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re: My Life with Albertine
Posted by: GrumpyMorningBoy 12:33 pm EDT 08/10/20
In reply to: re: My Life with Albertine - AC126748 08:38 am EDT 08/10/20

I really enjoy Ricky Ian Gordon's composition and therefore was rather enchanted by the show's music, but the story was rather like a walk through a sun-dappled park. Lovely, but not especially compelling or memorable.

I do wish more had come from Ms. O'Hara's more memorable performance in Ricky Ian Gordon's adaptation of FAR FROM HEAVEN, which I really really liked.

- GMB
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re: My Life with Albertine
Posted by: theaterisok 02:00 pm EDT 08/10/20
In reply to: re: My Life with Albertine - GrumpyMorningBoy 12:33 pm EDT 08/10/20

Far From Heaven was not written by Ricky Ian Gordon (though in my opinion it certainly suffered from the same "self-important" musical approach).
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OOPS.
Posted by: GrumpyMorningBoy 02:27 pm EDT 08/10/20
In reply to: re: My Life with Albertine - theaterisok 02:00 pm EDT 08/10/20

I still liked it. :)

- GMB
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re: OOPS.
Posted by: AC126748 02:39 pm EDT 08/10/20
In reply to: OOPS. - GrumpyMorningBoy 02:27 pm EDT 08/10/20

I liked O'Hara's performance in FAR FROM HEAVEN very much too, but I felt the emotional heft of the film didn't translate well to the stage. That was surely due in part to the lack of visual sweep -- the art direction and Ed Lachman's stunning cinematography are hard to beat -- and partially because I found the music forgettable. Of course, Elmer Bernstein is a tough act to follow.
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