tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post8531163732163555653..comments2023-11-03T11:37:13.579-04:00Comments on Something Old, Nothing New: What the '70s Called a Hit MusicalJaime J. Weinmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128500411119962998noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-64090904339573333142007-09-13T16:16:00.000-04:002007-09-13T16:16:00.000-04:00I can't play the vdeo clip at work, but oh, my doe...I can't play the vdeo clip at work, but oh, my does that bring back hilarious memories of Bonnie stabbing out that line:<BR/>"WHY. DO. WE. WORK. OUR. ASSES. OFF/What-IS-IT-FOOOOOOR?!" Yikes! My BF had the soundtrack album(don't ask!)and we'd howl at the hamminess of it.Jenny Lerewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06668171465801333811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-67409972497408642472007-08-31T06:50:00.000-04:002007-08-31T06:50:00.000-04:00Argh. Mostly, in that Bonnie Franklin-led version,...Argh. Mostly, in that Bonnie Franklin-led version, I found the costume design completely distracting. The prints were just too much, especially those striped pants, the granny-square poncho, and that horrible print skirt in something heavy that moves like drapery fabric (and also, it looks like it's exactly the right length for a dancer to get her heel caught in the hem and trip). And all of that against the red-and-white-checked tablecloths. Solid colors, or even just bigger, bolder prints would have accomplished the same effect without being so distracting. <BR/><BR/>But then, I've never liked <I>Applause</I> anyway. The title song is an example of the kind of musical theater number I hate: lots of self-referential Broadway jokes, way too long and involved, and also completely forgettable except for about two bars of the chorus. It's the kind of song that makes people think they don't like musical theater.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-89636344999256570592007-08-30T13:42:00.000-04:002007-08-30T13:42:00.000-04:00Love your posts about musicals. Applause disappoi...Love your posts about musicals. Applause disappointed me because I loved the previous Strouse & Adams scores so much.<BR/><BR/>And I hope it's OK to mention here that I've written a Serious Musical Comedy that's opening September 28 in The New York Musical Theatre Festival. It's called <B>Such Good Friends</B>, stars Liz Larsen, Brad Oscar and Lynne Wintersteller, and includes more than one "sweet tribute to the joy of performing." (Click my name for details.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com