There Is A Breathtaking New Musical- Called Dessa Rose!

Just came back from seeing Dessa Rose at Lincoln Center.
I was moved. The music, the score are gorgeous. The costumes are breathtaking especially the dresses for Rachel York and the woman who played her Mother.
The entire cast have incredible voices. I was really moved by
Norm Lewis who plays Nathan. His acting and voice were perfect.
He is also a knockout and I was having sinful thoughts.
Dessa Rose is the best new musical i have seen this season.
I hope they make a cd. I loved it.

RCA Appears to record their scores even the short lived Lincoln Center " A Man Of No Importance" so hopefully there should be one for this. We see it in April

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I do hope there is a recording of this show. This was the last of 7 shows I saw on this trip, and it was the high point!

I did not like it. I loved it!

I cried at the end.

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if you liked dessa rose, you would love light in the piazza.

THanks for the review. I'm getting tickets for my parents for their anniversary! Dad LOVES La Chanze.

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I liked it better then Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.
I hate to say it, I liked DRS, but liked The Full Monty 1000 times more.
The music was not memorable. I could not remember one song.
The music in Dessa is incredible. I want to own a cd. Anyone know if they will make one.
IT IS GORGEOUS.

Namo,
You will adore it. It reminds me a little of Violet.
I loved it. It is one of the best things i have seen this season if not the best.
But i have not seen Spelling Bee and hear that is incredible.

I'm glad you enjoyed Dessa Rose, Corine. Thanks for your post. I saw La Chanze in "The Color Purple" last year in Atlanta and she was fabulous! I hope that she reprises her role when that show hits Broadway. Rachel York is a favorite, too - I enjoyed her performances in "Victor, Victoria" and "Sly Fox". I hope "Dessa Rose" does well.

Updated On: 2/28/05 at 10:54 AM

Corine- really? I loooved Full Monty as well (and have seen it many times), but I thought DRS topped it. I walked out of the theater, floating, able to quote lyrics, still laughing at jokes, enraptured with most of the cast, and singing "love is my leeeegs", "great. big. stuff!" and "ruprecht's all about..." on the street!
On the other hand, I agree- Dessa Rose was TOTALLY gorgeous and I can't wait to own the CD (they WILL make one, they have to!) "We are descended, from a long, long line... of women!" Soooo amazing. And LaChanze's last number of the first act? Good God. I haven't cried like that at the theater in a looong time.

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Yeah im interested too, whats the plot?

I am damn excited! But, of course, Flaherty&Ahrens, how could anything written by them be less then great!