A show without knitting

Over the weekend I went to see a Nevermore, the musical about the life of Edgar Allen Poe, at the Magnetic North Theatre Festival. I didn't bring my knitting, and even if I had, I wouldn't been able to knit, because I was too busy actively watching it!
It was absolutely beautiful, and the designer and choreographer deserve enourmous praise. I haven't seen anything on par visually in a very long time, and it really reminds me just how stale most things I see are.

I'm afraid I was bored to tears musically though. It was standard musical music, nothing to creative or inspiring, and mostly ... Read morevariations on the same bland tune. I would have been just as happy, if not happier, to watch the show with the mute button on. It's this level of repetetive, uninspired music that keeps me far far away from most musicals.

It's a shame too, because the writing was good, the actors were good and of course the visuals were stunning, but the music kept me from enjoying myself completely.