WOMEN ON THE VERGE (Premature) Guardian Review
WOMEN ON THE VERGE (Premature) Guardian Review
#1WOMEN ON THE VERGE (Premature) Guardian Review
Posted: 11/3/10 at 9:21pm
The Guardian of London has already reviewed WOTV.
Having seen the show on Saturday, I can only say that this review is too kind. The show is a disaster.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2010/oct/29/women-on-verge-review
"It does what a musical is supposed to do; it takes you to another world. And it gives you a little tune to carry in your head. Something to take you away from the dreary horrors of the real world. A little something for when you're feeling blue. You know?"
#2WOMEN ON THE VERGE (Premature) Guardian Review
Posted: 11/4/10 at 10:20amIt may not be a harsh review, but it's nevertheless saying that the show completely misses the mark in every single way.
#2WOMEN ON THE VERGE (Premature) Guardian Review
Posted: 11/4/10 at 10:22amIt bothers me when reviews do not cover the technical and visual elements of the show.
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
#3WOMEN ON THE VERGE (Premature) Guardian Review
Posted: 11/4/10 at 10:52amAside from unsettling typos where there should be none, she also stupidly converts currency wrong. $5M is NOT 8 million pounds, but 3.
#4WOMEN ON THE VERGE (Premature) Guardian Review
Posted: 11/4/10 at 10:54amHowever, I'm glad she calls out the crassness and vulgarity of Yazbek's incessantly lowbrow lyrics, which more and more descend to the level of the fart joke.
Borstalboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/9/04
#5WOMEN ON THE VERGE (Premature) Guardian Review
Posted: 11/4/10 at 12:09pmTell me this is some online thing and not the level of writing in the freakin' Guardian, for God's sake!
"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”
~ Muhammad Ali
#6WOMEN ON THE VERGE (Premature) Guardian Review
Posted: 11/4/10 at 12:18pmOne of the first rules you learn in journalism: Unless the pope says "shit," you never, never start a story or column with a quote.
peopleofpaper
Swing Joined: 11/4/10
#7WOMEN ON THE VERGE (Premature) Guardian Review
Posted: 11/4/10 at 12:33pmI didn't feel it was a disaster at all. I thought it was enjoyable, but not as good as it should be. I loved the stage, sets, costumes, and acting, I just thought it was lacking any memorable songs.
Brick
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/21/06
#8WOMEN ON THE VERGE (Premature) Guardian Review
Posted: 11/4/10 at 12:44pm^Haven't heard that since my first Journalism course. And indeed, it's Journalism 101.
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