I saw this show on a high school theater tour, with about 50 people. There was not ONE person in the group who didn't agree that OUR HOUSE was the best show we saw. We also saw Phantom of the Opera, The Lion King, Secret Garden, Witches of Eastwick, Mamma Mia, Shakespeare Abridged, Merry Wives of Windsor, and Bombay Dreams. (This was actually on two separate trips- our group goes every other year.) Anyway, every one of us is American, and everyone agreed it was their favorite. Madness was never HUGE in the U.S., but everyone knows and loves the song Our House. And I think it would've lived on its own merits as a show, anyway. Watching it again, it's just such an original piece, and the actors were phenomenal, and the way the story was done was so great compared to some songbook musicals. Plus, the music just SO reflected the characters and story. I loved it so much that the laugh track didn't even bother me!b Although I did notice it's weirdness at a few points. I loooooooooove this show.
[title of show] on Broadway. it's time. believe.
