tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19747701.post8190987649854808594..comments2023-10-25T07:30:33.140-04:00Comments on Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment: Passing Strange on BroadwaySarah B. Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01515476679981650807noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19747701.post-85514239388275188682008-06-12T10:36:00.000-04:002008-06-12T10:36:00.000-04:00Oh, and I, too, loved Daniel Breaker. I mention o...Oh, and I, too, loved Daniel Breaker. I mention on my Tony 'should wins' that he's second only to Gaines in my book. Any other year, this would have been his time IMHO.Joseph Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12503312301993517963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19747701.post-29889469977821679832008-06-12T10:34:00.000-04:002008-06-12T10:34:00.000-04:00SarahB,First of all thanks for the link! I left a...SarahB,<BR/><BR/>First of all thanks for the link! I left a <A HREF="http://josephgomez.blogspot.com/2008/06/shout-out.html" REL="nofollow">special post</A> on my blog giving you a shout out. :-)<BR/><BR/>Secondly, I understand some of your frustrations with <I>Passing Strange.</I> I too found the show very interesting: an involving story with some appealing songs. However, like Esther says, I do admire it more than I like it. I think it is a strong piece of theater and is the second best musical to bow on Broadway this past season. <I>In the Heights</I> still is my numero uno.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again!Joseph Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12503312301993517963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19747701.post-59039872575752237802008-06-12T10:28:00.000-04:002008-06-12T10:28:00.000-04:00Granted I haven't seen it yet but best supporting ...Granted I haven't seen it yet but best supporting actor? Better than Gaines?!<BR/><BR/>Thoughts?<BR/><BR/>ReneeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19747701.post-82258835292805405212008-06-12T09:45:00.000-04:002008-06-12T09:45:00.000-04:00Hey Sarah,Great review! I agree with you about bei...Hey Sarah,<BR/>Great review! I agree with you about being challenging and interesting.<BR/><BR/>I do agree with you about the sound - it was a bit loud for me, too. Although luckily, I wasn't feeling it the next morning. I also agree with you that Daniel Breaker is amazing. He's so appealing, and he does so many nonverbal things - just the way he slouches in a chair. And there are some very beautiful songs. (I wasn't offended by the lyrics but it could have been that I didn't hear all of them very clearly!)<BR/><BR/>I like stories about journeys to begin with. I liked the sly references to The Wizard of Oz, the way Youth sees the same people playing different roles at different parts of his life. There's a lot of very witty, perceptive dialog about race, about stereotypes, about the limits of acceptance among people who are supposedly your friends. And the way he skewers the radicals in Berlin is pretty hilarious.<BR/><BR/>When I left the theatre, my reaction was, "Well that was different." I liked it, but I didn't think I needed to see it again. It has grown on me as I thought more about Youth's journey, about the way Stew put the story together, and I do like the music, especially "Baptist Fashion Show," "Keys" and "Amsterdam." But in the end, I respect and admire Passing Strange more than love it. It didn't grab my heart the way In the Heights did.Estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16076517542540421210noreply@blogger.com