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Tunick's orchestration  Dec 23 2019, 08:11:07 PM

Re: Wet performers

Yeah, it works in Vegas with performers and athletes who spend nearly 100% of their show in water, so why wouldn't it work in NYC?

I'm sure equity is more than on top of this.



CATS Film Adaptation Thread  Dec 23 2019, 08:05:31 PM

This film was garbage.  Worse than A Chorus Line.

It's telling that many who are saying they loved it also say they had to drive from their tiny little towns to see it elsewhere.  I'm sure this film will play strongest to middle america.

All that money spent on this.  Such a waste.



Sutton Foster Concert  Nov 25 2019, 12:59:32 PM

IMO, her strength is her character, not her beautifully trained voice for sweeping numbers.

Patter songs work well for her.  She's charming.  

I've seen her several times, nearly the same show as she doesn't seem to change things up as much over the last few years. 

 



Imelda Staunton & Jenna Russell to lead HELLO DOLLY in London  Nov 25 2019, 12:50:58 PM

JBC3 said: "Up In One said: "
Imelda’s Gypsy and Follies were off putting to say the least"

LOL. Yes, that's why both drew packed houses throughout their runs and earned rave reviews from almost all of the UK press.
"

 
I don't trust most UK critics.  They'd give a positive review to a bag of Skittles. 

Her Follies was fine, but Gypsy was a steaming trainwreck.&nb


Imelda Staunton & Jenna Russell to lead HELLO DOLLY in London  Nov 25 2019, 12:46:42 PM

Dear god there are a lot of kids here. 

The Potter references to her are expected, but underwhelming.  She's been acting and singing long before Potter.  Do your research.

She chews scenery worse than LuPone.  She also has issues with going one-note in live performances.  She can't play a wide range, but instead goes balls out from the getgo.  It's annoying.

Her Dolly will be...  Interesting.  But likely more entertainin


Jeremy Jordan @ Carnegie Hall - Overview  Oct 20 2019, 01:36:30 PM

I love it when people don't understand what going to the symphony is all about.

This wasn't Jordan's show.  It was him WITH the star....  The Pops.

 

Now the OP knows.  Live and learn.



Equity vs. Non Eq Tour Thoughts?  Oct 20 2019, 01:28:08 PM

Support Equity.  Always ask if it's Equity.

What many non-eq shows do in their advertising is paramount to outright deception.  'Direct from Broadway' or something similar.  And the prices...  Total crap

 

 



First Look @ Mame in the UK!  Oct 12 2019, 05:46:49 PM

Blah, blah, blah.  It's a regional production, not a West End revival.  Calm down kids.

Harriet Thorpe as Vera, however, is inspired.  She's brilliant.

I don't see Bennett as the right choice for the role, but if I were in the area, I'd still see this.

 



Little Shop of Horrors- Pasadena  Oct 4 2019, 10:33:32 PM

Sethwp2 said: "Almira said: "

...All basically the same. All less interesting than the one before it.


Not that this is a review of the Pasadena version we're talking about here, but... Open Air Theatre in Regent's Park did a London production that was not only very different, but most definitely not less interesting than ones before it.

Take a look:

https://youtu.be/PQa5EHfx


Little Shop of Horrors- Pasadena  Oct 2 2019, 10:26:12 PM

Almira said: "The closed minded and traditional-mindedwill not the see the successes in this production. They will simply moan and groan all night about how “this isn’t right”, “that’s not the way it’s done” blah..blah..blah."

 

Being provocative or 'woke' for headlines-sake is not usually considered a positive, especially when reviews of this show have been a hot mess since they opened.



Little Shop of Horrors- Pasadena  Oct 2 2019, 06:40:17 PM

ModernMillie3 said: "I know the reviews haven't been stellar with this production, but watching George and MJ absolutely crush "Suddenly Seymour" makes it seem pretty wonderful. Wow.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=224&v=pkUPUc4Q6bg
"

 

You're confusing American Idol vocal histrionics with the creation of character and si


WICKED to welcome its first trans actor!  Sep 26 2019, 01:38:23 PM

I love Billings.  I couldn't care less about the trans-aspect to the show.

She'll be great! :)



Oklahoma! Attendance recently  Sep 26 2019, 01:33:47 PM

'Terrified' LOL.

I'm terrified of many things, but not at the thought that a singer in a really bad revival will show or not show.

 



Little Shop of Horrors- Pasadena  Sep 25 2019, 11:28:04 PM

This production was a perfect example of press release casting and misguided direction.

It looks terrible.  It's played straight (well, by some).  It's totally missing the point of the show.



Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Erika Jayne to Make Broadway Debut  Sep 25 2019, 08:16:27 PM

It'll sell tickets, sure... And bring in a whole ****-show of an audience with it.

I predict she'll be a steaming hot mess.  She doesn't sing live (well, as a 'pop star' and the majority of her dancing is sticking out her ass and grinding.

I'd be curious to see how much they cut down the choreo for her.



Ginger Minj and Jinx Monsoon from Drag Race in Xanadu Tour  Sep 20 2019, 03:23:58 PM

Drag Race is popular, but people have short memories.  Those two aren't marquee names and they've been off TV long enough for the kids to have basically forgotten them.

 

To remain relevant, you've got to have relentless social media drive...  And neither of them are doing it quite like some of the more long-term popular contestants.



How is the current CATS tour?  Sep 12 2019, 12:34:46 PM

CATSNYrevival said: "BenjaminNicholas2 said: "Ugh. Cat actors in the audience. Theme park move."

It’s been that way since the show opened in 1981.
"

 

My statement remains the same.



Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf  Sep 12 2019, 12:33:18 PM

Bettyboy72 said: "Everett makes this far less interesting for me. I don't think he's a particularly good actor. I think he did well as Wilde because he's a bit of a misanthrope himself. His plastic surgeries make him look unnatural to me. I've never found him able to convey the level of intensity that would be necessary for Woolf. To me, he was a pretty boy actor who peaked in the 90s with some skill at comedy and period pieces. Not much more. His books were pretty go

How is the current CATS tour?  Sep 9 2019, 09:23:30 PM

Ugh. Cat actors in the audience.  Theme park move.



26 years ago: The mansion had landed  Sep 3 2019, 04:54:54 PM

I was young, but even then, I knew that no one was ever going to sing the role as good a Buckley.



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