What: Only the Brave
Where: Available online at vimeo.com/403297083
Who: 16 and Up Due to Subject Matter Involving War and Violence
Only the Brave is a musical regarding the true story of a group of soldiers preparing for the D-Day Landings as well as the people left behind supporting them on the homefront including their wives and a young resistance fighter. It is a very intense musical that will make you want to cry almost every minute although not always out of sadness. That is not to say that there are not any minutes of levity in the show, it would be hard to get through the 2 plus hours running time without it, but the majority of the show is fraught with an extreme sense of foreboding. Accordingly, it can be a little hard to sit through at times. It is worth it to stick it out, however, because it's a beautiful stirring story. The songs alone can make you want to cry. They are deeply moving and invoke a mix of melancholy, stoicism, and a sense of camaraderie. Individually, however, they are not necessarily that memorable. There is also not a lot of variety in the songs. Most of them seem to be rousing anthems and/or soaring ballads and not much else. The show was recorded in 2016 at the Wales Millenium Centre and has been available online for some time. However, with the recent celebration of the Memorial Day holiday, now it is particularly timely.
For more information, visit www.filmedlivemusicals.com/only-the-brave.html or to watch go to vimeo.com/403297083
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