wicked sf sit down-eden espinosa was struggling with allergies during first few songs, went off stage on way to oz and standby felicia ricci came back on as elphie as entering oz with no announcement. felicia did great, but mispositioned the broom during the elevator lift in gravity and it snapped in two...
Felicia as an excellent elphaba and sorry to see her not stay in musicals, she did some amazing youtube videos and a great online vocal training program....
been a while since we have chatted. I knew epic would draw a response so we can have a dialogue vs another dreary list posting
Epic is certainly a subjective opinion, and it will take the advantage of time to see where the class of 2010-2019 stacks up against golden age decades in the 1950s and 1960s or the BIG musical 1980s or 1990s.
my nomination for 2010s as EPIC is based on
1) Hamilton as a true gamechanger in making music in musicals co
Absolutely Epic Decade of musical theatre that will stand the test of time
1) Hamilton
2)Book of Mormon
3) Dear Evan Hansen
4) Come from Away
5) Kinky Boots
6) Beautiful
7) Waitress
8) Fun Home
9) Hadestown
10) A Gentlemans Guide
Fantastic Honorable Mentions include:
Tootsie
Aint Too Proud
Mathilda
Once
Memphis
Newsies
Alladin
School of Rock
Is there Room For Sing Street and The Wrong Man? Sep 12
2019, 03:55:21 PM
sing street hardly risky relative to source material team backing its gonna be big and leading tony contender whether it makes this season or next
im so excited to see this one
RIP Broadway 07/18/2019 Jul 20
2019, 04:59:56 PM
of course this title is clickbait, but im in an airport waiting for my plane so ill bite...
i saw all the new shows and revivals this season. hadestown was fantastic,aint too proud was dazzling, tootsie was funny and well acted, and the prom was good fun. the fresh look at oklahoma held my attention
no blockbusters this season with long legs like evan hansen or hamilton except maybe aint too proud which i think will outlast hadestown
for the sf sitdown they have been offering on goldstar 97 side and back mezz tix and the cast here is fantastic
ive seen them three times and will go again in july
Biggest Tony upset of all time? Jun 19
2019, 11:31:13 PM
i never thought mathilda was a great musical i liked berties performance a lot... i listen to kinky boots songs all the time have seen in many times over its run and thoroughly enjoyed every cast and performance. i saw mathilda obc once and tour once and wouldnt go back again...
i know everyone has their favorites so respect those of you that loved mathilda more...
the audience certainly voted with grosses and giving kinky boots a 2500 performance run on bway vs 1500 sh
Ain't Too Proud ... Snubbed! Jun 19
2019, 11:04:13 PM
holy cow aint too proud is the fourth largest grossing musical on broadway right now behind only
hamilton 3m lion king 2.2m wicked 1.9m aint too proud 1.6m
wow
Ain't Too Proud ... Snubbed! Jun 19
2019, 10:56:47 PM
ain’t too proud can laugh all the way to the bank and to impacting and uplifting so many people
this show will outlast, outgross, and out tour hadestown and all other shows from this season combined
after seeing it prebroadway a handful of times and loving every single performance. i saw it sunday in nyc
somehow and fantastic show had gotten even better with the cast members operating at an absolutely incredible level (special shout out to ephram and jeremy...nice
The Prom Will Close 8/11 Jun 19
2019, 09:22:09 PM
just saw the show last week and sad to hear its closing
great book with some nice satire on bway and a lot of delightful fun score with several gems wonderful and very lovable cast all that said its a good and probably not great show with a story line thats not as likely to register mass appeal.
the bands visit won 10 tonys and closed after 18 because there is not sustained mass appeal for beautiful niche productions(although i read it did recoup)
i thi
Roy Orbison's Jun 19
2019, 01:52:08 PM
this is a good move shocked they didnt do it from the start
just saw this last week for the first time and liked it a lot more than i thought i would its not great it is fun and entertaining and the guy playing the hotel manager/street person pretty much steals the show
i was also lucky enough to see roy orbison play a 400 person club in sf in 1982
he was the real deal
pretty woman is a truly iconic song, long before richard gere and julia rob
Hamilton San Francisco Jun 18
2019, 07:18:09 PM
wow hamilton sf just showed up on goldstar with 95 rear mezz and side mezz seats also noticed top premium seats in center orch and front mezz arent selling and being discounted down to as low as 200 a few days before show
the san francisco cast is terrific, so looking like hamilton is reaching saturation after five mos in sf in 2017 and almost four months on this run....
im really surprised and think part of it may be that people dont think good tickets are available at rea
enter laughing musical(so long 174th street) in nyc Jun 17
2019, 07:07:11 PM
i went to enter laughing thursday because of the good show score rating(87) and the fact its based on carl reiners autobiography.
what not aware of this former broadway show that starred robert morse.
the show was very entertaining, a classic musical comedy/farce of the 1930s style show set in the 30s, and really delivered well by the male lead in the show chris dwan(finding neverland) i also really liked the score enough to buy the original cast cd
catch it if you ca
enter laughing musical(so long 174th street) in nyc Jun 17
2019, 07:07:09 PM
i went to enter laughing thursday because of the good show score rating(87) and the fact its based on carl reiners autobiography.
what not aware of this former broadway show that starred robert morse.
the show was very entertaining, a classic musical comedy/farce of the 1930s style show set in the 30s, and really delivered well by the male lead in the show chris dwan(finding neverland) i also really liked the score enough to buy the original cast cd
catch it if you ca
Hadestown Post-Tony Performance and Curtain Call Speech Jun 11
2019, 11:58:54 PM
it was a very electric performance tonight and so fun to see the first performance after a show gets so appropriately recognized after the tonys was grateful to be there and going back saturday night extraordinary show....
Hamilton San Francisco May 25
2019, 08:23:43 PM
hi insert clever name last row in orch at orpheum are still very good seats especially center section because thats where the sound mixing is and also you get the full effect of all the actors on both levels of the stage
amazing cast and hamilton is the best musical ever
Musicals most people hated, but you liked May 21
2019, 08:06:54 PM
i really liked both the music and performances in big fish and still listen to the cast recording frequently.
also liked if/then music(story was confusing)
Tootsie- worst musical of the year May 21
2019, 08:02:00 PM
surprised how many posters i really respect took the bait on this troll post.
for the one person bashing my credibility when i saw the first out of town previews and siad this was a really good broadway ready show no names but initials WW
i rest my case....
Ain't Too Proud Reviews Mar 22
2019, 09:33:03 PM
this is a very good show thats super entertaining, well crafted performed and acted,and deserves the strong reviews from nyt and others.
i saw the first preview in berkeley and posted back then this deserves a place on broadway- (and mocked by others on this site)
i think it ranks below jersey boys and beautiful and ranks above (imo) any of the other biopic musicals....
i think it will get 3-5 nominations and could win for choregraphy costumes, lighting and maybe
