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re: Maybe landmark is a strong way of putting it...

Posted by: bway1430 04:02 pm EDT 08/06/14
In reply to: re: So there you have it.... - bwaydiva1 03:51 pm EDT 08/06/14

But I do feel it is an important one.

It terms of content it pushes the envelope and I am happy to see producers make an attempt with a show such as this.


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re: Maybe landmark is a strong way of putting it...

Posted by: tpdc 08:22 pm EDT 08/06/14
In reply to: re: Maybe landmark is a strong way of putting it... - bway1430 04:02 pm EDT 08/06/14

The original might have pushed the envelope but the revival makes everyone, including the fully costumed "freaks", bland and unthreatening. It's now a Grable/Faye musical with the "twist" that they are conjoined twins. One suitor is gay and another is black isn't pushing the envelope in 2014.


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re: Maybe landmark is a strong way of putting it...

Posted by: chrisampm 08:28 pm EDT 08/06/14
In reply to: re: Maybe landmark is a strong way of putting it... - tpdc 08:22 pm EDT 08/06/14

Yes! Grable/Faye. Perfect analogy for this sweet throwback.


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re: Maybe landmark is a strong way of putting it...

Posted by: Zelgo 04:49 pm EDT 08/06/14
In reply to: re: Maybe landmark is a strong way of putting it... - bway1430 04:02 pm EDT 08/06/14

I know many have a special place in their hearts for this show, but it is hardly an important show in the history of theatre.

How many "important" shows were flops with scores no one knows?

Shows like Oklahoma, South Pacific, Hair, etc. that pushed the envelope are important because they were also huge hits.

While I am glad this is getting another chance on Bway, its subject matter will keep many away, just like it did during its first go-round.


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re: Maybe landmark is a strong way of putting it...

Posted by: Singapore/Fling 04:07 pm EDT 08/06/14
In reply to: re: Maybe landmark is a strong way of putting it... - bway1430 04:02 pm EDT 08/06/14

I hope the show does well, though I am also in the skeptical camp. I appreciate the visuals we are seeing from the promos, and I look forward to seeing what Condon does on stage. But, yes, the St. James is a big theatre for a potentially strange show.

But if some producers feel like Bill Condon has made them enough millions of dollars that they can afford to lose a small portion of that on investing in him as a stage director (and/or keeping him happy), then that's not such a bad thing.


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