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Too Big to Fail, But Not Too Big to Sing
It was only a matter of time before this happened: "The Big Bank," the musical. It's got foreclosures, an environmentalist and a whole lot of hand movement (see trailer, below), and New Yorkers can catch it tomorrow for the end of its run at the New York Musical Theatre Festival. It truly is "of our time," as its tag-line advertises. The only catch? It was actually written sixteen years ago, back in the middle of the roaring 90s. Sometimes artists have more foresight than analysts.
You know, artists may re-interpret culture so that it can be more readily understood. That is, in a more enjoyable language, like singing and acting, or in poetry or imagery.
However that language presents itself, it is still removed from the percipient.
So then, one can ask, what is the most direct way of delivering the real news, the real assessment?
Because what is real for some is not for all.
Telling the story for the benefit of all is the real conundrum. Ultimately, the percipient is the one who decides what is the best way to understand.
