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If anyone cares, Rex Reed's review of Side Show is an absolute rave

Posted by: broadwaybacker 04:53 pm EST 11/19/14

"Double the dazzle, double the joy. Double the pleasure, double the fun. Side Show is the fabulous Broadway cult musical with two of everything, including twice the entertainment value of almost everything else in town."

Link Rex Reed on Side Show

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re: If anyone cares, Rex Reed's review of Side Show is an absolute rave

Posted by: seeseveryshow 04:59 pm EST 11/19/14
In reply to: If anyone cares, Rex Reed's review of Side Show is an absolute rave - broadwaybacker 04:53 pm EST 11/19/14

I love and share his enthusiasm, but he goes overboard when he says the original production "closed too soon to nightly standing ovations from sold-out audiences."

standing ovations? yes
sold-out audiences? unfortunately no


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re: it did for a few

Posted by: bruceb 05:13 pm EST 11/19/14
In reply to: re: If anyone cares, Rex Reed's review of Side Show is an absolute rave - seeseveryshow 04:59 pm EST 11/19/14

Actually the last couple did sell out. But that's it. In fact, I sat on the theater stairs because there were no seats.

After all those empty houses I remember so vividly coming through the 45th-46th Street alley and seeing LINES of people trying to get in. A sight I will never forget.


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re: it did for a few

Posted by: Delvino 06:10 pm EST 11/19/14
In reply to: re: it did for a few - bruceb 05:13 pm EST 11/19/14

I was there. Yes, quite a night. The 10 minute ovation at the top. The line outside. Norm Lewis making his way to the stage door through throngs of well-wishers. The performance of "Say Goodbye to the Freak Show" drawing more tears than even the text demanded. And of course, the tumultuous ending. All making the current production all the more special, on so many levels.


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re: If anyone cares, Rex Reed's review of Side Show is an absolute rave

Posted by: sandcastle 05:04 pm EST 11/19/14
In reply to: re: If anyone cares, Rex Reed's review of Side Show is an absolute rave - seeseveryshow 04:59 pm EST 11/19/14

It's always nice to see that Rex had his coffee.


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re: If anyone cares, Rex Reed's review of Side Show is an absolute rave

Posted by: nsguy45 08:26 pm EST 11/19/14
In reply to: re: If anyone cares, Rex Reed's review of Side Show is an absolute rave - sandcastle 05:04 pm EST 11/19/14

How is it that Rex has been able to afford to live at The Dakota for the past 50 years, with those costly maintenance fees?


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re: If anyone cares, Rex Reed's review of Side Show is an absolute rave

Posted by: AlexanderKat 02:11 pm EST 11/20/14
In reply to: re: If anyone cares, Rex Reed's review of Side Show is an absolute rave - nsguy45 08:26 pm EST 11/19/14

Because he doesn't pay for his CD's!


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re: If anyone cares, Rex Reed's review of Side Show is an absolute rave

Posted by: PlayWiz 06:45 pm EST 11/20/14
In reply to: re: If anyone cares, Rex Reed's review of Side Show is an absolute rave - AlexanderKat 02:11 pm EST 11/20/14

Very few places around to shopli--, I mean, buy CDs nowadays. :)


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