I just got a copy of Steve Kluger's new book, My Most Excellent Year and was thumbing through it when I spotted an item about Carousel; apparently, the mother of one of the book's main characters is a theater critic, and she posted this review:
"What's The Use Of Wond'ring?" A New Carousel at Merrimack
Nice songs to beat your wife to. Attend at your own risk.
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[I *love* Steve Kluger.]
That said, I also love (most of) Carousel, even though it's hard to cope with the slap-feels-like-a-kiss bit even when putting it in historical and social context. [But I also love Sweeney Todd, in which I have a strong sympathy for a homicidal maniac, so perhaps one's tastes in musical theater or in the behavior of the characters should not be considered any indication of one's own habits and beliefs! That's my story, and I'm sticking to it - especially when I want to watch Carousel, or Seven Brides for Seven Brothers either {grin}.]
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Re Carousel: I *knew* I'd seen a post about that recently!
Date: 2008-03-13 06:58 pm (UTC)"What's The Use Of Wond'ring?"
A New Carousel at Merrimack
Nice songs to beat your wife to. Attend at your own risk.
***
[I *love* Steve Kluger.]
That said, I also love (most of) Carousel, even though it's hard to cope with the slap-feels-like-a-kiss bit even when putting it in historical and social context. [But I also love Sweeney Todd, in which I have a strong sympathy for a homicidal maniac, so perhaps one's tastes in musical theater or in the behavior of the characters should not be considered any indication of one's own habits and beliefs! That's my story, and I'm sticking to it - especially when I want to watch Carousel, or Seven Brides for Seven Brothers either {grin}.]