Welcome GLORY DAYS- Page 2

[blaxx]

Posted: 4/22/08 at 7:16pm

it's about 4 18, 19 yr. old guys returning to their old high school high school - and remembering old times, and coming to understand how much they've changed since graduation

Changed? So the show is about how they grew a moustache or how they are an inch taller?

[hubee]

Posted: 4/22/08 at 7:27pm

I actually liked that it was just one year and not the stereotypes of 20 years passing and the obvious changing. It's a lot more subtle and about how they are all about to embarq on different directions as much as they wanted to stay as a group of friends. Personally I think it was more interesting that way and more poignant.

Still, I'm sure a lot of people will dismiss it but I enjoyed it a lot (when it played in DC).

[frogs_fan85]

Posted: 4/22/08 at 8:14pm

Did they all go to separate colleges?

[popular_elphie]

Posted: 4/22/08 at 8:22pm

it's about 4 18, 19 yr. old guys returning to their old high school high school - and remembering old times, and coming to understand how much they've changed since graduation

How much could they have possibly changed in one year?

A whole lot. It's been almost eleven months since I graduated high school, and I am quite a different person than I was back then. My roommate was talking to me about this the other day, and feels the same way. Sure, there are some who haven't changed - the girl who still works at the Dairy Queen and tries to go to community college at night - but for those that move away or go to college, especially far away, are influenced by those areas and people, and especially with college, become aware that there are bigger things than wherever they have come from.

A lot of my friends told me before I went to college that these would be the most life-changing years of my life. The first year is only the start, but still a change.

[sszabo]

Posted: 4/22/08 at 9:43pm

being someone who is wrapping up their first year of college I will be quite interested to see how this musical turns out.

but to those of you who think that 20 years would be more appropriate they could do NOW AND THEN THE MUSICAL... I mean, I'm sure Rosie is looking for her next triumphant return to Broadway anyway.

[shh282]

Posted: 4/22/08 at 9:46pm

I second that, sszabo. [as someone coming from the same situation]

[scaryclowns223]

Posted: 4/22/08 at 9:47pm

We should be getting reviews from the first-nighters pretty soon...

The show is only an hour and a half.

I'm really curious about this show and how it will turn out.

[osage08]

Posted: 4/22/08 at 10:04pm

I agree with popular_elphie. A lot can change in one year. I'm in that same time period now (1st year college student) and I'm amazed at how much both me and a lot of my friends have changed over the course of a year. I'll be rushing this as soon as I have a chance by the way.

[liotte]

Posted: 4/22/08 at 10:16pm

I liked it. I enjoyed the story (though lots to work out still), the music was good overall, the set was just metal bleachers and a lightboard (which was very pretty when it changed colors). I left with a bunch of unanswered questions and unresolved issues from the characters. Also found the first half had a lot of comedy both in songs and dialogue, and the second half was very serious. Needs a better balance.

Reminded me of college. I laughed at how many times they said "totes", and when one of the characters commented that he was old.

Theater wasn't super full, but considering this show came from nowhere, hopefully it does well. It's good to see original material on broadway!

[hockeynut2]

Posted: 4/22/08 at 10:32pm

For those of you asking what Glory Days is about, listen to my interview with creators of Glory Days Nick Blaemire and James Gardiner on how they wrote the show, what the show is about, and you can hear a snippet of the music. Enjoy and I hope will you buy tickets to Glory Days!
Glory Days Podcast With Creators James Gardner and Nick Blaemire

[touchmeinthemorning]

Posted: 4/22/08 at 10:59pm

Saw the show. The boys are all very talented, but the show is very rough around the edges. Sound issues all over the place tonight. I get that the show isn't trying to change the world, but it's playing in the big leagues, and when tickets are a hundred dollars, the audience should leave with more than what the book of the show offers.

Catchy and cool pop score. Great singing. I can't see this show getting any Tony nods (save perhaps a featured nomination for Andrew Call). All the actors are good, but Call's role is the juciest.

Updated On: 4/22/08 at 10:59 PM

[shesamarshmallow]

Posted: 4/22/08 at 11:03pm

Andrew CALL.

[blaxx]

Posted: 4/22/08 at 11:19pm

How about set, costumes, lights, etc? How does it compare in quality to the other new musicals of the season?

[acrocksyo]

Posted: 4/22/08 at 11:45pm

Saw it tonight. It needs a lot of work. I can see where the composer was going with it, but the vocal arrangements make me feel like I am watching RENT goes to High School. The book has it's funny moments, but overall fails where it should have an easy time at success. The costumes are not really impressive just normal college wear. The lighting has potential to be decent if they get with it(there were several times tonight where the tech crew was a bit off). It's not the best thing out there, and I feel it would be better suited at an off-Broadway theater, not Broadway.

The whole "I don't want to grow up" thing got real old, real fast. The whole story line didn't resolve itself, and it just seemed stunted in terms of character growth.

The performances hopefully will improve with time, the acting wasn't that impressive, but hopefully they grow into their roles. It has potential to be a great off-Broadway musical, the jury's still out about Broadway, for me at least.

Updated On: 4/22/08 at 11:45 PM

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 4/22/08 at 11:51pm

WAT and I have our reviews in another thread. I started that thread because I felt bad putting lousy reviews in a "Welcome" thread. Whoops.

[blaxx]

Posted: 4/23/08 at 1:51am

Do you guys think I should start preview threads to keep them all together instead of starting "Welcome" threads? Would that be more useful?