Too true....and Jim isn't a lazy lyricist...there is profundity in those lines.
> > but the set design and storyline let it down.
>
> First, you have to wonder about the sanity of anyone who
> thinks that the set design lets the musical down.
>
> Second, it's a musical, not Shakespeare; saying the story
> lets it down is like saying that Usain Bolt's little toe
> isn't pulling its weight. The reviewer should remember
> that in this musical the song lyrics are as much part of
> the story as are the spoken bits, and that's rarely the
> case.
>
> Dave
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