Topic of the day:
AMOUR (Broadway version, didn't see it at Goodpeed) - I assume there are plenty of musicals in France that are like AMOUR, but while I didn't think it was high quality 100% of the way through, it was unlike anything I'd actually seen, and I cherished the experience
BELLE EPOQUE at Lincoln Center Theater - Possibly unusual for the sake of being unusual, but I loved it.
CROWNS at Second Stage - A beautiful, inspiring concept musical about, of all things, different hats that people wear at different times in their lives. To me, it was just as breathtaking as I imagine CHORUS LINE must have been to those who discovered that show before it became "the thing to see" - unfortunately, CROWNS didn't move after Second Stage, but it seems to be done around the country quite a lot.
MOVIN' OUT - I know some people think it's just a standard ballet, but to me it was unique and one-of-a-kind. Twyla Tharp is trying to make lightning strike twice, but until she does, I count MOVIN' OUT on my list of one-offs.
I know I'll be called a shill (oh wait, that's a different chat board where they do that, not here
), but I must add HERRINGBONE (which Skip wrote with Tom Cone and Ellen Fitzhugh) to the list of one-off, one-of-a-kind shows. The one-off-ness of HERRINGBONE also makes it one that is not produced nearly as often as people seem to think it's produced. I won't comment on the quality of the music since that would be too shilly, but it is unique, to say the least. And a joy to watch when it's done well.
If I may add a Vegas show, I don't think I've ever seen anything like "O" - but I don't know if that counts as part of the topic of the day since it's not a play, musical or concert.
