| re: They were definitely talking about March... I have to wonder –– | |
| Last Edit: ShowGoer 04:54 pm EST 03/09/21 | |
| Posted by: ShowGoer 04:52 pm EST 03/09/21 | |
| In reply to: re: They were definitely talking about March... I have to wonder –– - Chazwaza 03:00 pm EST 03/09/21 | |
|
|
|
| I completely picked that adjective out of thin air, with no knowledge whatsoever of the musical's content, so just for laughs I did a search for "Princess" "Diana" "candy-colored" and for what it's worth one of the first things that comes up is a review from Novemeber of The Crown, season 4, which among other things praises the TV show for "reveling in the candy-colored tale of Charles and Di". As far as the actual musical itself, though, I looked up its out-of-town reviews for the first time since they were printed, and these passages from Charles McNulty's LA Times review – which happened to be published exactly 2 years ago this week – jumped out at me: "... The show, which is receiving its world premiere at the La Jolla Playhouse, has a generic quality that for all its efficient smoothness seems culturally misplaced.... Whatever cleverness exists in DiPietro’s book is regularly undermined by splashy musical numbers that seem completely foreign to the story... “Diana,” built around superficial musical comedy triggers, is designed for Anglophiles who don’t want to get on a plane.... “Diana” turns a complicated life into light entertainment. In today’s degraded theatrical marketplace, the show should give fish and chips a run for its money." That's just one person's opinion, but I definitely got the sense from others who've seen it that "Evita" it ain't (let alone "The Crown"). I'm sure the show at least tries to tackle some of the tragic elements in Diana's story, particularly with regard to the paparazzi (how could it not, given how it ends) – but I have to wonder if it'll all feel a bit quaint after the first-ever, and current, Duchess of Sussex came right out and accused the royal family of racism. I do think the timing's not ideal – it would seem to lower the stakes for the show, which in turn raises the stakes for the producers of the musical – but maybe I'm wrong. I look forward to seeing it on TV. |
|
| Link | https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/theater/reviews/la-et-cm-diana-review-20190305-story.html |
| reply | |
|
|
|
| Previous: | FWIW.... - mattyp4 03:30 pm EST 03/10/21 |
| Next: | re: They were definitely talking about March... I have to wonder –– - BillEadie 11:24 pm EST 03/11/21 |
| Thread: |
|
Time to render: 0.009658 seconds.