LaChiusa's music
LaChiusa's music
Mattbrain
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/23/05
#1LaChiusa's music
Posted: 11/4/06 at 4:18pmWhat is it about Michael John LaChiusa's music that turns people off from a lot of his shows as brilliant as they are. I only have his Wild Party but I heard a song from Marie Christine today and it sounded absolutely divine. Is it because his work is more like opera than musical theatre?
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Julian2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/10/06
#1re: LaChiusa's music
Posted: 11/4/06 at 5:02pm
http://www.playbill.com/features/article/66186.html
http://www.playbill.com/features/article/66228.html
http://www.playbill.com/features/article/98511.html
http://www.playbill.com/features/article/101246.html
These CD reveiws will give you a good idea about that.
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#2re: LaChiusa's music
Posted: 11/4/06 at 5:12pmI think it's because his scores are not as accessible to people as traditional musical theater scores that are showtuney (for lack of a better word).
#3re: LaChiusa's music
Posted: 11/4/06 at 7:30pmlike defyingravity11 said his scores aren't really comersial or what people expect to see in a musical. I think people are kinda taken aback when they first hear him. It really took me a while to get used to but now i LOVE him
TheEnchantedHunter
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/27/05
#4re: LaChiusa's music
Posted: 11/4/06 at 8:29pm
They're musically illogical, without appeal, and devoid of emotional payoff.
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Moscow, Russia
#5re: LaChiusa's music
Posted: 11/4/06 at 8:34pm
just like the enchanted hunter!!!!
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