Bettyboy72 said: "I hope they replace Olivo. I thought she retired anyway. Guessthat was a publicity stunt. I tried to see her 4x in West Side Story, 3x in In The Heights and 2x in Murder Ballad-all unsuccessful. She has issues with long runs."
Ha. Funny, I missed her when she was in Hamilton as well.
I just saw this. Not having seen it on Broadway or in another tour, I had nothing to compare it to. Its definitely different than any musical I have seen before in that there is so much going on stage and the costumes and puppetry are really amazing. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would and the actors did a great job. That said, there were a few parts where I felt like the staging seemed kind of cheap? The inflatables and at the end when you could really see Pride Rock, it sort of lo
AC126748 said: "I'm so tired of this fetishization of how things were done "in the good old days" -- mostly because it's largely mythologizing.
Actors missed performances. Alternates were far more common then than now. Artists who felt pressured to go on when ill gave substandard performances. There just wasn't social media and a callout culture documenting every move."
Right? Like I am supposed to be glad that in the good ole days, a
Rainah said: "missthemountains said: "It's insanely subjective. I think honestly the biggest crime here is when people who are too old play teenagers. It's so cringey, and then I think it also gives teenagers unrealistic expectations of what their bodies and voices should sound like."
Not only that, but seeing dozens of 25 year old actresses with fully developed bodies playing 14 year olds really does promote the sexualization of youth. People wh
I know that ALW has money to burn, but wonder how the School of Rock tour is faring. At the Detroit stop, there was an embarrassing number of tickets available and the show did very little to promote itself or try to move tickets (unlike On Your Feet, Cinderella, Motown, all of which did a lot of press and specials to get bodies in seats).
Plot holes in good musicals Jun 18
2018, 05:54:46 PM
In Les Miz, everyone runs from Javert out of terror at the beginning of Act 2, but no one (except Gavroche) recognizes him when he shows up as a hastily disguised volunteer.
The Distinctive Baritone said: "Lot666, I think you hit the nail on the head. It must be a Cameron MacIntosh thing. The tour of the original POTO has also been using various young and handsome Phantoms, and the dashing Nick Cartel (who played Marius not that long ago) is not even the age Valjean is supposed to be at the BEGINNING of Les Miz. Ramin Karimoo, who also played Valjean (and both Phantoms) seems to have started this ridiculous trend."
ScottyDoesn'tKnow2 said: "You have to take a stand. Trump isn't just a conservative whose political views you disagree with (though I'd argue that in itself is enough to take harden stances as policies do lead to real consequences). Trump is a real danger and DeNiro is just doing something the people in Washington are failing to do. More people need to speak up to get our country back to where it needs to be to be a functioning society again that pays attention to real is
yankeefan7 said: ""I agree what De Niro did was selfish, but in a different way. Those mere seconds are going to cause more harm, in the long run. We already know by now, Trump has childish ways. He retaliates. Trump will get even with De Niro and the people in the room who gave him a standing ovation. I predict furthers cuts in government funding for the arts. Trump will do this and in his mind think "Let them insult me...I'll show them".
youwillbefound2 said: "These Instagram and Twitter "stans" talking about how SpongeBob and Mean Girls and Frozen were better shows than The Band's Visit and how they were "robbed" make me want to rip my hair out."
Especially from the "I haven't seen A Band's Visit, BUT Spongebob/Mean Girls/Frozen was robbed!!!" crowd
ArtMan said: "I agree what De Niro did was selfish, but in a different way. Those mere seconds are going to cause more harm, in the long run. We already know by now, Trump has childish ways. He retaliates. Trump will get even with De Niro and the people in the room who gave him a standing ovation. I predict furthers cuts in government funding for the arts. Trump will do this and in his mind think "Let them insult me...I'll show them"."
I dislike Trump as much as anyone and thought his outburst was pointless and virtue signaling. We get it, Trump is bad. What is sad is that his standing ovation took up valueable broadcast time that could have been given to some of the recipients to finish their speeches. If he wanted to make a difference, he could have encouraged people to vote or donate or take action.
kade.ivy said: "I agree they deserved more. I understand the Springsteen ratings draw, but maybe it was unnecessary to present him with the award AND have him perform? And maybe not have the Summer performance? I don’t really see how anything else could’ve been cut, though."
I felt like John Leguizamo talked for like an hour.
kdogg36 said: "kade.ivy said: "How original, brave, stunning, nuanced, and intelligent of him."
It might not be any of those things, but it still needs to be said as frequently and loudly as possible. FUCK TRUMP AND FUCK HIS GARBAGE SUPPORTERS."
I agree with the sentiment but don’t really get the purpose of doing this here. Guessing the majority of the crowd also dislikes trump so it’s not exactly a controversial take. I woul
