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re: Something ''Wicked'' this way, reviewed

Posted by:	ryhog 12:04 pm EDT 03/31/14
In reply to:	re: Something ''Wicked'' this way, reviewed - Chromolume 11:26 am EDT 03/31/14

I think the whole "memorable" notion is yet another example of trying to peg some objective standard to something that is all about subjective appeal. The cold truth is that these new shows we keep trying to fathom (of which If/Then may be the ultimate poster child) are never going to develop into memorable scores, or even memorable songs. Jukebox scores function like insurance policies for producers, and they are utilized because precious little of the songwriting we are witnessing has much of what, in another industry, we would call curb appeal. Tom Kitt did a superb job of adapting, arranging and integrating the songs of American Idiot for the stage. At least a dozen of those songs-probably more-are materially better than any song in If/Then. Did we need to be "trained" to like Green Day's songs? I think not. What does that tell us about what is wrong with the songwriting on Broadway circa 2014?

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