Bruce
Seattle Rep
Through June 26, 2022
My question before I saw the world premiere musical, Bruce,
at Seattle Rep was: What is it? And my question after I saw it was: Why?
So, quick rundown: “Bruce” equals JAWS the movie, the
shark named by director Steven Spielberg when he was just 26 years old as he
began planning it from the script, and The JAWS Log by last-script-doctor
Carl Gottlieb as he worked on the film and subsequently published a book.
The musical is not a “bad” one… and in fact there are some
very, very good parts. So, it’s not that it’s boring, exactly. But the entire
musical is about the “making” of the movie we all know was a major blockbuster,
the first summer blockbuster ever, and a world-wide phenomenon. But does that
mean it should then get turned into a musical? Be worked on by people for
several years? Have tens of thousands of dollars spent on it?
Seattle Rep
Through June 26, 2022