TARZAN
Well, the songs from the movie are good, even if they appear to be lacking significant percussion one might expect from songs penned by Phil Collins. The rest of the soundtrack is not bad, and Josh Strickland has a wonderful voice, but there a sense that these tunes were rushed. It's almost as if the producers contacted Collins at the last minute crying for help to creat a finished score.
Given more time and attention, this could have been a more enjoyable soundtrack. While it won't make anyone want to swing from vines, it still might be worth a listen or two. C+
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
How sad is it that we are excited by "original" musicals? Anyway, it is easily understood why critics' darling Sutton Foster received her nomination and why Beth Leavey won for portraying the title role. The songs are fresh and funny, and the orchestrations are authentic and adorable.
This must be another show that relies on its visuals, because some listeners might feel like they are missing something or that the show could have been taken to another level. The angle here is that we are watching a show from the 1920's via Man in Chair's re-telling of the story while he plays the soundtrack. It might have been interesting to hear/see what would have happened had the two worlds met, but this musical is straightforward and enjoyable enough to play. B+
2 comments:
one of the boys i babysit for went to see this in nyc with his mom for his 15th b-day and has been running around the yard singing these songs since they got back! i cant believe ive never heard of this one before now.....we need to see "I, Tina" if it comes to town - sae choreographer as "coming out" or whatever that billy joel production was called - how much fun was that one!
Thank you for reading my review. The Billy Joel musical is "Movin' Out," and it was quite good. :-)
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