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BE MORE CHILL (Broadway) Reviews  Mar 11 2019, 03:38:18 PM

Moderator said: "goldenstate5, since you asked publicly, your message was not edited for the use of the word "jeeeeez," it was edited because of the personal insult that followed it about posters who had been vocal with their dislike of the show. We thought that since the remainder of your message did not violate the board's rules that this was a better option than deleting the entire post. I hope that clears up the confusion.

By the way, "jeeeeez"


BE MORE CHILL (Broadway) Reviews  Mar 11 2019, 01:40:08 PM

Did the mods here really edit out me saying "jeeeeez"?

Really?

Okay.



BE MORE CHILL (Broadway) Reviews  Mar 11 2019, 05:27:25 AM

<<edited by BWW staff>>

I don't think Be More Chill is a particularly great musical, but I think it's charming and the songs are catchy. I get why teens have latched onto it. (though I think the bathroom song is massively overrated) It's a bubbly little show with a good heart despite some questionable decisions. (the love interest character I swear is a reject from Spelling Bee) The way y'all are trashing on it you'd think the producers ran


Merrily We Roll Along possible cast recording?  Feb 3 2019, 12:08:59 PM

Was wondering if the Roundabout off-broadway production has any shot of being recorded? The fact that they have Rich and Happy in it makes me really hope that they do, would love to hear a modern recording of that.



Avenue Q to close in April 2019  Dec 12 2018, 01:25:59 AM

It's funny: I have the Vegas sitdown of Avenue Q to thank for introducing me to the show (saw it three times at the Wynn), but it was arguably a step backward for a show that could've been truly, truly huge. Like Tag said, the missed opportunities of different city sitdowns and a touring production in '05 were enormous. While the show still made bank in the long-run,no doubt, I can't imagine what the show could've done with a wider audience at its height spreading. IIRC, t

What is the Fate of SPONGEBOB?  Jun 9 2018, 06:30:44 AM

My guess is that they just close and announce a tour at the same time. I mean, a tour really has to be what Nickelodeon was eyeing this entire time. A 9-month Broadway run is just gravy.



SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS to Open at the Palace Theatre, Fall 2017  Aug 22 2017, 07:36:45 PM

I recently watched the bootleg of this after rolling my eyes hard at the initial announcement.

And man, has Tina Landau and her crew proven me very, very wrong. This is a stunningly creative and amusing show with some terrific songs despite the splintering of its composers, and they do make it seem like one whole. It kind of reminds me of "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" in how they are so able to chameleon all these differing styles yet still make them their own. Do some not work? Yeah


NEWSIES Will Be Filmed Live With Jeremy Jordan & Kara Lindsay  Feb 17 2017, 11:00:27 AM

rcwr said: "goldenstate5 said: I wouldn't be surprised if this pulls a Beauty and the Beast-style revived national tour

What does that mean, a Beauty and the Beast-style revived tour? Something about the tour production? Or how it came about?


 

"

In 2010, Disney launched a six-year-long national tour after a break due to popular demand.



NEWSIES Will Be Filmed Live With Jeremy Jordan & Kara Lindsay  Feb 17 2017, 02:28:50 AM

Came back from this and I'm glad I'm not the only one who had issues with the frenetic direction. While the dance scenes weren't too stilted (although I was surprised just how often they refused to show the full range of the stage), the most egregarious part was the godawful tracking of the fight scene at the end of the first act. Onstage, quick cut shaky cam? Really?! Shaky cam?!?!

It may not be what the people came for, that being the dance numbers, but it's still a c


HAMILTON Is Being Filmed With The OBC, So Everyone Freak The F*#k Out.  Jun 16 2016, 12:02:08 PM

ampi2 said: "From Lin's twitter:

" 2) What are we doing with that footage? No idea. Throwing it in a vault at Gringotts for a bit probly. But we're getting it. "

https://twitter.com/Lin_Manuel/status/743463659544936448

 
Shrek The Musical was filmed in 2009, and was finally released in 2013. It was over four years. And that was SHREK.

If I had to gues


SHE LOVES ME To Be Live Streamed On June 30th  Jun 16 2016, 11:51:47 AM

First off: spectacular news. Especially for a limited time run that definitely will not tour, and one that is so wonderful it is pure jubilation to hear that it will be filmed. I hope more shows start exploring this angle more and more, especially with how much better and easier access it is getting at finding/watching bootlegs. I get that some producers are concerned about how this may affect the legacy of their show in terms of touring and such but that never really made sense to me. Most,

She Loves Me Recording?  Jun 9 2016, 10:05:03 AM

Wow.

