They should re-title this What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?: The Musical.

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Misogynistic wagers, pointless chorus numbers, and irritating vaudeville girls--there's plenty to dislike here.

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There are one or two things in this section that actually work. It doesn't take ALW long to put an end to that nonsense, though.

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I'll say this for the remainder of the first act: it's perhaps the most I've laughed at a musical since Avenue Q.

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Christine arrives, with family and family dysfunctions in tow. For a leading lady, she really doesn't do much.

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On we press with the first scene with the Phantom--or maybe just some angsty guy in a mask.

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Inspired by the Agony Booth and other long-form reviews of crappy pop culture, I am beginning my assessment of the Love Never Dies soundtrack. Due to my schedule and inability to stomach large doses of this nonsense, we'll be doing this in sections. So, here's my take on the first five tracks, in which a lot is established but not much actually ( Read more... )

As promised, I've updated my screenplay. The major changes are to Final Lair, "Magical Lasso" and Buquet's death, but I did some tweaking elsewhere. Let me know what you think!

~LCD

Oh wait, I have a livejournal? Oh yeah, this thing. Anyway, I haven't written much because I'm just not the sort to comment on every aspect of my life online, but a couple things for those of you who are interested.

First, I've been spending a bit of time with the good people at phanwank making fun of PotO related absurdity. Lately I've been giving the ( Read more... )

Well, Act 2 is posted in the Memories section, so you can read it in order. Any comments/questions on the overall project, feel free to list them here ( Read more... )