Comments on: Stephen Schwartz http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/04/28/stephen-schwartz/ DC's Liveliest Theatre Website Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:41:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ted Ying http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/04/28/stephen-schwartz/#comment-3319 Ted Ying Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:50:22 +0000 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/04/28/stephen-schwartz/#comment-3319 Well, my wife and I love Stephen Schwartz (he's my wife's favorite composer) and we loved the show. Although the arrangements were different from the original, we loved what they did with the music. Yes, it was not the original, but what a way to pay tribute to the man's music. Even Schwartz himself seemed pleased with what had been done and he expressed it at the Talk Back. He's such a personable man and my wife truly cherishes the autograph gave her. For those who read the earlier reviews, from several people who have seen the show more than once, the sound engineer seems to have gotten the message and significantly toned down the amplification. A touch on the loud side, but not painful and definitely enjoyable. On the flip side, there are a couple of numbers that could use some rethinking. There were three ballads that turned into a "park and bark" performance where the performer did not move a lot. Although they did have nice voices, this tended to break the rhythm of the show up a little. I thought the little bits that were thrown into "Meadowlark" definitely kept the rhythm going, but the others need a little work at this point. The show definitely exhibits promis and the case truly show off their able talents, but could still use a little ore work. Well, my wife and I love Stephen Schwartz (he’s my wife’s favorite composer) and we loved the show. Although the arrangements were different from the original, we loved what they did with the music. Yes, it was not the original, but what a way to pay tribute to the man’s music. Even Schwartz himself seemed pleased with what had been done and he expressed it at the Talk Back. He’s such a personable man and my wife truly cherishes the autograph gave her.

For those who read the earlier reviews, from several people who have seen the show more than once, the sound engineer seems to have gotten the message and significantly toned down the amplification. A touch on the loud side, but not painful and definitely enjoyable.

On the flip side, there are a couple of numbers that could use some rethinking. There were three ballads that turned into a “park and bark” performance where the performer did not move a lot. Although they did have nice voices, this tended to break the rhythm of the show up a little. I thought the little bits that were thrown into “Meadowlark” definitely kept the rhythm going, but the others need a little work at this point. The show definitely exhibits promis and the case truly show off their able talents, but could still use a little ore work.

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