By: Daniel R. Mills

Daniel R. Mills — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 01:08:04 +0000

Dear Laura and Mike,
I thoroughly enjoyed your review. I just wanted to say that I saw “Forever Plaid” in San Diego 3 times, with 3 different casts. All 3 performances were great! My wife and I took one of my two sisters and two of our 3 daughters (the others couldn’t attend any of the 3 performances). My sisters and I grew up in a musical family in the ’50s and ’60s, and sang similar songs as a family trio. The music brought back lots and lots of wonderful memories.
The music was so well done that I wanted to sit and listen with my eyes shut, but I would have missed all the visual comedy. It was not only a good musical presentation, but the comedy was well done, too.
I just wanted to point out one thing to you, Mike. The concept of the show was that they were able to come back for only one performance, and not several, “If they did a good job.” However, during the “Shangri-La/Rags To Riches” medley, I can see how the audience would be confused about that, as they talk about future albums, like, a Christmas album they would call “Plaid Tidings,” “The Good, the Plaid and the Ugly” and a “Solid Gold Hits” album. The last chord they sing (I cannot remember the song) rings on seemingly forever (hence the “Forever” in the show title about a group called the Plaids), and echoes and reechoes as it slowly fades.
My wife and I now live near Fresno, CA, and have been searching for any nearby productions. We want to see it again and again! We were able to purchase the original cast recording, but those particular performers kept going flat! What a disappointment, but I still listen to it. Masochist that I am, it’s a trade-off in suffering through the bad parts to hear the good ones.
Thank you for allowing comments on your excellent review.
Sincerely,
Daniel R. Mills

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