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| Last Edit: Chazwaza 04:22 pm EST 11/24/22 | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 04:19 pm EST 11/24/22 | |
| In reply to: Egregiously overlooked BEETLEJUICE - Genealley 04:08 pm EST 11/24/22 | |
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| On the issue of the set... I have to assume the voters went with Hadestown because it was an original artistic landscape for a new show presenting two worlds... and the set brilliantly executed the practical real world and the theatrically simple but inventive life of the underworld... I was not as impressed with it as many... but I can acknowledge those things. Whereas Beetlejuice was an incredible set but it is a pretty literal and obvious theatrical translation of the film's (and animated TV series') set design and spaces. I am surprised to hear this is one of your all time favorite musicals, but to each their own. I found it much more enjoyable and less bad than I been told by many it is... but it's not going to make any lists of mine for favorite or best. And don't get me started on the once exciting and promising Alex Timbers. Moulin Rouge is one of the most embarrassingly directed musicals, and one the most absurdly wasted opportunities of stage direction given what the movie achieved directorally, that I've seen. |
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| re: Egregiously overlooked BEETLEJUICE | |
| Last Edit: WaymanWong 04:12 am EST 11/25/22 | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 03:56 am EST 11/25/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Egregiously overlooked BEETLEJUICE - Chazwaza 04:19 pm EST 11/24/22 | |
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| ''Beetlejuice'' isn't just some literal version of the film. Korins clearly evokes Tim Burton's spooky aesthetic from his movies, but given it his own spirited spin. The house itself goes through various transformations, and in the video (below), Korins reveals just how detailed and challenging it was. I love ''Moulin Rouge!'' and you hate it. We'll just agree to disagree. I find Timbers' work so visual and vibrant. Whether it's ''Beetlejuice,'' ''Moulin Rouge!,'' ''Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson'' or ''Here Lies Love,'' he creates immersive worlds that (to me) are thrillingly theatrical and Tony-worthy. |
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| Link | Building Broadway: David Korins on 'Beetlejuice' |
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| re: Egregiously overlooked BEETLEJUICE | |
| Posted by: conciergekey 10:51 pm EST 11/26/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Egregiously overlooked BEETLEJUICE - WaymanWong 03:56 am EST 11/25/22 | |
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| Technically, BJ was superb, but the songs and book are dull as dishwater. Not memorable. All mugging. I've seen it twice. Again, loved the tech and design of the show, but the much of the music just felt like teenage angsty yelling on-key. |
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| re: Egregiously overlooked BEETLEJUICE | |
| Posted by: JohnPopa 06:22 pm EST 11/27/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Egregiously overlooked BEETLEJUICE - conciergekey 10:51 pm EST 11/26/22 | |
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| I thought the teen angst was the good part of the score! It was the sloppy comedy songs that didn't work for me. I do wish songwriters realized that a joke in a song isn't funny if the rhyme isn't exact. I did enjoy the show, sort of despite itself. Yes, the book is all mugging, but enough of it got me anyway. And, to be fair, I'm a horror/Tim Burton nerd coming in. |
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