I Sing
I Sing
bjivie2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/04
#1re: I Sing
Posted: 1/11/05 at 8:17pmIt's interesting. It's got shades of William Finn. Assuming that the writers were in college when they wrote it, it's pretty damn impressive. Now that they've gotten their "living life on your own in New York" show out of the way, we can expect some great things from them.
#2re: I Sing
Posted: 1/11/05 at 8:21pmThere are a lot of "living life on your own in NY" shows, aren't there? Just a few that count....Avenue Q, Millie, On the Town (kinda), Rent, Flora the Red Menace...
bjivie2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/04
#3re: I Sing
Posted: 1/11/05 at 8:34pm
Wonderful Town, too.
It seems to pop up mostly with young writers, because many people write on experience, and that's what they have experience with: being young and trying to make it in the big city.
#4re: I Sing
Posted: 1/11/05 at 8:36pmBut, should I buy it? Is it worth it?
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#5re: I Sing
Posted: 1/11/05 at 8:38pmI totally agree. Never seen or heard of this show before but I cant stand the same premise for every damn show! Girl/boy from the west moves to NY... (Millie, Q, WT, BKLYN *kinda*, 42nd Street......)
bjivie2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/04
#6re: I Sing
Posted: 1/11/05 at 8:46pmIt's a fun, interesting, new sound. If you like William Finn/Stephen Sondheim/Jason Robert Brown, then you'll probably like this recording. I wouldn't say it's the most necessary to the collection, but there are some great songs in the show.
#7re: I Sing
Posted: 1/11/05 at 8:47pmI LOVE two of those you listed and like the other one so I probably am going to buy it. I am listening to the clips on amazon.com and I like what I hear.
#8re: I Sing
Posted: 1/12/05 at 9:38am
its too damn expensive, but its definetly on my list...
The opening number reminds me of 'new world'
FranklinShepard-Inc.
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/25/04
#9re: I Sing
Posted: 1/12/05 at 4:30pmActually I hate the score pretty much. No, hate is too strong actually, I just find it dull. No melody, square lyrics. The book is fair but no more than that. Nut up to average stuff.
andyf
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/12/04
#10re: I Sing
Posted: 1/12/05 at 4:44pm
Damn my Lauren Kennedy high.
Time to head over to Amazon.
#11re: I Sing
Posted: 1/12/05 at 5:09pmI recommend it. I bought it a few months ago when I was in NYC and I enjoy most of it. (If not for Lauren Kennedy and Matt Bogart alone!) I find it to be not so much a show about young people trying to survive life in the city as much as it is about their relationships with one another. This is where I feel it differs from shows such as Millie, Avenue Q, etc. It's definitely a great start for these young composers!
RentBoy86
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
#12re: I Sing
Posted: 2/20/05 at 9:11pmAnyone know where I can get the Recording for slightly cheaper? Just send me a PM.
andyf
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/12/04
#13re: I Sing
Posted: 4/20/05 at 1:24am
Yooooooooooooooooooooo, bitches.
I just got back from the trainwreck of a reading that John Tartaglia did. It was great to see him back on a stage, but the stuff they were trying to pass off as a show was terrible.
Anyway, the reading was at Citigroup (54th and Lexington) and they were selling CDs from shows that played at the York Theater - I think. The point is, I picked up "I SING!" for $25, which is better than $38 on Amazon...or $26, used.
Just F your I.
bjivie2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/04
#14re: I Sing
Posted: 4/20/05 at 2:10amWhat was the reading of?
andyf
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/12/04
#15re: I Sing
Posted: 4/20/05 at 2:27am
"The Devil and Dexter Webster."
SO not good.
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