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Jacqueline 07:27 pm UTC 02/23/17 |
| In reply to: | About the Book - Barclay 05:18 pm UTC 02/23/17 |
| You're right! Very little has been said about the book and it is amazing! Without being overly wordy, it really communicates the Steinman spirit of being!! > I haven’t posted my reflections on the musical because > everyone’s said it already: it’s cataclysmically damaging > theatre of the (exploding) heart, which I was happy to be > splattered with the residue of, both literally and > metaphorically. However, I do have one feeling that a few > voices on here haven’t shared in a couple of posts I’ve > read, and that concerns the book. > > To me, the book was probably the absolute highlight of the > first preview. I was floored by it – it’s mostly new > material. Not the raw ‘Body’, nor the soulful ‘Two Out of > Three’, nor the (*spoiler*) table-cum-car, nor anything > else impressed me more than the book: the burning stars, > the inability to dream, the old-fashioned gags (“pinch of > salt”), the idea of only being beautiful in the dark – not > to mention the (*more spoilers*) final line about always > being young/beautiful, which is the highlight of the > entire show for me (the way it busts into the opening > notes of ‘Anything for Love’) – all of it blew me away, > but so did the sets and everything else, don’t get me > wrong. > > I could’ve listened to ten more songs, believe me, but the > way ‘Dead Ringer’ seemed slightly shoe-horned in made me > yearn for more dialogue. I realise that the punters > probably want the songs (especially a hit like that), but > “kidz in Wisconsin” have their needs, too, and I just > thought I’d give my two cents about the magic of the book, > which hasn’t been criticised, but neither has it been > truly lauded yet, I don’t think. | |
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