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| re: 3 Shows, 2 days (DEH, War Paint, Bronx Tale, Spoilers and such herein...) | |
| Posted by: lowwriter 11:45 pm EDT 10/22/17 | |
| In reply to: 3 Shows, 2 days (DEH, War Paint, Bronx Tale, Spoilers and such herein...) - JohnPopa 04:59 pm EDT 10/22/17 | |
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| I don't know how anyone could find the mother's song in Act 2 of DEH cringe-worthy. It's an emotional high point of the show and the r asok Rachel Bay Jones won a Tony. Having said that I wish Bandstand, Groundhog Day and The Great Comet were all still open because I liked them all as much as DEH and much more than War Paint and A Bronx Tale. |
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| re: 3 Shows, 2 days (DEH, War Paint, Bronx Tale, Spoilers and such herein...) | |
| Posted by: lowwriter 12:23 am EDT 10/23/17 | |
| In reply to: re: 3 Shows, 2 days (DEH, War Paint, Bronx Tale, Spoilers and such herein...) - lowwriter 11:45 pm EDT 10/22/17 | |
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| Not sure what happened in my message above but I was trying to say "the reason why Rachel Bay Jones won" | |
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| re: 3 Shows, 2 days (DEH, War Paint, Bronx Tale, Spoilers and such herein...) | |
| Last Edit: Chazwaza 12:17 am EDT 10/23/17 | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 12:07 am EDT 10/23/17 | |
| In reply to: re: 3 Shows, 2 days (DEH, War Paint, Bronx Tale, Spoilers and such herein...) - lowwriter 11:45 pm EDT 10/22/17 | |
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| I guess it did win RBJ a Tony, but it shouldn't have. And I like the song. Of those nominated I think it should have gone to Stephanie J. Block for Falsettos... and if "I'm Breaking Down" doesn't get someone a nom, or a win, even as well done as Block did it, i don't know what they want. But the person who shoulda been nominated and won for their 2nd act emotional song (and whole performance) is Brittain Ashford and her heartbreaking and unique performance of "Sonya Alone", one of the best songs in the best musical of the year. |
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| re: 3 Shows, 2 days (DEH, War Paint, Bronx Tale, Spoilers and such herein...) | |
| Posted by: lowwriter 12:26 am EDT 10/23/17 | |
| In reply to: re: 3 Shows, 2 days (DEH, War Paint, Bronx Tale, Spoilers and such herein...) - Chazwaza 12:07 am EDT 10/23/17 | |
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| I didn't think Block was half as good as Barbara Walsh doing I'm Breaking Down, I found it so overdone but I understand why others love her performance. | |
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| re: 3 Shows, 2 days (DEH, War Paint, Bronx Tale, Spoilers and such herein...) | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 01:49 am EDT 10/23/17 | |
| In reply to: re: 3 Shows, 2 days (DEH, War Paint, Bronx Tale, Spoilers and such herein...) - lowwriter 12:26 am EDT 10/23/17 | |
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| I don't think she was as good as Vicki Lewis either... but i did think she was good. | |
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| i'm breaking down | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 02:35 am EDT 10/23/17 | |
| In reply to: re: 3 Shows, 2 days (DEH, War Paint, Bronx Tale, Spoilers and such herein...) - Chazwaza 01:49 am EDT 10/23/17 | |
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| and to be honest, though it gives an actor a ton to do, i think "i'm Breaking Down" is not a very good song, not well written at all. Just look at the lyrics, which reply on repeating things we've heard plenty from the character already, weird snarky homophobic jokes about Marvin and Whizzer that don't seem to fit the reality much at all, and other weird things like "my kid seems like an idiot to me"... where does that come from? They spend half the show saying how smart he is and advanced for his age, etc. And also could they claim that Jason is "wild" any more in order to make a rhyme with "child"? What evidence is there of Jason being "wild"? Love it though I mostly do, it's a very weird and often very oddly and poorly written musical. The frantic verbosity in which it's written gives the illusion of incredible specificity but sometimes it's the opposite. |
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| re: i'm breaking down | |
| Posted by: sf 06:01 pm EDT 10/23/17 | |
| In reply to: i'm breaking down - Chazwaza 02:35 am EDT 10/23/17 | |
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| The weird snarky homophobic jokes about Marvin and Whizzer seem to me to fit Trina's reality *in 1979*. It's easy to forget how much the world has changed, and how quickly. | |
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