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#29

re: My Family Thinks Wicked Is Like The Best Show...*Rant*

Posted: 8/23/05 at 2:41pm

Wicked is a better PRODUCTION, I think. My issue with Charity wasn't its material, but rather how the material was handled. Bare-bones, though, it's far superior to Wicked. It's a classic.
A work of art is an invitation to love.
#30

re: My Family Thinks Wicked Is Like The Best Show...*Rant*

Posted: 8/23/05 at 2:42pm

lj, the thing is, you're rightfully glorifying the original Charity. The show has had a wonderful impact on Bway. But this current revival isn't all that you make it to be.
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#31

re: My Family Thinks Wicked Is Like The Best Show...*Rant*

Posted: 8/23/05 at 2:42pm

I have not seen Wicked yet but I can tell you that just by listening to the cast album , I doubt I could sit through it twice. Charity I've seen three times in the last 3 decades and I always fall in love with it all over again.
#32

re: My Family Thinks Wicked Is Like The Best Show...*Rant*

Posted: 8/23/05 at 2:43pm

I say....go to Wicked..sure..then "go to the bathroom" just as the curtain is going up.

then...run to the Hirshfield and enjoy the show you want to see.

"My dreams, watching me said, one to the other...this life has let us down."
#33

re: My Family Thinks Wicked Is Like The Best Show...*Rant*

Posted: 8/23/05 at 2:45pm

Tag. I've been listening to my Charity recordings long before I saw this revival.

I know this revival has nothing on the Fosse version.

But when you only have a chance to see the revival, I take that chance.

No one will ever beat Gwen period. No one will ever beat Fosse's choreo period. But this revival was fun for me. And something I enjoyed.

I never made it out to be the best production.

Hell, it's not my favorite show on Broadway. That's Chicago, then Charity.
#35

re: My Family Thinks Wicked Is Like The Best Show...*Rant*

Posted: 8/23/05 at 2:45pm

And say, "Gee, mom, that Wicked is some show! You know... with all those Wizards and flying, er, stuff."
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#36

re: My Family Thinks Wicked Is Like The Best Show...*Rant*

Posted: 8/23/05 at 2:45pm

I own 6 recordings of Sweet Charity and as soon as the French cast is released, I will buy it.

I wish I could have seen the Chita Rivera do the National tour.


Updated On: 8/23/05 at 02:45 PM

#38

re: My Family Thinks Wicked Is Like The Best Show...*Rant*

Posted: 8/23/05 at 2:48pm

charolette went on more than once, She went on for the first week of previews in NY and she performedout of town as well.
when ducks grow thumbs then maybe my opinion will change.

Updated On: 8/23/05 at 02:48 PM

#42

re: My Family Thinks Wicked Is Like The Best Show...*Rant*

Posted: 8/23/05 at 2:52pm

You've seen bootlegs. Because you didn't even have interest in Charlotte until you saw Chicago last month.

Then you were posting how you want Charlotte to go on as Charity, so you can see her in the role. And she hasn't gone on since.

You should really see a production before judging it.
#44

re: My Family Thinks Wicked Is Like The Best Show...*Rant*

Posted: 8/23/05 at 2:53pm

All right Charity Haters......MOVE THE HELL ON!!

No one in this thread is saying anything remotely close to "Applegate is the BEST Charity I ever say, Verdon sucked ass, and there is no reason to see any other show on Broadway except Sweet Charity"

So why are you all reacting as such? I'm glad I don't spend as much energy as you all do posting in threads about shows I hated.

Like Blood Brothers. Titanic. Phantom of the Opera. Rent.

Sweet Charity is a pleasant revival show with a wonderful lead actress who is engaging to watch in this role. The Choreography is lacking, but not heinous. The sets are fine. The ensemble is enjoyable to watch as well.

Oh, and Fosee and Verdon are no longer available for the show..so please let it go.
"My dreams, watching me said, one to the other...this life has let us down."
#45

re: My Family Thinks Wicked Is Like The Best Show...*Rant*

Posted: 8/23/05 at 2:54pm

lj, I hope you have a good birthday and that you get to see whatever show you want, but IMO, I'd take up on the chance to see Vereen in anything. I'd watch that man poop onstage if he did.
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#47

re: My Family Thinks Wicked Is Like The Best Show...*Rant*

Posted: 8/23/05 at 3:03pm

well, Thenardier, I wasn't exactly singling you out...just a general comment on the hating that goes on whenever this show is brought up.
"My dreams, watching me said, one to the other...this life has let us down."
#48

re: My Family Thinks Wicked Is Like The Best Show...*Rant*

Posted: 8/23/05 at 3:06pm

Who else would see Vereen poop onstage??
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