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and my review of diner earlier this week was positive and ignored

Posted by: dramedy 03:29 pm EST 01/17/15
In reply to: I've been called much worse even on this board. - dramedy 03:06 pm EST 01/17/15

Only bill who asked what I thought responded

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Diner

Posted by: Ann 06:05 pm EST 01/17/15
In reply to: and my review of diner earlier this week was positive and ignored - dramedy 03:29 pm EST 01/17/15

I kind of agree with you, but for all the great music Crow wrote, it's a shame she doesn't like to rhyme her lyrics.

Near/non lyrics abound. Love/much, engage/ways, know/own. (oh, I know why - she is in the pop music world, though I'm not familiar with any of her pop lyrics).

It kind of ruined the score for me, but if you don't mind that kind of thing, the show is pretty good.

I have some quibbles with the book, but the cast is terrific. It's too bad the song that got the biggest reaction from the audience (including whoops, which is the meter I use to judge) is a rip off of Whole Lot of Shakin'. Crow did not need to go there.

I have no idea if this would work on Broadway - I'm not good at predicting.

Looking forward to being calmed by Lerner lyrics in an hour and a half ...


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You have a much better ear than I do.

Posted by: dramedy 10:51 am EST 01/18/15
In reply to: Diner - Ann 06:05 pm EST 01/17/15

To really notice and remember the rhymes or lack of. I didn't find anything jarringly bad and I guess I notice forced rhymes where words picked are only because of the rhyme.

I don't think it is ready for Broadway either. But it could have a path of Once on Broadway.


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re: You have a much better ear than I do.

Posted by: Ann 01:07 pm EST 01/18/15
In reply to: You have a much better ear than I do. - dramedy 10:51 am EST 01/18/15

There were dozens - every song. Almost every other lyric.


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re: and my review of diner earlier this week was positive and ignored

Posted by: broadwaybacker 03:37 pm EST 01/17/15
In reply to: and my review of diner earlier this week was positive and ignored - dramedy 03:29 pm EST 01/17/15

Actually, I'm seeing Diner tonight and Gigi two weeks from tonight. And I know Ann is seeing Diner right now and Gigi tonight.

I am hoping that we agree with you about Diner, and respectfully disagree about Gigi, though I'm probably being overly optimistic. And by the way, I thoroughly enjoyed Hollywood in Vegas a few weeks ago.


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so was that autocorrect or a joke

Posted by: dramedy 04:01 pm EST 01/17/15
In reply to: re: and my review of diner earlier this week was positive and ignored - broadwaybacker 03:37 pm EST 01/17/15

Hollywood in Vegas, I did laugh either way.


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re: so was that autocorrect or a joke

Posted by: broadwaybacker 04:04 pm EST 01/17/15
In reply to: so was that autocorrect or a joke - dramedy 04:01 pm EST 01/17/15

Autocorrect and failure of human correct.


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