The Hollywood Reporter review made me laugh a lot (though it does have a few kind comments for some of the cast members. Not all though):
"The biggest drag in the seemingly endless series of featured felines is Grizabella, the so-called Glamour Cat, whose youthful beauty has given way to mange, causing her to be shunned by the Jellicles. Jennifer Hudson tirelessly over-emotes in the role; she limps around hemorrhaging snot and looking either miserable or terrified, like she
Jarethan said: "Burstein is perfection in that role and as close as anyone comes to being the (admittedly sleazy)soulof MR. Headded a dimension that Durant did not (I do not have my Playbill in front of me, but I do believe that was the person who replaced him the last time I saw the show), and audiences will miss out on that extra dimension. "
While I agree Burstein was wonderful, you really should check your Playbill because, as thedrybandit pointed o
BrodyFosse123 said: "MemorableUserName said: "Women on the Verge was imperfect, but I really enjoyed it. Saw it twice and almost went a third before it closed. Was sad I didn't."
With all due respect,WOMEN ON THE VERGE was a limited engagement from the get-go. It just closed a couple of weeks earlier than the actual closing date already set when the show was first announced. It was never intended to be an open-end run."
Brock75 said: "I saw the show the first time they did Part I and II back to back in October. It has taken me this long to get my head around it. So, sorry in advance for the rambling. I have never posted on this board before so I’m praying I won’t get roasted. LOL. ...."
I'm not going to roast you; I very much enjoyed reading your post (and not just because I agree with so much of it).
"Ambition and achievement are not entirely commensurate in “The Inheritance.” Its breadth doesn’t always translate into depth. As fine as the acting is
joevitus said: "I'm amused by the people who think they know the quality of a Sondheim song and whether it should be retainedbetter than Sondheim. He's all for cutting it. So one ballet will also be cut (not the song)? This is something to freak out about?
It's really still about one thing, as far as I can tell: the casting of Amar. Considering thekudosfor "making it relevant to a new generation" that the recent Oklahoma! revival got (which radically
I didn't love Beetlejuice--the story had problems and most of the songs are mediocre--but I would still easily recommend it over Tina. If you want the big Broadway spectacle and production values, that's it. It's fun (if forgettable), the cast is very talented and giving their all, the sets and stagecraft are terrific and worth seeing. Unlike Tina, which has Warren and really nothing else.
Sorry to bring up this old thread, but Amazon's new show Modern Love readapted the Dan Savage adoption story from The Kid (which he later wrote about in a Modern Love column, used as the basis of the TV adaptation). That got me thinking about this show, which I didn't get to see. The TV episode might have been okay for viewers unfamiliar with the story, but for anyone who read the book or read the column, it had to seem hopelessly sanitized. I have to believe the musical was better, e
