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| re: A Strange Loop and Fat Ham | |
| Posted by: GrumpyMorningBoy 07:52 pm EDT 08/23/22 | |
| In reply to: A Strange Loop and Fat Ham - DistantDrumming 02:26 am EDT 08/21/22 | |
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| DistantDrumming and others, I've got a REALLY LONG POST in my brain all about A STRANGE LOOP, why I think its writing is so terrific, why I think it matters, etc. A post that would take me two hours to write. I don't have two hours. God only knows when I will. BUT I wanted to just chime in here to say that I really do think Mr. Jackson is more than a "serviceable" composer and lyricist. Content dictates form, and I do think this score aimed to quite specifically sound like the music that's been playing in Usher's mind. Whether those are TV show theme songs, Donna Summer disco, "white girl" music, or apocalyptic gospel, I think it genuinely serves the story. Really, really well. The post / piece I want to write will aim to address the things I hear Broadway insiders saying about this show vs. the things my Black, queer friends -- who are not "musical theater people" -- have been saying. I actually have so much to say that I considered putting my real name on it. Why can't I write like I'm running out of time? - GMB |
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| re: A Strange Loop and Fat Ham | |
| Last Edit: DistantDrumming 06:46 pm EDT 08/24/22 | |
| Posted by: DistantDrumming 06:45 pm EDT 08/24/22 | |
| In reply to: re: A Strange Loop and Fat Ham - GrumpyMorningBoy 07:52 pm EDT 08/23/22 | |
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| VERY minor and VERY vague spoilers in my post below... GMB, I'd love to read your post! I may have unintentionally given the impression that I was totally cold about this show or that I didn't like ANY of the music. That's certainly not the case. There were some songs that rose above the sameness of what I found a pretty uninspired pop-rock sound. I thought the penultimate memory song quite moving, for example. And, though I think this was much more about the arrangement and the musical PERFORMANCE of The Thoughts, I did find the ironic gospel number thrilling. The set reveal that accompanies that number added to the dramatic impact of that moment, no doubt. Anyway, I'd love to read your thoughts. |
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