Re: Did Anyone See Kiss On Connie Chung?

Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2003 20:28:38 GMT
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"Peter M Stoller" <email-address-deleted> wrote in message
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> In article email-address-deleted, Tony Elka wrote on
3/8/03
> 11:29 AM:
>
> >> I saw the preview reel as a coming attraction before a showing
> >> of "Hedwig & the Angry Inch" (which, by the way, I heartily
> >> recommend).
> >
> > I wish I could recommend it. Like most musicals that make it to film,
> > the songs of Hedwig suffered. If you can get your hands on the
> > original cast recording, you'll hear the difference immediately.
>
> This may be so; I haven't seen the stage show, so I can't compare. What I
> can say is that the songs nonetheless remain powerful, and the film as a
> whole is emotionally compelling--which is more than I can say for, say,
> "Chicago."
I'm not a "musical" fan under most circumstances, so (Broadway cast
soundtrack notwithstanding) my wife and I were pleasantly surprised when we
saw the movie of Hedwig and the Angry Inch on DVD. A great story, cool
tunes, and there is a 90 minute or so documentary that traces the history of
the off-off-off Broadway play through to its filming. Very enlightening and
made some things that were a little fuzzy for me in the film crystal clear.
Dave