Profile for theatretenor2

RippedMan said: "I’ve been listening to Outsiders on repeat so I think they’ve got score and possibly book."

How have you been listening to it on repeat? Do you mean the 3 songs released? 

MemorableUserName said: "Green in NYT is mixed.

Review: In ‘The Outsiders,’ a New Song for the Young Misfits

The classic coming-of-age novel has become a compelling, if imperfect, musical about have-not teenagers in a have-it-all world.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/11/theater/review-outsiders-musical.html

"It’s a strange paradox of Broadway that its bigness, when used humbly, can honor quite delicate ideas. Whether it can sustain them is another story. In “The Outsiders,” they are not sustained; the structural problems mean its achievements don’t stick. But they’re still achievements, and a show need not be for the ages to be for the moment. In that sense it’s fair, citing Frost, to call it golden — nature’s “hardest hue to hold.”""

The structural problems were my biggest nit as well but I still enjoyed the show overall.

TaffyDavenport said: "I doubt the review embargo has lifted yet, and that's probably just a placeholder page that shouldn't have gone live. A Google search returns Theatermania's review, as well, with the headline "The Outsiders Becomes a Soggy Broadway Musical," but that page isn't live, either."

A little borrowing from the headline of Jesse's NYT review for The Notebook.

MemorableUserName said: "Three stars/recommended from TimeOut

https://www.timeout.com/newyork/theater/the-outsiders

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Well this writer sure invested a lot in his review.

Why is the sound mixing on the highlights video so muffled? It does it a huge disservice to how incredible those songs sound.

For some reason, I think it's going to draw more positives than mixed, but will not be a NYT critics' pick leaving us all to wonder how Water for Elephants was. 

This looks incredible actually.

I'm curious if anyone who saw this earlier in previews has seen it again recently and if significant changes have been made? I'm going to try to come back later this spring and might see it again. Prioritizing other shows first, but if there's time I really did enjoy this on first preview though it needed some tweaking and cutting.

Dolly just reached out to me on Facebook:

"Just letting you know I'm fine and dandy. I'm also very busy. I was asked to temporarily take over managing our church's thrift shop and it's lots of work. That's why I haven't been on BWW for a while. You may share this with the group."

BorisTomashevsky said: "In broad daylight at gunpoint, and just after sunset with the rock.Tell me more about how NYC isn’t more dangerous now than five years ago?


https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/THE-NOTEBOOKs-Johh-Cardoza-Held-At-Gunpoint-on-Easter-20240401

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Michael-Stuhlbarg-Attacked-By-Homeless-Man-Ahead-of-PATRIOTS-Previews-20240401"

John is a class act. 

Hate to see both of these gentlemen go through what they had to go through.

Impeach2017 said: "Just heard the news. Flabbergasted!"

What news? I was friends with him on Facebook but can’t find him there anymore. 

Fordham2015 said: "Mixed leaning negative from Jesse Green

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/28/theater/the-whos-tommy-review-broadway.html"

Yet, Water for Elephants was a Critics' Pick. Make it make sense.

I do think in this case, the show's circus appeal combined with the reviews will help sell tickets.

Age_of_Mendacity said: "I'm hoping for Follies, Night Music or Passion. Has been a while (or a long while) for all. Especially hoping for Passion, but even the National Theatre Follies would sufice!"

Follies would be great. Mandy Patinkin as Ben Stone please.

DaveyG said: "I am downright baffled by the praise. I thought this show was deadly in every department."

From what I understand, they made improvements in leaps and bounds throughout the preview, so I guess it depends when you saw it.

Pretty shocked to see Green give this a CP.

DaveyG said: "theatretenor2 said: "Is the show at 7 or 8 tonight?"

6:30pm curtain."

So we should see reviews any time.

Is the show at 7 or 8 tonight?