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Don’t hold back on how you really feel.
Posted by: dramedy 12:44 pm EST 01/20/22
In reply to: re: Changes to Moulin Rouge. What did you notice? - student_rush 10:55 am EST 01/20/22

It’s enjoyable but I was surprised at the audience love for the show. At intermission, some patron said it was one of the best shows she’d ever seen to her friends. And she didn’t look like a novice to broadway—not that anyone can really tell from looks. I still think jagged little pill has a lot more going for it creating a work from a concept album instead of a movie. Definitely has more emotional impact and current topics. But MR is a spectacle and that probably is what is needed during covid even though I did see it Oct 2019.
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re: Don’t hold back on how you really feel.
Posted by: Chromolume 01:22 am EST 01/21/22
In reply to: Don’t hold back on how you really feel. - dramedy 12:44 pm EST 01/20/22

Seeing the show in Boston, I have to admit I got swept up in it and really enjoyed it. Though I did feel it overstayed its welcome, and could have been shorter. But the only part of the show that really didn't grab me in some way was the very very overlong (IMO) "megamix" ending - which I have to assume is still as is in the current version. It really could have been just one refrain of Lady Marmalade and adieu. But I assume the majority of the audience eats it up. Then again, I've really never been a fan of most "post show" production numbers, with the possible exception of the inspired craziness of Urinetown's final dance number. So, what do I know, lol. I do have to wonder if the show would hold up for me on a 2nd viewing - it truly might not. But I'm glad for the performance I saw.
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