Just saw The Frogs

#1

Just saw The Frogs

Posted: 7/7/04 at 12:34am

The first act was fun. The second act was arduous-it needs at least 20 minutes of cuts/rewrites. Shakespeare vs. Bernard Shaw in a boxing ring with Ibsen thrown in? Heady stuff for a musical. And Chris Kattan can't act or sing (and barely tries to do either)--zero stage presence. Where's Matthew Broderick when you need him. However, Nathan Lane holds 2/3 of it together by his on-stage talents.
Bonus... Nathan sings a Sondheim song to his dead wife which sounds suspiciously like Sweeny Todd's 'Johanna.'
This concludes tonites Theater Review from midtowngym.

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#2

re: Just saw The Frogs

Posted: 7/7/04 at 1:24am

Stephen Sondheim wrote THE FROGS, right? Ok, I can cross that off my to-see list.

#3

re: Just saw The Frogs

Posted: 7/7/04 at 1:27am

J., did you get my message about PASSION the other day?

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#4

re: Just saw The Frogs

Posted: 7/7/04 at 1:29am

J, you really aren't ashamed of your ignorance are ya, darlin?

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#5

re: Just saw The Frogs

Posted: 7/7/04 at 1:29am

So J, you don't like Stephen Sondheim, you definately don't like Marlon Brando, because you said his passing was "No Great Loss" so...who do you like?

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#6

re: Just saw The Frogs

Posted: 7/7/04 at 1:32am

Nope. I'm not ignorant. I honestly have list of shows to see and some have priority over others based on how likely I am to enjoy them and that was my point. I like Kevin Spacey, Tom Hanks, and Julia Roberts most.

#7

re: Just saw The Frogs

Posted: 7/7/04 at 1:33am

Well J, with that list it doesn't look like you'll be going to the theater anytime soon.

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"Noah, someday we'll talk again. But there's things we'll never say. That sorrow deep inside you. It inside me, too. And it never go away. You be okay. You'll learn how to lose things..."

#8

re: Just saw The Frogs

Posted: 7/7/04 at 1:33am

If I have time I'll try to see ASSASSINS(heard it was good) or CAROLINE though.

#9

re: Just saw The Frogs

Posted: 7/7/04 at 1:34am

Umm, actually Im going to see Bombay Dreams in 3 days.

#10

re: Just saw The Frogs

Posted: 7/7/04 at 1:34am

You would probably want to avoid those until your brain has had a chance to heal.

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"Noah, someday we'll talk again. But there's things we'll never say. That sorrow deep inside you. It inside me, too. And it never go away. You be okay. You'll learn how to lose things..."

#11

re: Just saw The Frogs

Posted: 7/7/04 at 1:37am

broadwaygirl, are we going to have to pop another bag of popcorn here?

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#12

re: Just saw The Frogs

Posted: 7/7/04 at 1:37am

yes, let me go put some in and then you and I can sit back and watch another cat fight. YAY.

#13

re: Just saw The Frogs

Posted: 7/7/04 at 1:39am

Remember, extra butter on mine please....and can you hand my that mountain dew bottle on the counter there?

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#14

re: Just saw The Frogs

Posted: 7/7/04 at 1:40am

actually, a little transatlantic hop would let you see Spacey on stage quite a lot, given his new leadership of the Vic. And J at least watch the movie of STREETCAR before dismissing Brando's career. Then you'll know what you think is unimportant, at least.

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#15

re: Just saw The Frogs

Posted: 7/7/04 at 1:40am

Not if I drink it all first.

And extra butter will do.

#16

re: Just saw The Frogs

Posted: 7/7/04 at 1:40am

Yeah, I;ve heard mixed reviews about BOMBAY DREAMS but I know someone in it and I need to go. I do not really like Stephen Sondheim. I usually go to musicals when I want to see midless fluff and I go to straight pays when I want to see somthing thought provoking. Intellectuall musicals dont seem to work for me for some reason. I have trouble with non-melodic "talking" singing. By the way, Kevin Spacey gave a great performance in THE ICEMAN COMETH.

#17

re: Just saw The Frogs

Posted: 7/7/04 at 1:42am

You guys get too excited too fast. There's no cat fight, sorry. I didn't even think last night was one. The Marlon Brando thing was an accident. I have only seen THE GODFATHER.

#18

re: Just saw The Frogs

Posted: 7/7/04 at 1:43am

PASSION.....J..........PASSION

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#19

re: Just saw The Frogs

Posted: 7/7/04 at 1:43am

Please! No fighting on my thread. Where's the love? It's not Mr. Sondheim's fault he's repeating himself. He is almost 75 years old--maybe he thinks he wrote 'East Side Story' 50 years ago! These things happen at a certain age--he's not a god, but merely mortal (isn't he?)

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#20

re: Just saw The Frogs

Posted: 7/7/04 at 1:44am

J, maybe you will benefit from listening to Sondheim's scores before seeing one of his shows. I found that the more you listen to his work, the more you like it. Or at least, in my case this is true. So maybe you just need to let it grow on you. If you keep avoiding Sondheim shows, you're depriving yourself of some great theatre and great music.

#21

re: Just saw The Frogs

Posted: 7/7/04 at 1:44am

that he is, midtown.........that he is.

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#22

re: Just saw The Frogs

Posted: 7/7/04 at 1:44am

And don't drink my mountain dew. I backwash............

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"They're eating her and then they're going to eat me. OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!" -Troll 2

#23

re: Just saw The Frogs

Posted: 7/7/04 at 1:45am

I kind of want to check out "The Frogs," more so that I can see Nathan Lane than anything else....


And here's the love midtown! I love you!!

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#24

re: Just saw The Frogs

Posted: 7/7/04 at 1:46am

spidey, that's gross. Now I need to order my own Mountain Dew, and that costs a good four dollars.

#25

re: Just saw The Frogs

Posted: 7/7/04 at 1:47am

I will pitch in if you can get me a musketeer's bar while you are at the store

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"They're eating her and then they're going to eat me. OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!" -Troll 2