Hal Prince has died Aug 1
2019, 01:05:08 AM
RIP, had the pleasure of working with him many years ago. He really was some one so special. Regardless of what anyone thinks of Phantom, he’s direction and staging is still magnificent 33 years later.
Thanks for the answers , that’s the thing remove all the splashy and what your left with is not worth the sum of it parts. Which is a pity. But these producers did the same with King Kong , Strictly Ballroom, sometimes getting the book right is better than splashy
Don't get me wrong I love over the top as much as anyone, but one can only dress mutton up so much.
LightsOut90 said: "The only really good Jukebox musical in the last 5 years was Lazarus (the David Bowie one)and the fact that didnt make it to Broadway is absurd."
Wasn’t it slaughtered by the critics , I know the Australian ones hated it. Back on topic Diamonds music is quiet wonderful IMO
Saw it on Thursday night , while not as perfect that I hoped it would be. Warlow was magnificent and really should have been in a fully fledged production way before now. Gina Riley was the biggest surprise of the night ( having seen her years ago as the Bakers Wife ) she brought a brilliantly hilarious tone to Ms Lovett that just got darker and more evil desperation to get Sweeney to love her. It really was a pitch perfect casting of both Warlow and Riley.
It really was two hours of nothing , it lacked Magic , Wonder , Will Smith should never be allowed to sing again. I’m getting bored with Disney. Nearly as bad as the stage show.
Lucas Hnath - DANA H May 27
2019, 03:15:07 AM
Looking forward to seeing this next month
Muriel's Wedding the Musical May 23
2019, 05:37:39 AM
Sweet lips , The Age review called Lazarus a mess of a show.
Saw Muriel’s wedding as well , it was fun and glad I got to see it. But for me it lacked something. The scene with the mother towards the end of act two was brilliant theatre. Sadly the rest of the show didn’t raise to the same occasion.
Actually I do know three people who wanted to see it based on it being about Hamilton, and I’m sure the only reason some people saw Cats because it was based on pussies.
‘That’s what makes things interesting in this world, you be surprised what draws people to see things
Hamilton Sydney May 21
2019, 09:04:10 PM
Im not sure this is going to be the massive hit in Australia they hope it will be. I think they should have gone with a coproduction with the two major theatre companies MTC and STC.
