joined: 10/19/09
#8re: Frank Wildhorn does it again: 'Bonnie And Clyde Makes Crime Boring.'
Posted: 11/24/09 at 12:38pm
"Really, what IS he good at?"
Screwing young (and dumb) chorus girls.
philly03
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/07
#9re: Frank Wildhorn does it again: 'Bonnie And Clyde Makes Crime Boring.'
Posted: 11/24/09 at 12:53pm
""Really, what IS he good at?"
Screwing young (and dumb) chorus girls."
"Has he chosen his mistress from the chorus yet?"
OK this is crossing the line.
Not that I really should be going on this, but Linda Eder is only a few years shy of him. She was already famous (thanks to TV's Star Search) to an extent when he "found" her.
Brandi was similarly, never in the chorus of any Wildhorn show. God forbid people try to find love.
Let's try to stay focuses on Bonnie & Clyde. I've never been too big of a fan of this material, and it seems like it hasn't gone over too well. I'm still surprised more BWW people haven't seen it yet!
#10re: Frank Wildhorn does it again: 'Bonnie And Clyde Makes Crime Boring.'
Posted: 11/24/09 at 1:26pm
"Really, what IS he good at?"
Screwing young (and dumb) chorus girls.
So, how was he?
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