Just wanted to say that I appreciate this thread. my oldest is very jumpy (was alarmed by the firecrackers/chandelier in Phantom,for example), so I am glad this is an ongoing thread.
How is the current CATS tour? Sep 8
2019, 07:39:43 PM
Saw the tour this week. Enjoyed it, a really fun time. Thought the sets looked fine. Memory was beautiful, Mr Mistofellees was a lot of fun. Show had great energy.
Disney remakes Jul 24
2019, 09:09:30 PM
My kids have enjoyed Dumbo, Aladdin and The Lion King and BATB. I liked Cinderella, kids haven’t seen it. Different tastes I guess.
I don't care for it. Too much purposeful twanging in the voices. Too much screaming. I thought the Tony performance was delightful so I must assume that something is lost on the recording.
AEA AGMA SM said: "fashionguru_23 said: "There is a debate that I have mentioned a few times before about Garth Drabinsky in the 1980/1990's of having the national tour of Phantom not play cities close to Toronto, (Buffalo, Detroit, Cleveland, etc.), and force people who really wanted to see the smash musical, had to come to Toronto if they wanted something close."
Just a side note, the national tour ofPhantomcame to Cleveland twicewhile the
I saw this last night and despite seeing clips of other tour stops on youtube, did not know what to expect or whether I would enjoy it. It was a fun, delightful experience. It really was an all ages crowd and Hugh just oozes charisma. I am sure that he tells the same stories and same jokes at every venue, but he somehow is able to make everything seem fresh and like he is just ad libbing this stuff just for you. I would call it less of a concert and more of a song and dance with storytelling
I wasn't too interested in Ain't too Proud to Beg but the performance really drew me in and I'm listening to it right now and if it tours, I'll definitely buy a ticket. My non theater going mother was watching and was really interested in it too. That was my big surprise of the night!
I liked the Oklahoma performance but am not 100% sold on the modernizing of it.
The King Kong puppet did look really cool in action, I didn't e
SmoothLover said: "I would take a plastic cushion similar to one that is used on outdoor furniture. That is more or less what they use on Broadway except they usually are black which is neither here no there."
I was thinking along these lines but wasn't sure if there was anything made specifically for this. I will also look into the bubblebums.
We are going in a few months. I showed my kids clips of Cats on youtube and both seemed really interested. I saw it in the 90s on tour, so I know what we are getting into
We have done the coat piling thing with my older kid but its probably going to be warm when we are there, so doubt we will have big jackets. A travel pillow is a good idea!
jo said: "Hugh Jackman reprises the title song and reunites with the original cast of the Royal National Theatre's revival of OKLAHOMA! ( 1998-1999) during one of his shows at the London O2 Arena --
I think that in this day and age, its a huge mistake and quite an antiquated view to have such a strict view of social media policy that a production does not let the cast or creatives post anything related to the show--e.g. them getting ready in their dressing rooms or sound check, or stage dooring, etc. (Obviously not talking about clips of the show, that should be off limits). It really doesn't make any sense to me. Is someone really going to not go to a show because they see an actor
My local theater (Fisher theater in detroit) does not have boosters. My youngest is going to a show with us this fall and will need something. Anyone have any recs for a small booster that we could bring in with us for this purpose?
Jordan Catalano said: "I saw it again tonight, too. Wolfwriter, this sounds like you went into this show expecting Sondheim, so I’m not surprised you disliked it so much. Even from just looking at the outside of the theatre, you get a sense of what this show is, so I’m confused as to how it completely went over your head just what you were going into.
The house was full tonight and the audience loved it so I guess that’s your criteria for a show not lasti
HAMILTON National Tour Apr 14
2019, 07:35:24 AM
I saw the Angelica tour in Detroit recently. I had previously seen Hamilton in NYC in the Munoz/BVD days and in Chicago with Cervantes/Brady, so I’m not a stranger to the show and variations of acting’s choices in the roles. Hannah Cruz was Eliza And currently she has a haircut that I felt took her completely out of the role and did not fit the character at all. It was very distracting to see Eliza portrayed with a partially shaved head IMO. And she makes some very interesting choices, enunciati
