re: THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN' - 6th Preview - 9/29/06- Page 3

[Unknown User]

Posted: 10/2/06 at 10:50am

I don't know about magnets... but they have sippy cups.
And amusing? Um, sure it's amusing. There is a man dressed up as a dog... who actually moves like a dog (creepy). That alone held my attention for like 10 minutes.
And since my Dylan/Arden combo didn't work out... if you love the circus, and enjoy being on hallucinogens then you'll love this show (just cover your ears). Better?

Updated On: 10/2/06 at 10:50 AM

[Kalimba]

Posted: 10/2/06 at 10:56am

How CLM got hired for this show is beyond me. They call that singing? Yuk.

[mabel]

Posted: 10/2/06 at 11:27am

I just wanted to know if this is a potential trainwreck of the must-see variety or the just plain bad/skip it variety.

[MollySim]

Posted: 10/2/06 at 11:34am

Although I know I am in the minority, I think it is not as bad as everyone is saying. I tend to go for the abstract pieces of theatre and not the mainstream musicals, but I still thought it had it's redeeming qualities. I thought the ensemble was amazing, the band was great and Arden was fantastic. I say, go and see it and decide for yourself. The design is beautiful, with fantastic sets, costumes and surreal lighting. But then again, maybe it is just me.

Molly

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 10/2/06 at 12:03pm

It's not just you Molly.
I totally agree.
And whoever said the acrobatics were bad is looney.
They are wonderful and highly difficult.

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 10/2/06 at 12:41pm

Mabel: if you are a flopaholic (like myself), then this is a must-see.

[fakeblue]

Posted: 10/2/06 at 12:44pm

hmm, I'm so disappointing and poor you who didn't enjoy it. I saw 5 times in San Diego. it was amazing. I don't think it's just me. and I loved Dog!lol I never say it's the best show in my life. and I agree story line was crappy and unexpected too much. although I really enjoyed it. and I'm sure if you love Michael Arden. must see it! anyway, I'm gonna see in this Friday. I'll post how did they change.

Updated On: 10/2/06 at 12:44 PM

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 10/2/06 at 12:46pm

It is not in the flop category at all.

[mabel]

Posted: 10/2/06 at 1:04pm

While I don't necessarily expect this to be categorized as a flop (yet...I'd imagine it's still way too early to make any dertermination on that at this point, only a few previews in). It does sound a bit...off, misguided (perhaps?). I'll definitely make a point to see it at some point.

WAT, I do enjoy a good trainwreck (I'm still livid that I missed The Blonde and the Thunderbird), but I find that there's generally a very fine line between delightfully out-to-lunch, and just a bore/waste of time and money. I'm glad I saw IML, with it's mind-boggling bizarreness, but I didn't even bother making it over to Lestat and Ring of Fire.

I suppose I should reserve judgement on this until I actually see it. I'll be going in with fairly low expectations, so I wouldn't be terribly surprised if I have a reasonably enjoyable time. Sometimes it's nice to go in not expecting much of anything and having a surprisingly good time, rather than going in with unrealistically high expectations, in which case, it's often hard not to be let down.

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 10/2/06 at 1:13pm

Doesn't matter that you missed RING OF FIRE...it was mostly just boring...nothing campy about it.

So sorry you missed LESTAT and THUNDERBIRD though! Don't miss THE TIMES...it won't last.

[mabel]

Posted: 10/2/06 at 1:25pm

I do kind of wish I'd seen Lestat. It just came at such a bad time that I couldn't afford (financially or time-wise) to go see something that I knew was going to be terrible (wonderfully terrible or otherwise). Blonde and the Thunderbird is always going to gnaw at me though. When I read some of the reviews on here...man! If you could get an audience in the mood for some quality trash, that could have been a good night out at the theatre, imho! Ahhh, the one that got away.

[EltonJ]

Posted: 10/2/06 at 1:26pm

Thanks for that review. I personally HATE BD's music and planed on not seeing it anyway.

This will hopefully help the folks "on the fence" about seeing it.

"6. Rolling Stones. During "Like A Rolling Stone," large dark plastic balls were being rolled across the stage."


ARE THEY F&%#$*'N KIDDING!?! Why not A giant PAIR OF INFLATABLE MICK JAGGER LIPS instead?

[Unknown User]

Posted: 10/2/06 at 1:53pm

Well, they are making changes during previews, and rumor was that they were considering a pair of inflatable Mick Jagger lips!! So it's true! I'm so excited- I can't wait to go back!

[folkyboy]

Posted: 10/2/06 at 3:51pm

if they start getting neon glow-in-the-dark hairdryers like in Carrie all will be complete!