Oh...
I had tried to post about the reading I was at earlier today during the intermission of said reading, but then the intermission somewhat abruptly ended, and well...
I went to a reading of a new musical, well, more like a "still new" musical - it's been kicking around for a couple of years already. There were some great people on stage - and some great people in the audience too (including at least one or two of bk's "close personal friends"). Alas, the "greatness" of the people on stage just highlighted the weaknesses of the piece.
The composer/lyricist/book-writer and his director really need to follow the adage: Cut what you love. They also need a dramaturge. I think the first act had at least four false finales - people even started to get up after a few of them, myself included. It just felt like a good place for an intermission. The second act also had a couple of back-to-back finales. Plus an epilogue.
However, it was put together nicely. A good space: Theatre 2 at New World Stages. A nice band: six pieces (rock band). A good ensemble: a chorus of 12 (I think). Good, simple staging - all meant to focus the attention on the material. And a decent sound system - although, I felt like the guy at the sound board was trying to mix a rock concert at times, the vocals were just too "close" to the band at times.
*One really interesting I noticed later: The program had bios for the writer, the director, the assistant director, the music director, the musical stager and the producers. No bios for the acting company.
