Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "To say that Scott Calhoon has his hands full with Theatre Factory's production of 'Weird Romance' is an understatement.
The off-beat musical by composers Alan Menken and David Spencer ('Little Shop of Horrors,' 'Aladdin,' 'Beauty and the Beast,' 'The Little Mermaid') features its share of challenges for Calhoon, who serves as both director and set designer for the show that launches the Trafford theater company's 15th season."
3 comments:
i think this show sounds like a TON of fun. It's a little off beat, and could be something you leave the theatre wondering what you saw, and what you could possibly have been thinking. But i think it actually could give people new persepective on relationships and reality by looking at them in absurd light. Also, i would want to see it merely for the composers, who I love in their disney musical movies. I hadn't realized they had also done Little Shop :-)
PS i think its really interesting the article doesn't mention when the show goes up or how you can find out more information on it...
It is really refreshing to hear Alan Menken is taking a side step from disney and trying something a little out there. The plot is a little similar to Little Shop in that it sounds a little scary and very much out of the ordinary, while incorporating romantic elements. I'm very excited to see what he comes up with, and how his style strays from the "disney-esque" feel, and how it remains the same. The plot however...eek...I am rather concerned. It's bringing up a lot of Philip K. Dick flashbacks that are not to my soul's content...I know some people really enjoy science fiction for so many different reasons, but I have yet to find a compelling sci-fi piece. But again, that's just m personal opinion.
Given the authors/composers of this show, it sounds like it would be a great show given all of the other wonderful pieces they've done (Little shop, etc.). It's awesome to see that Theatre Factory is going out there to do this show.
The two stories that compose the show "Weird Romance" each independently sound both interesting and technically difficult, but it would be interesting to see how the performance of the two one-acts interact thematically, or plot-wise, or anything else to give continuity for the audience.
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