It's hard for me to imagine this excellent movie on stage. A lot of the appeal of the film was that it was an early 2000s look at a rapidly booming India. For all the great music in the film, it's really a snapshot of intertwining family members with their own issues and storylines going on during a typical Indian wedding for a family that has the means to do that sort of wedding. It's actually a pretty intimate story that the camera and film editing can capture perfectly. T
This pay phone conversation reminds me of an episode of Mama's Family where they bought a brand new answering machine and the family kept arguing what to record for their "We're not home right now" message on the machine and Mama finally had enough and just took over and yelled "It's your dime! Spill it!" Yes, I know the show was shot in the 1980s so it's not really helpful to determine how much pay phones cost in 1974-1975.
It was pretty clear. Bob was just being his usual king of projection when he asked if he was really the father because he was unfaithful to Gwen (as shown in the 1960 flashback and then him asking Gwen to marry him and saying he wants a baby with her) to what we know from the second episode where he cheated on her so much that it became routine.
Also, I see no issues with the way Gwen is being portrayed. IMO, it shows her as human but ultimately a good person trying her best to be
I usually don't think we need a separate award because usually it's the actual play (text and all) that's being rewarded, but when Harry Potter won Best Play I really really wished we had that separate writing category.
Truthfully, Sutton Foster is NEVER my first pick for any role that's been done before, but she always manages to surprise me and make me a fan of her performance. And yet...every time there's a new project with her attached, I always question it. I think there's just something about Sutton that prevents me from seeing her in a lot of things and she has to prove me wrong.
Regarding a recent negative post about Ambrose's performance from someone who's been doing that since the beginning. It's sort of nice that some things never change. That one person among a few seem really angry that people actually like or even love this performance. Obviously, having an opinion that Ambrose's performance wasn't good is valid, but so are the opinions of others who really disagree with that take and liked/loved Ambrose's portrayal. <
I think it's amazing that she is doing the show in Japan. I wonder how much of that had to do with Ken Watanabe as well. When I saw the show back in the summer of 2015, Ken Watanabe looked like he has having the time of his life during curtain call. I think he loved being given this opportunity and being able to play this role in this production.
I find that simply Googling "WhizzerMarvin" and the name of the show will do a better job yielding search results of his reviews. Someone should compile them into one master list on a thread/website.
If they cast a "name" for Max, wouldn't that run the risk of it being a bit too spoilerish? In case there are people who will watch it who are unfamiliar with the material? I guess the people who would be most inclined to watch this would already be familiar with it, so I guess it's a non-issue.
I get that, but I also wonder how jarring it would be for both Joe and Betty to look like they fifty years younger rather than like 15-30 years younger (Joe/Betty).
Conversely, this is the ONLY ending I like now even though this is the most I like Eliza and Henry together. Especially with the way Ambrose played it opposite Hadden-Paton. I like what Donica did with Freddy during Eliza's return to Covent Garden and how he was listening it and having light bulb moments and deciding he still wanted to be with Eliza. The second time I saw it, I saw far stage left so I didn't get to see much of it, but when I saw it orchestra center the first time arou
bk said: "NONE of this is coming from Paramount, for God's sake. Paramount has made one comment thus far: "No comment." This is ALL coming from Mr. Lloyd Webber's publicity office. I mean, with every new planted item this becomes not only more obvious but more ludicrous. And funny, if they've just contracted this writer who has, what, one show under his belt, they'll be shooting this in October? My goodness."
With her "acting" skills and limited vocal range? I know some think Close isn't much better, but at least Close is an actress. I'm a huge ass Madonna fan, but I don't want another reason for Patti Lupone to call Madonna a "movie killer" again.
This project may collapse, like many projects do after this sort of announcement. However, since it seems Paramount has a director and a screenwriter lined up (according to the DailyFail which I'm weary of believing if not for the Hollywood Reporter's other report), then I don't see why we can't have some fun discussing it until we find out nothing is being done with this project come October. In one of Close's latest Instagram videos, she talks about resting before enteri
As I'm surprised as I am at the success it has in London, I guess it shouldn't be. The U.S. and England do have some shared history and the a major focus of Hamilton is the American Revolutionary War fighting against the British and seeking independence from them, so it's not like the Brits aren't involved in the story in some capacity. I thought they'd be offended by the King George depiction, but I guess they're ok with it as they make fun of their
I don't have high hopes for this because of the creative team behind it (Rob Ashford??? really?) and the material itself. That said, I don't know why bk is overreacting to the announcement like this. I mean sure, the project could end up not coming to fruition because it happens all the time to all kinds of announced projects, not just ones that are movie adaptations of Broadway musicals. However, with this announcement, at least we know there's been some traction and talks going
Exactly. Aren't most of these jukebox musicals appealing to baby boomers? I mean, Donna Summer, Cher, The Four Seasons, Gloria Estefan, so on and so forth. They're taking advantage of the nostalgia trip these shows provide.
