Rath's LITTLE WOMEN Review (now includes actual review)

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 1/20/05 at 11:27pm

The first person to get me a date with Maureen McGovern will receive a handsome reward.






GO GO GO GO GO!!! SCOOT!!! ALL OF YA!!!! YOU WANNA BE FIRST!!! HANDSOME REWARD!!!

Updated On: 1/21/05 at 11:27 PM

[BwayTheatre11]

Posted: 1/20/05 at 11:28pm

Great review, Rath!

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 1/20/05 at 11:29pm

Thanks! Now GET ON IT!!!

Updated On: 1/20/05 at 11:29 PM

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 1/20/05 at 11:32pm

Well, she's my cousin's friend's daughter's garbage picker's doctor's mother's second cousin's dentist's student's teacher's grandmother's niece's brother's third cousin, so I have connections.

Updated On: 1/20/05 at 11:32 PM

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 1/20/05 at 11:33pm

You're wasting time with all that typing, Millie! You wanna be first, dontcha???

[BwayTheatre11]

Posted: 1/20/05 at 11:35pm

http://www.maureenmcgovern.com/contact.htm

The best I could do...

[StickToPriest]

Posted: 1/20/05 at 11:35pm

Well, Rath, while I agree with your thoughts on the first act, I have to disagree about the second. I don't beleive it did any of that.

And I'm glad you liked the score, I just found it unmemorable and unremarkable.

Foster and McGovern were great, but the material, as you said in your review, was beneath them.

I'm glad you liked it though.
It seems as if you had a fun time.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 1/20/05 at 11:36pm

Yeah, yeah, yeah, Priest, all that. Now less talk and more action! (and you are 100% dead on about the score)

[BwayTheatre11]

Posted: 1/20/05 at 11:37pm

Rath, I gave you the contact info...it is all up to you know...

Don't be shy...

Updated On: 1/20/05 at 11:37 PM

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 1/20/05 at 11:40pm

I'm...SHYYYYYYY!!! And, the deal was, YOU get me the date. This has to be done properly.

Oh and by the way, people, that pic that bway11 posted, is NOT an airbrushed pic of a beautiful yet aging older woman. She actually looks JUST LIKE THAT (only in color). Oh, my heart...

Updated On: 1/20/05 at 11:40 PM

[#1Elphie]

Posted: 1/20/05 at 11:42pm

Rath, I want to know what you thought! (aside from your assessment of McGovern, whom I considered to be a stand-out in a troubled production). Please let us know! I'm sorry, I'm working on the date.

[Ellie3]

Posted: 1/20/05 at 11:44pm

Beradette, Brenda, Maureen...tsk,tsk. Womanizer.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 1/20/05 at 11:45pm

Elphie, I promise I'll post a coherent review in this very thread tomorrow. Right now, I'm too much in love to think.

And Ellie, I haven't seen Brenda in a while - have you? Oh that's right - she's on another continent. And Bernadette? Married. And I've never actually cried when she sang. So shuttie.

Updated On: 1/20/05 at 11:45 PM

[#1Elphie]

Posted: 1/20/05 at 11:54pm

Thanks Rath.
Press night is on opening night, right? So that means official reviews will start appearing on Sunday evening?

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 1/20/05 at 11:57pm

*applauds*
Wonderful review.

In all seriousness, I'm excited to read what you have to say.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 1/20/05 at 11:57pm

Yes, Elphie.

[Mattio98]

Posted: 1/20/05 at 11:58pm

"Press night is on opening night, right? So that means official reviews will start appearing on Sunday evening?"

Actually, press night was Wednesday night but the reviews won't be posted until Sunday evening.

[#1Elphie]

Posted: 1/20/05 at 11:59pm

ah, ok. Thanks!

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 1/21/05 at 12:00am

Tonight was a press night as well, and I imagine there will still be press on Friday and Saturday.

[MusicMan]

Posted: 1/21/05 at 12:01am

Since Maureen's role as the emotional anchor of the March family is virtually nonexistent and misguidedly reduced to two inadequate numbers, she might actually be looking for diversion. At any rate, she'll probably be out of a job soon.

[#1Elphie]

Posted: 1/21/05 at 12:01am

To me, Wednesday seems like a strange day for press...I hate going to Wednesday performances.
I guess it makes sense that press would be going on different nights in the week before the opening. I was never clear on whether there was one particular performance that was reviewed by all. Updated On: 1/21/05 at 12:01 AM

[Mattio98]

Posted: 1/21/05 at 12:02am

Really? I wasn't aware. I was there Wednesday night and saw a lot of press including Brantley....I think.

EDIT: Strike that. It was definitely Brantley. Updated On: 1/21/05 at 12:02 AM

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 1/21/05 at 12:07am

Kissel was there tonight. I also saw Dana Tyler (local news anchor), Liz McCann, Susan Schulman, and Alan Knee (the bookwriter). Oh and I got to meet Mr. Knee and most of the cast. Including Maureen. Yeah. Looked right into those huge gorgeous green eyes. Holy heart palpitations.

Updated On: 1/21/05 at 12:07 AM

[Mattio98]

Posted: 1/21/05 at 12:09am

Well it seems you certainly enjoyed yourself. I really liked the show a lot. I found it to be a thoroughly enjoyable evening in the theatre. Also, I saw Stephen Schwartz there on Wednesday.

[Theatreboy33]

Posted: 1/21/05 at 12:45am

Saw LW tonight. I found the show slow, boring, and incredibly bland. Too bad. I was expecting better. Though Suttun and McGovern def. carry the show on their shoulders. Sorry for the short, unsupported review. but im tired.