SPONGEBOB Reviews Dec 5
2017, 02:27:07 PM
Chicago Tribune: "Sponges lack nervous systems. Just as well. Broadway — where the hooks can come out — is no Bikini Bottom when it comes to hosting an optimistic porifera best known as a kids cable television brand, an animated star now bobbing dangerously close to irrelevance in cultural waters that flow far too quickly for a simple sponge to survive with impunity merely by singing out to Squidward Q. Tentacles, Patrick Star and Sandy Cheeks that this is the best day, ever."
Not thrilled by the trailer. The song is extremely generic pop, although sung well, it's almost like the big finale to a Disney Channel movie. "Look out cuz here I come, marching to the beat of my own drum" is the most cliche line I've ever heard. I loved Pasek & Paul's work on La La Land but the rest of their stuff doesn't really wow me.
For some reason I was expecting a somewhat artsy, sophisticated Oscar contender. The trailer really isn't giving me
I was texting my dad throughout the ceremony as he is planning his honeymoon to NYC in September. He already has Come from Away tickets. I told him that Great Comet might interest him and didn't receive a response after they performed, but he was impressed with Bandstand (which doesn't surprise me as he loved American in Paris which is also dance-heavy and old-fashioned).
I really do think Bandstand's performance will help them survive until the fall at least.
I saw Hamilton in Chicago tonight and it was by far the most amazing theatrical experience I've had. There's a lot that could be said but I'll just comment on the cast for now.
-Aubin Wise as Angelica was the only understudy on and she killed it. My mom could not believe that she was the understudy. Her "Satisfied" was one of the highlights of the show. She was choking back tears while finishing the song, and I started to tear up then too.
Yikes- from the looks of it, they've disabled reviews on their Facebook page. When I checked on Saturday, most of the reviews criticized the sets. Hopefully this means that they've at least seen these reviews and are going to do something before opening night?
Is the Sound of Music tour going non-equity/scaling down? The promo images for it on the Fox website aren't of the current cast and it's only stopping here for two days. I'm just hoping the sets are the same. Somebody once posted on here that the sets looked cheap to them, but I thought they were grand and beautiful.
Excited for Hamilton, School of Rock, and The King and I but probably won't be getting season tickets as I have zero interest in The Bodyguard or On Your Feet and I am alr
I'm seeing the show tomorrow and unfortunately, I am in a huge rush afterwards. The website says it's a 2:30 runtime including intermission. With the show starting at 1, would it be likely I would be out of the theatre by 3:30, or will it run longer than that?
I agree with many of your criticisms. The ensemble/supporting actors' overacting was super annoying from the start. I also thought the "what the F**k" line felt super out of place in a family show. I enjoyed a few songs on the soundtrack but the ballads were very generic and boring in my opinion.
However, for a "spectacle" show, it had a lot more heart than I was expecting. The cast seems to have such enthusiasm for the material and there were many numbers that
JM226 said: "gypsy101 said: "thanks for that info aaaaaa15!
was this the first original American live-action movie musical since Newsies? i can't think of any since then (other than the High School Musicals and other Disney Channel stuff)
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correct. no completely original movie musical has been treated to a wide feature film release since NEWSIES in 1990s --- whenever that year was. this would make it
"Wrote My Way Out" is one of my favorites so far. Perfect way to transform a song.
"Wait for It" is one that should've been remixed more. There's no point in doing a straight up cover of the song when Usher's vocals don't really come close to Leslie's. If they would've adjusted the lyrics it could've been turned into a top 40 hit.
Is there any chance this could transfer to Circle in the Square in the future? I'm just wondering because I love the score and am surprised they haven't released regional rights yet.
