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#51

re: Spring Break in Broadway. My Reviews.

Posted: 3/19/07 at 3:50pm

For w/e reason I thought that most people who loved Spring Awakening are Rent fans as well.

"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one". -Felicia Finley-

#52

re: Spring Break in Broadway. My Reviews.

Posted: 3/19/07 at 4:05pm

Me too! (I didn't LOVE either one, particularly. I liked the music and was moved at certain points. But definitely not complete faves. I do prefer SA to Rent, maybe because Rent is not nearly as good with its present cast as it was when I saw it way back when.) I do see the connections between the audiences of the 2 shows. (Although at SA, someone felt it was ok to bring a 10 year old.)
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"A birdcage I plan to hang. I'll get to that someday. A birdcage for a bird who flew away...Around the world." "Life is a cabaret old chum, only a cabaret old chum, and I love a cabaret!"-RIP Natasha Richardson-I was honored to have witnessed her performance as Sally Bowles.

#53

re: Spring Break in Broadway. My Reviews.

Posted: 3/19/07 at 4:22pm

I think if you compare Rent to SA at the same time, today, people may prefer one a lot more than the other.

However, I think those who loved Rent when it first opened, way before any knowledge of SA, would tend to love SA.

Did that make any sense??

I went ga-ga over Rent when it opened, but then the magic wore off somewhat (not sure if it was time, or inferior producitons, or growing up more, or what). Now I am ga-ga over SA. (Which I think is a superior show all around.)

Someone took a 10-year-old to SA?!

#54

re: Spring Break in Broadway. My Reviews.

Posted: 3/19/07 at 4:25pm

Oh yeah. They sat right in back of me. I couldn't believe a mom would take a ten year old to that show.
As I said, I was never ga-ga for either one. I enjoyed both (SA more so than Rent).
I think SA's character development is weaker, but what it lacks there it makes up for in other ways.
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"Do you think my costume will stay up? I feel something slipping. I feel something."-Little Edie Beale

#55

re: Spring Break in Broadway. My Reviews.

Posted: 3/19/07 at 4:33pm

good, honest reviews. I pretty much agree with a lot you have said, esp about Grey Gardens which took ages for me to warm to. But for Christine E alone it was phenomenal.

Hated Spring Awakenings though. I found it tedious and as pretentious as Rent - despite having a pleasant score in places - but I am sure it will be around a long time

#56

re: Spring Break in Broadway. My Reviews.

Posted: 3/19/07 at 4:36pm

I'm really surprised, although at this point I shouldn't be, at Muscle's level of tolerance for some people being so harsh with his opinions. I disagree with most of the criticisms, but I wouldn't discredit him just because he thinks differently. Here is my rating:

Les Miserables ****
The Vertical Hour- Never saw it
A Chorus Line *****
The Apple Tree **
Curtains- Never saw it
Spring Awakening ****
Grey Gardens ****
Avenue Q ***
Beauty and the Beast- Never saw it
Chicago *****
Hairspray ***
Jersey Boys **
Mamma Mia No Stars!
Mary Poppins- Never saw it
Spelling Bee ****
Rent ****
Tarzan **
Spamalot *
The Color Purple ***
The Drowsy Chaperone ***
The Producers **
The Lion King ****
The Phantom of the Opera ***
Wicked ***

#57

re: Spring Break in Broadway. My Reviews.

Posted: 3/20/07 at 3:06am

"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one". -Felicia Finley-

Updated On: 3/28/07 at 03:06 AM

#58

re: Spring Break in Broadway. My Reviews.

Posted: 3/28/07 at 12:28am

I was listening to the recording of The Apple Tree with Barbara Harris and it was really great, what a fantastic show! I wanted to say it again.

"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one". -Felicia Finley-

#59

re: Spring Break in Broadway. My Reviews.

Posted: 3/28/07 at 1:53am

Muscle, glad you got to listen to the original songs from THE APPLE TREE. Barbara Harris' "Gorgeous" is perfection. The revival was great, IMO, especially the three principals made a great impact on me (Kudisch' incredible rendition of the title song is quite underrated). Having said that, to me, Harris gives some definite versions of a few of the songs.

"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"

#60

re: Spring Break in Broadway. My Reviews.

Posted: 3/28/07 at 12:07pm

Well, Kudisch was out when I saw it, but I was thrilled to see Sean Palmer, he was fantastic! He will be great in The Little Mermaid Im sure. Oh, I love "Gorgeous", Harris is perfection, I agree, I truly enjoy the recording, almost as much as I enjoyed the show.
I really felt that Broadway is a magical place once again. A Chorus Line, The Apple Tree, Grey Gardens, The Vertical Hour and Spring Awakening, were just excellent shows to see, I even enjoyed Les Miz, which is not my kind of show. This season is really good, finally!

"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one". -Felicia Finley-

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