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Couldn’t attend the final show, sadly, but went last week for the 5th time. My 4th time, Victoria was out so I just needed to see her one final time. She never missed a beat and it was her best one yet. Thanks to Victoria, Justin, Bonnie and the entire cast and musicians for such a tight and entertaining adventure.  I know they are touring in September and wish the participants the best. 

Chita was one of the reasons I became a lifelong theater fan. She, Gwen Verdon and Jerry Orbach in the original cast of Chicago was my first Broadway show when I was a teenager. I’ll never forget going out and buying the OBC album, yes I said album, and playing it over and over. I tried to see everything she appeared in over the years. What a talent! Thank you Chita and rest in peace, 

That’s unfair but I’m not sure why you felt the need to review a show that has already won the Tony for best musical? Not to mention that it probably will close in the next month or two. No one likes every show and if you didn’t care for it doesn’t mean that someone else doesn’t like it. 

I’ve seen this show twice with balcony seats from TDF and each time I thought the performances were solid, the music great, the dancing incredible all in a big house. I then saw Kimberly Akimbo, no dancing, decent songs, great performances all in a small house. I immediately felt connected something I didn’t feel at SLIH. Maybe that’s what’s missing?

I’ve seen SLIH twice with TDF  balcony seats and they’ve been good. The show is so big that you quickly forget you’re sitting in the balcony. 

Ordered 2 for a Beautiful Noise for Mon 7/3. I couldn’t believe the full prices they are charging and I figured i would take my chances with a $59 ticket seat over paying full price for a bad seat. I’m figuring they may be partial view tickets. Anyone know if they are really bad? 

MNNiceorIce said: "BoringBoredBoard40 said: "ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "

Standbys:Colleen Fitzpatrick(Kimberly),Jim Hogan(Buddy), Betsy Morgan(Pattie, Debra), A.J. Holmes(Buddy);Understudies:Skye Alyssa Friedman(Delia, Teresa),Miguel Gil(Seth, Aaron, Martin) andAlex Vinh(Seth, Aaron, Martin)

 

I believe the day before the Tony awards, Betsy may have gone on for Bonnie for both Sat performances. I read somewhere that Bonnie was fighting off a cold and couldn’t hit the notes but it might have been the only time she’s been out. 


Side note: Has Betsy ever gone on for Bonnie? Also, I've seen on IG that Emily Koch (married to Jim Hogan) is a Pattie/Debra u/s) ...wonder why she isn't listed on the website.

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This is debuting at LaJolla later this year. Any info on this one besides its based on Sinclair Lewis novel? Any known readings or workshops yet? 

MBFan said: "So.... was Will Swenson acting?? Was he trying to sound bad?"

I thought it was just me but he didn’t seem right.

MBFan said: "So.... was Will Swenson acting?? Was he trying to sound bad?"

I thought it was just me but he didn’t seem right.

Everyone who won totally deserved their awards. No snubs, just an abundance of talent out there right now. 

Kimberly Akimbo is finally off TDF!  Happy for them, but sad for me who wanted to see it another 4 times! Great win!

 Victoria posted a pic of her and Justin sitting on the bean bag chairs yesterday but when I posted on her account if they were doing Anagram she responded “ it’s a secret”. I don’t feel that song is a great showcase for this musical but I’m guessing that This Time would require the skating rink which would entail much greater expense. Hopefully they spent the $. 

Fingers crossed!!

Everything I’ve seen indicates it will be gone by Friday afternoon. Let’s hope!