| Y'know, I always wondered why everyone thought that the book of the original On a Clear Day was so bad. Yes the score is one of my all-time faves, and the cast from excellent (Cullum) to superb (Harris, but that's redundant.) The story held my attention throughout, and compared to other musicals, was far more literate. I was young when I saw it, and I thought the various ideas (re-incarnation, et al) were interesting....and rather unusual for a musical. While I'm on the subject, Mack and Mabel always gets the big raspberry vis a vis the book. Is it the book, or the fact that it's a sad ending? Why not? That's life isn't it? Another wonderful show, w/another great score. |
