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11-20-2006, 08:02 AM
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I spent a large part of my life heavily involved with theatre- even ran my own company for a couple years, so I've seen plenty of productions, good and bad.
A really excellent live production can have an impact movies never could, but a bad show leaves you wondering why everyone bothered. One of my favorite plays of all time is Ionesco's The Chairs. The only production I've ever seen was done by some high school students 35 years ago- and I still remember it. That's the type of theatre I enjoy- the kind that makes the most of the theatrical experience as ritual, and not the kind that attempts to fool you into thinking it's reality- because obviously it's not.
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11-20-2006, 08:17 AM
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Well I used to do musical theater. Been on Broadway (RENT, most recently the RENT 10 Celebration and fundraiser last March), done National and even International tours of BUDDY: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY. And I try to get to the theater 2-3 times a year. Over the summer I saw Hamlet outdoors in Pasadena and am supposed to go se a friend in his play next week.
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11-20-2006, 08:57 AM
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Im with urge on this one, im not a big fan of theater. The closest thing i have seen to aplay in the last 10 years was Blue Man Group at the charles playhouse in boston. THAT i loved.
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11-20-2006, 09:08 AM
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i LOVED mama mia though :) i really did - probably the most fun time i've ever had in a theatre
i saw The Who's Tommy - liked it I saw M Butterfly - it was pretty good ..but i didnt enjoy the overall experience. saw Beauty and the Beast - wanted to claw my fucking eyes out. i expect the next play i see will probably be some school production starring my kid. i hope they have something suitable for a 6 year old jim carrey who looks like mccaully caulkin
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11-20-2006, 09:19 AM
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The last theatre show I went to was the Radio City Christmas Spectacular in Detroit. Not a big theatre guy only because there's not much available nearby that I'm interested in and if on the off chance there is I'm not aware of it. The closest I'll come to theatre in the future is Wrestlemania (woohoo) which isn't unlike a play. Besides the juicing (where they cut themselves to bleed) you have some great coreographing, carefully written stories (I was going to say well written but sometimes...), comedy (DX), amazing atmosphere (Undertaker's entrance is amazing live with "lightning", fog, his eerie music...). So yeah, anyway enough rambling.
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11-20-2006, 09:32 AM
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but opera without the music ... just aint my bag baby. i just cant be entertained by sweaty half naked men clamoring over each other.. but - whatever floats your boat :D
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11-20-2006, 09:35 AM
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