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re: Jason Robert Brown should have adapted BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN instead of BRIDGES...

Posted by:	FrankF 12:10 am EDT 03/17/14
In reply to:	Jason Robert Brown should have adapted BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN instead of BRIDGES... - Chazwaza 01:39 pm EDT 03/16/14

For the record, I LOVED Bridges... I think it's a beautiful score. I think it's terrific show. And the performances are top notch. Pasquale has one of the best male voices I have ever heard on the NY stage. And maybe you will love it too if you ever see it and hear it fully in context. As for Brokeback..., sure, JRB could probably write a great score for that too. But don't put down the score for yourself (and let other decide what you like for you) before you've seen it. It's quite wonderful.

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re: Jason Robert Brown should have adapted BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN instead of BRIDGES...

Posted by:	Chazwaza 02:48 pm EDT 03/17/14
In reply to:	re: Jason Robert Brown should have adapted BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN instead of BRIDGES... - FrankF 12:10 am EDT 03/17/14

My post was in no way putting down the score, for myself before I've seen it, or in any context. I was using the general feeling that show doesn't quite work to say that it sounds like the similar cast size, location type, story and themes make it sound like JBR's score would have been well suited to the much more exciting property of Brokeback Mountain. I certainly hope I can see the show in NY, and that it has a long run whether I love it or not. But if not, I will of course get the CD.

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