Frankenstein-When will it close?- Page 2

[worrell4077]

Posted: 11/6/07 at 3:00pm

The show's website has a preview of the concept album on the songs page or the downloads page. There's a button on one of those pages that says medley and it plays a medley of songs from the concept album.

The website also said that they were going to record a new cd. It did mention to look for the 2007 cast cd.

I thought Frankenstein was fine. The story was great, I loved the score, and I thought the lighting, set, effects, and acting were all great too. I loved Hunter and Steve's performances in the show particularly Hunter because this role is completely different from alot of the stuff he's done and it shows he can do non comedic role. Everyone has their own opinion about it, just because the critics tear it a new ahole doesn't mean it's automatically bad(well in some cases yes).

The reviews are only the critics opinion about the show, if you want an opinion about it, go see it and just don't agree with the critics and not see the show. It makes more sense to see something and get your own opinion about it and not just listen to whatever the critic said. If that were true, alot of shows on and off Broadway wouldn't be running right now.

[ken8631]

Posted: 11/6/07 at 3:40pm

I agree - great cast, so-so production.

Just watched the movie again last night - sooooooooooo much better!

[Elphie3]

Posted: 11/6/07 at 3:57pm

I thought I'd add -

I heard through the grapevine that 37 Arts - the theater where "Frankenstein" is playing may loose their lease. Apparently it's officially owned by the Brashikov foundation, and they still owe several million dollars on it. If they don't pay up soon, the theater will be gone.

[frogs_fan85]

Posted: 11/6/07 at 3:59pm

As discussed in this thread:

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardname=bway&thread=946550#3274393

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 11/6/07 at 5:51pm

Well said Worrell.

[glancingforward]

Posted: 11/7/07 at 5:14am

Hi: Ken8631

Yes the cast is great, but the merits of their performance are not something that should be shouted from the roof tops based on this show. they do a great job trying, but the truth is it that Hunter Foster is miscast, underdirected and unbelieveable. A director worth half their salt would admit this and would have moved on to fix the error. This director did not. Instead he chose to allow a miscast actor to pour his heart into a misconceived and directed half baked production. this show had so much potential and had the director,producer, authors made honest choices the outcome would have proven different.
Please do not mis understand, everyone works hard, but the obstacles are blatant and ignored in terms of making this is solid, dramatic and intense moment of musical theatre. I hope this cast continues as a they do to work hard, but my hope is that director is intelligent enough to see the flaws and fix them.
I love theatre like this as it is trying, but they need to see the reality of their mistakes. I wish them all the best

[maninchair.com]

Posted: 11/27/07 at 4:46pm

I've been following the show for several months at Man In Chair.

Finally saw the show last night, prepared for the worst. It's not a great show, but I've definitely had worse nights at the theatre.

Here's a little bit of my review. Link to the full review follows.

My first misgivings came when those of us who were assigned seats in the mezzanine were all ushered down to the orchestra section because there were so few patrons there. Good for us, not a good sign for the show.

Many improvements have been made musically since the concept CD was recorded. Much of the pop rock score is quite exciting to listen to, though it becomes repetitive fairly quickly. Around the fifth electric guitar riff into the first act, that rock concert scenario began to enter my mind again as the show began to feel less like a theatre piece telling a coherent story, and more like a rock concert version based loosely on Shelley’s novel, not unlike the recent British re-imagining of Rent seems to have turned out.

Steve Blanchard makes bold physical choices for The Creature–-a tic of the head, a crippled arm, a lurching gait that conveys the difficulty required to move his body in its intended direction. He periodically bursts into fits of pounding on his legs and arms, giving the sense of a man whose is physically and mentally tortured merely by inhabiting his own body.

Often it’s way over the top, but I give the actor credit for fearlessly committing to the choices he and director, Bill Fennelly have made. When it comes down to it, I’d rather watch actors take risks and occasionally fail than skate their way through a safe, uninspired carnival like this show’s uptown cousin.




Frankenstein...Superstar