amazingamandakate said: "The Head Over Heels Playbill is weird. If they really wanted to use the new advertising why not use the artwork with the cast? This just looks photoshopped."
I agree. I can see an argument for the concept. The background is representative of the source material and the text is writing over that. So you've got this pastoral scene stamped over with slashing bold text and a bit more color. But it ends up just looking like cheap Photoshop. It
quizking101 said: "She owes nothing to anyone given her medical/family situation and she's still going out of her way to appreciate her fans in some capacity. That's some next level kindness she's showing.
FWIW, the Beaumont Stage Door never really gets super-packed, so the few people who are there are in for a nice surprise."
That Instagram message is very sweet. The fact that she's signing playbills and offering to sign things left at the
I tried to look for an old thread to read or revive but I couldn't find anything. I've been getting endless mailers all of a sudden. Can anyone explain the advantage of membership to me? It seems like you're paying for the ability to buy not at all discounted tickets.Â
I love the one for The Cher Show. Now there's a cover with some personality. My only complaint is I wish it were a bit more fun but it's way ahead of the rest of the pack.
GeorgeandDot said: "I'd really like to see a space like The Park Avenue Armory or St. Ann's Warehouse. Broadway needs a flexible space."
Two questions.
1) What do you think prevents Broadway houses from being spaces like this? Is it the need to preserve the integrity of the interiors, etc., at least for the older theaters? (Obviously HP transformed the Lyric without a problem.) Does it have to do with space? The closest thing I can think of are t
SonofRobbieJ said: "No musical should concern themselves with universality. Hell...plays should not concern themselves with it either. It's the delving into the specifics of character that and how truthful the presentation of that exploration that can make a work of art 'universal.' Ferber wrote this epic with Magnolia and Gaylord at the center of it. Yes...Julie is a peripheral character. But she's, in many ways, the most fleshed out...Hammerstein was simply very eco
GavestonPS said: "^^^ For the life of me, I don't see the problem. Both novel and musical play are simply dramatizing the difficult life of one, mixed-race woman in a time when miscegenation was illegal. The racial constructions and legal problems are all explained in the first act. What happened to Frank is never mentioned in either version, IIRC, because it's beside the point.
Except it isn't. It's mainly the story of Nola and Ravenal with thi
Theater3232 said: "Talked of really wacky stuff like overthrowing the government via a coup."
I'm hazy on the specifics (it was one of those lines tossed off for like-minded members of the audience) but I recall that as being a reference to the current inhabitants of the White House.
You're right that it's not really a drag show. Disco and frequent costume changes aside, it's not really that camp. It's more of a straightforward cabare
greensgreens said: "Disclaimer: I haven't seen Showboat since the Prince revival and I was very young at the time and I am not familiar with all the different variations, revisions, etc.
I'm gonna mobbed for this one, but why can't "problematic" pieces be presented as they are? The times reflected in the piece were problematic. The people and choices in that time were problematic. Julie's story is problematic, but very real and I feel provides the
I thought it was very entertaining and I'm glad I went but I'm not sure it was totally successful. I think I wanted it to be more of something. It was in a safe middle ground. It brought up some tricky subjects (at least if that's not your personal experience or you don't engage with those kinds of progressive ideas) but it didn't fully cash them out or force the audience to confront them. I couldn't help but compare it to Hedwig. And yet I'm not sure if we should
Armie3 said: "People are awful, this we know, but I have some questions...
Are patrons expected to stand to let others take their seat? Or will a slight shifting of the legs suffice?
No one is expected to do anything. I don't mind if there's enough space for me to pass but it's less polite and it's rude if there's clearly not enough space and you're passive-aggressively forcing me to climb over you so you can think that I'm r
I love Show Boat. That said, it feels unnecessary. If there were qualms about My Fair Lady and Carousel (which were both flawed in their own ways, and actually not having to do with the source material but the lack of sophistication in presenting it) Show Boat is even worse. I think the issue is I don't see a way to do it that isn't just a straight revival. It's dated in the way South Pacific is dated. You can certainly do a revival... but why? It's already done enough in regi
$20 is reasonable I guess considering the price for a musical but it's expensive for streaming and based on the trailer, it looks like it was shot terribly. What are those angles? The only part that looks directed for streaming is the otherwise inexplicable straight to camera shots. Also, what period of time is this supposed to take place during? I don't understand those costumes at all.
Wick3 said: "Just saw this youtube video more about Ann and it looks like this show will focus more on Ann's perspective.
Well, first of all I've been burned too many times to just believe a Broadway show when the cast/creatives say that it's going to be different and feminist and empowering and not problematic and written with a new perspective in light of the Women's March, #metoo, etc.
If they end up ditching the other designs, I'm not going to be mad if some of that merch ends up at the flea next year. I don't think it's a terrible idea to sell different designs as long as whatever logo they use to brand the show stays the same. It's better than having a bunch of shirts with different text.
If anyone got one of the OOTI goats, can you please post a photo?
I'm regretting not grabbing Hedwig windowcards for a friend but I don't know which ones (they pretty much had everyone) he would have wanted and it would have been a pain to haul them around since that was the first table I hit up.
I find the auction stories fascinating. Especially the bidding wars. I always skip it because I'm too tired to hang around with my haul.
I'm not too optimistic on color conscious casting after Carousel (and also because in this version it muddles the implications of the original story rather than possibly adding more layers) but that's the thing that has me most interested in King Kong right now. Not knowing anything about the music, I don't think the puppet itself will be enough spectacle to hold audiences if the music isn't good.
Just because the season is feeling pretty dismal right now, I feel
Jordan Catalano said: "That’s a quite from ROMY AND MICHELE’S HUGH SCHOOL REUNION."
That's what I thought... but was it also in a play? It was a weird thing to be at the Roundabout table (if I'm remembering that right). They had a bunch too, like at least 5, so it wasn't a one-off oddity.
