From 2015 - Jeff Whitty spoke about Head Over Heels. I saw the production which was lots of fun and it didn't beat you over the head. Whitty considered the show a work in progress. Too bad, Ms Paltrow and Company ruined it!
The play is about the clashing and blending of opposites in life and love. The king of Arcadia gets a bad oracle and seeks to overcome his fate with power and control.
He has two beloved daughters, Pamela (played by Bonnie Milligan) and Philocl
Yes, the comments are "body shaming." As for the further explanation from Laura Collins-Hughes, perhaps she miswrote. Did she attend the Donald Trump School For Theatre Reviewing? I read other reviews and no other critic had a problem with the costumes!
As for some of the postings on this thread, I could give a rat's ass about what John Simon wrote years ago. <<edited by BWW staff>>.
What's the difference between a revival and a re-imagining?
I recall messages here wailing about the recent revival of Fiddler because it didn't look like the original production and didn't use the original choreography.
The message board was filled with postings wailing about the choreography in the current Carousel.
What are your thoughts about the current Hello Dolly!?
From my point of view, there is a difference between a director who respects the a
Maija García - Choreographer for WSS at the Guthrie
GUTHRIE Debut. THEATER CHOREOGRAPHY Cuba Libre (Artists Repertory Theatre); Another Word for Beauty (Goodman Theatre); FELA! on Broadwayand National Theatre of London (associate choreographer); FELA! world tour(creative director). DIRECTION Salsa, Mambo, Cha Cha Cha (Havana, Cuba); The Legend of Yauna (BAM Fisher); I Am New York: Juan Rodr
I caught that when I saw it! I was laughing my ass off and wondering if anyone else realized that the very theater we were in was home to Cats for a veeeerrry long time! And yes I did see Cata there as well!"
Didn't the program include a footnote about this, or, at least, have a character explain things to the audience?