We Will Rock You

Rating:	★★★★★
Category:	Other

This review is one year late but, We Will Rock you is still my favorite musical so far.

See original blog entry here.

CATS the Musical

Rating:	★★★
Category:	Other

CATS is about, well, cats. It's based on T.S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats and musicalized by Andrew Lloyd Webber. I just had to see this one because it's one of the longest running musicals of all time and certainly one of the best. It has won several awards, including Best New Musical in the 1981 Olivier Awards in 1981 and Best Musical in the 1983 Tony Awards.

The story and plot are simple but the execution was excellent. The singing was great and so is the dancing. The costumes were as catty as catty can get, while the set served its purpose perfectly.

My favorite part was the one with Mr. Mistoffeles, and of course, Grizabella singing Memory (all alone in the moonlight). I also liked how the cast engaged the audience by coming over the aisles during the show and the break.

For experience's sake, watch CATS if you can.

Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella

Rating:	★★
Category:	Other

The musical starred none other than Lea Salonga in the title role. It had two acts, each lasting for an hour.

Unfortunately, instead of leaving me breathless, the show left me yawning! I found most of the scenes dragging and the songs, a bit boring.

I may have set myself up for disappointment for expecting a show as spectacular as We Will Rock You, and something as entertaining as Avenue Q. The show, after all, is based on the fairy tale.

And I may be too old for fairy tales.

However, not all is sleep-inducing in this musical. The part where Fairy Godmother dressed Cinderella up for the ball and where the pumpkin turned to a golden carriage woke me up. The comic relief provided by the rats, the evil stepsisters, the Fairy Godmother, the Prince and the King was also successful in keeping my interest up. The costumes also helped save me from completely falling into deep slumber. They shined! The singing was not bad, but I was not impressed either. I didn't get goosebumps, not even with Lea's singing.

I don't regret seeing the show. I saw Lea Salonga perform, after all. However, this doesn't get my two thumbs-up.

Verdict: Watch it if you want to see Lea or if you'd like to find out how the pumpkin turns into a carriage. Otherwise, you can pass this up.

Avenue Q The Musical

Rating:	★★★★★
Category:	Other

See my blog post. :)