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| re: NYT on Public Works HERCULES -- a Critic's Pick | |
| Last Edit: SuzanneR 04:01 pm EDT 09/02/19 | |
| Posted by: SuzanneR 04:00 pm EDT 09/02/19 | |
| In reply to: NYT on Public Works HERCULES -- a Critic's Pick - MockingbirdGirl 02:47 pm EDT 09/02/19 | |
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| I was there Saturday night - great performances, beautiful weather - such a nice time. And Alan Menken was there, it was fun to watch him watch his work. | |
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| re: NYT on Public Works HERCULES -- a Critic's Pick | |
| Posted by: Ann 04:04 pm EDT 09/02/19 | |
| In reply to: re: NYT on Public Works HERCULES -- a Critic's Pick - SuzanneR 04:00 pm EDT 09/02/19 | |
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| I was told it's a huge show but not a great one - what did you think? | |
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| why is this being done by The Public? | |
| Last Edit: Chazwaza 12:05 am EDT 09/03/19 | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 12:04 am EDT 09/03/19 | |
| In reply to: re: NYT on Public Works HERCULES -- a Critic's Pick - Ann 04:04 pm EDT 09/02/19 | |
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| It seems beside the point to me whether it's good or not or big or small... why is the Public staging this middling Disney kids movie as if it's a worthwhile piece of theater for the public? | |
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| re: why is this being done by The Public? | |
| Posted by: Ann 08:38 am EDT 09/03/19 | |
| In reply to: why is this being done by The Public? - Chazwaza 12:04 am EDT 09/03/19 | |
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| I have to say I thought the same thing. | |
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| re: why is this being done by The Public? | |
| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 10:13 am EDT 09/05/19 | |
| In reply to: re: why is this being done by The Public? - Ann 08:38 am EDT 09/03/19 | |
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| Because it's win-win for both sides. The Public gets a cash infusion from Disney for their community outreach program and Disney gets a relatively low cost way to get the material on its feet and see what they have. HERCULES wasn't the blockbuster that some of their other film to Broadway transfers were and hasn't really reached the realm of modern day classic, so it makes sense that they don't have the confidence in the material that they had with ALADDIN or most of the others. Normally, the first audiences for something like this would be at the first performances of the out-of-town pre-Broadway run. But, by that point, it will be very expensive to make any real, substantive changes to the material, even if tangible issues emerge. The days of rewriting half the show in six weeks while you're out of town are now, sadly, gone. So this run at the Delacorte gives Disney an opportunity to see what they have and what needs to happen before the next stage of development. And the Public gets to have their valuable program underwritten largely, if not entirely, by Disney. |
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| re: NYT on Public Works HERCULES -- a Critic's Pick | |
| Last Edit: lowwriter 10:32 pm EDT 09/02/19 | |
| Posted by: lowwriter 10:30 pm EDT 09/02/19 | |
| In reply to: re: NYT on Public Works HERCULES -- a Critic's Pick - Ann 04:04 pm EDT 09/02/19 | |
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| I thought this was a lovely exuberant production but I did not find the score all that impressive. The book was also unexciting. I loved all the performances but I found this the weakest of the three Public Works shows I’ve seen. I saw the show through the standby lottery five minutes before curtain. |
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| re: NYT on Public Works HERCULES -- a Critic's Pick | |
| Posted by: SuzanneR 05:29 pm EDT 09/02/19 | |
| In reply to: re: NYT on Public Works HERCULES -- a Critic's Pick - Ann 04:04 pm EDT 09/02/19 | |
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| Hmm... That's an interesting question. Is it a huge show? I hadn't thought of it as a huge show, but I guess it depends on the definition of huge. I mean, it certainly has a huge cast, but that doesn't necessarily make it a huge show, at least not to me. I look at the size of the cast more as a function of it being a Public Works production. It could surely be done with fewer people. And this may sound crazy, but I often find the Delacorte to be a very intimate space. So clearly, that uniquely personal perspective affects my overall experience. Is it a great show? Again, it depends on the definition of great. We had a great time, tons of fun. There are great performances, great costumes, great songs. (One of the new songs is a real gem, by the way.) That said, it's probably not a great show. Could it be a great show? That's definitely a possibility. |
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| re: NYT on Public Works HERCULES -- a Critic's Pick | |
| Posted by: Ann 10:35 am EDT 09/05/19 | |
| In reply to: re: NYT on Public Works HERCULES -- a Critic's Pick - SuzanneR 05:29 pm EDT 09/02/19 | |
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| Sorry, I missed this earlier. I did mean in terms of cast. | |
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