Talk about anything except Wicked
Talk about anything except Wicked
sondheim78
Chorus Member Joined: 4/18/06
#0Talk about anything except Wicked
Posted: 4/19/06 at 7:03pmI have decided that there should be a thread where no talk of Wicked can happen. I have nothing against Wicked, I actually enjoyed it when I saw it and I listen to the original cast recording a lot too. I just am tired of being discussing its inherent quality. For all of you who are tired of it too...I give you this gift. Enjoy!
#1re: Talk about anything except Wicked
Posted: 4/19/06 at 7:04pmPacific Overtures...
Kringas
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/05
#2re: Talk about anything except Wicked
Posted: 4/19/06 at 7:04pmBy saying not to speak of it, haven't you already broken your one rule?
Fabrizio2
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/20/06
#3re: Talk about anything except Wicked
Posted: 4/19/06 at 7:05pm
Let's talk about Awake and Sing! What did you guys think?
#4re: Talk about anything except Wicked
Posted: 4/19/06 at 7:05pm
THE HISTORY BOYS
discuss it's brilliance.
GO
Fabrizio2
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/20/06
#5re: Talk about anything except Wicked
Posted: 4/19/06 at 7:06pmI have not seen the History Boys yet.
sondheim78
Chorus Member Joined: 4/18/06
#6re: Talk about anything except Wicked
Posted: 4/19/06 at 7:06pm
Yes, I did. I broke the rule.
I LOVE Pacific Overtures. Sondheim's best show I think. I have not yet seen Awake and Sing. Very excited though...my tickets aren't for a couple of weeks.
jimnysf
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/10/05
#7re: Talk about anything except Wicked
Posted: 4/19/06 at 7:07pmSaturday Night Fever
#8re: Talk about anything except Wicked
Posted: 4/19/06 at 7:08pm
i find that the problem with PO is the book.
it drags and is generally not engaging enough.
i saw the recent Roundabout production and fell in love. it's brilliant.
Fabrizio- if i were in NY i would go see History Boys daily. it's a brilliant play
#9re: Talk about anything except Wicked
Posted: 4/19/06 at 7:12pm
The History Boys is ridiculously brilliant.
When people say they don't like it, it makes me want to cry.
#10re: Talk about anything except Wicked
Posted: 4/19/06 at 7:12pmREALLY want to see History Boys. Coming to NYC in a week and can't decide between that or Wicked. Oops.
#11re: Talk about anything except Wicked
Posted: 4/19/06 at 7:14pm
*buzzer*
*enter BOB BARKER*
#12re: Talk about anything except Wicked
Posted: 4/19/06 at 7:16pmSorry, I didn't like History Boys. As much as I went in wanting to like it, I found the evening rather trite (with the exception of a couple of performances).
#13re: Talk about anything except Wicked
Posted: 4/19/06 at 7:16pmI find Dakin's new hair cut unbelievably annoying and bad looking
#14re: Talk about anything except Wicked
Posted: 4/19/06 at 7:19pmI will say, the actor who portrayed Posner sang a wonderful interpretation of "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered".
sondheim78
Chorus Member Joined: 4/18/06
#15re: Talk about anything except Wicked
Posted: 4/19/06 at 7:23pm
But so much of Pacific Overtures is so smart. Particularly the way it pits Eastern Theatre and Occidental traditions against each other. That is amazing to me.
"Someone in a Tree" is Sondheim's most successfully realized, and I think best, song.
#16re: Talk about anything except Wicked
Posted: 4/19/06 at 7:37pm
What does Dakin's new hair cut look like? He's still walking sex, right?
The touring Posner had such a beautiful voice; his Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered was haunting. Maybe Sam Barnett's been taking voice lessons! In London his singing was kind of...uncomfortable. (To hear.)
#17re: Talk about anything except Wicked
Posted: 4/19/06 at 7:40pm
I think Idina Menzel is the sexiest woman ever to wear a red tracksuit....
... OH. Damn.
-best12bars
"Sorry I am a Theatre major not a English Major"
-skibumb5290
#18re: Talk about anything except Wicked
Posted: 4/19/06 at 7:40pmJoshy, Posner had a very sweet voice. His rendition of the song was so simply expressive and was the highlight of the show to me.
#19re: Talk about anything except Wicked
Posted: 4/19/06 at 7:42pm
Loved Awake and Sing! and love History Boys.
Thus far, it's been a pretty good year for plays.
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#20re: Talk about anything except Wicked
Posted: 4/19/06 at 7:57pmAwake and Sing was ridiculously boring and had no focus. I thought that the production and staging were totally off, with a focus on the ensemble, not Ralph. The performances were horrible, as well.
#21re: Talk about anything except Wicked
Posted: 4/19/06 at 8:12pm
you can listen to the History Boys online.
yes, the Bewitched is gorgeous and hearbreaking
Dakin's the one with the ugly, poofy hair. god it ruins him as a sex god.
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BSoBW2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/8/04
#22re: Talk about anything except History Boys
Posted: 4/19/06 at 8:13pmJulia Murney rocks in Wicked!
#23re: Talk about anything except History Boys
Posted: 4/19/06 at 8:14pm
Loved Awake and Sing. Got History Boys tickets for a week from today- SO PSYCHED.
Pacific Overtures is not one of my top 5 Sondheim shows.
What ABOUT Saturday Night Fever!!!
#24re: Talk about anything except History Boys
Posted: 4/19/06 at 8:15pm
IS DAKIN'S HAIR STILL LIKE THAT? That's a promo shot for the movie so I wasn't sure...oh god. 
Also, um, if anyone (Caroline-Q-or-TBoo?) wants to hear the touring Posner's Bewitched, Bothered + Bewildered...I might be able to help. Wink. It's gorgeous.
Dakin's hot.
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