The Last Session
The Last Session
em22
Swing Joined: 1/20/05
#0The Last Session
Posted: 2/21/05 at 3:31pm
Has anyone seen a production of The Last Session? Is it a good show? The music seems to be quite good.
What is your opinion of this show.
erinrebecca
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/29/04
#1re: The Last Session
Posted: 2/21/05 at 3:42pmI have. It's a great show. It's funny, sad, touching, and yes, the music is very good. My mom knows the guy who wrote it so I've seen it a few times. :) If you like the music, you should also look into getting Steve's own cds. I love his voice.
TheGaIsSilent
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/25/04
#3re: The Last Session
Posted: 2/21/05 at 3:47pm
Steve Schalchlin is my favorite person in the world. Really.
In short, TLS is about a gay singer/songwriter who is dying of AIDS and decides to record one "last session" with some of his friends.
The songs are wonderful, and despite the subject matter, it's filled with humor and grace throughout.
I do prefer Steve and Jimmy's new show, The Big Voice: God or Merman? but I have travelled the country to see TLS in some very interesting venues.
Steve's website, by the way, is www.bonusround.com - if you go back into the diary archives, you can read back to the show's original inception, bringing it to off-Broadway and across the country. It's a virtual goldmine of history.
#5re: The Last Session
Posted: 2/21/05 at 4:45pmI saw it in LA about 5 years ago at the Tiffany Theater. I believe it was the NY cast. I thought it was a little too cliché and preachy. Very Lifetime movie of the week storyline.
TheGaIsSilent
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/25/04
#7re: The Last Session
Posted: 2/21/05 at 5:14pmMEF, there've been a few casts. The LA cast was Michelle Mais, Jeff Juday, Bob Stillman, Amy Coleman and Steve Braverman.
erinrebecca
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/29/04
#8re: The Last Session
Posted: 2/22/05 at 7:22amYou really haven't seen the show until you see Steve play Gideon, IMO. :)
TheGaIsSilent
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/25/04
#9re: The Last Session
Posted: 2/22/05 at 9:23amTrue that, erin. I've seen Steve do the part several times (Cincy and Baltimore being my two favorites). It should be noted that its whe he stops acting that his acting is the best :)
#10re: The Last Session
Posted: 2/22/05 at 12:54pmI saw it off-Broadway...enjoyed it, and have the cast recording. "Going it alone" is one of my favorite songs.
holden
Understudy Joined: 5/20/04
#11re: The Last Session
Posted: 2/22/05 at 10:23pm
Add me to the list of people who would recommend this show, which I have seen in a few different places.
The fascinating thing about THE LAST SESSION is that it is a moving show that brings a lot of people to tears, but it's also frequently really, really funny. Even when you already know the jokes.
It's definitely worth seeing.
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