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| re: The Cher Show- Chicago (SPOILERS) | |
| Posted by: PlazaBoy 10:15 am EDT 06/18/18 | |
| In reply to: re: The Cher Show- Chicago (SPOILERS) - broadwaymyway 05:53 am EDT 06/18/18 | |
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| True. I enjoy great male physiques as much as the next gay guy, but in this case, it somehow had a pandering quality. I was also struck that they made any character who might be gay (Mackie's Assistants) swishy in a stereotypical and inauthentic way. Borderline offensive. Perhaps the show was meant to be exaggerated in the 1970s variety show way? As I said, the show's choices often confused me. | |
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| re: The Cher Show- Chicago (SPOILERS) | |
| Posted by: Zelgo 10:36 am EDT 06/18/18 | |
| In reply to: re: The Cher Show- Chicago (SPOILERS) - PlazaBoy 10:15 am EDT 06/18/18 | |
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| Is having three actresses play a singer at three points in her life the new standard for Bway? SUMMER uses that too. |
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| re: The Cher Show- Chicago (SPOILERS) | |
| Posted by: PlazaBoy 10:42 am EDT 06/18/18 | |
| In reply to: re: The Cher Show- Chicago (SPOILERS) - Zelgo 10:36 am EDT 06/18/18 | |
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| In this case, it probably is necessary as Cher spans so many decades. I had no objection to three actresses, but it didn't make sense to me to have them interacting with each other. All it added was a lot of unnecessary narration. I wished they attempted to dramatize what was happening rather than tell us. | |
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| Albee and "Follies" got there first. | |
| Posted by: Delvino 01:51 pm EDT 06/18/18 | |
| In reply to: re: The Cher Show- Chicago (SPOILERS) - PlazaBoy 10:42 am EDT 06/18/18 | |
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| "I had no objection to three actresses, but it didn't make sense to me to have them interacting with each other." Certainly this is not a fresh device, but it is compelling when employed to comment on age, eras, self-knowledge. Look no further than the second half of "Three Tall Women." But of course, we have seen this for decades. "Who's That Woman?" in "Follies," without dialogue, is the most poignant use of characters side by side with younger iterations. It's still a thrilling moment when the younger women appear to tap. |
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| re: Albee and "Follies" got there first. | |
| Posted by: PlazaBoy 05:36 pm EDT 06/18/18 | |
| In reply to: Albee and "Follies" got there first. - Delvino 01:51 pm EDT 06/18/18 | |
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| Unfortunately, the device is not used artfully in this case and adds no poignancy. | |
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| re: The Cher Show- Chicago (SPOILERS) | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 11:23 am EDT 06/18/18 | |
| In reply to: re: The Cher Show- Chicago (SPOILERS) - PlazaBoy 10:42 am EDT 06/18/18 | |
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| I'm trying to imagine productions of Nine Tall Women, Three Times On This Island...or even 210 Girls, 210?? | |
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| re: The Cher Show- Chicago (SPOILERS) | |
| Posted by: richmurphy 11:28 am EDT 06/18/18 | |
| In reply to: re: The Cher Show- Chicago (SPOILERS) - Chromolume 11:23 am EDT 06/18/18 | |
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| I'm imagining Seven Brides for Twenty-One Brothers, but I probably shouldn't! | |
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