No Way To Treat A Lady

[JRTO]

Posted: 10/11/05 at 6:20pm

Did anyone here see this show off-broadway? Did you like it?
Updated On: 10/12/05 at 06:20 PM

[JRTO]

Posted: 10/12/05 at 1:01pm

regional or off broadway then...

[Broadway Bob*]

Posted: 10/12/05 at 2:05pm

I've never seen the show, but I have both the New York and the Italian cast recordings and both are wonderful. I also got the script and it seems to be a fun, funny, but moving show. Also, a great tour-de-force for a great character actress, if you have one actress play both mothers and all of the victims like the original did. When they did this show in London one woman played the mothers and another, Donna McKechnie in fact, played all the victims. Still a valid choice, but not as fun IMO. Plus, the whole point is that Kit kills these women because they remind him of his mother. Christopher McGill - it's a dream role for me!

[ConvinceMe2]

Posted: 10/12/05 at 2:27pm

I've never even heard of it. I have seen the film on which this is, obviously, based. I love that. Non-musical, of course.

[JRTO]

Posted: 10/13/05 at 2:33pm

thanks broadway bob- anyone else seen/ read/ heard of it?

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 10/13/05 at 2:39pm

I have the Off-Broadway cast. Great cast, but the score is uneven, with only a few really good numbers. The opener and "So Far So Good" are wonderful but I don't think the rest of the score is that great.
Updated On: 10/13/05 at 02:39 PM

[jasonf]

Posted: 10/13/05 at 3:11pm

Have the CD, love it, and actually posted a thread about it a couple of weeks ago....

The book, by my favorite author William Goldman, is also great.

[MagicToDo82]

Posted: 10/13/05 at 3:15pm

The William Goldman who wrote "The Princess Bride?"

[jasonf]

Posted: 10/13/05 at 3:35pm

Yep, same one.

If you liked those, check out Boys and Girls Together - one of my favorite books ever.