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| Posted by: KingSpeed 02:41 pm EST 12/21/17 | |
| In reply to: Spongebob...really? - MikeP 02:19 pm EST 12/21/17 | |
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| Ben Brantley said that if you haven't seen the cartoon, the musical will "test your patience." So my husband and I are going to skip it. | |
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| re: Spongebob...really? | |
| Posted by: OriginalTopherP 06:33 pm EST 12/21/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Spongebob...really? - KingSpeed 02:41 pm EST 12/21/17 | |
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| I could not disagree more! I have never seen the cartoon and went to see the musical last summer in Chicago simply out of curiosity. I loved it so much I immediately bought tickets to see it a second time before it left town! Honestly, I think It's the most joyous new musical since HAIRSPRAY. |
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| re: Spongebob...really? | |
| Last Edit: KingSpeed 12:13 am EST 12/22/17 | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 12:12 am EST 12/22/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Spongebob...really? - OriginalTopherP 06:33 pm EST 12/21/17 | |
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| The Book of Mormon is pretty damn joyous. I like hearing your opinion though. | |
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| re: Spongebob...really? | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 12:30 am EST 12/22/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Spongebob...really? - KingSpeed 12:12 am EST 12/22/17 | |
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| I had fun at "Mormon", but it didn't remotely send me out on the kind of high that "Hairspray" did. | |
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| re: Spongebob...really? | |
| Last Edit: KingSpeed 01:31 am EST 12/22/17 | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 01:30 am EST 12/22/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Spongebob...really? - Singapore/Fling 12:30 am EST 12/22/17 | |
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| I think the closing number of Mormon is on par with You Can't Stop the Beat. Listen to it again. Why are Mormons happy, it's because we know there's a latter day tomorrow! And the question is: what is more joyous? Mormon or SpongeBob? Can anyone speak to that? | |
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| re: Spongebob...really? | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 10:35 am EST 12/22/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Spongebob...really? - KingSpeed 01:30 am EST 12/22/17 | |
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| The Mormons may be happy and joyous in that finale, but I wasn't. And as I read it, the question was: what was the last high water mark for joyousness on Broadway? I would agree that it was "Hairspray". For me, "Mormon" is working too hard with too little return, and the story (such as it is) is messy and poorly structured. Of course, that may well prove to be true of "SpongeBob". | |
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| re: Spongebob...really? | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 08:01 pm EST 12/22/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Spongebob...really? - Singapore/Fling 10:35 am EST 12/22/17 | |
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| No. The statement was that Spongebob is the most joyous musical SINCE Hairspray and I suggested Mormon was the most joyous musical since Hairspray. So the question was is Spongebob as joyous as Mormon. | |
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| re: Spongebob...really? | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 09:43 pm EST 12/22/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Spongebob...really? - KingSpeed 08:01 pm EST 12/22/17 | |
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| Not quite. The statement was that Spongebob was the most joyous musical SINCE Hairspray, and you remarked that Mormon is pretty damn joyous. That can be interpreted to mean that Mormon is the new benchmark for most joyous, but that isn't the only interpretation based on the words you used... particularly for those of us who didn't find Mormon to be all that joyous. Frankly, if Spongebob is only as joyous as Mormon, I'll be disappointed, but I'm in the minority. This a fairly semantic and unimportant disagreement, but if you're going to draw a line in the sand over it, I have to point it out. |
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| re: Spongebob...really? | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 01:00 am EST 12/23/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Spongebob...really? - Singapore/Fling 09:43 pm EST 12/22/17 | |
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| You're wrong. | |
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| re: Spongebob...really? | |
| Posted by: sirpupnyc 10:26 am EST 12/22/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Spongebob...really? - KingSpeed 01:30 am EST 12/22/17 | |
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| I haven't seen Mormon since before it opened, but SpongeBob is just a nonstop, silly, giddy kind of joy. Mormon, as I remember it, is fun and funny and has some moments, but it's not that grinning-like-a-fool kind of thing. | |
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| re: Spongebob...really? | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 07:59 pm EST 12/22/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Spongebob...really? - sirpupnyc 10:26 am EST 12/22/17 | |
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| Mormon is grinning like a fool for me. The choreography is so fun and the songs are so tuneful. | |
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| That's a good summation | |
| Posted by: dramedy 03:13 pm EST 12/21/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Spongebob...really? - KingSpeed 02:41 pm EST 12/21/17 | |
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| I never watched the cartoon and found the show long and tedious. Maybe if it was 90 minute show, it would have been better. Is liked the tap dance number in then second act and the balls thrown through the gadgets. I liked the lead and that he wasn't dressed as a sponge. But the volcano plot line was way too thin to sustained 2.5 hours. For me, it was a monday night and not much wasted. If I had used a precious Friday night slot, I would have been pissed. | |
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| re: Spongebob...really? | |
| Posted by: sirpupnyc 02:50 pm EST 12/21/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Spongebob...really? - KingSpeed 02:41 pm EST 12/21/17 | |
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| Several reviewers said similar things, but it wasn't my experience. My guess is that if you go into it with that mindset, it will be. Or if you can't avoid feeling like everybody else is getting something you're not, it will be. Another thing several reviewers said: just go with it. |
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| re: Spongebob...really? | |
| Posted by: EvFoDr 02:45 pm EST 12/21/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Spongebob...really? - KingSpeed 02:41 pm EST 12/21/17 | |
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| Interesting quote to pull. I hadn't seen the cartoon and the musical certainly tested my patience. i absolutely found things to enjoy, but at the same time it seemed way too long to me. I got restless and found it a little tedious, but at the same time I can't really say it was terrible. | |
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