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I was there last night and have to be a dissenting opinion and say I was unimpressed. The pacing is pretty deadly and the contrast of the loud scene change music with the very soft dialogue grew on my nerves as the evening went on.

The problem for me is that the show felt long and short at the same time. Just as any scene seemed to be getting started we had moved on to the next one. Obviously I see the parallels to modern day times and I think they are certainly touching on themes that

I saw this on Friday and thought Stockard was outstanding. I'm mad she isn't on Broadway to garner a Tony Nomination for her performance!

The play itself is a bit of the run of the mill family drama, but it is very funny, especially the dinner in Act 1. I loved the layered dialogue with the older man talking about mushy peas! 

I thought Hugh Dancy did a nice job with his two characters, and the overall ensemble was solid. But again, its a juicy part for Stockard and

I was there last night. This will certainly be a very divisive production. My boyfriend was visibly upset with the show at the end and continued to talk about how he thought they ruined the show long after we got home.

I have some negatives which I will get to at first.

1.      The sound is bad. The space at St. Anne’s sucks most of the sound up into the massive ceiling. This is an understated and soft production and while (apparently they were wea

I saw this last night and while I feel I have truly hit my quota of Joan of Arc plays between this, St. Joan and the musical that played the public, I thoroughly enjoyed Glenn Close and mostly liked the play. Glenn is giving a Tony award worthy performance that is fiery and passionate. Her final lines leading up to “I had a daughter” were really powerful.

As for the play I appreciated that it took a lighter approach. There was less of Joan’s insufferable piety here an

I was there last night and have to say I thought it was fantastic. I thought all four performers were outstanding and Mykal Kilgore was ready to blow the roof off the building with that voice!

I think it’s interesting to look at this as a first work JRB as I felt so many shades of his other works in this.

I’ve always liked the original cast recording but wasn’t sure if I’d be engaged by seeing this in person, but I felt like each song/scene really pl

Did anyone see this yet? I saw it last night and had problems with it, but did find things i liked. I found it throwing everything in and seeing what stuck.

There are several visual gags, including one with a plant that had me laughing well after the show was over last night.

The show runs 1:15 with no intermission and the problem is it occasionally feels long. The first 30 minutes are very strong. There's a Norman conquests-esque moment where Martha goes to the

I just got back from a London trip. I saw this.  The good news it is definitely better than many jukebox musicals, though it could still be improved. Yet again we have to start with a young version of Tina which to me is completely unnecessary. (And just like Donna, yes she sang in church!) The projections are also awful. 

The real reason that this works better is Adrienne Warren who is absolutely incredible in this.I think Tony worthy. She is giving a truly fantastic perform

I saw this last night. Full disclosure I was a bit ill for the second half of the show so maybe I wasn't in the best mindset, but I agree with everyone I thought Billie Piper was absolutely incredible. It's a heck of a performance and one you shouldn't miss. I will say, that I was less impressed with the play itself and there are little ticks about this production that annoyed me. 

Some sections really dragged, and the interludes between scenes with the music that perp

I was there tonight. What a delight. Yet again, Encores goes above and beyond their mission. No books in sight, fully staged, even with a lovely set! I thought the multi-level set was perfect. As another poster mentioned Roundabout could transfer this production tomorrow and it would be ready!

I've been so excited to see this show. I've had a close friend who is a huge fan of the original describe it multiple times and I have been hooked on the cast recording and LOVED the TONY

I saw this last night in the snowstorm and wow was it worth it. My TDF ticket was orchestra row R (second to last row) and was a great view. Glenda Jackson and Laurie Metcalf are both incredible and the show is just brilliant. I thought the play itself was so brilliant and the staging and direction just worked so well together. I absolutely will be seeing this one multiple times. 

For those wondering, I did the stage door after, which was a small crowd due to the weather. Both Lau

I saw this show last night. I was somewhat enjoying it going into intermission. While Michael Cera is always Michael Cera, I thought the part was a decent fit for him and his jokes seemed to land well.

I was pretty unimpressed with Chris Evans. His part is on the smaller side, and for the most part it felt to me like he was playing a caricature of what someone thought a cop was based on a a bunch of episodes of Law & Order down to that pornstache he was wearing. 

I was

I saw this on Monday night and had nightmares from the dead insurance men ballet that somehow works its way into both acts!

It’s rare for a show to be both sleep inducing in act 1, and then so trippy that I can’t believe my eyes in act 2. I am not the target audience. I only knew Margaritaville and Cheeseburger in Paradise, but somehow have been to two Margaritaville locations so I definitely at least understand what the Buffet brand is going for.  I think it’s p

Negative is a very appropriate word. Frankly I thought this was awful.

I immediately thought of this as a poor-man’s SWEAT. It deals with a crumbling factory town and mayor (Adam Pally) and his friend (Anna Chlumsky) who has an idea to (literally) paint the town red as a way to draw tourism back to the town.  Needless to say this does not quite go as planned.

I won’t give away all of the twists and turns here (if you can call them that), but there are a large am

I saw this tonight and have to say I'm very surprised at all of the negative reviews on here. It is a bit too long (tonight's show ran exactly 2 hours), but I found it to quite funny and gripping with three excellent performances. 

I saw Francesca Annis onstage in the West End in 2008 and loved her so I was thrilled at the chance to see her onstage again. She is wonderful here and gives the strongest performance out of the three. She delivers so brilliantly dry line readin

I don't really have much to add other than to agree that it really was a perfect evening. Even from waaay up in the balcony this show played beautifully. Kelli O'Hara was stunning and her voice filled city center so beautifully. I really wish Steven Pasquale had been able to do this as I know he would have been excellent, but Patrick Wilson was fantastic. Stephanie was fantastic and hysterical. The orchestra sounded amazing.

This truly was such a full production it surprised me

I saw this tonight courtesy of the added benefit of everyone winning the lotto. I am have to say I sadly fell on the side of Whizzer. Over-directed was the first thing I said when the show ended. I love immersive shows, and I appreciated what Arden was going for here, but it seemed like everything going on was meant to distract me from the actual show. 

Walking is quite a sight with the sand on the stage, the water, THE GOAT, THE CHICKEN (WHY IS THERE A CHICKEN?), and all the

I saw this last night and have been dreading it ever since it was announced for the fall. I have never been a fan of the TV show and every time that theme song comes on my skin starts to crawl.I agree with Bwayphreak, don't judge it till you have seen it! 

That being said, I found it pretty hard to resist this show. It isn’t perfect, and I think the having different people write the songs was a mistake and especially in act 1 felt like the songs were often totally unrela