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Posted: 12/31/07 at 2:43pm
Okay, a bland parody of a thread on ATC. But who knows? Someone may like it.
1. The Little Dog Laughed – Julie White makes it worthwhile.
2. The Clean House – pleasant intro to Sarah Ruhl, affecting work from Aspillaga, Tomei
3. The Scene – Only enjoyable work (ever) from Rebeck, until the last line, brilliant intro to up-and-comer Anna Camp
4. The Vertical Hour – Moore’s snore
5. Mary Poppins – too long, but then he tap dances and she flies
6. King Lear (Kline) – solid Shakespeare from Cerveris, Kline spent too much time at the gym
7. Utopia: Salvage – fitting end
8. Howard Katz – forgot about it the second it ended
9. Prelude to a Kiss – Robin Bartlett
10. Curtains – solid old fashioned musical comedy, will see it again
11. Madama Butterfly at NYCO – Marc Lamos’ beautiful production
12. Talk Radio – Schreiber’s a talent, someone ought to have told March to stay on L&O
13. Gazillion Bubble Show – “Welcome to a world of enjoyable and fantasy.”
14. The Pirate Queen – gloop, gloop
15. Moon for the Misbegotten – Moonforthemisbegottenstarringkevinspacey
16. Curtains – saw it again
17. Legally Blonde – joyful bubblegum, too bad about Laura Bell Blandy
18. Inherit the Wind – guy in monkey suit steals show. And Plummer.
19. Frost/Nixon – Langella turned me into a Nixon-sympathizer
20. Deuce – (crickets) Prompter: “It suc--” Onstage: “It sucks!”
21. Radio Golf – underrated Chisholm
22. 110 in the Shade – Lovely Audra, impressive Steggart
23. Coram Boy – WTF
24. Year of Magical Thinking – Redgrave can read the yellowpages…in my car on the way to work
25. Spelling Bee – first time seeing it, close it now
26. LoveMusik – Once was more than enough...
27. Journey’s End – Incredible Boyd Gaines Part I
28. Blackbird – Mantello directs a good one! Knocks you in the gut, incredible work from Pill and Daniels
29. Xanadu – Cancelled
30. Xanadu – Remarkable orchestrations – great Butler, dump Carpinello
31. In A Dark Dark House – A bad bad play
32. Elvis People – The King’s rolling over in his grave
33. Crazy Mary – solid Gurney, cast makes the show
34. LoveMusik - ...apparently not
35. Old Acquaintance – snore
36. Grey Gardens – lovely Ebersole, Wilson – Davie shines
37. Gypsy – LuPone as LuPone; mind-blowing Benanti, Larken; Excellent Boyd Gaines Part II
38. A Chorus Line – I….hope…I…get…it
39. Sessions – glad it was free
40. Grease – They try, they really do. Even more inconsistencies in material.
41. Boeing-Boeing – Leave it to the Brits to direct solid farce. Funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time.
42. Avenue Q – Male Gary Coleman works well, Julie Atherton is the definitive Kate Monster
43. Iphigenia 2.0 – Greece + Iraq = mistake
44. Three Mo’ Tenors – nice, enjoyable concert
45. Mauritius – too many plot holes, solid cast
46. The Ritz – Mantello should have seen Boeing-Boeing. Brooks Ashmanskas and Patrick Kerr can act farce on their own.
47. Pygmalion – Gay Mays, Delightful Danes, Excellent Boyd Gaines Part III
48. The Overwhelming – overwhelming
49. Young Frankenstein – Underwhelming
50. The Receptionist – Enjoyable Houdyshell; I think I have to see it again to get it
51. Cyrano de Bergerac – gorgeous production, Kline makes up for Lear, Garner can actually act!
52. Legally Blonde – Still fun, except for Blandy – chemistry between her and Borle grown considerably
53. Drowsy Chaperone – Solid Saget, Disappointing Davi, show needs to be retired
54. Frankenstein, the musical – found out after I saw it that my grandfather had died. His funeral was more enjoyable than Frankenstein, the musical.
55. Cymbeline – Zzzzzzz
56. Make Me a Song – Cathartic – lovely performances
57. Die Mommie Die! – Charles Busch and Ashley Morris. But mostly Charles Busch.
58. The Homecoming – Raul rocks, Eve isn’t sexy enough.
59. The Seafarer – Glorious ensemble
60. Is He Dead? – Yes. But Norbert makes it worth it.
61. August: Osage County – Amy Morton is frighteningly real. Play is heart-stopping.
62. The Little Mermaid – Disjointed, uneven. Sherie rocks. Only Sherie rocks.
63. November – Lane at his finest. Mamet at his lowest.
64. The Drowsy Chaperone – Yup, time to close it.
65. The Glorious Ones – They’re not.
66. The Receptionist – NOW it makes sense. Incredible Houdyshell!
On to Farnsworth, Bronx Tale, 39 Steps, and Sunday!
