Comments on: Alliance Theatre announces 2010-11 season, an impressive lineup with a mystery play in the mix

By: Looks good to me

Looks good to me — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:03:37 +0000

I think this looks like a really good season. Just because a musical is based on a movie doesn’t automatically mean it’s going to be schlock. I think a lot of peole braced themselves when Sister Act the musical was announced, yet it turned out to be a really enjoyable piece of theatre and smarter than expected. Sounds like they have a good balance of the serious and the more lighthearted. I would encourage “Shocked” and “Volcano” to see how the show is before making their minds up too firmly. Also, look at how many shows on the season are world premieres. This is a pretty daring season in a lot of respects, so don’t judge them too harshly because of one show you don’t think you’ll like. Given how many new and exciting plays are on the season, to oversimplify and say that they’re “just” a B’way try-out is reductive, unfair, and simply not true.

By: Shocked

Shocked — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:22:52 +0000

Couldn’t agree with Volcano more. As one director I know would say, “We have put on a tube top and whored ourselves.” I couldn’t be more thrilled about August & Ms. Cleage’s piece, but “Bring It On” is just ridiculous. So Atlanta’s Tony-winning theatre is just an out of town try out for the next Broadway musical? Leave that to the Broadway series. Show us some true regional theater.

By: VOLcano

VOLcano — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:53:47 +0000

“Bring It On: The Musical” is of national importance? What’s next, a musical version of “The Hangover”? Just because it may go to Broadway (which is a statement about the lack of creativity of Broadway musicals if there ever was one), does not make it important. And I am sorry to see such obviously talented people wasted on making a musical out of such a schlock of a movie.