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Re: “The Prince and Princess Diaries”
i like fisher, i can understand the personal parts.
but, prince?
he da man.
as it were.
Re: “Yuppie Go Home”
Gentrification of the hood?, how about "urban pioneers'" with enough sense and courage to bring decency back to neighborhood destroyed by violence and drugs. I just love it when those without the guts to endure life in a transitioning drug neighborhood call us "gentry". Ain't no gentry around here, just a bunch of working class and barely middle class residents down in my 'hood fighting for the right to have a safe neighborhood for their children. Seems to me there are two privileged classes, those at the top and those exploiting the bottom, I am referring to the drug dealers who couldn't be bothered actually working for a living.
Re: “Yuppie Go Home”
Oh man, yeah, how can you not miss those days when the crackheads would get stabbed on the corner! Those were the mother f'n DAYS! How can people not miss that sh*t. What's with all this people "eatin' good food", "tryin' to be constructive members of society", "being creative" and "cleanin' the street up" BS! It ain't life and it ain't real if someone's not bleeding to death on the street. What's f'n wrong with society. Damn.
Re: “HMS Pinafore Goes Adrift”
This review is spot-on, actually, if a little generous. In Walnut Creek, the orchestra was fantastic, the singing good and the acting mostly weak. Lifeless is more like it. Unlike the previous commenter, I don't think that "humor" equals "slapstick." Unfortunately, good music is not good enough. G&S is best when the clever and quick wit of the book is captured by superb actors with excellent timing & good chemistry, with solid direction and staging to bring out the life in the characters. As it was, this production was simply boring - I nearly fell asleep during the first act.
Re: “HMS Pinafore Goes Adrift”
This (at NAPA) was one of the most enjoyable G&S performances I've seen. I's so glad it didn't have the unneeded and distracting slapstick that your reiwer prefers. This lame review gets a C-.
Re: “The Swordplay's the Thing”
What better show to warm up a cold and drizzling Sunday afternoon!! As we wrapped up in Blankets and wine, and envied the fun of those brandishing rapiers every few minutes, the time (2 1/2 hours) sped away. Bring friends and good cheer.
Re: “Romeo and Condoleezza”
What production of R&J are you talking about, Nathan? Clearly not the Woman's Will one actually being reviewed here.
Re: “Romeo and Condoleezza”
What in the hell are you talking about?! You got every artist's name wrong for r and j. and the kids were the ones that wore modern stuff. i think you are thinking of a totally different production.
Re: “The Prince and Princess Diaries”
YES!
Go see Prince G. live... because you just can't see him on TV or at the movies and sadly, you can't play with his little action figure. ;)
Impact- "theatre that doesn't suck"
You gotta love that slogan!