Re: Weighty Second Acts

> A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, I feel, has very little of interest in the
> second act. =EF=BF=BDIn the first act, we get introduced to a bunch of
> characters who have hit bottlenecks on the road to love. =EF=BF=BDBy
> intermission, we're primed and ready for farcical fireworks.
> Disappointingly, Wheeler and Sondheim provide far too few and the show
> fizzles, wistfully.

This is opinion phrased as fact, and it's an opinion I don't at all
share.  The true natures of the characters are revealed under stress
and people finally end up with their true mates.  Only show I've seen
in which a kiss gets applause.  Love it all.

Jeff