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| re: New Yorker review of “Most Happy in Concert” | |
| Posted by: peter3053 03:16 am EDT 07/26/22 | |
| In reply to: New Yorker review of “Most Happy in Concert” - kieran 01:21 am EDT 07/26/22 | |
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| When a reductive production using material from "The Most Happy Fella" leads to a reviewer characterising "How Beautiful the Days" (with all its - original - exquisite and delicate complexity) to "lush brutality", gee I'm glad I know the original show. How terrible for an audience, and by extension a culture, if such ugly impressions crush their joyful spirits and render them unable to experience the sincere, redemptive humanity intended in what was and remains - outside the hands of Fish - a glorious work of musical theatre. He also did Oklahorror!, of course. |
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| re: New Yorker review of “Most Happy in Concert” | |
| Posted by: NewtonUK 05:31 am EDT 07/26/22 | |
| In reply to: re: New Yorker review of “Most Happy in Concert” - peter3053 03:16 am EDT 07/26/22 | |
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| I would call them Fishlahoma and Most Fishy Fella. | |
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| re: New Yorker review of “Most Happy in Concert” | |
| Posted by: TheHarveyBoy 06:53 am EDT 07/26/22 | |
| In reply to: re: New Yorker review of “Most Happy in Concert” - NewtonUK 05:31 am EDT 07/26/22 | |
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| I called that Fishy Oklahoma BE MORE CHILI! | |
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| re: New Yorker review of “Most Happy in Concert” | |
| Last Edit: lordofspeech 10:53 am EDT 07/26/22 | |
| Posted by: lordofspeech 10:47 am EDT 07/26/22 | |
| In reply to: re: New Yorker review of “Most Happy in Concert” - TheHarveyBoy 06:53 am EDT 07/26/22 | |
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| You gotta hand it to Mr Fish. He carved out a career and reputation for himself. And people liked his Oklahoma, even if he did undermine the plot, make it difficult to see what was going on, turn the ballet grotesque, and ruin some of the soprano songs. But he provoked discussion and attention. And the event of the show: the picnic tables, the designer’s re-imagining of the circle in the Square as an all-encompassing Americana was definitely fun. And he did hit some fashionably dark notes. And there was the free chili at intermission. That was the best. You have to be odd, nowadays, to get the grants, the attention, and to be producer-worthy. I think he’s smart; didn’t he work as Michael Kahn’s assistant for a good long while? So what look like mistakes or ignorance in his work is probably not. Michael Kahn knew correct textual interpretations of things. So Mr Fish’s are probsbly very willful choices. It would be interesting to know what his artistic template is. And I’m glad to hear he is giving work to the great Mary Testa. Heck, he’s creating jobs for many. Let’s hope he’s fun to work with. |
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| Most Happy in Concert the highlight of New England theater trip | |
| Posted by: toros 12:26 pm EDT 07/26/22 | |
| In reply to: re: New Yorker review of “Most Happy in Concert” - lordofspeech 10:47 am EDT 07/26/22 | |
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| I adored Most Happy in Concert, from beginning to end. Haunting, and completely unique. It was far and away the highlight of my New England theatre adventure. I also saw Nutty Professor at Ogunquit (sweet, but messy), 1776 at ART (slick, but misguided) and A Beautiful Noise at the Colonial (Will Swenson!) | |
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| re: New Yorker review of “Most Happy in Concert” | |
| Posted by: peter3053 05:49 am EDT 07/26/22 | |
| In reply to: re: New Yorker review of “Most Happy in Concert” - NewtonUK 05:31 am EDT 07/26/22 | |
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| Yes, and I wouldn't get hooked on them. | |
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