| re: they have to make money | |
| Last Edit: Chazwaza 07:36 pm EDT 05/17/18 | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 07:33 pm EDT 05/17/18 | |
| In reply to: re: they have to make money - PlayWiz 06:04 pm EDT 05/17/18 | |
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| But this is such a pointless debate... the book (and intentions) of Kiss Me Kate is an entirely different animal than the book of Merrily We Roll Along, as are the scores. And I think you'd be hard pressed to find a majority of people who consider Kiss Me Kate to be one of the greats in terms of the greatest musicals. Surely it used to be, and is a classic and a good piece of musical theater, but it is hardly one of "the greats" nor is it, in my understanding, considered to be when taking in all of the major musicals. I wouldn't even consider it one of the greats of the "classics" era... it really depends on how long your list is. And while it may or may not be a better score than Anything Goes (in terms of existing in the play), AG is much more beloved and remembered song for song. The book to Merrily has always been difficult - to some it has been largely fixed or improved, to others (like myself) the revisions have damn near ruined the fragile but often (and formerly) amazing show that it is/was... either way, what the book has or does or attempts is so different than KMK, and where it succeeds it, and where it tries even if it fails, it offers so much that KMK does not and does not attempt to (and visa versa). One could try to say that if you're going for just a good time with a musical, KMK wins -- but person to person the definition of "a good time with a musical" changes... I have a better time at Merrily, even with the problems it may have, than I do at KMK, even though I enjoy KMK too. And why are we talking about KMK like some perfect piece of writing, with no "problems"? It largely gets a pass because it's an old fashioned musical comedy and we don't expect as much from it or don't look at it with the same brutal analytical microscope. Either way the shows are basically incomparable if you ask me, or at least it's pointless to try. |
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