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Best Comedy Musical
Ever!!, June 29, 2004
One of the worst travesties
in London theatrical history
occurred when this show
closed after its short run
at the Piccadilly Theatre
Savaged by the critics (well
most of them) but loved by
the audiences this
enthralling musical lampoon
of Melvilles epic as staged
by a "St Trinians" school
clone never fails to please.
From the opening "Parents
Day" which explains the
staging of the musical
through the wonderful
"Forbidden Seas", "Gypsy
Dancer" and the
fantastically vocal "Man
Happens" the lyrics at times
bring tears to you eyes for
all the right reasons. The
only regret is that all the
visual gags and mock amateur
staging that accompany the
songs has been lost. Men
playing schoolgirls playing
sailors.... hmmm I can see
why the snooty critics saw
it as a soft target but 12
years on the legend endures.
Hopefully Mr Mackintosh will
have enough faith in his
creation to restage it at
some point in the future and
until then we at least have
a fitting memorial in this
recording.
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A Happy Theatrical
Momento, May 20, 2004
The only problem with this
recording is that the
listener can't see the
energy and wonderful
enthusiasm of the cast along
with the incredibly
imaginative staging. I had
the pleasure of seeing this
production three times in
its far too short life at
the Piccadilly Theatre, and
I was enthralled each time.
Yes, this is a live
recording, and some of the
production values aren't as
good as they were in the
five song CD "single"
released early in the run,
but it's a wonderful tribute
to a show that was extremely
unfairly savaged by the
stuffy London critics who
couldn't stand Melville's
dirge being lampooned. I
particularly love "Elija's
Prophecy" in which he states
that the Pequod will sink
done as a horn pipe. The
show was done with tongue
firmly implanted in cheek,
and there was plenty of
cheek there. It's also a
shame that listeners can't
see the opening of the
second act which was a 3-D
extravaganza. What joy! The
cast is young, except for
Tony Monoply as the head
mistress, and vibrant. The
music is excellent and
wonderfully well performed.
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Moby Dick -a whale of a
show, November 28, 2001
This CD brings back great
memories, i saw the show
twice and was there on the
night of the recording.One
reviewer called the show
"Carry on St Trinians the
Musical" and that just about
sums it up, a saucy, joyous,
funny show with an
infectious score and a young
attractive and very talented
cast. It is a shame you
don't get to hear all of
Sylvia's wickedly accurate
impressions (Bette
Davis,Katherine Hepburn,to
name but two)but the sheer
vibrancy of the evening can
be gauged by the
enthusiastic cast and
response of the
audience.This show
outstrips, Les Miz, Cats ,
Phantom - the lot, 10 years
on I still wish i could book
a ticket and see the whole
thing live, until then i
shall keep playing the CD.
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Spit take in progress . .
., August 31, 2001
This album is just too
funny. I can't help laughing
at lines such
as "OBSESSION ISN'T JUST A
PERFUME!" and "I know you
were SO looking forward to
raising a family, but my
LEG! EVERYthing!" It's a
great album. I love it. And
to those four brave critics
who stuck with this show as
well as Les Miz, way to go
and KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!
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