{"id":2400,"date":"2019-07-20T10:03:07","date_gmt":"2019-07-20T15:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jennyrevue.com\/wp\/?p=2400"},"modified":"2019-07-20T10:03:07","modified_gmt":"2019-07-20T15:03:07","slug":"2400","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jennyrevue.com\/wp\/2019\/2400","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

35MM: A Musical Exhibition<\/p>\n

Ethereal Fantazy Productions—John Hirsch Mainstage<\/p>\n

Right off the bat, I don\u2019t like this show. At the close, I introspect about what I would write and how harsh would I be? Being my last show of the evening, I intentionally meander and linger around, trying to catch comments from my fellow viewers.<\/p>\n

Based on the outcome that I do not hear a single positive comment about the play, I will list all the reasons I don\u2019t like it. This of course, does not count the numerous people who left early (a few as early as song #3).<\/p>\n

At 90 minutes (although true running time is only 75 minutes), I expect a storyline, complete with conflict, denouement and resolution. This is just a presentation of songs, some somewhat related, some completely unrelated. To their credit, that\u2019s all they promise in the program.<\/p>\n

Musicals are fun to experience because they feature toe-tapping, catchy, contagious music. Some of the songs here are nice but most of them do not have good melody. Andrew Lloyd Webber, this is not.<\/p>\n

From some of the comments I heard (overheard), the theme is just too dark. I love a good, dark, eerie story, but there needs to be some sort of resolution at the end; this just leaves you with a bad taste for humanity when you leave.<\/p>\n

The sound person completely failed this troupe. Two of the actors\u2019 mics were so low, you could not hear them sing most of the time\u2014and if you miss the words here, you do not understand what\u2019s going on. A third actor had a faulty mic which cut out intermittently. I would expect a spare to be around for such emergencies.<\/p>\n

Finally, I am a semi-pro photographer. I very much looked forward to seeing the work displayed. I can\u2019t say much from an artistic perspective, but from a technical perspective, the photos were quite a disappointment.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m sorry to say but there are a lot of great shows out there, and to spend time in one where I kept wishing it would be over is not the best use of time or money. Sitting in the audience, your primary thought after every song should not be, \u201cplease come to the front now, hold hands, and bow.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ray Yuen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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