The biggest problem I had with the revival was the lackluster cast. No one in the revival came near the quality of the original production.
On the other hand, I think the revival was much more effective in terms of set and costume and general direction.
If they'd been able to transport the original cast through time to 2002 and land them in the revival production, we'd be talking about a masterwork here.
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