SomeOtherMe said: "On the other hand, they did just release a whole new block of tickets and I’d be surprised to see it not run at least until the Tonys.
Assuming they stay open until the Tony's, do we think that chances of them winning "Best Play" is high, though?"
It'll likely be nominated, but the spring is bringing heavy hitters like Hangman, The Lehman Trilogy, and The Minutes. The Sound Inside was a critical darling,
Griddlebone is in the film- she's the cat with the green beret that's part of Macavity's group. She's played by appropriately-named cabaret star Meow Meow (her stage name, at least).
NativeNYer2 said: "I would argue that the fact that he is chosen to have such communications implies that he is a special human being among us, and perhaps lends legitimacy to his appreciation for great art, literature, and film. The ghosts are NOT speaking to the individuals wearing bikini briefs. They are speaking to the one character who isn't."
Gay men can truly appreciate the arts and literature and then go party it up in speedos on Fire Island in
The Inheritance - Previews Dec 23
2019, 08:42:12 AM
I know I’m in the minority, but I did not find the end of part one moving. I found it manipulative. It gains its power not from anything in the play itself but from the audience’s knowledge- and own memories of loss- of the AIDS crisis.
And the fact that Eric experiences what would be either a massive psychotic break or an incredibly transcendental moment of transformation for him and is barely changed at all is telling. In fact, he spends most of Part 2 preoccupied with the fact that
CATS Film Adaptation Thread Dec 22
2019, 09:24:02 PM
They’ve said the runtime won’t be affected, which indicates this will just be cosmetic fixes. There are numerous, numerous moments where the CGI looks unfinished.
CATS Film Adaptation Thread Dec 22
2019, 10:09:49 AM
This was one of the most fun moviegoing experiences in my life.
The first twenty minutes, the audience was in amused bewilderment. But then came a point- perhaps it was seeing JHud on all fours crawling on the ground- that everyone just broke, and it became an interactive screening like Rocky Horror.
The movie is such a giant cluster****, devoid of good ideas and good taste, that it truly must be seen to be believed. Updated visual effects won’t fix it- though the visual effe
Impossible2 said: "seaweedjstubbs said: "Impossible2 said: "seaweedjstubbs said: "^Yes, but the filmed stage version only has 5 reviews, and none of them are from respected sources. The movie currently has 67 reviews, 24 from “Top Critics”.
This should’ve been an animated movie. Don’t know how/why Universal thought it could be a prestige film. It’s CATS. It ain’t that deep. Crazy to think that if things h
Dave Malloy's Moby Dick at A.R.T. Dec 19
2019, 11:33:15 AM
Saw this last night and thought it was pretty brilliant, unwieldiness and length and all. To paraphrase a line given to the show’s meta iteration of Ishmael, the warts are part of what makes it what it is.
Malloy’s score, dense and idiosyncratic and so clearly his, undoubtedly will yield more riches and layers the more it’s listened to, just as his other scores do.
Surprised that folks complain that the second half is slow- it is not only much shorter than the first half, but
The film’s real test is whether audiences can accept the theatricality of the material in a more literal medium like film. That’s the question here, putting aside the well-worn arguments of the plot and everything else.
People are more willing to accept things (like people as singing and dancing cats) in theatre. But here it’s a more literal take, coupled with digital effects that are squarely in the uncanny valley.
hork said: "This article is dumb. The writer doesn’t seem to understand the power of oral storytelling at all."
Well, he compiled the oral history of Angels in America, The World Only Spins Forward, so he understands the power of oral storytelling at least a little.
Ado Annie D'Ysquith said: "I'm have many questions. Isn't the piece sung-through? If there's only 59 minutes on this album, how much music are they not releasing on a CD? Has stuff been cut? And if they do release the full soundtrack, then why do this as well? Maybe a "Deluxe Edition" is in its future?"
The trailer certainly seemed to indicate a substantial addition of spoken dialogue.
The musical itself is hardly an example of gritty realism. From its set, which almost looked like a vintage postcard version of Washington Heights, to the story beats and shape of the plot, it operated in a heightened and idealized or romantic depiction of the neighborhood and community.
Levy is really the only thing here that doesn't work for me... it's very odd casting for this role, indeed. And although she's just 2-3 years younger than Veanne Cox was, she reads much younger to me.
