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Post by danb on Feb 19, 2022 16:14:42 GMT
How perfectly worded. Bravo. x
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Post by Kubrick on Feb 19, 2022 16:18:20 GMT
Saw this in November 2019.
Too many social issues, too many characters(none interesting), and too long. While the issues being addressed in the material are certainly not to be taken lightly, the whole enterprise is designed to keep reminding you how concerned you should be in lieu of using compelling characters to tell the story. Also, the big moment (You Oughtta Know) is over the top and totally unearned.
This was the last production I saw in New York before the shutdown, so it left a bad taste in this theatre goer’s mouth.
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Post by ThereWillBeSun on Feb 19, 2022 18:32:23 GMT
I like what I've heard from the cast recording but there's a LOT going on. Feel like I need to see the show in context for it to make sense.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Feb 19, 2022 20:29:14 GMT
I like what I've heard from the cast recording but there's a LOT going on. Feel like I need to see the show in context for it to make sense. I wouldn’t hold out much hope for that to happen. None of it makes any sense.
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Post by inthenose on Feb 19, 2022 20:42:04 GMT
I listened to the recording tonight out of curiousity. I read the synopsis as I went. What the hell WAS that?
Surely it makes more sense on stage though, mrbarnaby? It was all over the place.
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Post by mattnyc on Feb 19, 2022 20:47:32 GMT
It’s not that it doesn’t make sense. It’s the issue of forcing a story to revolve around songs not written for the story being told - the same issue so many of these jukebox shows have. But again, when you have every single social issue, drug addiction, sex addiction, rape and so on and so on the entire thing is just way too much. It does make sense but it’s still not good.
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Post by ThereWillBeSun on Feb 19, 2022 22:30:26 GMT
I listened to the recording tonight out of curiousity. I read the synopsis as I went. What the hell WAS that? Surely it makes more sense on stage though, mrbarnaby? It was all over the place. I tried doing that a second time but gave up ;-) Just an observation - it seems like they've crammed a lot into it. Will be going to watch like I said and intrigued to hear about the casting.
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Post by gmoneyoutlaw on Feb 19, 2022 22:31:48 GMT
It’s not that it doesn’t make sense. It’s the issue of forcing a story to revolve around songs not written for the story being told - the same issue so many of these jukebox shows have. But again, when you have every single social issue, drug addiction, sex addiction, rape and so on and so on the entire thing is just way too much. It does make sense but it’s still not good. You might be right. The show in Boston was about the mother, for me. The changes for Broadway had the focus shift to Jo. Social justice and identity was always a part of the story, but it’s about the human family in 2020s and that was lost
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Post by ceebee on Feb 19, 2022 22:59:28 GMT
Reading the comments, this show sounds perfect for the self-absorbed, introspective, over-represented, woke-is-me theatregoer. It'll fly, I'm sure.
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Post by inthenose on Feb 20, 2022 0:43:11 GMT
Doubt it ceebee - people are getting sick of it already. It's like a protest vote in an election, when it comes down to it, nobody actually pays to go. It's more the "idea" of the concept of controversy. Twitter is free.
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Post by shownut on Feb 22, 2022 10:41:26 GMT
This show certainly isn't for everyone but I adored it.
Caught a matinee performance in NYC last November and of the 8 shows I saw that week, this one stayed with me the most.
Yes, a LOT gets crammed into Act 1 and it could use some trimming. But the better part of Act 2 was some of the most powerful musical theatre I have seen in some time.
I was glad to see that rather than going the normal jukebox musical route ('check your brains at the door and just sit back and be entertained'), it aimed higher and in most cases, hit the bullseye.
Aside from a very strong script and those amazing Alanis Morrisette songs, the direction/choreography was inventive and powerful. I won't give anything away but the staging of "Smiling" in the first act and "Uninvited" in the second were a notch above nearly anything I have seen in the past 10 years (Hamilton being the exception).
I am thrilled to see it announced for the West End and hope they find the right theatre for it.
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Post by FrontroverPaul on Mar 6, 2022 0:56:06 GMT
Saw this tonight. Probably best not to elaborate.
Never thought slime could be so entertaining. Enjoyed but didn't love it. The music is great and will definitely book to see JLP live at first opportunity.
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Post by theatrelover123 on Mar 6, 2022 8:26:24 GMT
Oh please elaborate [lquote author=" FrontroverPaul" source="/post/416320/thread" timestamp="1646528166"]Saw this tonight. Probably best not to elaborate. Never thought slime could be so entertaining. Enjoyed but didn't love it. The music is great and will definitely book to see JLP live at first opportunity.[/quote]
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Post by mrbarnaby on Mar 6, 2022 9:44:40 GMT
Saw this tonight. Probably best not to elaborate. Never thought slime could be so entertaining. Enjoyed but didn't love it. The music is great and will definitely book to see JLP live at first opportunity. I’m so confused by this post. You saw it- didn’t like it- can’t wait to Book it again? What?
