First off, I would like to promote Studentrush.org because they asked me to, and I’ve seen some great shows because of them for the most, $5.00. Second, I would like to promote the new musical, Lysistrada Jones, that made its Broadway debut less than a week ago. It was young, fresh, comical, and great entertainment and I recommend it to everyone. What’s different about this musical is that it plays into pop culture, which makes it a great show for a Broadway Show “Virgin” (BSV) to see. I’m looking forward to taking my roommate and her friends, all BSVs, to see this one.
Lysistrada Jones is a musical comedy about Lissie J., a student at Athens University, who gets tired of people losing and giving up around her. So, she gets herself to have the will-power (along with her posse of girlfriends) to stop having sex with their basketball-player boyfriends (who are on a team that hasn’t won in 30 years), in order for them to have the incentive to win a game. It’s a show about determination, student activism, and living life to the fullest. I find it fascinating that this show plays on the Greek classic comedy of Aristophanes, Lysistrada, by adding modern twists and turns that are sure to have you laughing. So, go on, and get yourself a ticket for this musical and you’ll be able to say that you were one of the first to watch a show that may end up being Tony-nominated sometime in the future.
Here’s a review on Lysistrada Jones!
I, too, went to see this musical; it was actually the second Broadway show I have ever seen. Since the other musical that I have seen is “Memphis,” I naturally compared the two. “Lysistrata Jones” was superb, but it didn’t leave the same impact on me as “Memphis” did. At the end of the show, I was simply not amazed. “Memphis” had a more serious plot about discrimination and relationships while “Lysistrata Jones” was about teenagers and sex (more or less), so perhaps this is why I wasn’t so excited about it afterwards.
One of my friends, however, pointed something very important out to me about my criticism of the musical. The important part of the show was not just the plot, but the choreography and the singing. The choreography was always perfectly in sync and the singers belted perfectly when it was necessary. I can’t help but think of our discussion about “Don Giovanni” since we raised a similar point about it. In class we talked about the characters of the opera, but established that it is not the only way we should critique it because it is simply not accurate. There is more art to a performance than just its plot.