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broadwaylilhead - you obviously know the show from LA. or am i mistaken?

yeah i know the show from LA and I think Adam will blow Pip away...he could dance but he doesn't have the greatest of voices.

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U G H !!!!!!!

I HATE IT!

The original logo is so much better than this piece of CRAP!

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It reminds me a little bit of the logo for the CAMP movie.

Did you see the original logo?

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lol- yeah- that is true :)

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so how was the preview?

Updated On: 3/28/04 at 12:45 PM

I don't think anyone would argue your right to an opinion, theatreboy. Coming at this from the outside, though, it strikes me as extremely bad form to usher, see the show for free, and then leap immediately onto a chat board to dismiss the material at the second preview.

As for me, I've heard the score, and could not agree less with your assessment of it. Those who know my posts here know that I am more of a traditional musical kind of person, but I was floored by Bare when I saw a reading of it in February with this cast. I cared about the fate of the characters, and found the show's refusal to grant an easy, happy sentimental ending completely refreshing. I'm very curious what others here will have to say about it.

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i've seen the show just under 15 times in LA when it first ran. i saw the NY theatre workshop. i have both CD versions, which i listen to all the time - still.

this is by far the best musical i have ever seen. it gets under your skin in an inexplicable way and you fall in love with the characters. i love the non-happy ending because it's real and it brings tears to your eyes. over and over. the music is amazing, just brilliant. i've seen a lot of shows and i've never loved one of them like i love 'bare'.

I saw the original production in LA several years ago and look forward to seeing what they do with it. The original looked like a grad student project with clunky sets and a zillion unnecessary props that kept getting in the way. I assume there's a new director! Good music and story. Original had a few knockout performances.

John Torres' voice is incredible. And regardless of the clunky whatevers (which were few and far between), this was an amazing, brilliant show. The huge following it created can attain to that, and then some.

(two versions as in the original LA version and the NYTW version)