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re: Thanks...I am intrigued.
Posted by: bway1430 11:46 am EDT 08/27/21
In reply to: re: The cast of SOFT POWER performing at Kennedy Center 50th...... - BroadwayTonyJ 11:44 am EDT 08/27/21

I like the cast recording a LOT and would love to see the show have another life/revision.
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That is surprising to me
Posted by: dramedy 11:53 am EDT 08/27/21
In reply to: re: Thanks...I am intrigued. - bway1430 11:46 am EDT 08/27/21

I really liked the story more than the songs. Did you see it on stage? The second act opening (panel discussion) is worth the price of admission. I did find the ending a little too patriotic for the stage. I listened to the score when it was released and still didn’t find it that interesting.
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re: That is surprising to me
Posted by: showtunetrivia 02:00 pm EDT 08/27/21
In reply to: That is surprising to me - dramedy 11:53 am EDT 08/27/21

Agree entirely on the second act opener. A brilliant (and hilarious!) extrapolation into the future, focusing on sociocultural and political changes.

Laura
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re: That is surprising to me
Posted by: mikem 02:24 pm EDT 08/27/21
In reply to: re: That is surprising to me - showtunetrivia 02:00 pm EDT 08/27/21

I wish more of the show had been like that second act opening scene.

I liked the show a lot but felt it wasn't completely there yet. And with all the things that have happened in the world since Soft Power's 2019 off-Broadway run, the 2016 election and Hillary Clinton are not so appealing a subject for satire right now. I think that the show would need to be extensively re-worked if it wanted a Broadway run.
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May 2018 at Curran theater spoilers inside.
Posted by: dramedy 03:24 pm EDT 08/27/21
In reply to: re: That is surprising to me - mikem 02:24 pm EDT 08/27/21

Is where it premiered in middle of trump administration. Very relevant and very raw feelings about election especially in heavy democrat voting San Francisco. I agree that now it has lost its current status. It’s becoming more of a period piece even though it takes place in the future. A big revision is needed. I know people around were confused by time period issue so maybe cleaning that up in the beginning would help with some of the relevance issue. I did see it twice at Curran which is rare for me.
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Aristophanes would have loved this show
Posted by: showtunetrivia 10:01 pm EDT 08/27/21
In reply to: May 2018 at Curran theater spoilers inside. - dramedy 03:24 pm EDT 08/27/21

I had to translate part of THE KNIGHTS in grad school. The intersection of political satire and comic entertainment are, I think, eternal to human nature.

Laura
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