Popular Post cadetzoid Posted June 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 27, 2019 Music City, Nashville TN: I loved these guys last year and was excited to see their 2019 production. It is early yet, but I found I was not as impressed with the show as I hoped to be. The talent level seems to be about the same as last year. I found the production to be hard to follow and pretty heady/aloof while also having a level of camp perhaps; seemed we needed to have some tongue-in-cheek secret conversation with those in the know to get it, the opposite of last year. Cool costumes and flag designs. Not a lot of crowd reaction. I think that is due to pacing issues and again, the headiness. Eager to see changes and an elevated accessibility. Spirit of Atlanta, Atlanta GA: 2019 is their new 2011; the potential for a stunning, clever, and affecting production seems inevitable. Will that guarantee them a place in finals? No. Great energy with a lot of member buy-in makes this production already exciting to watch. Unique, fresh, and accessible makes this an attractive show. Lots of detail to add. More range musically and visually will help this reach its full potential. I REALLY enjoyed this offering. Excited to see it again. The Cadets, Allentown PA: To get right to it, bluntly- The talent level in all sections is awesome. Much beyond last year. There are so many phrases, moments, vignettes to LOVE. That said, the transitions need a lot of attention. AND, the show concept needs to be THROWN OUT TOTALLY! (Enough of the social and moral restoration stuff). It (the show theme) is not at all realized, evident, or attractive as presented now. Call the show "Empowerment", "Equal", "US", "Together", "No Longer", etc. A ton of choices that would take this show intellectually to a much more effective place. Boston Crusaders, Boston MA: So amazing in so many ways for 90% of the show. I find the Goliath character on stilts to be a point where the highly convincing production takes a dramatic and placement-lowering nose dive. It is totally silly and unconvincing. While the peg-laden wall props are too cool for school, when Goliath falls on one of them in his stilts, I am done and cannot take the show nearly as seriously as BD, BC, SCV, Crown, Cavies, BK, Mandarins, or Blue Stars. Rather than a medalist moment, it is just too amateur and never recovers. PLEASE rethink the death of Goliath disaster. Bluecoats, Canton OH: I have watched BD and SCV many times and confidently state this is the show to beat. Boston (in its current state) is a solid fourth place. The top three are not set in stone, BUT Bluecoats 2019 is really competitive in all captions: brass, percussion, Visual, Music Ensemble, Guard, GE, Visual ensemble, etc. So smooth and collected. I am absolutely captivated every measure. Cannot stop thinking about this production. Brilliant! 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedrick Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 agree with you on BAC - I was hyped before seeing the tour premier in the theater - but spooky puppet man on stilts is lame - also disappointed with no spelling drill - and if you're gonna play Rocky, you've gotta give us more than just a little hint -- the build up in Conti's Go the Distance gives me chills every time -- at a mere 2:41 BAC would have truly captured the underdog feeling with this lyric fugue -- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTNK Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Thank you for saying honest and critical things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoastblue Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Great review. Short and to your points. Some might think your comments too critical. I appreciate them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amazed&Stunned Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 I too appreciate the comments. I am looking forward to seeing some of these corps tonight and Tuesday. There are still plenty of seats for both events folks. Come on out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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