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re:Any reviewer who takes pot shots at those not involved with the production

Posted by: bway1430 06:56 pm EDT 08/14/14
In reply to: Idiot reviewer calling Andrew Lloyd Webber "eurotrash" - UWS_JIM 03:07 pm EDT 08/14/14

is, in my book, a moron.

Elyse Gardner at USA used to always feel the need to scrap ALW any time she reviewed a show with a pop score.

ALW may not be everyone's cup of tea but I think referring to his work as more or less, European Shit, says more about the Mr Siegel's rather inflated opinion of his own tastes than it does about ALW.

I do find it hard to forgive ALW for "Stephen Ward" but for giving us "Jesus Christ Superstar", "Evita" and a beautiful "Requiem" I'll forgive anything.


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re: re:Any reviewer who takes pot shots at those not involved with the production

Posted by: GavinL 08:42 pm EDT 08/14/14
In reply to: re:Any reviewer who takes pot shots at those not involved with the production - bway1430 06:56 pm EDT 08/14/14

Really, I quite liked Stephen Ward, and would rather single out Starlight Express as an unforgivable atrocity...

But otherwise, I agree with you wholeheartedly.


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re: re:Any reviewer who takes pot shots at those not involved with the production

Posted by: Delvino 06:26 am EDT 08/15/14
In reply to: re: re:Any reviewer who takes pot shots at those not involved with the production - GavinL 08:42 pm EDT 08/14/14

And while we're at it, I'll defend the "Sunset" and "Beautiful Game" scores.


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re: re:Any reviewer who takes pot shots at those not involved with the production

Posted by: GavinL 11:15 am EDT 08/15/14
In reply to: re: re:Any reviewer who takes pot shots at those not involved with the production - Delvino 06:26 am EDT 08/15/14

Exactly... as a matter of fact, there are very few of his shows that I believe suffer from poor scores. If anything, the stories have been the killers... Aspects is a gem... even Love Never Dies has great music... but how ridiculous is that story???

Anyway, Eurotrash is such a derogatory term and so inappropriately applied to ALW...


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re: re:Any reviewer who takes pot shots at those not involved with the production

Posted by: bway1430 07:40 am EDT 08/15/14
In reply to: re: re:Any reviewer who takes pot shots at those not involved with the production - Delvino 06:26 am EDT 08/15/14

I agree.....and "Aspects of Love", "Cats" and parts of "Woman In White" and "Whistle Down The Wind" were hardly awful.


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re: re:Any reviewer who takes pot shots at those not involved with the production

Posted by: GavinL 11:16 am EDT 08/15/14
In reply to: re: re:Any reviewer who takes pot shots at those not involved with the production - bway1430 07:40 am EDT 08/15/14

Woman In White!!

I adore this score, too... jeez...

Am I a Eurotrash junkie? Do I need intervention ASAP?


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re: re:Any reviewer who takes pot shots at those not involved with the production

Posted by: bway1430 11:52 pm EDT 08/15/14
In reply to: re: re:Any reviewer who takes pot shots at those not involved with the production - GavinL 11:16 am EDT 08/15/14

Have to admit that I actually enjoyed the show a lot. It should have ended after the sisters were reunited but otherwise, it was a thrilling score and a decent book.


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re: re:Any reviewer who takes pot shots at those not involved with the production

Posted by: bway1430 11:03 pm EDT 08/14/14
In reply to: re: re:Any reviewer who takes pot shots at those not involved with the production - GavinL 08:42 pm EDT 08/14/14

"Starlight" was my bread and butter for three years so I can't be objective on that one. It may not have been fun to listen to but it was a thrill to perform.


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re: re:Any reviewer who takes pot shots at those not involved with the production

Posted by: GavinL 08:43 pm EDT 08/14/14
In reply to: re: re:Any reviewer who takes pot shots at those not involved with the production - GavinL 08:42 pm EDT 08/14/14

Oops... screwed up my italics. Shucks.


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