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Post by inthenose on Mar 6, 2022 10:07:06 GMT
Saw this tonight. Probably best not to elaborate. Never thought slime could be so entertaining. Enjoyed but didn't love it. The music is great and will definitely book to see JLP live at first opportunity. I’m so confused by this post. You saw it- didn’t like it- can’t wait to Book it again? What? He watched a bootleg on YouTube. He liked it but didn't love it, but enjoyed the music and would like to book to see the real thing live.
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Post by danb on Mar 6, 2022 10:10:55 GMT
I think that they are saying they watched a recording of it. ‘The kids’ label their bootlegs as ‘slime tutorials’ on you tube so that they don’t immediately trigger a take down from the word bootleg.
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Post by FrontroverPaul on Mar 6, 2022 11:34:08 GMT
I’m so confused by this post. You saw it- didn’t like it- can’t wait to Book it again? What? He watched a bootleg on YouTube. He liked it but didn't love it, but enjoyed the music and would like to book to see the real thing live. Got it in one. I thought we mustn't be too specific about these things. I must have watched 100 similar uploads over the last couple of years of shows new to me, bearing in mind I've only been a frequent theatre-goer for the last seven years so there's a lot I haven't seen on stage They vary in quality from unwatchable to near-broadcast. JLP is one of the better ones. Very few seem to get removed, perhaps the rights-holders of current shows see them more as marketing than as revenue-detractors ?
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Post by enh2 on Jun 9, 2022 19:18:12 GMT
Can't see this going into the Trafalgar Theatre this Autumn ... Jersey Boys has just extended its run until April 2023.
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Post by h86 on Jun 9, 2022 19:22:40 GMT
Can't see this going into the Trafalgar Theatre this Autumn ... Jersey Boys has just extended its run until April 2023. Noel Coward to replace DEH is what I’ve heard
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Post by shownut on Sept 5, 2022 13:03:40 GMT
With a November opening announced last February you would think we would have heard something by now about a theatre, casting, etc....
I did notice that 'London' was no longer on the Jagged Little Pill website.
Anyone out there know anything?
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Post by Mark on Sept 5, 2022 13:12:39 GMT
I did notice that 'London' was no longer on the Jagged Little Pill website. Only that last week, it was still listed. Guess its not coming anytime soon now then.
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Post by Jon on Sept 5, 2022 13:19:58 GMT
The Australian tour was cancelled which makes me think the producers got cold feet about further productions.
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Post by QueerTheatre on Sept 5, 2022 23:48:19 GMT
it's definitely still coming - several meetings happened in london this week with new members of the team... theyre in no rush though & wish to attempt to 'fix' certain elements of the show
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Post by shownut on Sept 6, 2022 6:15:22 GMT
"it's definitely still coming - several meetings happened in london this week with new members of the team... theyre in no rush though & wish to attempt to 'fix' certain elements of the show"
I hope you are right and if so, that is very encouraging news. I loved the show in NY but would admit that the first act could use a tweak given how many directions the show goes in, in terms of its content. The second act was some of the most powerful theatre I have seen in some time.
Your news has made my day so I hope you are truly "in the know". :-)
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 7, 2022 22:02:39 GMT
You can’t fix this show. It’s an absolute mess with every possible issue shoe horned in. They should all save their energy and move on to other shows.
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Post by showtoones on Sept 8, 2022 0:09:43 GMT
You can’t fix this show. It’s an absolute mess with every possible issue shoe horned in. They should all save their energy and move on to other shows. This show is beyond preachy and quite boring. Music and direction were shocking indeed. Lauren Patton was great though.
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Post by shownut on Sept 8, 2022 5:21:25 GMT
"This show is beyond preachy and quite boring. Music and direction were shocking indeed. Lauren Patton was great though."
Well...that is certainly one opinion but one that I disagree with entirely. Yes, the book could use a bit of untangling but this punter found it daring, highly original and with a second act that leaves most modern musicals in the dust.
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Post by showtoones on Sept 8, 2022 5:37:35 GMT
"This show is beyond preachy and quite boring. Music and direction were shocking indeed. Lauren Patton was great though." Well...that is certainly one opinion but one that I disagree with entirely. Yes, the book could use a bit of untangling but this punter found it daring, highly original and with a second act that leaves most modern musicals in the dust. You didn’t like Lauren Patton? The Tony voters disagree with you…
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 8, 2022 6:36:31 GMT
"This show is beyond preachy and quite boring. Music and direction were shocking indeed. Lauren Patton was great though." Well...that is certainly one opinion but one that I disagree with entirely. Yes, the book could use a bit of untangling but this punter found it daring, highly original and with a second act that leaves most modern musicals in the dust. You didn’t like Lauren Patton? The Tony voters disagree with you… “Lauren Patten was great though”
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Post by showtoones on Sept 8, 2022 6:41:44 GMT
You didn’t like Lauren Patton? The Tony voters disagree with you… “Lauren Patten was great though” Ha! I had said that about Lauren and the poster said that they disagreed with everything I said 😂 lol
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