WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN begins previews TONIGHT! — Page 5

It's a star-studded $5,000,000 limited run LCT production, don't be retarded, of course it will open.
I really hope it becomes good. How it got this far without being good confuses me, though. I'd like to think disappointment is making the preview-goers see immutable awfulness when it's just mediocre.

We'll see.

So sad to read these disappointing first impressions. WhizzerMarvin and Michael Bennett are usually right on the mark IMO.
Sounds like that terrific photo shoot and radio commercial may have been as good as it gets.

Thanks!!!!!!! I knew Alma would probably cover patti.

So Patti does wear the blonde wig in act 2?

Thank you so much for that detailed review americanboy!

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Ignore him, WhizzerMarvin. Personal attacks on this board are such a bore.

Updated On: 9/25/16 at 02:32 AM

a bit of insight:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/10/theater/10women.html

SHOCKINGLY the reception on ATC is more positive than here!! wow.

I'm feeling a bit more optimistic now. This sounds fixable. Sher does a lot work in previews. Songs can be cut and added. We just need to wait and see.

Updated On: 10/9/10 at 05:18 AM

Who sings each song?

Yikes!

I had really high hopes for this one, and am seeing it next week.

From reading the the first preview reviews, apparently Benanti is terrific, that is the concensus.

But how is the score? No one talked about that to any degree. I've read that Patti has no part, Sherri is floundering, and that Benanti is terrific. The song list was interesting, but what did you think of it?

How is the score?

Updated On: 10/9/10 at 08:26 AM

bjh- Sorry, I was not aware they said that in the press release. I assume most people in the audience over the course of the run didn't read that press release though. The reason I labeled it a spoiler is because later on in the phone booth scene Lucia throws all that stuff out the window near Pepa. She sees the photo with Ivan and Carlos, on which Ivan has written an inscription saying "To my son." This is the first time Pepa learns he has a son (and in the movie the first time the audience learns). We are able to experience the shock of discovery with Pepa, rather than just watch her learn revealing information we have already been privy to.

I would say most Almodovar films that I've seen have an element of mystery about them. I found the musical to be missing this because they took out any element of surprise with the plot throughout.

I agree with most of americanboy99's comments. I think he is pretty spot on.

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