I liked some things about Suffs. First is the timely, and still relevant, treatment of voting rights, not only for women, but for African-Americans. The use of an all-female cast was very innovative, and I found the treatment of Woodrow Wilson particularly entertaining and incisive, reminding us that politicians haven't changed a lot in the ensuing century.When I heard the clever starting number, "Let Mother Vote," I thought that we might hear some great tunes and lyrics. With the exception of this number and "Great American B****," the music was a disappointment. The all-sung dialog was boring and musically formulaic, with stream-of-conciousness writing throughout. The author would have done better to have provided spoken dialog with a few good tunes. A final disappointment was the synthesized orchestra. I kept trying to find the orchestra, whose members were listed in the program, and then I realized that there was no live orchestra! The electronic sound was tiring, especially the electronic piano. I confess to longing for the likes of Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim, Rogers and Hammerstein, and even Andrew Lloyd Weber, who treated us to compositional and poetic skill that have endured through the years. The music and lyrics of this show don't measure up to that high bar. It's too bad, because the raw material and concept of the show were good.
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