kindlin'
i'm tellin' you that stage is gonna BLOW... geez... it's gonna BLOW...
the set for BONNIE & CLYDE is planks of wood... planks and planks of wood... the floor is wood planks... the walls are wood planks... the set pieces are wood planks... if they can involve a WOOD PLANK... they will... and they do... i promise...
it looks VERY "sauna in somebody's townhouse"-like... and then it starts to feel dry... and, well... WOODEN... because it IS ... and then you imagine that ANY small flicker... any small spark would LITERALLY set the WHOLE damn stage at the (annoyingly named) Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on FIRE... and, if you are BOTHERING to imagine all this (and there IS time to... because things get BORING!)... you imagine it going up FAST... you can ALMOST hear the resonating " PUFF "...
the fabled PUFF OF SMOKE...
wow... and yeah, i said it quickly... but, um... god bless the Schoenfeld's... bless 'em... uh, you can pretty much GUARANTEE that NOBODY says... "we are seeing a show at "the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre"... really... name ONE person that says that... name them !!! where, certainly, there were many people... over MANY years... that said... we saw it at THE PLYMOUTH... MANY... again, i promise... i do... i really promise you this...
anyway, there is an OFFICIAL broadway TREND happening... and this show confirms it... fully OFFICIAL...
there is a JACUZZI on stage... YES... like in GODSPELL... at one point, members of the cast lift (some of the) planks of wood to expose a small pool of water... and a cast member is dunked... uh huh, another body of water on a BROADWAY stage...
how they will incorporate a JACUZZI into the upcoming revival of PORGY and BESS?!... we can ONLY guess... but i have NO DOUBT that PORGY will be dealing with JACUZZI issues... after all, it is a FULL ON fall 2011 BROADWAY trend !!!
i can see BESS showing PORGY the JACUZZI WARNING...
Due to the high temperature of the water in the spa/Jacuzzi, generally 104 degrees, as well as the extreme heat in the Sauna, you should check with your doctor to make sure that it is safe for you and your guests to use these facilities.
it's the JACUZZI WARNING that GEORGE GERSHWIN forgot to compose...
ok...
the GOOD...
these are the TWO MALE leads...
dreamy... talented... keep the audience's interest... on ALL levels... love them !!! hot... great.. truly hot and GREAT !!!
nothing against their female counterparts... but, these guys are SERIOUSLY fun to watch... and i REALLY DO mean that on all levels... great, fun, enjoyable energy...
the BAD...
there is ONE woman i would like to comment on... the woman who plays BONNIE's mom... it is actually a bit odd... she is horribly miscast... when she enters... it REALLY appears that she is in a high school production...
the one where a 15 year old girl has to play an elderly woman... it is STRIKINGLY odd... at first she seems like a minor character... but she does get some MAJOR moments and she DOES... she REALLY DOES... well, she clashes against the rest of the cast... tell me if you agree with me... she just seems off... like a VERY young woman playing an older character... if she WAS a 15 year old girl playing the role... i would be minorly impressed... but, honestly, even then i would think... "couldn't they find a better 15 year old girl"... just sayin'... maybe it is just me... feel free to comment...
overall, the show is just kinda OK... i REALLY wanted to like it... the story is interesting enough... and the VERY first song made me think... "cool, i want the CD"... but, sadly, i do NOT want the CD... and i would not recommend this show.. there is nothing SPECIAL about it... it is like SISTER ACT... which is MIDDLING... only LESS fun... not a GOOD sign...
not worth the money... just a fact...
if someone won two tickets to this show at a church bazaar and gave them to you... and you went... you wouldn't be MAD at the people who re-gifted a church bazaar prize to you... but, you would be WARY of these people for AT LEAST a year after...
somewhat suspicious...
for, at least...
a year...
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