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re: ROCKY - An Alternate View

Posted by:	Chromolume 11:47 am EDT 03/15/14
In reply to:	re: ROCKY - An Alternate View - mikem 08:30 am EDT 03/15/14

I at least expected Ahrens and Flaherty to write a score that wasn't considered one of the weakest parts of the show. That's the linchpin for me as well. From the beginning, I thought this was an odd choice for a musical - I don't see these characters necessarily needing to open up in song - I don't see why the story would be well-served as a musical. (Not that we all haven't been surprised before, but still...) The one think I kept thinking was, "well, if Aherns and Flaherty are involved, I trust their craft and their instincts, so if they think they have something to say musically here, I'll go with it." True, not all their shows have been major successes, but I do feel their scores are always interesting and worthwhile. Now, I have not heard the score yet. But I don't exactly see most people coming to their defense here either. So I also trust what I'm hearing about the disappointing nature of the score -- and as I seem to think someone else on here already stated, what good is a musical without a good score? (We are often in the habit of saying a show has a lousy book, but the score makes up for it - but when do we ever champion a musical that does not, in some way, have a compelling score - or even just a handful of good songs?)

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