You know how a salesperson behind any EDT counters always offer you coffeebeans to sniff at when you are choosing among the many fragrances, this is exactly how it feels...
I still cant put the smell of POTO off my mind...
watching two musicals one week apart has never been a good idea to begin with...but it was inevitable, considering the production only runs for six nights...and rightly so...
We went for the very last show staged in the Plenary hall at KLCC...and while the venue isnt made to stage any Broadway or Westend production, it wasnt the reason why MFL didnt appeal to me...
Boy, was i bored! The opening sees a ruckus happening in what was portrayed as the market place...well, i can only guess since they put a whole new meaning to the phrase 'bare essential', the sets and props were scarce, little or no effort were put to the lightings and flooring, there were minimal scenes, and special effects were non-existent, and let's not go to the ugly black curtains part...
I hate it that they perform the scene transitions right in front of our very eyes, everything was so bland and dull, and i was actually looking forward to intermission few minutes after the curtain was drawn...i was yawning non stop, and it's not because ive had a long day...
The orchestra didnt leave me a lasting impression, and dont get me wrong, they werent bad, it's the bad music arrangement that was to be blamed, the score just wasnt that fabulous, and it's easily forgettable...
The singing was OK, and i mean she's really good at doing what she's doing, again, song choice, song choice...haha, am i starting to sound like Randy Jackson or what? of course, in this case, she didnt get to choose her songs... :p
there were too many dialogues for my liking, right from the fracas in the beginning through to the feud in the mansion, and too little singing, not taking reprises into account...for those who have an eye for details, they were deprived of it...very little was going on on stage...
We really didnt go there to listen to conversations in English accent, if ive wanted that, i would go to England...with that said, i havent really enjoyed the night...
Now say with me,
'The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain'
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