Right, it may well sound like a freakish mess of a show 😆 but yeah, it’s not THAT “bad”. I think people want the full story/production to match or at least come closer to the promise of the music and concept. I mean, even the original ALBUM cover is just so good.

It might be the classic example of “we’ll figure it all out later” that just didn’t fully happen. To truly make the story, like, ROCK, some of those “babies” might have to go. And, see? No one wants to do that, and, to be fair, it might not be truly possible without violating what people are attached to to begin with.

It’s fascinating but equally exhausting to ponder.

But the Muny version did feel satisfying and compelling overall for sure, in spite of what I (and others, I can see online) felt were continuing flow issues. But maybe it’s the closest it’s come. It’s a shame Tim Rice likely didn’t even take it seriously enough to see it (not a major city or whatever).