REPO! The Genetic Opera

REPO! The Genetic Opera
I heard about this show because I was listening to a small-ish web radio station where the DJ's play crazy stuff from time to time. The song that got me started was Zydrate Anatomy. Youtube Link1 Link 2 (enjoy)

Now on first glance it may appear that this is a production much like Hedwig (and The Angry Inch). But I was wrong. REPO! is not nearly that good. Sure Repo has a one or two good songs in it, but the acting, direction, set-work, and singing are just not up to snuff. The acting and directing in particular appear to be done with a "Stage" in mind rather than making the jump to "Screen".

Hedwig is a movie that I have actually watched all the way through, and I enjoyed it very much. The subject matter transcends the mundane topic of just another transvestite and becomes something more fundamentally human, and of course the music ROCKS. ( in the right places ) In example the song "The Origin of Love" expertly washes from soft to hard and back again with a floating mood and melody that just really work. I'm not saying that the movie for Hedwig is perfect in every way. It's that Hedwig has an elegance in it somewhere that draws in the flaws and makes a greater work from them.

Repo! is a movie that I have not watched, but I did spend an inordinate amount of time watching and re-watching the clips that are available on Youtube. But I feel I've gotten enough of a feel for how the people are moving and I've heard at least a few of the songs. They did a fine job but it cannot be described as great. I may at some point rent/watch the movie, but I don't feel a pressing need to do this anytime soon.

But I still think the song Zydrate Anatomy is fun!