1. The Little Dog Laughed – Julie White makes it worthwhile.
2. The Clean House – pleasant intro to Sarah Ruhl, affecting work from Aspillaga, Tomei
3. The Scene – Only enjoyable work (ever) from Rebeck, until the last line, brilliant intro to up-and-comer Anna Camp
4. The Vertical Hour – Moore’s snore
5. Mary Poppins – too long, but then he tap dances and she flies
6. King Lear (Kline) – solid Shakespeare from Cerveris, Kline spent too much time at the gym
7. Utopia: Salvage – fitting end
8. Howard Katz – forgot about it the second it ended
9. Prelude to a Kiss – Robin Bartlett
10. Curtains – solid old fashioned musical comedy, will see it again
11. Madama Butterfly at NYCO – Marc Lamos’ beautiful production
12. Talk Radio – Schreiber’s a talent, someone ought to have told March to stay on L&O
13. Gazillion Bubble Show – “Welcome to a world of enjoyable and fantasy.”
14. The Pirate Queen – gloop, gloop
15. Moon for the Misbegotten – Moonforthemisbegottenstarringkevinspacey
16. Curtains – saw it again
17. Legally Blonde – joyful bubblegum, too bad about Laura Bell Blandy
18. Inherit the Wind – guy in monkey suit steals show. And Plummer.
19. Frost/Nixon – Langella turned me into a Nixon-sympathizer
20. Deuce – (crickets) Prompter: “It suc--” Onstage: “It sucks!”
21. Radio Golf – underrated Chisholm
22. 110 in the Shade – Lovely Audra, impressive Steggart
23. Coram Boy – WTF
24. Year of Magical Thinking – Redgrave can read the yellowpages…in my car on the way to work
25. Spelling Bee – first time seeing it, close it now
26. LoveMusik – Once was more than enough...
27. Journey’s End – Incredible Boyd Gaines Part I
28. Blackbird – Mantello directs a good one! Knocks you in the gut, incredible work from Pill and Daniels
29. Xanadu – Cancelled
30. Xanadu – Remarkable orchestrations – great Butler, dump Carpinello
31. In A Dark Dark House – A bad bad play
32. Elvis People – The King’s rolling over in his grave
33. Crazy Mary – solid Gurney, cast makes the show
34. LoveMusik - ...apparently not
35. Old Acquaintance – snore
36. Grey Gardens – lovely Ebersole, Wilson – Davie shines
37. Gypsy – LuPone as LuPone; mind-blowing Benanti, Larken; Excellent Boyd Gaines Part II
38. A Chorus Line – I….hope…I…get…it
39. Sessions – glad it was free
40. Grease – They try, they really do. Even more inconsistencies in material.
41. Boeing-Boeing – Leave it to the Brits to direct solid farce. Funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time.
42. Avenue Q – Male Gary Coleman works well, Julie Atherton is the definitive Kate Monster
43. Iphigenia 2.0 – Greece + Iraq = mistake
44. Three Mo’ Tenors – nice, enjoyable concert
45. Mauritius – too many plot holes, solid cast
46. The Ritz – Mantello should have seen Boeing-Boeing. Brooks Ashmanskas and Patrick Kerr can act farce on their own.
47. Pygmalion – Gay Mays, Delightful Danes, Excellent Boyd Gaines Part III
48. The Overwhelming – overwhelming
49. Young Frankenstein – Underwhelming
50. The Receptionist – Enjoyable Houdyshell; I think I have to see it again to get it
51. Cyrano de Bergerac – gorgeous production, Kline makes up for Lear, Garner can actually act!
52. Legally Blonde – Still fun, except for Blandy – chemistry between her and Borle grown considerably
53. Drowsy Chaperone – Solid Saget, Disappointing Davi, show needs to be retired
54. Frankenstein, the musical – found out after I saw it that my grandfather had died. His funeral was more enjoyable than Frankenstein, the musical.
55. Cymbeline – Zzzzzzz
56. Make Me a Song – Cathartic – lovely performances
57. Die Mommie Die! – Charles Busch and Ashley Morris. But mostly Charles Busch.
58. The Homecoming – Raul rocks, Eve isn’t sexy enough.
59. The Seafarer – Glorious ensemble
60. Is He Dead? – Yes. But Norbert makes it worth it.
61. August: Osage County – Amy Morton is frighteningly real. Play is heart-stopping.
62. The Little Mermaid – Disjointed, uneven. Sherie rocks. Only Sherie rocks.
63. November – Lane at his finest. Mamet at his lowest.
64. The Drowsy Chaperone – Yup, time to close it.
65. The Glorious Ones – They’re not.
66. The Receptionist – NOW it makes sense. Incredible Houdyshell!
On to Farnsworth, Bronx Tale, 39 Steps, and Sunday!
