You do realize there is a West End board, and you're asking these on the Broadway one? Just seems like you're likelier to get a reply where people are likelier to have seen the shows you're referencing.
I did know about the west end forum. For some reason I thought I was in that forum thanks for letting me know. I will re- edit my post as this show has been to Broadway.
The Broadway version was amazing! I never laughed so hard at a show. The spontaneity was great and the audience ate it up! I saw it with the original cast and heard the understudy for the lead was terrific! If you get an understudy, I don't think you'll be disappointed.
Do you ever go see a play that -- seemingly -- everyone in the Western Hemisphere is raving about and find yourself scratching your head in wonderment about what they experienced?
I saw the West End production last year -- my first time seeing the play. Though I know I was seeing the third (or even fourth) cast to assume the play since its London debut -- I was monumentally disappointed. After reading all of the accolades -- from critics and audience members and after seeing all the buzz about the Broadway transfer I was so jazzed to finally catch the play in London. I happen to be British, though I've lived in the US most of my life. I tend to love a wide variety of British humor -- from the lowbrow to the high. I found ONE MAN painfully unfunny. So crassly obvious from start to finish. I felt like I was watching a paraody of a British panto or a 2 hour Mad TV sketch. I'm still puzzled at this play's success.
I know I sound like AfterEight when he discusses Sondheim. But, seriously, did anyone else have a disappointing experience with this play? I feel like most people loved it.
I loved it so much. Saw it twice. A hoot through and through.
(I hated Curtains, so I know how you feel being in the small minority!)
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.