Little Princess Gets Panned (Link inside)

Doesn't look good for Little princess. Broadway.com link below
Click Here for the Summary of "A Little Princess" Reviews

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Only two reviews?

When SF's biggest papers give it big thumbs down, you want to wait for more?

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None of the reviews are that detailed, in my opinion--it seems general high-art, "We don't like ANYTHING but our reflections" end of nose elitest bull-roar.
I wish someone could tell me things i want to know--like what style is the music in? How was the book? The direction? Any breakout numbers?
Sigh...if I ruled the world...

Aw shucks--I'm sure it's good cause Lippa is awsome.

Steve Winn of the Chronicle can't review musicals. He wouldn't know a good score from a bad score. He called the music from ALP "unmemorable"! Listen to Andrew Lippa singing the song, "Live Out Loud" on this line. (Go into the Jan. 12th interview, part 2, about half way through to find it.)
http://www.playbill.com/multimedia/sirius/sirius91-100/

This show is amazing, and the music sooo memorable!

Critics like Steve Winn discourage people from going to live theatre, and that's bad. I guess it's easy to thumb your nose to visiting directors from New York. I, for one, love that shows have been created in the San Francisco bay area for Broadway. We are so lucky to be able to experience these shows first hand, i.e., Wicked, La Boheme, White Christmas. A Little Princess is a new work, and could stand some revisions like any new show, but the show has the makings for a phenomenal hit - and it's a show for all ages that children can be brought to.

I'd say, check this show out for yourself. However, if you wait too long, there won't be any tickets left. My friends tried to get tickets for their family for the next two Sundays, and couldn't.

(Edited because I had the wrong link posted)

Updated On: 9/2/04 at 07:32 PM

This thread has more links to reviews and more than 2 papers have panned it. It sounds as if the musical needs work. Big deal. Most new musicals don't work the first time out. I don't want to see Lippa and team take the show to Broadway yet OR give up. I hope they keep plugging away on it because the potential for a good LP musical is great.
The other Little Princess Thread

A pan is a pan is Peter.

The Tribune was not a pan? Perhaps one needs Hooked on Phonics to obtain the subtle meaning of "don't like it".

And as much as you hate Steve Winn, the man has been reviewing the SF theater scene for more years than Hillary Duff has been alive.

Wish it were better news, but folks, it aint'.

But I'm sure there's a ray of sunshine on the TheaterWorks blog.

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"i'm sorry but have you actually seen the show?"

I bet you're not really sorry.

Perhaps one needs to get over one's cleverness and sarcasm to find the subtle meaning of "a wholly admirable attempt to create a new musical that still has quite a journey to make (Chad Jones, Oakland Tribune)." If there were no hope for the piece, would he imply its life beyond TheatreWorks and Mountain View?

I also have no personal animosity towards Steven Winn, but it's pretty well-known amongst my theatre circles that he rarely, if ever, seems to enjoy musicals. One might even conjecture that part of the reason he isn't the full-time theatre reviewer for the Chronicle any more is that he'd moved on to broader topics, having burnt out on reviewing theatre for many years.

Finally, I have been part of many fine, award-winning productions over the last few years, and none of them have been getting the audience response (standing ovations, wild applause) that LITTLE PRINCESS has for the last week and a half.

Just my opinions, of course.

i used to call my boyfriend the little princess when he was on his knees!

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Yes Matt.. there is much smart, sophisticated theater going on in SF. So I guess we should go gentle on LP because it's not, huh?

And YAY..perhaps you need to close your mouth (see your pic) for a moment and see that these threads are about what the reviews said. That is what I have commented on. I'm sure if I were to see LP, I would be transformed to a magical place.

Yeah, right.

At least Musetta and John get it.

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"Yes Matt.. there is much smart, sophisticated theater going on in SF. So I guess we should go gentle on LP because it's not, huh?"

whoa there cowboy! people can think whatever they want about PRINCESS. I just prefer if they make their judgments from having seen the show instead of based on reviews. and there is a lot of well-written non-musical theatre in SF. it doesn't mean the critics should be gentle on musicals but they shouldn't hold their books to the same standards as in dramatic works because there are other important factors at play. criticize a weak book all you want, PRINCESS has a weak book, but don't dwell on it as a reason to condemn the show's future.

"perhaps you need to close your mouth (see your pic) for a moment and see that these threads are about what the reviews said. "

and the reviews are exactly what I'm commenting on. we all go a bit off-topic at times but maybe you should re-read my post before flipping your Bitch Switch.

"I'm sure if I were to see LP, I would be transformed to a magical place"

I'd love to see that. what magical place would you be turned into?

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ok, ok, maybe i should have said 'excuse me'? but i am really sorry as well because he hasnt seen the show and his opinions about it are so strong. a little amusing actually, saying you hate somthing so much because of what you've heard and never even seen for yourself? hmmm....