IN MY LIFE review (Thurs. 10/6/05 8pm)- Page 2

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 10/8/05 at 12:03pm

totally agree Dollypop...the show is a disaster and also a must see. What bar were you at where they told you to get a double?

[Dollypop]

Posted: 10/8/05 at 12:09pm

Barrymore's. Did you notice that the outer walls of Jenny's apartment were not finished?

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 10/8/05 at 12:45pm

no i actually didn't notice...i will make sure to look for it on Wednesday when I go back

[Dollypop]

Posted: 10/8/05 at 2:38pm

How can I forget the fact that little Vera and her mother were killed in a car accident because her friend went to buy a Slurpee???

I think that was my first guffaw in the show.

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 10/8/05 at 2:59pm

Is this a real-life Springtime for Hitler?
That's what my best friend compared it to when she saw it.

~Steven

[Dollypop]

Posted: 10/8/05 at 4:36pm

With "Springtime For Hitler" the audience was numb in disbelief. With this show some people genuinely like it.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 10/8/05 at 7:01pm

About one third of the audience gsve it a standing ovulation last night.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 10/8/05 at 7:04pm

a standing ovulation

Wow, I'd hate to have to clean up that mess.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 10/8/05 at 7:06pm

Don't bother cleaning up the mess. It goes with what's onstage.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 10/8/05 at 10:25pm

Does anyone think this show has a chance of making it to opening night?

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 10/8/05 at 10:26pm

Baby -- I think it will run till Christmas....this is another BROOKLYN -- its got lots of money behind it.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 10/8/05 at 10:32pm

I hate to wish bad things for the cast and crew, but this show is really bad. It's close to THOUS SHALT NOT in badness.

[andyf]

Posted: 10/8/05 at 10:58pm

I'm with Michael Bennett.

I don't see any way this show could close before opening; Joe Brooks is too rich, too proud and WAAAAY too crazy to let that happen.

It's got to stick around for at least a few performances.

[broadwaybelter]

Posted: 10/8/05 at 11:26pm

yea totally agreed, Joe Brooks will keep this open for a while...I hope long enough for me to see it, also he really would like the rights to tour the show, so he's attempting to do that, so i think we'll have this show w/us at least til the end of the year...but w/ticket sales like they are i just dont know why that man is keeping it open!

[Over_the_Moon]

Posted: 10/8/05 at 11:35pm

I wouldn't mind a cast recording. From what I've heard, the mess is in the book. I got a sample CD last week. It's nice to listen to. A little repetitive, but it's not horrible. Lovely voice Chiara's got.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 10/8/05 at 11:43pm

"also he really would like the rights to tour the show"

Can you imagine what Mr and Mrs Mid-West America will think of Winston, Big Al and his Dr. Pepper, the depiction of heaven and the guy moving in with the girl?

They will probably appreciate the big lemon in the final scene.

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 10/8/05 at 11:46pm

I think community theatres would actually stage IN MY LIFE -- just as I think they will stage BROOKLYN.

[Tiny-Toon]

Posted: 10/8/05 at 11:59pm

HAHAHAHHAHA
You're comparing BROOKLYN to IN MY LIFE?! Are you crazy?
BROOKLYN has a very big fan base behind it. Many people loved it. That's why it was ON Broadway for almost a year. Everyone that sees IN MY LIFE think its a very very bad joke. Everything BUT the cast is horrible in that production. Even the people who liked the show start to doubt it. You CAN NOT compare the two.

[BoxFive]

Posted: 10/9/05 at 12:00am

MY GOD!


It should be called HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN- the Musical!

And that little girl who opens it has the vocal problems of a 50 year old night club singer! OUT OF CONTROL!

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 10/9/05 at 12:02am

IN MY LIFE is more entertaining then BROOKLYN will ever be. But its simply a matter of comparing trash cans. They are both garbage. And both will be staged again.

[Tiny-Toon]

Posted: 10/9/05 at 12:08am

I DOUBT In My Life will be EVER staged again.
The only reason IN MY LIFE is "entertaining" is because it's SO BAD, it's funny.

Updated On: 10/9/05 at 12:08 AM

[broadwaybelter]

Posted: 10/9/05 at 12:10am

please stop arguing and when you mention things please keep brooklyn out of it, so what if some people didnt like brooklyn, its bad enough that it closed dont drive another stake through its coffin!! GOD!

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 10/9/05 at 12:11am

Just wait till you see community theatres try to stage BROOKLYN starring semi finalists from the Miss Chick-Fil-a pageant. That is going to be true comedy.

[ThE nEw KiD]

Posted: 10/9/05 at 2:50am

Joe Brooks doesn't deserve to have as much money as he does. Just goes to show you, idiots can still succeed somewhat.

I feel SO BAD for that cast...but I agree, I CANNOT wait for the reviews!

[Dollypop]

Posted: 10/9/05 at 11:06am

I think it's fair to compare IN MY LIFE with BROOKLYN. They are both shows of the same ilk. You couldn't expect us to compare IN MY LIFE to A CHORUS LINE, could you?