[Mb-hair] dramaturgical question 384

[Michael Butler]

I do concur with Nina. The Jeanie was one of the best. Others were great and
the set exceptional. The most amazing thing is what Julie and Wesley were
able to do in 2 weeks. I never would have gone back had I not enjoyed it so
much. 
I think the Tribal element was not what one could wish for due to the
shortness of their being together.
Michael

> I would say that the majority of our group really enjoyed the Bridgeport
> production. It definitely lacked the deep tribal connectedness that makes a
> production stellar, but there were many things, IMHO, to commend it. The
> Tribe was great - great passion and wonderful voices, there were a few
> outstanding performances among the principals, including Hud and the
> original Woof (who had left by the time you saw it Ocsomtan). Other people
> really loved the Jeanie (MB, I know she was a favorite of yours from that
> production), Sheila, and Berger. It was wonderful to see the original
> staging again, I love Julie's choreography and Tom's blocking really brings
> forth the plot in a way that is lacking in many current productions that I
> have seen. I loved seeing some scenes that have been cut since the Broadway
> run, like The Young Recruit, and I loved the set. Truly amazing when one
> considers that the entire show was put together in two weeks of rehearsals.
> While they may have lacked the emotional impact of some stronger
> productions, and there were some character interpretations that I personally
> considered way off the mark (and they cut 4 songs! GRRR!!), the group of us
> that went together initially (MB, Debbie & Mike, Robert, Bill, Charles,
> Trevor, Annie, and myself) all had a very good time, and found it a good
> enough production that we all went back, some of us several times. And for
> my daughter Annie, it was a strong enough production that she finally "got"
> what Hair was about from it, in a way that she hadn't from the many
> productions I had dragged her to previously. This was the first one that she
> repeatedly asked to see again.
> 
> It's all a matter of opinion, of course, and this is just mine. You are
> correct, Richard, that one has to see these things for oneself - the
> production that touches one person will leave another cold. Theatre, like
> all art, is such a subjective medium - one of the things that makes it so
> exciting.
> Nina
> 
> The Hair Archives
> http://www.michaelbutler.com/hair/holding/Hair.html
> 
> 
>> From: "richard haase" <hotprojects at nyc.rr.com>
>> Reply-To: mb-hair at islandlists.com
>> To: <mb-hair at islandlists.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Mb-hair] dramaturgical question 384
>> Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 08:38:26 -0400
>> 
>> really?
>> thanks for the info
>> i thought everyone loved it from what they said
>> of course ive found time and time again
>> that you have to see it for yourself
>> that even the most logical set of suppositions
>> can go astray
>>   ----- Original Message -----
>>   From: Ocsomtan at aol.com
>>   To: mb-hair at islandlists.com
>>   Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 6:19 AM
>>   Subject: [Mb-hair] dramaturgical question 384
>> 
>> 
>>   Richard,
>>   The Bridgeport production sucked.
>>   N
>> 
>> 
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