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August 25, 2006
Torture, angsty theater kid style
In the last 24 hours, I've completely fallen in love with the cast recording of the Off-Broadway (Lippa) version of the musical The Wild Party. I had never heard it before, but I've been listening to it on repeat for the last seven hours or so (yes, I'm serious). I absolutely love it. I was so disappointed when I realized that it's no longer playing anywhere. I do love Idina Menzel despite my disinterest in Wicked, and the music is so much fun. Finding out that it's six years old and that it's essentially dead is the equivalent of finding out that they no longer make my favorite tennis shoes.
But there's one thing that makes it even worse--I'm 99% sure that when it was playing here in Minneapolis, Lauren wanted to go see it and I had no idea what it was so I brushed it off.
Oops.
Posted to Mindless Entertainment at August 25, 2006 01:33 AM
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I actually went to see the Wild Party when it was here in Minneapolis. I'm sorry to say that despite the good music, I really didn't enjoy the show - it wasn't very good :(
Posted by: faeryguinevere at August 25, 2006 07:51 AM
That actually makes me feel better. I've read a lot of mixed reviews for it online, but most of them are comparing it to the Broadway production, so I haven't been sure what to make of them.
Posted by: Rebecca at August 25, 2006 11:58 AM
I did want to see it - I had wanted to when I was living in NY and didn't make it then. It looked entertaining. Toni Collette was in it that summer.
Posted by: Lauren at August 25, 2006 04:19 PM
Wrong one, honey. That's the Broadway version with Toni Collette. The Off-Broadway one played here, a regional production, I think. I'm not sure if the Broadway one did or not.
Posted by: Rebecca at August 25, 2006 05:07 PM