It's interesting to see the huge Vivian Beaumont sets being smaller for the more compact theaters on tour. In fact I saw Hamilton on tour in Virginia just a week or so ago (loved it) and the set there didn't look all that different from the Broadway version that I could tell.
I'm also on the team who found Frozen II a really neat, if a bit surprising, improvement over the first film in terms of it's story, characters, animation, art direction, score and most especially it's songs which I really adored. Definitely seeing it again this upcoming weekend.
A big improvement on an already solid Disney movie.
I've been out for a month or so and then THIS happens! Honestly, I'm glad that Tom Hooper isn't playing it safe and doing some very WEIRD stuff with this movie. Yeah the CG is a big dose of WTF but I think it's part of why I want to see this come December. The sets, shots, dances, perspective is pretty good choices and the cast seems very game.
I want to see this with a full audience looking at this with all kinds of emotions and I'm all here for it.
I saw this glorious revival back in May 30th last year with the entire original cast and that was a production I will never forget. It was proof as to why Bartlett Sher is a talented director of Golden Age musicals and I certainly hope that either Camelot or Follies are on his mind for his next musical revival.
Laura was absolutely stunning as well and I'm glad she's closing the show this July.
I don't know about you but looking at Box Office Mojo tells me that Mary Poppins Returns has the same box office legs that The Greatest Showman did (maybe more so) and it may out gross La La Land's 150+ million domestically. I personally thought that the movie was so beautifully made and created with such love and passion for the first film that the "Disney Live Action Remake" stink doesn't even show up throughout the entire film; and with a fantastic s
I saw it opening day and I loved it. A worthy sequel to a great movie with fantastic songs written by the talented duo Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, who I think deserve to write the score and songs for a Disney animated movie.
RJ14 said: " just listened to the soundtrack, I love it, the orschestra is to die for, but none of the songs really stand out to me. Maybe that's why no songs in the movie were nominated for the golden globe."
Believe it or not, Mary Poppins wasn't nominated at the 1964 Golden Globes for it's songs either so history has repeated itself here.
Yes I did notice that. I wonder if Marc Shaiman did write the Overture like that on purpose to emulate/sound similar to The Sound of Music to reference the 1960s era of film musicals. Speaking of the soundtrack, I freaking loved it! The songs are wonderfully written and the quality to me is the Hairspray/Smash Shaiman/Wittman than Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Shaiman/Wittman (whose songs I didn't mind and had a few I actually liked).
So the social media embargo has just dropped and the Twitter/Instagram notices have ranged from very positive to flat out love letters, with a fair few that have felt disappointed by it which is a big far cry from the outrage social media went over when Into The Woods came out.
I did hear that the review embargo will drop on the 12th so it's going to be pretty interesting, and I honestly adored the film adaption of Into The Woods for I consider that movie to be Ro
After listening to the two songs countless times, while it would be completely unfair to compare them to the first film's songs, these are some pretty dang FANTASTIC songs on their own terms. And while I didn't mind Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman's songs for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, this is a welcome return to form for them. I wonder that after this, they will begin work on that Some Like It Hot musical that was announced a few months back.
With a cast like this, it's making me more and more curious about the movie and how it will play out. Especially with a director like Tom Hooper whose Les Miserables film I actually liked despite some issues.
So there have been screenings last week with both SAG or Academy members and the Twitter responses have been nothing but positives to flat out RAVES. They're calling this film a pure, magical joy ride with wonderful performances (with the most praise going to Emily Blunt), great songs, and being called "the movie the world needs right now". Some who are Oscar insiders are now predicting that the film has a strong chance of getting nominations for Best Picture and Best
As for cast recordings I really love the OBC for it's cast and I really like the 1992 London Concert version with Paul Gemignani's orchestral arrangements. The only thing I think the film has going for it is a few good performances/musical numbers and is very well designed and shot; but other than that I think it's a big mess; but it's becoming something of a guilty pleasure for me.
Rob Marshall won me back with Into The Woods and I'm very excited for M
Agreed Kad, the film version that was going to be made in the 90's was reportedly so different from it's source material that it was an extremely family friendly, watered down, version of the stage show. Especially sparring the Baker's Wife and with her having a happy ending with her husband and child. Talk about missing the point of the musical entirely.
I for one am very grateful for the film that we got despite it's changes. Plus I think Rob Marshall is really g
So good to hear that Laura is doing great in this role and that the chemistry between her and Paton is wonderful despite just meeting each other on that day.
