| re: Herman's LA CAGE Score Tony |
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enoch10 07:04 pm EDT 04/02/14 |
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re: Herman's LA CAGE Score Tony - AlanScott 06:30 pm EDT 04/02/14 |
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do you mean GOSPEL AT COLONUS?
man, i had forgotten about that. i don't even remember it being up against those two. talk about being lost in the shuffle.
i loved, loved, loved GOSPEL AT COLONUS so it's a pretty safe bet you hated it. i loved it so much i don't even want it revived. that was just a perfect little production. it was one of the most exhilarating (and exhausting) nights i've ever had in a theater. it was released on vhs and i had a copy. if it's available on dvd i'm going to order one today. now that you've brought it up i can't wait to see it again.
how the hell did i end up in a conversation with you where i'm defending herman against sondheim??? but since we're there ... why do you have a problem with the source material for DOLLY or MAME or even LA CAGE? you think he's not the right fit? i can't imagine you have a problem with the source material themselves.
if i'm reading "part of it's ambitions" right and you think the jarring of the second act of SUNDAY was intentional i think you're giving him too much of the benefit of the doubt. i can see distinct. i can even see jarring but again, while it's evened out over time the two acts felt weighted differently to me. not like a contrast and certainly not like a completion (though i don't think that was what he was going for) more like two one acts linked tenuously by subject.
i felt that less with the last revival than ever before.
and on another note - i bought tickets for AMERICA'S SWEETHEART. they weren't expensive but there were surprisingly few left if the seating chart accurately reflects whats been actually been sold. it doesn't matter since the theater is so small but if you're going you might not want to dawdle.
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