ASPECTS OF LOVE
Sat, 27 July 2002, 10:57 amBrigida14 posts in thread
ASPECTS OF LOVE
Sat, 27 July 2002, 10:57 am"Aspects of Love", the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical that critics have rated better than "Cats" and "Phantom of the Opera" is on at the Playhouse this week from Wed 31st July (the preview - a fundraiser for Anglicare) to Sat 3rd August.
See "What's on" for further details.
This is the first time that Aspects has been performed in WA and the feedback from rehearsals is that it is going to be FANTASTIC.
Tickets from BOCS or on 9442 1584 (limited tickets).
Brigida
Friends of Midnite
See "What's on" for further details.
This is the first time that Aspects has been performed in WA and the feedback from rehearsals is that it is going to be FANTASTIC.
Tickets from BOCS or on 9442 1584 (limited tickets).
Brigida
Friends of Midnite
Re: ASPECTS OF LOVE
Mon, 5 Aug 2002, 10:10 pmLook, I thought the young cast performed as well as they could, but I have to dispute your dubious claim that 'Aspects' is a great musical. It just isn't. The story plods, the score is predictable and incredibly repetitive, and spends its best song in the opening. I went along out of curiosity for his follow up to Phantom, and left shaking my head - not at the young talent on display, but the sheer fact that Lloyd Webber probably still gets some royalties from that load of garbage. Vitriolic? Sure. Frustrated? Definitely. Impressed with the young cast? Of course.
The young lady playing Rose and the gentleman playing Alex (I'm sorry, no programme - which is rare for me!) were outstanding - both products of the Academy-Con system, I believe, which showed. There was a distinct step down from there - but of course that is due to the age of many of the performers - most still at school. I thought they acquitted themselves very well and did what they could with an appalling script. However, I was moved almost to disbelieving shudders of laughter during the big show-stopping 'eulogy' dance number - too many kids on stage, and incredibly inappropriate choreo, made what could have been a memorable scene into a farce.
Apologies for being blunt, but that's what I do. I enjoyed the performance, and like 'Cats' and 'Phantom' - but Lloyd Webber should be flayed for this one.
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The young lady playing Rose and the gentleman playing Alex (I'm sorry, no programme - which is rare for me!) were outstanding - both products of the Academy-Con system, I believe, which showed. There was a distinct step down from there - but of course that is due to the age of many of the performers - most still at school. I thought they acquitted themselves very well and did what they could with an appalling script. However, I was moved almost to disbelieving shudders of laughter during the big show-stopping 'eulogy' dance number - too many kids on stage, and incredibly inappropriate choreo, made what could have been a memorable scene into a farce.
Apologies for being blunt, but that's what I do. I enjoyed the performance, and like 'Cats' and 'Phantom' - but Lloyd Webber should be flayed for this one.
j
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