Honestly, I was disgusted before I even got to Brantley's line about Peppermint. This early line did it for me:
"And its dichotomous nature matches the didactic thrust of a show that celebrates the importance of not being (and pardon me, for trotting out what’s starting to feel like the decade’s most overused word) binary. "
It just reeks of a lack of tolerance, and it was clear that he was going to hate this show no matter what.
I'd actually argue that these reviews are all filled with lots of positives that then boil down to the critic essentially saying "but that's not what I wanted..."
Just got back from tonight's show and had a freaking blast. It's pure camp. Yes it tries too hard at times, but I don't even care. I was smiling the entire time. The choreography is bangin' (I think Spencer Liff has actually outdone himself here), the costumes are super cool (especially the ensemble costumes), the cast is riotously funny, and the songs actually feel like they fit into the story while matching the humorous tone. I'd say it's one of the better jukebox mu
I know several deaf people who would be pretty offended at having their deafness classified as a disability, but I understand what you were going for in that particular question.
TFMH18 said: "When it comes to acting categories, I could honestly see Band's Visit taking all three it's nominated for. Lenk, Stachel, and Shalhoub are each giving super strong performances in a year that's unusually non-uniform when it comes to popular opinion."
I think the person with the best chance of beating Norbert Leo Butz is Grey Henson, not Ari'el Stachel. But I don't see either of those things happening.
There's "different styles" and then there's Ribbons Down My Back being performed as a nasally pop song. I don't think that's what anyone at the Shubert has in mind for Irene.
Valentina3 said: "Irene Malloy? I'd be down for that part becoming a pop-star fill in for audiences so top tier theater actress continue to get cast appropriately as Dolly."
That's a joke, right? She's not even REMOTELY the right voice type for that role.
Maybe I'm taking crazy pills, or maybe Ariana just doesn't have me as jaded as some of you, but that actually made me want to see her do Audrey. I actually think that was pretty solid (and pretty far away from her pop personality voice). Yes she riffed at the end, but she can reel that in for an actual show.
