JudyDenmark said: "ukpuppetboy said: "Personally I assume that for this single number (rightly or wrongly the most famous "Broadway" showtune of this era) this creative team wanted it to speak for itself as far as possible."
First, could not agree more that we shouldn't be judging a show based on a short bootleg clip of an early out-of-town tryout performance. I have no doubt that that costume change is very exciting live.
BroadwayConcierge said: "Somebody earlier said that Wicked's "Defying Gravity" cherry picker would be a lame idea to translate or replicate for Frozen. They are sorely incorrect. Each and every time I see Wicked, Elphaba's flight is thrilling and exhilarating. It will be a true shame if they can't replicate that level of euphoria for Elsa's transformation. Spectacle and marvel should be the words used to describe &qu
All I wanted was to see the castle created on stage. That was the moment, the big moment. It was Disneys defying gravity. If they can't find a way to do it they've failed.
This page has audio of both "Dangerous to Dream" and "For the First Time in Forever." There were a bunch of lyric changes in the beginning of FFTF. Are there other noticeable lyric changes?
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I wonder what happened before the end of For the First Time in Forever that elicited that audience response?!
A Canadian in NYC said: "EvanK said: "Vancouver local Eva Taveres made her debut as Christine Daae in Phantom last night, in Vancouver! How cool. Hearing great things. (I'm biased as she is a friend...) Hopefully you can see her on tour sometime!
I'm going to see it in Vancouver tomorrow night. These posts are making me nervous now. I thought I had heard this new production was better than the last tour.... which I did not see.
Vancouver local Eva Taveres made her debut as Christine Daae in Phantom last night, in Vancouver! How cool. Hearing great things. (I'm biased as she is a friend...) Hopefully you can see her on tour sometime!
LarryD2 said: "Dollypop said: "I know for a fact that the "star" dressing room of the St. James has a special door that leads into the restaurant next door. Boyd Gaines had that dressing room during GYPSY and he had to keep scented candles burning to combat the heavy scent of beef that filtered into the room.
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Nathan Lane was an investor in Angus McIndoe (the restaurant that, until last year, was adjacent to
I mean, the photo of Jenn at rehearsal made it look like she was in position for Me and the Sky. I would assume they'll do a group number with a transition into Me and the Sky.
hellobroadway said: "Is there ANY chance that this whole "Penny In My Pocket" thing could just be a big tease? It's performed in front of a curtain, so is there any possibility that after his song is done the curtain will rise to reveal Bette doing the title number?
This conversation is ridiculous, but hey... I'll weigh in with my takeaway from the show.
We have always struggled with finding common ground among our differences, LGBT people have been oppressed, black people, muslim people, anyone and everyone who is seen as a minority or lesser then. However, I think something this show tries to outline that in moment of greater adversity and tragedy, people tend to disregard all that, even for just a few moments. They let that go, they don
This conversation is ridiculous, but hey... I'll weigh in with my takeaway from the show.
We have always struggled with finding common ground among our differences, LGBT people have been oppressed, black people, muslim people, anyone and everyone who is seen as a minority or lesser then. However, I think something this show tries to outline that in moment of greater adversity and tragedy, people tend to disregard all that, even for just a few moments. They let that go, they don
