How is "Curtains?" — Page 2

It's a lot of fun and you don't get pure fun at the theatre anymore. I had a wonderful time. And the score, in my personal opinion, is not second rate Kander and Ebb at all. The critics were dead wrong on that one.

I'm so glad I read this thread. I've been debating FINALLY going to see Curtains and this thread convinced me. Can't wait!

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It is interesting, a lot of people see Curtains multiple times. I've seen it three times..it's just that kind of show. There is so much humor and so many one-liners...you can't catch them all the first time around

I remember when I saw it, I was the only one who laughed at all the Agnes de Mille references in the choreography. I felt like they put it in just for me.

While the LA and New York versions of Curtains are similar on the surface, there were a lot of changes. The songs themselves stayed pretty similar, apart from cuts to "Wide Open Spaces," a rewrite for "I Miss the Music," and the rewritten "I Miss the Music"/"Thinking of Him" reprise. The book was tightened, with the Aaron and Georgia storyline improved and clarified in particular and some scenes rewritten entirely. Rob Ashford newly choreographed a lot of the show between LA and New York and some of the orchestrations and dance arrangements are new as well. Some set pieces, like the proscenium arch in "Show People," the "Dead or Alive" silk drop, the setting for "He Did It," the set pieces for "Tough Act to Follow" were new or changed for New York. Many new costumes throughout the show as well. The show itself lost 15 minutes of its running time between LA and NYC (it was 2:45 in LA and now runs 2:30 in New York). The set had some additional elements in LA... a full recreation of the proscenium arch of the Colonial Theatre, including marble columns, and a passerel, which were cut. But for all intents and purposes, the NY version is an improvement on the LA production in all departments.

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