While it doesn't really matter much being that it's a limited run, I feel like the reviews do put a bit more into light where this might fall with Tony nominations. Especially that leading actress race. As it's been talked about in the BMC review topic, reviews are not really going to be a make of break in the long run when it comes to the voters choices, but they put into a more clear picture of the pulse of what the voters might be feeling should we work on the idea that reviewe
I'm really curious how this one is going to go. Especially after the clips dropped a few days ago. I have not been following the preview thread on it closely but I can't lie that after seeing the clips I am kinda glad that I decided against seeing it. Perhaps some good reviews can change my mind.
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BE MORE CHILL (Broadway) Reviews Mar 13
2019, 03:54:15 PM
I feel like the money it took to bring this to Broadway could have been much better spent going to getting it turned into a movie musical. That is the way you reach your teen demo. Take the work to them for a price they can afford, not make them try to find a way to come to you and by that I mean beg mom and dad. They will also make a ton of money back eventually in licensing rights to high school theater programs.
Hugh Jackman in The Music Man Mar 13
2019, 10:52:27 AM
"A leading New York stage star who has been absent from Broadway for the last few years is believed to be on board to play Marian and will be confirmed in the coming weeks."
Sooo.... I am just throwing this out there as someone I would personally love to see in this and kinda fits the above but.... what about Megan Hilty?
Re: Groff in Hamilton. Exactly what JSpuared said above. It was one song and then two reprises of the same one main song that got him his nomination. Still one song just heard it a few times extra.
And RE: 5th slot, if I recall correctly it's if the 5th show is within 2 votes of the 4th show, which in this case really might be possible. Someone can correct me on the number. It's either 2 or 3 votes.
Really the only locks in my book are Tootise and Hadestown. The Prom has the strongest chances of the rest of the bunch but then I don't know if I would go saying Ain't Too Proud has any stronger chances at getting in then the rest of the dark horses. There is a lot at play with all the things on the bubble here (Ain't Too Proud, The Cher Show, Beetlejuice, and Be More Chill) that can really swing any of these four into the last sure slot and possibly a 5th slot.
Honestly, I would go at it by looking at the seats on the date you have to work with and pick which one has the better seats at a better price. I noticed in looking for tickets for my birthday in July that as much as I want to see Moulin Rouge myself, it was gonna mean paying $150 for a back of the balcony seat on all the dates I looked at. Your budget might be the make or break here in this choice.
LuPita2 said: "Children and teenagers don't know who Brantley is, so it won't affect ticket sales. I think this show is critic proof and doesn't need Tony noms to stay afloat either. It was resurrected by kids online and until they're sick of it, this show will stick around."
That's right kids and children don't know who Brantley is. Who does? The standard Broadway public buying the tickets that are the make or break for a show to survive
MollyJeanneMusic said: "Every show gets constructive criticism - on both the Anastasia and Band's Visit closing threads, I saw people mentioning things that they thought each show could've done better. The thing with this show is that other than people saying which things they think could use improvement, there are a lot of people that are just going, "This is TERRIBLE! The songs are BORING! The script is STUPID!" With Anastasia, there was a very interesting debate
I feel like I have been ranting about the marketing on this show since pretty much day one and here I go again. They need to STOP marketing to their target demo cus they ALREADY have that demo locked down, and START marketing to the AVERAGE BROADWAY AUDIENCE if they want to survive.
I look at that footage and I just cringe that something that looks so cheap and unprofessional wants $130+ a ticket out of my wallet plus the cost to get into the city on top of that. They cannot and
Now the REAL reason I came to comment here but got distracted with the above, did anyone else think that the clips reel they put together was kinda... unappealing? And mainly that they really picked the wrong group number to feature?
So before people come at me saying that I just don't get it or I'm being unfair, know that the two songs that I LIKE in the show are Micheal in the Bathroom and Smartphone Hour. I watch the off-Broadway rehearsal of that Smartphone Hour like
VotePeron said: "This board's determination to bring downBe More Chillis just fascinating to me. You want to talk about bad lyrics - have you listened toThe Prom?It's a matter of taste. If it's not for you, it's not for you."
You're right. And if that happens to mean that it's not for people on the board and they express that, then... what's the problem exactly?
dfrillsnedit said: "I really dig these choices! I've seen a few people mention JGL, and though I love him, there's something about him appearing a tad "short" to me on screen that doesn't make me see him as a Joe. BUT, he has surprised me again, and again, and infinity over, so I'm sure he'd be great.
And I thought the same thing with Emma Stone, but I feel like she'd definitely be the safe choice."
With them sort of less then enthusiastic reports so far of Ain't Too Proud, really think that solidifies that the Best Musical race is just between Hadestown and Tootsie. And it's going to be hard to pin down one over the other between them. It seems like it's going to be one of those years where it can really go either way. The two shows are so drastically different but both equally seem to be praised so far in each of their previous runs before coming to NYC. It's a mat
Re: Ages. As others have mentioned, though Betty's age is specifically mentioned in the musical as 22, I could see them aging all the characters up by 10 years to accomodate Close's age compared to Norma's. Close could read 60 still but no way she can read 50. So if they age up Norma to 60, perhaps Joe could be in his mid early to mid 30s and Betty in her mid to late 20s.
That all being said, and knowing that they are going to try to Oscar bait the heck outta this one....
ACL2006 said: "So sad. Just finding it odd that they're having Nielsen take over for Martin and are bringing in Julie White to take Nielsen's role. Why not just have White take over for Martin?"
Likely because Nielsen has been in rehearsals and already has a feel for the show and the director's focus for the piece. Better to move up someone into the larger role that has a feel for it, likely has been seeing what Martin and the director have created for th
I'm torn on this one. I loved the original but upon seeing a tour of the show I saw, it made me kind of see the flaws in the book of this one. I think it would need a little touching up to make it work and would need a good designers to maybe not make it as big and loud and at times a bit laughable as it was the first time around. Again, nothing against the original. Was one of my top 10 favorite shows at the time it came out but I recognize now it was far from perfect.
I would die. I would love it. I feel like they have worked it enough and perhaps might have learned enough from what works and what doesn't to make it work today as it did not in the 90s. And in and interview before the concert, Wildhorse basically said he hoped that the right people might be in the audience that night and they would see what happens. The material really is his best work and if he just puts it in the hands of a good director and a good design team, it wou
Oh Oh Oh! And another 1.0 tidbit! The rescue sequence between Into the Fire and Falcon in the Dive use to be a FULL SCENE with dialogue and NOT a montage of various rescue missions. It was the execution they save Marie from. One of them league of the Pimpernel pretends to be stricken with plague and causes a panic as everyone runs off and resulted in one of my favorite lost bits of dialogue. As everyone is in a panic, the league member is yelling "Plague! Plague! Plague for sale!&qu
