tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400657606445846452.post4112797730591093423..comments2023-10-26T04:11:46.690-07:00Comments on South Sound Arts etc. - Alec Clayton: Tacoma theater's ‘South Pacific’ relies too much on songsAlec Claytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15518600413157551190noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400657606445846452.post-40562651776760036302008-11-28T15:33:00.000-08:002008-11-28T15:33:00.000-08:00What a relief it is to get a complimentary comment...What a relief it is to get a complimentary comment. I was deluged with complaints about this review. Ah, but you were rascally charming as "Bloody Mary."Alec Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15518600413157551190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400657606445846452.post-17217239126547486312008-11-28T14:23:00.000-08:002008-11-28T14:23:00.000-08:00"Jessilyn Carver is absolutely delightful as the c..."Jessilyn Carver is absolutely delightful as the comical island wheeler-dealer, Bloody Mary."<BR/><BR/>Hi Alec...glad you liked my work, hope to do more in the Pacific Northwest.Jessilyn Dumapias Carverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02766707528551371793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400657606445846452.post-88558688389276556132008-10-11T09:59:00.000-07:002008-10-11T09:59:00.000-07:00You're absolutely right, Bev. And you know, ev...You're absolutely right, Bev. And you know, even though I enjoyed songs such as "Nothing Like a Dame" and "Younger Than Springtime," the former is sexist and the latter is about seducing an underage girl.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of no squeaky clean shows, the next two plays I'm reviewing are "Antony & Cleopatra" and "The Threepenny Opera." These make shows like "South Pacific" seem like nursery rhymes.Alec Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15518600413157551190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400657606445846452.post-15943452378349303272008-10-11T09:19:00.000-07:002008-10-11T09:19:00.000-07:00In an entry I wrote about a year ago, I examined t...In an entry I wrote about a year ago, I examined the plot lines of many of our beloved musicals and the things celebrated -- seduction in "Music Man," ("He's got a girl in every town and he's taken it away from most of them."), and my particular favorite, "Grease," whose message is that in order to be happy you have to turn a nice girl into a slut! To say nothing of cannibalism in Sweeny Todd, prostitution in Sweet Charity, murder and betrayal in Lion King, etc. No squeaky clean shows anywhere!Bev Sykeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com