Nine is a completely left of field show to win amidst a decade of big budget behemoths. I have very little to say about it, which is why I’ve been procrastinating on this post. I’ve listened to the soundtrack many times, and still, very few of the songs stick (other than Be On Your Own)–in fact the music sounds entirely incidental.
On the other hand, I’m very happy whenever anything experimental gets on Broadway in the first place, and nine certainly is that. It’s mid-life crisis storyline has a very theatre-ish tone to it. The women in Guido’s head coming to life around him, and him finding it hard to create without a new flame to inspire him.
It’s really set up as a problem play, showing a situation and all the good and bad parts, then not resolving the situation. Because of that, it’s a hard show to love, and the music is hard to love with it. However I can’t help but respect it.
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