Seattlest: My Fair Lady Is as Loverly as Ever

Michael van Baker

Thu, 01 May 2008 15:46:46 -0800

The night I was there, they got a standing ovation. Of course Seattleites *always* give a standing ovation, but in this instance, the audience seemed actually moved, too. So I would disagree with the "phoned in" report, though you do tend to get a certain workmanlike performance with touring shows. I think that's the nature of the touring beast, not the cast's fault. One thing that I could carp about was the over-miked sound. It was dialed up to extra bright, to compensate for the Paramount's top-end-eating qualities, I guess. On the one hand, you could understand the words; on the other, it gave everything a brassy tone.

Simonian

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:14:29 -0800

Fascinating. A friend of mine felt almost all the performers were phoning it in, save for Ms. Nixon and the guy playing Freddy, and overall hated the production so much he left at intermission. But he's a traditionalist. And opinionated. I can't decide whether to go and decide for myself or not. I'll probably just listen to the Broadway original cast recording and spend my money on a local theater troupe doing something completely different.

Michael van Baker

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:57:58 -0800

kitty wu: Corny? Why it's pure hoku-- genius! I mean, it sounds like it, with the British accent and all. bilco: you're right, and my apologies to GBS. I just could feel that if I mentioned him and his "Pygmalion" I'd end up writing another 300 words giving more context that the musical only hints at. And I was tired.

bilco

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:11:16 -0800

Not even a shout-out to old G.B. Shaw?

kitty wu

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:20:00 -0800

i so wanted to go to this. such a sucker for corny musicals.