 | Alexandra E H. |
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
I can understand how someone upon first viewing would find this boring, but to say the lyrics were boring is something I can't understand at all. This show can be difficult to watch upon first viewing, but given a few chances, you begin to appreciate new things. I was bored to tears when I first watched it, but told myself to give it another try. By the third viewing I began to fall in love. Like Sondheim's Passion, this is not an easy show with easy characters, but it as wonderful insights to offer on the artists condition, love, obession and life in general. No, it' ain't a popcorn flick, but with most things, if you give it a chance, and put yourself into it, the rewards you reap can be amazing. Was this review helpful? Yes
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 | Evelyn C. |
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
I'm so glad we can still see this. I first saw this version when it faired on PBS and saw a national theater company production of it in Seattle last year. I enjoy the play and always love Sondheim's music, but what fascinates me most is the creative way the set was 'orchestrated' in the 80's stage version and the magical way that is done digitally when it is currently performed. Was this review helpful? Yes
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| Ralph G. |
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful
Work is what you do for someone else. Art is what you do for yourself, bit by bit, putting it together. Was this review helpful? Yes
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| Marshall G. |
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful
A very sweet and poignant story about the demands of art versus the demands of life and relationships. Not the best of Sondheim songs but good. Thought provoking and enjoyable. Was this review helpful? Yes
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 | John S. |
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful
Enjoyable Sondheim play...unique approach to a play... Was this review helpful? Yes
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 | Steven G. |
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful
this is a musical about the life of the artist who painted "sunday in the park", and -- more specifically -- about his grandson. it is a fictional tale and well told if you like offbeat musicals. i say "offbeat" because it is not a classic, and did not command broadway for a long time like some musicals have (wicked, west side story, etc.) my son is a big theater arts major and he enjoyed it so i gave it a star for entertaining him and another star for being so original. how many plays have been written based on the life of a strange artist who painted a picture that has captured the imaginations of milions? i think this is probably the only one. Was this review helpful? Yes
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| Sandra H. |
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful
This is a great musical, from the first time I saw it, which was back in the 80's I loved it. I've been looking for it to rent for years & was so happy to see in available to rent through Blockbuster's on line rentals. I would recommend this rental to anyone who likes musical plays. Was this review helpful? Yes
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| Linda D. |
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Stephen Sondheim's brilliant portrait of artist George Seurat as told through the characters in his painting "Sunday Afternoon on the Isle of La Grande Jatte". Seurat was an artist that some deemed genius and others found not worthy a glance. He would use tiny dots to fill his canvas instead of typical brush strokes. Through Sondheim's musical we get to learn about the man Seurat. There are two acts. Then (during Seurat's life) and in the 80s (we meet his great-grandson).
Sondheim's darlings Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters are nothing less than wonderful and the clever and very smart Tony Award winnng set designs are just enjoyable. Co-created by James Lapine who also worked on "Into the Woods" with Sondheim. Was this review helpful? Yes
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| Anyu N. |
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful
This musical has always been one of Sondheim's more esoteric pieces (read: definitely not everyone's cup of tea), but it is one of his best musicals and everyone who is a musical lover should experience this at least once. The lyrics are extremely smart and well written, the score is sweeping, the set design is beautiful and innovative, and although I will agree that it can be difficult to 'connect' with the characters and slow paced plot (that includes lots of Art vs. Life types of discussion), it's a very original work. 'Color and Light', 'Finishing The Hat', 'Children And Art', and 'Sunday', are brilliant, and among some of the greatest songs (and most difficult to perform) ever written for musical theatre.
And in my opinion, Bernadette Peters and Mandy Patankin give the performances of both their lifetimes. So give it a try. You might not fall in love with it, but I guarentee that you will think about it, long after your first viewing. Was this review helpful? Yes
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 | Miles L. |
0 out of 3 people found this review helpful
I have never watched as bad a "musical" as this. It is unbelievable that this thing played Broadway, as sorry as it was. The "lyrics" were so annoying that I could not stand them, literally. I had to forward through the DVD to try and find at least one good number----There were NONE! I'm sorry, Mandy, but this thing stunk! The only interesting thing in this whole production was the concept of putting the actual painting together with the characters on the stage. Now, when I visit the Art Institute, as I do from time to time, and see the actual painting, I'll have to wipe all memories of this woofer from my mind in order to once again enjoy the painting. Again, sorry Mandy. Was this review helpful? Yes
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