VintageSnarker said: "I remember thinking during This Ain't No Disco that Samantha Marie Ware would sing the crap out of Ti Moune's songs. I'm also co-signing Titus as Asaka."
Saw this yesterday and really enjoyed it. I've been a fan of his for years and this isn't my favorite work of his (I think "My Secret Public Journal" is) but this was still outright hilarious at certain times.
CaseyBrent41 said: "Really crossing my fingers. I want them to AT LEAST get good decent reviews, even if their advertising and sales suck. Hopefully the critics review it as it is and not what they would rather it be."
Agreed. It's a fun, cute show that embraces exactly what it is. Plus it's one of the best casts I've seen in a musical in a long time.
I was there last night and we got out about 10:25.
The show exceeded my expectations and was fun and cute and fluffy. No, it's not high art, but it doesn't try to be. It embraces its camp. The cast is excellent, and I really liked the costumes and lighting.
This is a complete mess in every aspect. The score is a big letdown, given Trask's other work, the book is an absolute disaster (the characters are either uninteresting or unnecessary and the show doesn't quite know what it wants to be about), and overall everything just feels so sanitized. It felt like watching a theater camp production. Nothing about this screams dirty, gritty New York City of the 1970s. There's no sex either! The cast is just fine, everyone is so young and thin
I'm with LightsOut90 on this one; while the cast is very talented (and it's always nice to see Alysha Umphress on stage), this production seems pointless.
I thought this was fine, certainly not my favorite Tracy Letts play (and I'm a big fan.) I really don't understand what the point was. I don't think anyone is really fantastic but Susan Parfour was my favorite of the Mary Pages.
I will say they could've gotten away with double casting most of the other roles and I thought the set was just downright ugly. It looked like a tanning salon bed/pool/conveyor belt.
uncageg said: "SomethingPeculiar said: "They're lucky they could move theatres. I hope this means the Cort renovation project will start sooner now."
Isn't it already underway? I thought THE PROM was to be the first production to open when renovations were done. Maybe they feel it might take longer and moved the show.
I am looking forward to seeing the renovations. The cort is one of my favorite theaters to see a show.
