Re: RAT re: knocking the Lion King

["Jack Bentz S.J." <jbentzsj@hotmail.com>]

i love it.  Whenever the RAT list can speak about experiences in the 
commerical theater I am right there!

Color me "couldn't be happier."


>From: "Adam" <kafclown@well.com>
>Reply-To: rat-list@whirl-i-gig.com
>To: rat-list@whirl-i-gig.com
>Subject: RAT re: knocking the Lion King
>Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2001 11:59:17 -0500
>
>I'm not knocking the Lion King as much as I am knocking the production of
>the Lion King in Toronto that I saw, esp. in comparison to say The Green
>Bird, or Juan Darien.
>
>The Lion King is beautifully designed, and the actors are all strong and
>excellent performers, and the dancers and singers are all really great too!
>The story is mediocre, but what the hey.
>
>I waited two years to see that show, and when I got there I was
>disappointed.  The pace was glacial, I was bored and ahead of the story
>theatrically.  (Of course I already knew the story, but they weren't 
>telling
>me the story, really.  They were just wearing gaudy costumes about the
>story)
>
>I work in the circus. If you are going to entertain me, entertain me at a
>fast pace. They didn't.  If you are going to engage me in a piece of
>artwork, engage me!  Don't pretend to by using  great set and costume 
>design
>and then singing songs I already know at a slower tempo than they should be
>sung at!
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