rec.arts.theatre.musicals

On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 22:41:58 -0400, aalucard@ wrote:

> In my area there will be local productions of Parade, Urinetown and
> Footloose by three (I think) different groups.
>
> I think Urinetown will be one of the two. I read the writeup of Parade
> and it being about the Mary Phagan case - that seems so depressing.
>
> The problem with Footloose was I saw the movie about 20 years ago and
> despised it. So I don't know how I will take the musical. I found the
> movie's storyline beyond dopey but then I can tolerate dopey stories in
> musicals if the songs are good.

For any two shows X and Y, the correct answer to the question "Which
two of X, Y and Footloose should I see?" is always "X and Y".

I loathe Footloose with a passion that defies description. I'd have to
invent an entire new language containing nothing but derogatory terms
in order to fully express my dislike for this poisonous piece of crap.
It starts off by introducing a set of characters who are so blatantly
stereotypical that after five minutes anyone who hasn't already died
of boredom could write the entire script of the show based purely on
the inevitable outcome of what they'd already seen. It's possibly the
least imaginative story ever told, and probably the least deserving of
being given time on stage. The only people who should sit through this
horrible show are those who are deaf-blind or dead.

I guess "see Parade and Urinetown" is where I'm going with this.

--
Matthew Winn
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