Thou shalt Not- The sequel

I just read the article stating that Harry Connick Jr. is writing another musical. I continue to be a fan of his singing and acting, but as stated in other threads still could not get over the debacle that was "Thou Shalt Not" I kept thinking why didn't someone derail this train wreck before it got to this point.
Now perhaps, Mr. Connick will go on to create a musical that is a triumph, but what I find disturbing from the article is that he seems to have no ability to be self-critical.
What are your thoughts?

TUGBOAT

My wife & I actually liked it

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Sorry, I'm half awake.

I thoroughy enjoy Thou Shalt Not and though the book is weak, I still do not understand why people call it a train wreck. It had a sensible plot, interesting yet underdeveloped characters, and from what I understand of the Therese Raquin book, followed the plot points very well. Take out some of the sex, add some more snappy dialogue, and implement better transitional sequences (Murder right after Tug Boat?...ruins the song) and the show would have been a bit better. I have seen far worse musicals and thought this one was worth the money. Again though, just my opinion.

Of course!

edit: In fact, I would be very surprised if Norbert is not cast to be in the new musical. If you check the Playbill.com interview (its on the link page of NLB online) he states he really enjoyed Connick's musical style. Norbert on board would also give the show a little star power. If the material is good, the show would be a great project when he is done with DRS.

Updated On: 1/5/06 at 06:47 PM

Dolly, take out that extremely over-long sex scene and it wasn't that bad, was it? Haha

I hate Harry Connick, Jr. with a passion, but....give the guy a second chance, fer cryin' out loud! Just keep it simple and don't let Stroman do anything other than musical COMEDY and all should be fine.

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