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Shows with stronger second acts

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Steve Newport

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May 13, 2008, 12:31:34 PM5/13/08
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OH, CAPTAIN!

Jon Alan Conrad

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May 16, 2008, 1:44:56 PM5/16/08
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110 IN THE SHADE.

Not that I'm saying its Act I is weak -- not with "Another Hot Day,"
"Rain Song" (my favorite number in the show), and "Old Maid."

But it's so unusually structured (following the lead of the source
play): Act II is virtually a two-person chamber musical, playing out
in what feels like real time, with occasional cutaways to other
doings. It pulls the characters together after the Act I setup, and
has a different feel and pacing. Each time I see it, I'm reminded how
different its two-act structure is from that of other musicals -- to
good purpose.

JAC

Harlett O'Dowd

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May 16, 2008, 3:34:23 PM5/16/08
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THREEPENNY OPERA - but then, it's a three-act, but the middle act is
the strongest.

Harlett O'Dowd

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May 16, 2008, 3:37:29 PM5/16/08
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POTO, but then, just about anything would be stronger than that first
act.

AndrewJ

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May 16, 2008, 8:14:22 PM5/16/08
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On May 16, 3:34 pm, "Harlett O'Dowd" <chris.conne...@worldspan.com>
wrote:

> THREEPENNY OPERA - but then, it's a three-act, but the middle act is
> the strongest.

So would ANYONE CAN WHISTLE have the best of all musical third acts? :)

Robert Bouton

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May 16, 2008, 11:02:19 PM5/16/08
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> > THREEPENNY OPERA - but then, it's a three-act, but the middle act is
> > the strongest.
>
> So would ANYONE CAN WHISTLE have the best of all musical third acts? :)

Hardly. The Most Happy Fella's third act is extremely emotional,
filled with love and forgiveness. It far outshines Anyone Can
Whistle's ponderous piffle. (I'd take No No Nanette's over ACW,
although Threepenny's third is better than both.)

Steve Newport

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May 16, 2008, 11:42:47 PM5/16/08
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From: chris.c...@worldspan.com (Harlett O'Dowd) THREEPENNY OPERA -

but then, it's a three-act, but the middle act is the strongest.
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And the most fun for Mack!

Steve Newport

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May 18, 2008, 4:49:17 PM5/18/08
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From: ajmi...@cavtel.net (AndrewJ)
<<<THREEPENNY OPERA - but then, it's a three-act, but the middle act is
the strongest.>>>
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So would ANYONE CAN WHISTLE have the best of all musical third acts? :)
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I find its middle act strongest as well.

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