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It's about family

Posted by:	AlanScott 05:02 pm EDT 08/07/14
In reply to:	re: It was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. - Singapore/Fling 04:01 pm EDT 08/07/14

It's not about gay cartoonists and their lesbian daughters. (Apart from the fact, noted below, the father is not a gay cartoonist.) It's about family. It's about parent-child relationships. It's about things that are so universal. I'm not saying it's going to be a smash that will run for years, but I truly think it's about things that most regular theatregoers will find very easy to relate to. And even though the score is mostly not written in traditional, easily accessible song forms, it's also not a difficult listen. (Of course, I've never found Sondheim the slightest bit difficult so perhaps I'm not the best judge.) The weekly nut will be low. I think it might be very successful. I do worry a bit about the restaging that will be necessary for Circle in the Square. It doesn't seem to me a natural space for the show.

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