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| re: 1988 Carrie reunion with Betty Buckley, Seth Rudestsky and others | |
| Posted by: TheHarveyBoy 12:15 pm EDT 08/16/20 | |
| In reply to: 1988 Carrie reunion with Betty Buckley, Seth Rudestsky and others - bobby2 12:23 am EDT 08/16/20 | |
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| I just watched this and loved it, having seen the last preview on Broadway, a performance of the off-Broadway revival and a high school production in New Jersey. I am surprised how kind everyone was to Terry Hands, who, in my opinion, is singlehandedly responsible for the failure of the show on Broadway. The direction and design were appallingly British is all the bas senses of that word. | |
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| re: 1988 Carrie reunion with Betty Buckley, Seth Rudestsky and others | |
| Last Edit: Delvino 01:48 pm EDT 08/16/20 | |
| Posted by: Delvino 01:46 pm EDT 08/16/20 | |
| In reply to: re: 1988 Carrie reunion with Betty Buckley, Seth Rudestsky and others - TheHarveyBoy 12:15 pm EDT 08/16/20 | |
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| Truly an extraordinary hour 49 minutes. I saw the show (OBC) three times, the second preview, then a Friday night, and a Sunday (Mother's Day). I fell hard for the parts that work, beautifully explicated here, and found all of the Hands/Allen stuff, also expertly covered, stunning in its ability to take the roof off even as it egregiously misfired. I loved all of this, but found the Charlotte and Sally Ann stuff -- newer to me -- especially intriguing. But who knew that "When There's No One" was written for Cook? (I didn't.) But the moment when Buckley daringly sings the song again, so unadorned, into her Zoom lens, really is -- a phrase we toss around -- one of those master classes. It's a fresh, intimate, unfettered take on a piece that has become one of her signature songs, and arguably is the one great song in the show. Just a terrific watch this gloomy Sunday in a very gloomy time. Everyone shines here, to a person. Bravo, Brava. |
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