I'm so excited to see this show. You guys have no idea. The irony of all this is I have a BWW preview of Taymor's "The Magic Flute" playing to my right, which of course, looks like a gigantic specticle as well. Man, why didn't Taymor direct freakin' Alice in Wonderland? She would've done it justice.
My current voice teacher's nephew plays for this show (what instrument, I have no idea), and of course, he has not said good things. But, my voice teacher is epic (to give you an idea: he saw the original Carrie and played in the early workshops of Lestat, and has been there done that for virtually everything on Broadway) and told me the previews for Titanic were so bad that they had a cardboard cut out ship sail across the stage a few times! Also, don't forget - in Enron, an actor called line!
Spiderman seems to have borrowed the financial problems and projections from Lestat. However, I intend on seeing this in a few weeks, and have high hopes.
I'm not basing a full opinion from the 60 Minutes special or what I've heard in previews thus far, but it looks to be quite a spectacle with some really messy moments, but as well as genuine musical moments. Not to be that guy - but most flops have had that unbalance, thus leading to their downfall.
I personally am excited as hell, and not seeing it will tank or not either way, because there hasn't been enough evidence to sway me, and yes, I will admit as one of the naysayers, I didn't have high hopes, but now I say: bring it on, Spidey! And wish them nothing but the best of luck.
Recent Broadway and Off-Broadway:: Carrie, Merrily, Ionescopade
Next On The List :: Clybourne Park, Once, Streetcar, BOM
Not even kidding.
