An adaptation of the ADDAMS FAMILY film with a Marc Shaiman score would have been sublime! That is among my 5 worst experiences at a Broadway show.
I disagree about SECRET GARDEN...I think it is PERFECT! Among my top 5 Best Broadway experiences. And the idea of a Lippa RAGTIME gives me a shudder up the spine. So glad that Flaherty & Ahrons created that piece.
For me, the score to WOMEN ON THE VERGE is among the best of the past decade, but I think that the team that put it o
That whole production was like this...natural and the performances truly emanated from a lovely reality. Sally Mayes...her A Trip to The Library is attached and equally sublime...was a revelation to me in this and I wish that we got to see more of her. If you will notice, in as much as you can, the staging of that song. She isn't trapped and forced to upstage herself by the blocking. Jane Krakowski is placed in a no win situation by having to be cramped into that tiny set piece. She eithe
It is everything about the current revival that just disappointed me soooo much. I bought that Judy Kuhn wa the same person when she sings as when she speaks and that just isn't the case with laura Benanti (whom I always love otherwise). This revival disappointed me more that any revival in years, because I felt like each principle was in a different show and Laura was in a full blown operetta when she sang and then a Friends-like s
If you are 5'10" or taller, the mezzanine of Studio 54 is dangerous. The area where I sat had so little leg room that 2 ladies who couldn't have been 5'7" had to move at intermission. I'm 6'5" and I literally could not sit down.
Someone in a Tree2 said: She Loves Me has always been one of my favorite shows, but this production felt like it was straining to underline the comedy in musical comedy the whole evening. Even the divine Laura Benanti was given permission to ham it up no end. By the end I was so disappointed in what they did to this delicate, gently comic show.
I fully agree with this...I was so disappointed in this revival of, like many of you, a show that
I FULLY agree with those who have mentioned the following...
FULL MONTY, RAGTIME, LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA, DROWSEY CHAPERONE - Best Musical
I would also add THE SECRET GARDEN and MATILDA...2 of my favorite experiences in the theatre and 2 of the most perfect productions that I have ever had the fortune to see.
Danny Burstein - Featured Actor Musical - couldn't agree more.
However, the 'loss' that saddens me most was Laura Benanti in WOMEN ON
I think that it did. I really disliked the first act of TMM, but found Act 2 entertaining....and Sutton Foster genuinely deserved to be the talk of the town. It was a star-making performance and the standing ovation after 'Gimme, Gimme' was earned as opposed to encouraged.
My Best Musical vote would have gone to the more original,far more clever URINETOWN
I'm so sad to hear this...I actually think OUAM is charming and silly fun. But it won't work unless it is packed full of personalities.
In the past decade, it seems that the genuine character actor has become more and more scarce. Part of the problem, in my opinion, is that these musical theatre schools don't really embrace individuality. These incredibly talented kids don't come away from school with a focused skill but instead are encouraged to be 'triple thr
He truly is the Donald Trump of theater. Just gross....but I almost look forward to his posts. Entitled, self-important, ego maniacs are just great entertainment.
For those who have seen it....Are these clips indicative of how Brandon Victor Dixon sings the whole score? That is a LOT of 'riffing'....hopefully it just seems that way because of the moments chosen for this sizzle reel, because the idea of him singing around the melody for the whole evening is enough to keep me away. That kind of ornamentation usually comes across as more self indulgent and less an acting choice....in my opinion.
My recommendation would be for SOMETHING ROTTEN. It was the most fun I had in a theatre last season. Certainly not for everybody, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Also, John Cariani is giving my favorite male performance in a musical right now. He deserved more praise than he received.
I was bored with AN AMERICAN IN PARIS although there is a lot to admire there.
