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| I loved it! | |
| Posted by: LynnO 10:09 am EST 02/20/20 | |
| In reply to: Mack & Mabel tonight. - Amiens 11:29 pm EST 02/19/20 | |
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| Wow, I know my taste is more pedestrian than the folks on this board, and I will admit a love for Sills... but I loved the show last night! It made sense to me why they fell in love so fast, and I liked their chemistry. Sills spoke quickly sometimes, but I heard every word, and I thought he sang beautifully. I teared up at the end, and I saw several people around me digging for kleenexes too. I loved it, I guess it’s vive la difference? | |
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| re: I loved it! | |
| Posted by: TomE 07:11 pm EST 02/22/20 | |
| In reply to: I loved it! - LynnO 10:09 am EST 02/20/20 | |
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| I saw the show this afternoon, and also found the story moving -- particularly the dock scene and the bittersweet reunion, when Mabel walks away as Mack continues singing to no one. Overall, I don't agree with many people's harsh view of the book -- and, of course, most of the music is wonderful in what struck me as a very well-performed and mostly well-staged production. |
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| re: I loved it! | |
| Posted by: Bwayguy 02:40 pm EST 02/20/20 | |
| In reply to: I loved it! - LynnO 10:09 am EST 02/20/20 | |
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| Anyone think that Sills singing voice sounds just like Roger Bart's? I don't think the sound was a big problem but Sills was the biggest offender in needing to enunciate clearer. | |
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| re: I loved it! | |
| Posted by: mamaleh 05:31 pm EST 02/20/20 | |
| In reply to: re: I loved it! - Bwayguy 02:40 pm EST 02/20/20 | |
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| Sills has a gorgeous singing voice, but as others have noted here, his barked-out dialogue was often inaudible after the first couple of syllables. Still, imperfect as the show is, it was wonderful to see a relatively fleshed-out performance and hear that gorgeous score. The only professional production I’d ever seen had been at the State Theatre of New Jersey decades ago. It starred the chiseled Lee Horsely, at the time the star of a TV western series. The production added what I rightly assumed was a gratuitous shirtless scene to capitalize on his macho image. |
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