Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I'm going to go with the Chamber Magic show because it seems like it's more of an experience; we can dress up, it's less "theatre" like (it'll seem like it's more a gift specifically her the less theatre-y it is). Though, I'm definitely going to check out In and Of Itself another time because it sounds excellent.
Thanks for the recommendations. They both sound like great options.
Good Magic Shows in NYC? May 7
2018, 12:56:07 PM
Might be a stretch here, but am wondering if anyone knows of any solid magic shows (for adults) currently running in NYC? I'm not a too big a fan of magic but my wife is and I wanted to take her for her birthday; more illusion-style magic more than mentalism. I am hoping someone on here has a good lead. Thanks in advance!
Elegance101 said: "Honestly, Katharine McPhee was hilarious and anyone annoyed needs to take a breath. It's not that deep."
I find it incredibly disrespectful. For many, this is an important moment in their careers and it seems unfair of McPhee to taint this moment by butchering the pronunciation of their name. It's one thing to misspeak or stumble over a word, it's another to repeatedly mispronounce the same word or look flabbergasted when a lon
It was truly a special evening. I never expected I'd get to hear so many songs that have had an undeniable affect on my life performed in one night by their original singers. I was able to see Menken from my seat and it was just as wonderful to watch his tearful reactions to the performances as watch the performance themselves. My heart was bursting after last night's performance.
PatrickDC said: "Pete and Leslie Jones continually laugh in every sketch they are in, and frankly their attempts to stop laughing seem forced and contrived."
Agreed. Davidson, in my opinion, is a completely useless cast member: he comes off as lazy and unprepared in sketches, he can't seem to play anything other than himself and his appearances on "Update" have become stale and unfocused. Jones isn't able to get through a single sketch, no
I have trouble with nearly every broadwayworld.com video unless it's embedded from YouTube.
2018 Olivier Awards Apr 11
2018, 01:50:19 PM
Anyone else find Bennett's "I'm Still Here" a bit overblown? I didn't see the production, so I cant speak to the performance in context.
Groundhog Day was the first to come to mind for me, too; the number was not at all indicative of the actual show. "If I Had My Time Again" is not only one of the catchiest, upbeat numbers in the show, it also represents some of the themes in the show. To me, that would have been the obvious choice. But, a lot of Groundhog Day's public appearances were baffling, like the completely out-of-context "Philanthropy" on The Today Show.&nb
Dear Evan Hansen Nominated for an Emmy Mar 21
2018, 05:23:06 PM
To me, it seems like an odd way to win an Emmy because the real work isn't actually created for television. As dramamama611 said, it's a promo piece. Aside from minor restaging and probably a brief blocking rehearsal, there isn't any artistic merit to these performances as opposed to, say, a full length televised stage production where every piece of stage direction is examined and reconsidered with the different medium in mind by a television director.
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Previews Mar 17
2018, 09:52:31 AM
Was there a curtain call after Part 1? I saw it I London on double day and after the cliff hanger, the show ended and the house lights came up. I was wondering if on a single show day if they do a curtain call.
I feel like the person who wrote this never attended a real high school, let alone ever did a musical.
Telecharge is the WORST Mar 13
2018, 06:56:47 PM
I prefer Telecharge if only because you can search your price point over a period of time for a specific evening's performance (for example, looking for any Saturday night performance with a $59 ticket).
qolbinau said: "Where are these ‘feminist’ concernswhen it comes to the terrible treatment of women in almost every Islamic country on earth and many Islamic communities within Western countries? No where to be seen. They’d rather spend time complaining that a musical that is 70 years old is, surprise surprise, reflecting the values of a culture 70 years ago. Shocking!"
There are plenty of people doing this work, but you're not going to read abo
IdinaBellFoster said: "The fact that I could see both parts of ANGELS IN AMERICA for $99 and the only seats left for this production are $199 each at the cheapest is disgusting."
To be fair, they did offer a fair amount of $20-40 (per part) tickets that were comparable to the $99 seats offered by Angels. Though the process for Potter was way more difficult.
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