The Woman in White (11/4/05)- the good, the bad, and the downright ugly — Page 2

No, sorry, I was unclear...

They are both of the London cast. One is, I think, a highlights version. The other looked like some sort of collectible thing.

They were also selling the Phantasia CD.

I have no idea if they did either, but there were 3 distinct piles of CD's at the merchandise counter. One was the full London CD with the libretto, one looked like some other Woman in White CD, and the other was Phantasia.

How was the audience annoying, angelic? I just want to know how.

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Oh, that's descriptive enough...

Also, another thing I want to know. This is for those who saw it only. At the performance you saw, were there any kids there? I wonder that very thing. When I see it I don't want to feel like the only kid there (Well, technically I'm a teenager, but I'm close to being a kid...) There were only a few kids there at the show when I saw it in London.

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Updated On: 11/6/05 at 09:19 PM

I didn't really notice any children. There were a few teenagers.

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I have seen projected scenery work (in London, go figure), but only when it had to project a vague sense of place without becoming the main attraction or do any heavy dramatic lifting (the screens were wide, but very short). I'm not sure if they would work in such a large form.

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Woman In White..."Too heavy"...That makes me chuckle, lol. Broadway audiences have become way to used to shows like Hairspray, All Shook Up, Wicked, etc. I think there may be a bit of the 80's trend coming back, and I hope so, but I don't know how audiences will react?!? Shows like Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon, etc., were all very heavy and darker in plot, and they were all highly successful...Then, somewhere in the 90's, times changed and after 2000, we started getting these juke-box musicals; and now..."movies-turned-musicals". With new and impending shows such as Wedding Singer, Catch Me If You Can, Legally Blonde, etc., people are getting way too used to the movie-musical style, which is a bit annoying to me. However there are a lot of very promising "darker" productions opening soon as well such as Lestat, A Tale Of Two Cities, and a few others. I am excited that musicals, more heavy in nature, are making a return to the Broadway stage...IT'S ABOUT TIME; not that the other aren't fun, lol!

Later!

Phantom05

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I thought Phantom's lyrics were perfect. There are a few lines in WIW that I cringe at. Like something about "his manly, rugged arms" in that "Perspective" bit (actually I HATE that whole part).

"The "fish" line referenced earlier is one, as is "All my sketching soon will have you wretching". For me, this one just jars, not to mention that no respectable Victorian lady would ever say it."

But isn't Marian a bit different from your run-of-the-mill Victorian lady? I'm not saying she isn't respectable -- she is -- but while I don't believe a "proper" Victorian lady would say that line, I get the impression that Marian is a bit more outspoken than most other women of that era might have been.

I agree with you though, about Count Fosco's final song. As sung by Michael Ball, they are truly delicious, especially combined with his facial expressions.

I love that song, and "I Believe My Heart". Even though "Heart"'s lyrics are not that original, it's still a lovely song.

If I had to choose one song (melody wise this time) that I hated, it's "Lost Souls". Ew.

that horrible line was still in as of saturday night...