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re: Have you seen BULLETS?

Posted by:	Delvino 07:39 am EDT 04/02/14
In reply to:	re: Have you seen BULLETS? - bway1430 07:22 am EDT 04/02/14

I have not, but even as a fan of the film, I'm not drawn to a show that juke boxes standards. (It's just not my taste, not because the music and lyrics aren't stellar; to me, shoehorned words written independent of circumstance offer limited access to character.) Are the Tony Awards message-senders? One recalls the "upset" when AVENUE Q bested WICKED, and tea leaves were read about what "message" was being sent. Ultimately, not much, since both shows have proven solid hits. But this year, if the new shows are passed over for a recycled film with an added score, we will no doubt wonder if the hands of new composer-lyricist teams have been slapped by a business claiming to embrace them. Or not. If BULLETS takes the top award by default (because in the message-sending department, no one wants to pat Disney on the head again, even in an off-year), will we begin wondering about the future of the entirely home-grown, from-the-ground up American musical? Maybe until September.

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