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Miles2Go2 said: "As I recall, someone on here reported Lopez pretty much totally rewrote Pt. 2 prior to Broadway previews. Don’t know if there’s any truth to that."

Yes, I heard this too, actually! I'm seeing Parts 1 & 2 tomorrow. Really looking forward to it. 

Technically from a musical, but Paul's monologue from A Chorus Line is always a good joins!

It's definitely a better trailer, but I can't say I'm looking forward to it. Especially with the fact on how Disney's relationship to Robin Williams was when the original movie was made. There's just something that feels off. But we'll see!

Man oh man, Jekyll and Hyde is what gets me. It really isn't very well done and so many people despise it, but it's just so much fun to watch haha!

I hope so!!

Gimmick, Ecdysiast, Mama

Thanks for sharing! Always loved Bette Midler.

Here are some play suggestions:

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Death of a Salesman, A Raisin in the Sun, Medea, Oedipus Rex.

 

For some book ideas, definitely read Brecht on Theatre!

 

I think my favorite duet is "Take Me to the World" from Evening Primrose, but I'm such a sucker for "Learning to be Silent" from Footloose. 

Yes! Yes! Yes! I loved her in Peter and the Starcatcher (not a musical really, more like play with music hehe), I would love to see her in more musicals, especially musical comedies!

Check out The Shakespeare Forum!

https://www.theshakespeareforum.org/

I believe they have weekly meetings where they do readings of plays and whatnot. I know them to be a very tight knit community. Best of luck!

Heck yes! I'm already excited!

Woah! With Drama Desk noms coming in, I'm surprised to see that 'The Waverly Gallery' was the only Broadway revival nominated for Best Revival.

Tony nominations are going to be intense, but here's what I think could work for best revival (at least my top four!):

The Boys in the Band

Torch Song

Waverly Gallery

All My Sons

 

 

Listen: I'm SO excited for this 

I'm loving this thread! It's just so sweet to see how people have been affected by theater. It really is lovely!

I still have to see this!

I love Jeremy, it really is a role he's fit well in and I've heard such good things about him in this show!

That's a good way of saying it, I didn't feel too much of anything.

I think it looks lovely and I'm a fan of the character animation, but that's pretty much it. If someone made a mash-up of the two trailers, or if one saw it back to back, there's such a range of emotion missing from this remake. Take for example, when Simba's paw lands in his father's footprint. The remake doesn't give me any indication that Simba is upset, or worried, or anything.

It is very beautifully animated, but it's a pity that I'm missing so many of the expressive emotions from the original film. 

It's very set in its realism which, at least to me, is both a great strength and a weakness.

I suppose time will tell.

I'll admit, it's a bit funny to see the show itself not get fantastic reviews but Glenda getting all the praise. But I'm not surprised. Lear is a very difficult show, and not a lot of people like it (a pity! I think it's one of Shakespeare's best). But I'm definitely not surprised on Glenda, good for her!

Wow! What a pity, I was expecting much more positive reviews from this show. Granted, I haven't seen it yet, so I am taking these thoughts with a grain of salt and wait until I've seen it myself, but I was really waiting to see Gary as the head of the pack.