You know it’s a bad show when…
There’s a line to the valet stand.
At intermission.
You think I’m kidding, but I’m not. There were hundreds of people pouring out of the Fair Park Music Hall last night at about 10pm.
The show “Wonderful Town” probably ended at 11.
I’ve never walked out of a show before, but this was really painful. Maybe I just am not cultured enough to appreciate “art.” But if that’s the case, many others were not appreciating it, either. The performances seemed fine, they just didn’t have much good material to work with. The premise was tired (two sisters move from Ohio to New York), the music was uninspired, and the script was completely unintelligible and disjointed. Several characters were hard to understand (especially “Wreck”, the football player).
The “pretty” sister was clueless. The “smart” sister was cynical and dark (and really wasn’t all that smart).
Apparently, this won Best Musical in 1953. Either they have done something to it, or 1953 was a very weak year for musicals.
We didn’t leave at intermission, but my assessment of “Wonderful Town” wasn’t far from yours — I cannot figure out why it was ever popular. After seeing “Wicked” a few weeks ago, this one was just a huge let down.
Do you have season tickets to the DSM? We got them this year for the first time, and so I’m hoping “Camelot” is better this weekend.
I do have DSM season tickets this year. From long time ticket holders, I have been told there is almost always one complete loser.
I hope this was it. I, too, am hoping for much more from Camelot.
I’m still stunned that “Wonderful Town” has had not one, but TWO runs on Broadway of over a year each. I don’t get it.