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John_Patti 07:40 pm EDT 08/06/14 |
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re: So there you have it.... - chrisampm 06:59 pm EDT 08/06/14 |
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I heard from folks who saw it in La Jolla that they were not happy with the two lead actresses. What reviews it did get out there were not the best - but most of the reviewers were not of a high caliber either.
Maybe something happened between CA and DC but this show and these two ladies work amazingly well. I will tell you that the people who went out to La Jolla were fans of the original like yourself so that may have had a bit to do with it. Your heart shatters for these girls all evening and not just in the songs. When they get to the songs they tear you apart - I was sobbing.
Every reviewer in DC took note of their performances and they now truly are the stars of the show. Its all so natural now and not as presentational as the original. You can almost see Bill Condon foreshadowing the film he will eventually make of SideShow.
I left the 46th Street Theatre and never turned back on the original - I tried to enjoy the sing songy cast album but only wound up playing the two acts finale songs over and over again. I can't wait to see this version again and I think many people will. "It's a different time Golda."
The review in the link below does a nice summation of the possibilities for SideShow
". It’s an extravaganza of a musical, and certainly one that has the spectacle and larger than life energy to duke it out with its Broadway brethren. The only lingering question seems to be whether or not audiences will warm to such a heartbreaking night out when there is such a glut of easy, feel-good fare already available. Still, for those willing to steel themselves for a tragedy, Side Show offers an experience too good to be missed."
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DCist review of SideShow |
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