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re: Saw FINDING NEVERLAND tonight (long and spoilers)

Posted by:	John_Patti 08:01 pm EDT 08/06/14
In reply to:	re: Saw FINDING NEVERLAND tonight (long and spoilers) - lowwriter 11:27 am EDT 08/06/14

I truly believe the Act One curtain applause is more for the special effects and staging of the pirate number than the solo Barrie sings at the end of the Act. There is a momentum, good or bad, that starts with the circus/revolving door number, climaxes with the pirate scenery change and envelops the Barrie solo. That momentum is very exciting and not like anything that comes before it. Its a very schizophrenic show - the tone is uneven all night. The second act finale is emotionally wrought - the last fifteen minutes are about impending death and theatrical death and involves children for gosh sake - and that cirque du soeil special effect at the end is enough to make a coma victim break a tear. Sometimes that's all a show needs, so now its up to the creators to see if they can make it the best show it can be. They may not need to. I still cant get over how this thing is being directed more towards children and the family audience than being an adult thinking man's show which children of a certain maturity could deal with/appreciate. I can already smell the popcorn and hear the toy mother's coffins* being hawked in the Winter Garden Lobby. *It's a tiny coffin with flowers painted on it and when you open it tons of glitter pops out.

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