| re: How many ANTI-MAME people have ever actually seen a first class production onstage? | |
| Last Edit: Chazwaza 06:31 pm EDT 07/06/20 | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 06:26 pm EDT 07/06/20 | |
| In reply to: re: How many ANTI-MAME people have ever actually seen a first class production onstage? - Michael_Portantiere 05:14 pm EDT 07/06/20 | |
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| Yeah, for a comedy like this... the thing is that if it isn't funny to the audiences it's being sold to, then what is the point? You can defend portraying these problematic scenarios or antiquated issues (like plantation south / single woman pregnancy) because they happened, we have no value in erasing history or not finding themes worth exploring from times different than our current times... but if you portray them for a satirical or comedic purpose that doesn't land or isn't relevant or has been done to death by now, then there's not much to defend. Frankly the greatness in the show isn't great enough to have much value in the balance. If it bring joy to people i'm all for that. But even listening to the score again while cleaning the other day... it is so basic, so one-dimensional, so straight forward. It was fun to clean to but if the show isn't smart and funny and sharp in today's light and isn't shedding light on anything, then i can't quite imagine sitting through it as a play for 2+ hours and treating it like a worthwhile piece of theater to spend a bunch of money on. Even if you cut the plantation section. I also don't agree that it's *better* than Dolly... and while i find the story to Mame deeply felt and more engaging on paper, in execution I think the writing of Dolly lifts it above the level I've always found Mame to sit at. |
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