tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2775001501996608627.post483790437450659536..comments2023-11-28T18:03:40.816+02:00Comments on Theatrically Speaking: Meeting Count DraculaSiiri Liitiähttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04693988891671030845noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2775001501996608627.post-3453501499728312482015-01-21T22:38:34.691+02:002015-01-21T22:38:34.691+02:00I somewhat agree with you. I think both J&H an...I somewhat agree with you. I think both J&H and Dracula are musicals that, in the hands of the right cast and crew, can be good – the productions I've seen live are proof of that. But yes, I'm sure you could create better scripts based on the classic novels. If you ask me, Wildhorn's shows have a tendency of having too many love songs (especially Dracula!), and the female characters are usually very underdeveloped beyond their relationship with the male love interest...Siiri Liitiähttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04693988891671030845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2775001501996608627.post-41026717080886368202015-01-21T15:42:52.347+02:002015-01-21T15:42:52.347+02:00Wildhorn musicals... Well, Jekyll and Hyde has som...Wildhorn musicals... Well, Jekyll and Hyde has some good songs - Girls of the night, Dangerous game, If you only knew - and great setting - gaslit London. I also like the idea of adding two women - Lucy and Miss Carew - in the show. However, I think the show does not get enough about this great material. Same with Dracula. Some good songs - but it should be more, with such source material!Kirsinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2775001501996608627.post-11259463368738687312014-12-16T16:47:00.519+02:002014-12-16T16:47:00.519+02:00If this isn't an argument for bootlegs, then I...If this isn't an argument for bootlegs, then I don't know what is. Glad you got to see Mr. Murray in a Wildhorn original! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14364462042039313856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2775001501996608627.post-26758019840062251722014-12-02T12:32:16.410+02:002014-12-02T12:32:16.410+02:00Heh, yeah. As if I wasn't busy enough with all...Heh, yeah. As if I wasn't busy enough with all the Nordic musicals, but now suddenly, Germany. Where next? I must be careful with those late night Youtube marathons!<br /><br />I want to see the super musical with the good songs from all Wildhorn shows combined. It would be a wild ride. Wonder what the plot would be about...Siiri Liitiähttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04693988891671030845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2775001501996608627.post-12163272463596963892014-11-30T23:05:42.275+02:002014-11-30T23:05:42.275+02:00It's awesome when things like that happen! You...It's awesome when things like that happen! You absent-mindedly watch a video on YT, and the next thing you know you're in a theatre in the middle of nowhere watching something obscure -- and squeeing. Possibly also learning a whole new language and looking for jobs in the country.<br /><br />I agree with you on Frank Wildhorn's musicals. They're sort of a guilty pleasure of mine. There's a handful of songs I love to bits and you could form one really excellent musical out of them, but then there's the rest of the songs... And the pointless, over-stressed romance. And the really boring love songs. There's a huge amount of potential there, but it takes a really determined theatre to dig it out, do something about it and make it shine like a thousand suns.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04075708067551174017noreply@blogger.com