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Posted: 1/29/08 at 12:46am
Oh boy do I feel lucky. At NYU tonight they did the dress rehearsal of Jerry Springer: The Opera and invited students for free!!!
I can honestly say it is the trashiest thing I have ever seen but I loved every minute of it!!
Harvey Keitel is great as the title character and I loved everyone in the cast! they all had fantastic voices! Overall, I can see this being a hit at carnegie hall, but not without offending many. The first act is a dead on satire of the show, and very entertaining. I loved every minute of it. The second act, while still funny is not quite the same as it takes place in hell with Jerry having to do a show for the devil. That is a funny circumstance, but this is done in such an obscene way that it may cause some to walk out. I wasn't offended, but didn't think the jokes worked as well here. Despite this, I still really enjoyed the show and the fantastic cast. I got chills when they all would sing together! This should be a fun time at carnegie hall(a hilarious choice of venue for such a crass show!)
Enjoy everyone!
I can honestly say it is the trashiest thing I have ever seen but I loved every minute of it!!
Harvey Keitel is great as the title character and I loved everyone in the cast! they all had fantastic voices! Overall, I can see this being a hit at carnegie hall, but not without offending many. The first act is a dead on satire of the show, and very entertaining. I loved every minute of it. The second act, while still funny is not quite the same as it takes place in hell with Jerry having to do a show for the devil. That is a funny circumstance, but this is done in such an obscene way that it may cause some to walk out. I wasn't offended, but didn't think the jokes worked as well here. Despite this, I still really enjoyed the show and the fantastic cast. I got chills when they all would sing together! This should be a fun time at carnegie hall(a hilarious choice of venue for such a crass show!)
Enjoy everyone!
