I love Carol Burnett and I love the theater and I have even been a part of a production of Moon Over Buffalo, but this doc... did not age well.
There were no body mics so it was often difficult for me to make out exactly what people were saying as the ambient noise was so prominent.
I didn't really see much of what other reviews have stated. Although most were written almost 20 years ago. The entire doc is mostly about the production team absolutely obsessing over every detail and whether or not they should use the word "lemonade." They came off as pretentious and self serving in my opinion. I didn't think there was a ton of theater drama either - tho that is inherent in any show. People working together so closely for so long - it feels like family and with that comes a bit of the love/hate bond.
The main thing I took away from this is that straight shows on broadway aren't all that different than quality local theater - just bigger names and so much more pressure. I cannot imagine how anyone involved can squeeze out even a drop of enjoyment from the experience.
Lemonade.
I wish there hadn't been just so much talking by the powers that be. It bored me. I really would have loved to see more backstage interactions and more rehearsal time. I think it could have been a really fun documentary but its focus was off. But again... it was 23 years ago.
Overall - I was a little bored but not enough to turn it off. It was worth watching for Carol alone. Personally I found her as sweet and warm as ever. Most of the doc shows her just "being". She isn't on stage so she isn't "on" or in performance mode. She's just being a person that's working. I thought it was a nice peek into that side of her - to see how she is when she's not in character.
If you're interesting in seeing this doc - it is available on YouTube.
There were no body mics so it was often difficult for me to make out exactly what people were saying as the ambient noise was so prominent.
I didn't really see much of what other reviews have stated. Although most were written almost 20 years ago. The entire doc is mostly about the production team absolutely obsessing over every detail and whether or not they should use the word "lemonade." They came off as pretentious and self serving in my opinion. I didn't think there was a ton of theater drama either - tho that is inherent in any show. People working together so closely for so long - it feels like family and with that comes a bit of the love/hate bond.
The main thing I took away from this is that straight shows on broadway aren't all that different than quality local theater - just bigger names and so much more pressure. I cannot imagine how anyone involved can squeeze out even a drop of enjoyment from the experience.
Lemonade.
I wish there hadn't been just so much talking by the powers that be. It bored me. I really would have loved to see more backstage interactions and more rehearsal time. I think it could have been a really fun documentary but its focus was off. But again... it was 23 years ago.
Overall - I was a little bored but not enough to turn it off. It was worth watching for Carol alone. Personally I found her as sweet and warm as ever. Most of the doc shows her just "being". She isn't on stage so she isn't "on" or in performance mode. She's just being a person that's working. I thought it was a nice peek into that side of her - to see how she is when she's not in character.
If you're interesting in seeing this doc - it is available on YouTube.