I saw it a couple of days ago and wrote my impressions at http://medinger.wordpress.com/2009/05/18/coraline-musical-impressions/. My only reservation was the same as yours --- wondering how it will play with those who don't come in knowing the story.
On Stephen Merritt's 'Coraline': Good Weird
I saw it a couple of days ago and wrote my impressions at http://medinger.wordpress.com/2009/05/18/coraline-musical-impressions/. My only reservation was the same as yours --- wondering how it will play with those who don't come in knowing the story.