LOVEMUSIK This Afternoon- Page 2

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 5/24/07 at 12:03pm

I honestly had no problem with their accents.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 5/24/07 at 12:17pm

Blackbird makes up for this, and whatever other disappointing shows, that MTC has put on in the past few years.

Just as an aside:
It's really sad to think about how so many "promising" shows like LoveMusik, Deuce, et al., end up being extreme disappointments.

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 5/24/07 at 12:19pm

Oh come on, you're acting as if LOVEMUSIK is LOSING LOUIE.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 5/24/07 at 12:24pm

Ha. I had high hopes for Losing Louie (considering how it was acclaimed in London, along with the great cast they assembled). Louie was a complete mess of a play (who knew?) and I was glad that I had comps. I walked out thinking virtually the same thing I walked out of LoveMusik thinking...
"Did they really just spend 5 minutes talking about their foreskin?" Only, at Musik, it was "did she really just spend 2 minutes putting on make-up?"

To me, at least, the only redeeming factors of LoveMusik were the cast, music, and most of the technical elements.

It could have benefitted from an out of town engagement, but it's so artsy that there's no way it would have successfully found an audience. Instead, the creatives had what - 3 weeks to make changes? Same with Deuce.

Is it just me, or is it that "iffy" prospects shouldn't go cold to Broadway?

Updated On: 5/24/07 at 12:24 PM

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 5/24/07 at 12:29pm

Are you referring to her applying her makeup at the end of the show?

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 5/24/07 at 12:34pm

Yeah. I understand what Hal was going for, and of course, Donna makes something simple like putting on makeup look like the 2nd coming, but (IMO) it just added more tedium to something already tedious. I wish the show itself was as good as the cast.

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 5/24/07 at 12:49pm

I am shocked and dismayed by your comments about the makeup thing.

On of the most brutally shocking, gut wrenching, and beautiful moments in the entire show. It's too bad.

[BroadwayPenguin2]

Posted: 5/27/07 at 8:32pm

I saw LoveMuzzzzzzzzzzzz........... yesterday afternoon. VERY disappointing. Sure, they played convincing characters, but that doesn't help if the audience is asleep for most of it!

Lights and sets were also disappointing.

It just seemed to drag and no one was picking up cues.

IMHO: Go see another Broadway show, or put on some Kurt Weill music and fall asleep in bed. It's more comfortable.

[theaterkid1015]

Posted: 5/27/07 at 8:50pm

I'm very curious to hear more about this moment with the makeup. What happens right before it that makes it so pivotal in the show?

[chris d]

Posted: 5/27/07 at 9:08pm

theaterkid1015: if memory serves, she's applying makeup before her performance of Threepenny Opera on Broadway (the 1954 revival, occurring 4 years after Weill's death).

[theaterkid1015]

Posted: 5/27/07 at 9:09pm

Thanks.

[zepka102]

Posted: 5/28/07 at 1:18pm

I saw this show yesterday afternoon, and I completely agree with the things said. It came across as boring because it was so slow moving. The timing of set changes, lighting... it just felt so off... very delayed. I think Michael and Donna both did an amazing job in their roles. Reading what has been said about the real life Kurt and Lenya, they seemed pretty dead on. I just think the production itself needed more tweaking to keep you interested.

Also, we were sitting front row, and we felt as if the ensemble was shouting the whole time. I've sat front row for other shows and never felt that way. So that was another annoyance.