tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166420489614987889.post3723857257454481400..comments2023-04-01T16:25:50.899-07:00Comments on BLOGORRHEA: Now and foreverUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166420489614987889.post-9316380346102872562010-04-05T12:22:47.591-07:002010-04-05T12:22:47.591-07:00Haven't seen "Cats" and after Joe Qu...Haven't seen "Cats" and after Joe Queenan's biting essay on it and the "fiendishly vapid world" of ALW (in Red Lobster, White Trash & the Blue Lagoon, ) don't think I will!: "I came home from Cats feeling totally dejected. In the back of my mind, I'd expected the show to fall into that vast category occupied by everything from bingo to Benny Hill. You know: so bad, it's good. But Cats was just plain bad. Really bad. About as bad as bad could get. I consoled myself...that nothing I subsequently experienced could be in even the same league as Cats. Then I cued up the Michael Bolton record. So much for that theory." <br /><br />Thanks for making the sacrifice for me. (BTW, the word verification for this comment came up "CATairso".)mampdxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166420489614987889.post-18803901738514932642010-03-27T17:17:02.963-07:002010-03-27T17:17:02.963-07:00Well, it's now official. I must face the fact ...Well, it's now official. I must face the fact that no subject has garnered more interest in the past few months than this one....on CATS!Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02157076523366054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166420489614987889.post-88446347447216096512010-03-27T16:45:20.398-07:002010-03-27T16:45:20.398-07:00Oh, those crazy, zany singin' & dancin'...Oh, those crazy, zany singin' & dancin' CATS. Lucky you!<br /><br />I got off the musical comedy boat at Little Shop Of Horrors, after being a little Musical Comedy Queen since age 5. I never saw Cats, Le Miz, Phantom or...now & forever CATS.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05967985806955115917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166420489614987889.post-10118338358614254932010-03-26T16:00:15.624-07:002010-03-26T16:00:15.624-07:00Is this the place to confess (boast?) that I have ...Is this the place to confess (boast?) that I have never seen a single Andrew Lloyd Weber musical? Had a close call once or twice, but always managed to escape. Okay, okay, I'm a Sondheim snob. I admit it. I embrace it. <br /><br />My first exposure (ahem) to HAIR was the L.A. production in 1970. Mother's Day, as it happens. I think they emphasized certain elements of the production in honor of all the Moms in the audience. This being L.A., the Moms loved it.Georgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166420489614987889.post-49941133915861217332010-03-26T09:58:31.755-07:002010-03-26T09:58:31.755-07:00Missed this "Cats," but have seen many, ...Missed this "Cats," but have seen many, many productions, all out of obligation. I found the energy and commitment of the cast made all the difference (doesn't it always?). Best was probably a very young road company, obviously very excited to be on tour (most of them) for the first time, and utterly committed. Made me think this was the most expensive kids' show ever devised, and a very good kids' show at that.<br /><br />"Wicked" left me cold. Seems s really mediocre (and sometimes grating) score. And "Les Miz" is worth seeing, or at least listening to: One of the best of its kind, although it's too long and sometimes hard to follow. A few really good pop songs in there, like "Master of the House."Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13765688465211717384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166420489614987889.post-64774039002911239132010-03-25T10:51:37.086-07:002010-03-25T10:51:37.086-07:00I am glad you saw this show Mead. Kurt Conroyd and...I am glad you saw this show Mead. Kurt Conroyd and I are going to do a 2-man version of Cats sometime, and I need you to be on board.Chris Murraynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166420489614987889.post-85026299423613345232010-03-25T09:01:49.013-07:002010-03-25T09:01:49.013-07:00I never could understand their popularity, though ...I never could understand their popularity, though I have to admit "Rock'n'Roll All Night" is kind of infectious...wait. What?<br /><br />Nevermind.Steve Pattersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14588201067230147903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166420489614987889.post-45389346440866634612010-03-24T22:28:35.520-07:002010-03-24T22:28:35.520-07:00Thanks Mead! I always enjoy a night out at the the...Thanks Mead! I always enjoy a night out at the theater with you! I doubt they think I'm your granddaughter!Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00062663133134023110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166420489614987889.post-53692263139540677722010-03-24T22:14:48.243-07:002010-03-24T22:14:48.243-07:00"Cats" was my first Broadway show (I was..."Cats" was my first Broadway show (I was 5) and yes, I wore a skirt with cats printed on it when I saw it.<br /><br />If it makes you feel any better about your lacunae, "Wicked" came out when I was in high school, which means that every girl my age became completely obsessed by it... except for me, I still haven't seen it or heard all of the songs! Now it is almost a point of pride with me that I'm ignorant of it.Marissa Skudlarekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15864377900420377361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166420489614987889.post-88014240141826463052010-03-24T22:02:29.979-07:002010-03-24T22:02:29.979-07:00You are ultra observant, CC....!You are ultra observant, CC....!Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02157076523366054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166420489614987889.post-40079406739291918612010-03-24T21:34:19.192-07:002010-03-24T21:34:19.192-07:00Elves, eh? Count me in.
No, not as an elf, as an ...Elves, eh? Count me in.<br /><br />No, not as an elf, as an audience member.col ceathairnoreply@blogger.com