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Posted by: MarkBearSF 02:01 am EST 11/24/14
In reply to: well.... - Glitter 12:35 am EST 11/24/14

Honestly I wasn't intending to offend. Obviously, my conclusions were my observations and I readily admit I may have missed what you saw.

And thank you all for your replies. There were some things I hadn't considered. No, I don't expect that my opinion of the show itself will change, but I understand more about its place in Broadway history and lore.

Mark


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I feel that way about MAMMA MIA

Posted by: showtunetrivia 11:02 am EST 11/24/14
In reply to: re: well.... - MarkBearSF 02:01 am EST 11/24/14

Like you at CATS, I fully expected I wouldn't like it. But I did think I would be able to comprehend what so many did love about it. I left scratching my head in confusion. I guess the power of those old ABBA tunes is beyond me.

My take on CATS is like the entry for Earth in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: "Mostly harmless."

Laura


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re: I feel that way about MAMMA MIA

Posted by: mikem 12:48 pm EST 11/24/14
In reply to: I feel that way about MAMMA MIA - showtunetrivia 11:02 am EST 11/24/14

I've also been puzzled by Mamma Mia's longevity. Cats, Phantom, etc are spectacles, and Mamma Mia is not. And Abba was never the phenomenon here as it was in Europe. Their record sales here were very strong but not really in the icon category. But clearly the formula has worked so far.


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