Passing Strange Last Night 4/19

We saw it last night & while we enjoyed it it was a bit of a letdown

Visually it is almost a bare stage with a huge light wall in the back. The lighting helps immensely. The small band sounds much bigger than it is. The performers were fine. The music however left us cold. Much of the time , the same lyrics were just repeated over & over. The choreography was basically non existent. Probably in the hysteria to crown this the new Tony darling it will get the award over the far superior choregraphy in Crybaby. Truth be told, we enjoyed Crybaby & Young Frankensten more.

One of the ushers told us that after the show closes the Belasco is due to close for a much needed total renovation. Mrs R hurt her foot/ankle & was hobbling around with a cane . She was wondering how she would get upstairs if TDF sat us there. We got seats in the back of the orchestra for wheelchair bound & companion. Downright eerie.

The usher told us that Glenn Close had been there Friday night.The show was good & we gave it an 8.5 . Good but not up to all the hoopla

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Updated On: 4/20/08 at 11:24 AM

If the non existant Choreoraphy for this wins over Crybaby, there is no justice.

This may prompt an angry letter to Chuck Schumer (NYS Senator)

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I agree with mostly everything you said...I found it to be half-realized and really underwhelming.

IN THE HEIGHTS has the Choreoraphy award nailed down.

While I liked PASSING STRANGE, I know of members on the nom committee who hated it...

It will be interesting to see what happens.

I'm glad they're going to renovate that theater. It sorely needs it. I just don't want STRANGE to close so soon! They look like their having so much fun up there!

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Updated On: 4/20/08 at 01:04 PM

Hopefully somewhere can get some discounted tickets to ITH before the Tonys end all hopes of it happening.

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