This recording is insane. It's everything a revival recording should be: distinct, revised orchestrations, wonderful new performances and presenting a fuller taste than prior.

I'll always be a little keen on the 93 revival's more traditional touch (and years and years of nostalgia helps too), but I'm absolutely in love with this new whimsical, romantic take on the material that elevates the score immensely. I had a feeling looking at the lush sets of the rev


Lucky Stiff movie  Mar 30 2016, 05:05:25 PM

Old thread, I know, but I just saw this after being reminded that I saw a trailer for this two years ago and it looked pretty mediocre, aside from the fact that the songs were recorded with a full orchestra. I do find "Lucky Stiff" to be a charming and silly little musical, and Ahrens and Flaherty's score is definitely saccharine... but sue me I like some low-rent-Alan-Menken saccharine.

78 minutes later and... well, there were two things I got out of it:


UP HERE preview thread  Aug 3 2015, 08:18:42 AM

Curious to know how much it resembles or seems similar to the new Pixar movie "Inside Out"? Knowing that their next project is Frozen on Broadway and with Disney also owning the Inside Out IP, I wonder if that may cause some discomfort in the future if the show makes it to NYC.


Not saying one ripped off the other at all, so don't take it like that... it's just eerie how the new articles about the duo and their new show talks up their relationship with Disney via Frozen, Pooh and Fi

Best and Worst Orchestrations in a musical  Apr 14 2015, 09:06:32 PM

Wow! That was really awesome/fascinating. You can barely hear the synth in there (and yeah, all of that is retained in the OCR with all the additional instruments added), and percussion comes lightly in at the end. Obviously the piano is the only constant which might explain why I've heard differently in the past. (although I didn't do much research before, just read minor things in passing)


The song almost feels robbed of its orchestration there in light of the OCR haha.



Best and Worst Orchestrations in a musical  Apr 14 2015, 07:55:00 PM

"Great post
 
Funny that Troob and Starobin have worked together on some Menken scores (Pocahontas--Troob ran out of time and asked Starobin to help.)  It seems like Menken goes to Troob first--which may be partly loyalty and familiarity--Troob was in the tiny bands for God Bless You Mr Rosewater and Little Shop which I think he did the arrangement you hate so much for--I don't mind it but I keep in mind their limitations.  Starobin is p


Best and Worst Orchestrations in a musical  Apr 14 2015, 06:33:37 PM

Gotta be Michael Starobin, whose orchestrations are so lively, eclectic and unpredictable that they often outshine the singing themselves. I don't think I've ever encountered a piece that he touches that isn't musically dull when it comes to the orchestra, and it's no shock he worked on so many Disney musicals in the 90s with Menken that helped make so many of those songs sound not only rich, but fun. For a fantastic example of his work with Disney, I would actually point to the lesser-known

HONEYMOON IN VEGAS struggling on Broadway  Mar 2 2015, 07:01:37 PM
"Have the just been waiting for then press on this?"

That reminds me: why did they give Brynn this ugly-looking blonde wig to wear in the Broadway transfer? She looked incredibly gorgeous in both the Papermill version and these photos, rightfully because she's a natural brunette.

Did the producers really think making her to look more like Sarah Jessica Parker would sell more tickets?



HONEYMOON IN VEGAS struggling on Broadway  Mar 2 2015, 05:47:21 PM
So it's officially the lowest grossing show on Broadway? (or at least tied with "On the Town")

How is it not closed yet? Who is pouring money into this?

It reminds me of when I was working as an usher at the Venetian here in Vegas last year. They had this bland Chinese acrobatic show called "Panda" which was drawing the most absolutely pitiful crowds you'd ever see. I vividly remember taking some guests about ten minutes prior to showtime to their seats from the VIP level, when


HONEYMOON IN VEGAS struggling on Broadway  Mar 2 2015, 04:54:18 PM
Sorry I barely ever post here but I have got to say I'm kind of enthralled everyday about this one.

I read the rave Brantley NYT review and immediately listened to the score. From the review I was expecting the next Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, instead I basically got that show with its balls removed. It's a pleasant and catchy score with fun lyrics here and there, especially considering how utterly boring Jason Robert Brown usually is but there's just nothing really there that truly grabs


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