Who else fell asleep in A Chorus Line?- Page 3

[daisyj2]

Posted: 5/6/07 at 12:36pm

I really enjoyed ACL by looking at the historical context of the show - this show was truly groundbreaking when it opened, for many different reasons, including politicosocial reasons. I was really glad I got to experience such a groundbreaking musical.

Admittedly, not my favorite musical and think it's a bit dated esp with the references to people that I've never heard of, but I'm really glad I saw it. Standouts were Chryssie Whitehead, Natalie Cortez, Jason Tam.

[gymdudeva]

Posted: 5/6/07 at 12:54pm

I can totally relate to the comment about the set! Last weekend I saw "Naked Boys Singing", and they didn't even bother with decent costumes!!!

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 5/6/07 at 12:56pm

The nerve of them, Gymdude!

[bjh2114]

Posted: 5/6/07 at 1:01pm

Was that hard to sit through?

OK, I'm done, I swear, lol.

[Becoz_i_knew_you21]

Posted: 5/6/07 at 1:05pm

One of greatest parts of ACL is seeing Bennett's choreography and staging with no sets or outrageous costumes to take away from it. If you want to see shows with big sets that try to use special effects the gloss over the mediocrity of their show, go see Wicked.

[Zeitoujo]

Posted: 5/6/07 at 1:34pm

a chorus line is amazing.
i've never seen such amazing dancing like i've seen in that show- it's great. it's showstopper after showtopper

one of my favorites by far.

if you dont like it you have no taste in musical theater or are just dumb.

[Boq101]

Posted: 5/6/07 at 2:16pm

A question to the original poster:

Exactly what other sets would you have in mind for an audition? I mean perhaps you aren't as expirienced in auditioning as other people are, but the last time I auditioned for something the environment was pretty much the same...

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 5/6/07 at 3:44pm

I agree with dramarama. I mean, last time I went on an audition the stage was full of smoke and chandeliers were falling around us left and right (that was part of the audition, I'm sure - avoid the chandeliers and rising candelabras). What's more, a helicopter even crashed through the ceiling!

So, yeah, A CHORUS LINE - snooze-fest! Where was the drama? The excitement? The smoke? The helicopters? The rising candelabras? The cherry pickers? WHERE?

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 5/6/07 at 3:47pm

I know BSo! The most unrealisitc show I've ever seen, and I saw In My Life.

[sanda]

Posted: 5/6/07 at 4:10pm

My mom.

After touring the city the whole day, she was very tired. Plus, she didnot speak English.

[COOOOLkid]

Posted: 7/24/07 at 5:00pm

But surely she did enjoy the dancing, right?

[dramarama2]

Posted: 7/24/07 at 5:35pm

Let's just forget all about this thread...

[Kalimba]

Posted: 7/24/07 at 6:21pm

Too late.

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 7/24/07 at 6:31pm

I connected with A Chorus Line in a big way, so I can't honestly say that I've fallen asleep during it, or even been remotely close.

[COOOOLkid]

Posted: 7/24/07 at 8:00pm

Sorry for bumping it

[sondheimboy2]

Posted: 7/24/07 at 9:20pm

While I did not fall asleep during "A Chorus Line," I don't really care for it. As I said before, the obsessive love of "A Chorus Line" is one of the gay genes that I didn't get.

I must admit that I have not seen the recent revival. I have seen it twice, once during it's last national tour and once done by Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera which was directed by Baayork Lee.

I must also admit (as if you haven't guessed) that I am a huge Sondheim fan. By the time I finally saw "A Chorus Line", I had already fallen in love with the scores to "Pacific Overtures" and "Chicago".

After I saw it, I thought, "Well, I've just seen 'A Chorus Line'..."

I can understand why it won everything at the time. It is heartwarming and uplifting and schmaltzy. It doesn't have any edge or bite to it.