CABARET at the Kit Kat Club Previews Apr 14
2024, 12:29:36 AM
MemorableUserName said: "I posted a few weeks ago that I had no interest in seeing this based on the Olivier performance, but the SeatGeek discount code, the positive reports about the stage mezzanine seating, and Bebe were enough to tempt me. So there’s my initial bias upfront if anyone wants to dismiss the following, but this review is mostly for anyone else who was skeptical or is open to another opinion.
Am I glad I saw it? Yes. Was it entertaining? For the most
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New Musical, DEAD OUTLAW, from Penna/Yazbek/Moses Apr 14
2024, 12:22:53 AM
just a big snore - literally - I fought to stay awake.
monotonous music - no real plot - nothing really funny - not even that odd - just a waste of $90
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LEMPICKA Previews Apr 12
2024, 12:38:06 AM
YvanEhtNioj said: "Just left. I liked the set and sound and lighting, but everything else was meh. I felt no emotional connection. I wasn’t moved."
totally agree
as I said before, I have no idea who that woman even was from this production.
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Cabaret stunt casting Apr 12
2024, 12:35:46 AM
Theatrefanboy1 said: "With the 29$ million price tag. Obviously they must have a plan once Eddie leaves in august after only five months. I’m curious who people think they have in line for emcee or sally.
I’m wondering if it’ll be big names like: TImothee Chalamet, Austin Butler, Chris pine, Harry Styles…
and: Emma Watson or Margot Robbie…
any idea of who you think they’ll be casting?"
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CABARET at the Kit Kat Club Previews Apr 12
2024, 12:22:35 AM
lopside said: "Skip23 has called everything a dud this season, including the wildly acclaimed Stereophonic."
I haven’t seen everything new. And I did like Water For Elephants.
and yes - Stereophonic was dud-ley IMHO. And was it really widely acclaimed? I know at least four people who are scratching their heads.
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CABARET at the Kit Kat Club Previews Apr 11
2024, 11:26:24 PM
Saw this tonight
Thoughts
- Gayle Rankin kind of blew me away once she could stop fighting the overblown direction and choreography. Her understated Maybe This Time and Cabaret totally worked for me and gave me chills. She’s a fine fine actress - get her away from that stupid staging.
- Eddie Redmayne didn’t leave any impression on me. It was just a lot of handwaving. But then Allen Cumming and Joel Grey are
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LEMPICKA Previews Apr 10
2024, 12:08:17 AM
ART ISN'T EASY
IMPRESSIONS:
- If you thought Jason Robert Brown can't easily end a number, welcome to Kreitzer and Gould. Some of these numbers go on and on and never seem to finish.
- And Eden Espinosa bears the brunt of this punishment. She never seems to stop singing. Granted she is given breaks during the show, but her incessant pop recitative wears you out. The melodies seem to run into one another all sounding vaguely the same.&n
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Have there ever been so many new musicals in one season? Apr 8
2024, 04:54:07 PM
On another note…
have there ever been so many turkeys in one season?
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STEREOPHONIC Previews Apr 7
2024, 09:21:17 PM
Another mediocre, tedious outing. I'm amazed that this transferred to Broadway
What a season of duds!
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Michael R. Jackson & Anna K. Jacobs' TEETH Musical at Playwrights Horizons (Winter 2024) Apr 7
2024, 09:17:33 PM
Saw this today. Boring, boring, boring. Same as Dead Outlaw. What is it with these writers? Material ripe for satire and camp and humor and they try to make them documentaries and social commentaries. Geesh.
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Christopher Durang Dead at 75 Apr 3
2024, 12:26:48 PM
I’ve never laughed so much as I did at BETTY’S SUMMER VACATION. A singular, brilliant talent. RIP.
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CABARET at the Kit Kat Club Previews Apr 2
2024, 05:33:49 PM
I love your reviews, Jordan. Whether I agree with them or not. They're just so....thorough...and early!!!
AAAAND.....I can't believe that people on this Board won't acknowledge that everything ANYONE says here ARE THEIR OPINIONS!!!!! There's no right or wrong. It's just YOUR OPINION!!!!!!
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Little Shop...Who Leads? Anyone know? Feb 27
2024, 10:16:37 PM
Just saw this last Sunday. Totally underwhelming
Criss wasn’t schlubby enough
Wood played Audrey straight, no caricature and it’s just a boring portrayal. Nice singing voice, but we need the schtick.
Stephen DeRosa, who I usually love, was rushing through everything.
The three girls had semi-personalities but nobody seemed to be having any fun doing any of this.
Pinkham was just loud and pushy. Not funny<
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WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Broadway Previews Feb 25
2024, 06:21:24 PM
i’m totally shocked. I actually liked this. The second act is a little rocky and it’s all a little predictable and low tech for the circus moments but it’s heartfelt, tuneful and actually kind of sweet. You could do a lot worse - like walking across the street.
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Will Jelly Transfer at NY Times review Feb 23
2024, 10:47:02 PM
I hope this doesn’t transfer. It won’t have a very long life. It was an OK production, but that second act is a disaster and there’s not much star power in the cast, which I think you need for a Broadway transfer. Loved the choreography, though.
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THE NOTEBOOK Broadway Previews Feb 17
2024, 04:12:04 PM
Call_me_jorge said: "Skip23 said: "nativenewyorker2 said: "Ijust feel no one gets good material except for the 2 older roles. And that casting!!!
Can you elaborate on your thoughts on the casting?
Uh…pure magic? Unexpected? Odd?
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THE NOTEBOOK Broadway Previews Feb 16
2024, 02:25:00 PM
nativenewyorker2 said: "The person that steals the show in my opinion Is Carson Stewart as the young male millennial nurse"
Yeah...he's a standout.
I just feel no one gets good material except for the 2 older roles. And that casting!!!
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Aaron Tveit, Sutton Foster will next star in ‘Sweeney Todd’ Feb 15
2024, 12:39:53 PM
aburnedhill said: "Oh and Aarons there."
Haaaaaa!
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THE NOTEBOOK Broadway Previews Feb 14
2024, 11:30:15 PM
As someone else said, it's just sorta average.
Music is average - songs sound very much alike.
The love story between the older people is the most affecting.
A big problem for me was that I didn't understand why the young-uns were attracted to each other. Not much chemistry there.
And what about the casting? Wild!
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THE NOTEBOOK Broadway Previews Feb 11
2024, 02:00:13 AM
so … it sucked…right?
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