For the last hour or so, I've been watching the reviews come in for Falsettos which opens tonight on Broadway. Though I haven't quite figured out how, seeing as the show is currently playing as we speak, but anyway, it's happening. I've been most excited about seeing this show because the cast is just too good to be true. Christian Borle, Andrew Rannells, Tracie Thoms, Stephanie Block and even more. The story and the cast make this a must see for me. I've been hooked on the rehearsal footage of the music for the last few weeks. Amazing, but I'm pretty sure it's going to make me cry.
Putting aside my love for this show I haven't seen yet, the reviews are what I really want to talk about. They're pretty much the epitome of what the United States is right now - completely and utterly disjointed. Some reviewers say the show is perfectly cast. While other reviewers lament that none of the actors are well-suited to the roles. Some newspapers are saying how gorgeous the music by Bill Flinn is, while others say it's dated.
Then there's the staging itself. It would seem this is what people are most split on. One reviewer outlined all the ways the block scenery worked. All of the pieces came together as a whole which was a metaphor for the whole show. Very deep. Other reviewers took it upon themselves to call the scenery ugly, blocky and the worst set design in the theater the whole of the season. I suppose those reviewers aren't as deep.
Anyway, I guess that's the best part of theater. The fact that everyone gets something different out of a show - whether they love it or hate it, it affects them in some way. Which is why we go in the first place!
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