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re: IF ,THEN...I figured it out...

Posted by: lowwriter 10:07 am EST 01/21/15
In reply to: IF ,THEN...I figured it out... - boyartist 09:44 am EST 01/21/15

I was impressed by the cast, the scenic design and some of the score. I liked that the musical was trying something different.

I do think the musical could use some editing. There seemed to be at least three songs that asked "What If?"

I'm glad I saw it, though. I had a great discounted seat in the front of the orchestra.


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re: IF ,THEN...I figured it out...

Posted by: carolinaguy 10:13 am EST 01/21/15
In reply to: re: IF ,THEN...I figured it out... - lowwriter 10:07 am EST 01/21/15

I thought the show's problem was more structural than anything else. It switched between stories too frequently, which led to two related problems: it was hard to get absorbed in either story, and the constant shifts were just plain distracting. I thought it might have been more effective if we had only switched stories a couple of times per act and the shifts were like mini-act endings.

But I still don't know how fascinating a show with city planning as a central focus could really be.

Good cast, though. And five or six really good songs sprinkled among the average ones and the two or three clunkers.


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re: IF ,THEN...I figured it out...

Posted by: ashleylm 02:06 pm EST 01/21/15
In reply to: re: IF ,THEN...I figured it out... - carolinaguy 10:13 am EST 01/21/15

But I still don't know how fascinating a show with city planning as a central focus could really be.

Me, I was hoping for more city planning, believe it or not! It can be very gripping--there's an opera in the works about Jane Jacobs.


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