Review by anonymous
June 09, 2013My overall impression
This show left me embarrassed for the actors on stage. The lack of direction (demonstrated by the abundance of aimless wandering about on stage) and the varying levels of vocal talent on top of a nearly non-existant story had me counting down the songs in the program until I would be able to flee the theater. At least a few audience members left before the end of Act I – I wish I had snuck out with them.
It’s incredible to think that this show is actually based on a classic book. There is hardly any dialog and the songs are barely intelligible enough to tell a story. There are no interesting stakes, I didn’t have any interest in the characters, and the music was a combination of mediocre, wispily-sung ballads and one strange rap number. The sound balance problems which left the actors constantly drowned out by the live band certainly didn’t help.
It’s obvious the cast put in a lot of work, and I felt sorry for them for having to perform in such a dismal production.
