COME FROM AWAY Reviews- Page 4

[BwayDude2]

Posted: 3/14/17 at 7:51pm

Sometimes I wish the Tony Awards didn't exist. Because then we would all just appreciate productions for what they are, and celebrate ALL theatre for what it is. 

 

 

Just saying. Love you all... Carry on. :) 

[uncageg]

Posted: 3/14/17 at 8:39pm

Mr. Greene gives an explanation for his comment on his facebook page. A few people posted on his and Vulture's page under the review post. Both for and against his comment.

[Wick3]

Posted: 3/14/17 at 10:23pm

Did CFA add an intermission during the show?

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 3/14/17 at 10:32pm

uncageg said: "Mr. Greene gives an explanation for his comment on his facebook page. A few people posted on his and Vulture's page under the review post. Both for and against his comment.

 

"

Do you have a link? Or can you copy what he said here? 

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 3/14/17 at 11:29pm

This? https://www.facebook.com/jesse.green.90475/posts/1236574749773315

[sabrelady]

Posted: 3/15/17 at 12:01am

No intermission. Frankly I think the show would suffer from a break in the momentum - that's have why the audience jumps out of their seat at the end -they've reined in the applause and now have to give vent.

[uncageg]

Posted: 3/15/17 at 1:00am

LizzieCurry said: "This? https://www.facebook.com/jesse.green.90475/posts/1236574749773315"

 

Yes. Thank you for posting the link LC. There is also a nasty post from someone who evidentally did not see the show on the Vulture page. Wasn't sure how to post the direct links.

 

[cam5y]

Posted: 3/15/17 at 4:27am

I don't think his explanation really makes it any better. Because essentially what he is saying is that there is no way they could have made the show that would satisfy him. That the story should not have been told.(Or, at the very least, should not have been told in New York).

Updated On: 3/15/17 at 04:27 AM

[sabrelady]

Posted: 3/15/17 at 8:38pm

Just saw Justin Trudeau's speech b4 theshow 2night. Such a mench!

Then they cut away to President Caligula  in Nashville, defending the Health Bill.

I couldn't watch.

[Wick3]

Posted: 3/16/17 at 1:03am

 

US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, Ivanka Trump, and 100+ other ambassadors were in attendance as well! What an evening!

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 3/17/17 at 1:31pm

uncageg said: "LizzieCurry said: "This? https://www.facebook.com/jesse.green.90475/posts/1236574749773315"

 Yes. Thank you for posting the link LC. There is also a nasty post from someone who evidentally did not see the show on the Vulture page. Wasn't sure how to post the direct links."

What do you mean by "the Vulture page"? Was it a comment on an article on Vulture? In which case, I don't think you can directly link to a comment there. If it's Vulture's FB, you click on the timestamp to get the direct URL (this is the same for twitter).

[rebeccmam31]

Posted: 3/18/17 at 1:30am

Saw this tonight. I expected to like it but not love it but I was utterly charmed. Both my theater companions loved it, too. We all thought it was great. What could have been emotionally manipulative just wasn't. I want to bring my daughter (who was in utero during 9/11) to see it. I just loved it. Unexpectedly wonderful.

[Tag]

Posted: 3/19/17 at 3:12am

So Trudeau invited Donald Trump but his response, "absolutely not".
 

Would he jet to New York at the invitation of Canada’s progressive hero, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, to attend a Broadway performance of “Come From Away,” a musical that showcases the generosity of foreigners?

Or would he fly to Nashville to dip his head in reverence at the gravesite of Andrew Jackson and yoke himself to the nationalist legacy of America’s seventh president?

Some of his New York-linked aides urged him to go to the play with Trudeau and Ivanka Trump, according to four senior Trump advisers. But Trump opted instead to follow his gut and heed Bannon’s counsel.

“Absolutely not,” the president said later of going to the play, according to one of the advisers.

Updated On: 3/19/17 at 03:12 AM

[icecreambenjamin]

Posted: 3/19/17 at 4:50am

So I saw the show the other day.  I enjoyed it, but I still have major problems with the music and lyrics.  It's an important story to be told, but I'm still not convinced that this was the medium in which to tell it.  I find the direction a little odd and I found that the use of such a small cast to play so many characters causes a bit of confusion and lack of character depth.  For many characters, I would find myself understanding them and caring for them just as they were swept away.  Also, the acting can be a bit much at some moments (lots of "musical theatre acting".  The music is energetic, but isn't particularly tuneful or complex and some of the lyrics are very clunky.  I don't know why but I found myself reminded of The Last Ship, but just a bit more optimistic in tone.  I liked the set quite a bit and Jenn Colella has a gorgeous voice.  The cast is wonderful and seems to be having a wonderful time.  The show is lively, hopeful, and joyous.  It wasn't my cup of tea, but I'm sure it will have a good life and I'm sure it will be very present at this year's Tonys.

[Pootie2]

Posted: 3/19/17 at 8:34am

Tag said: "So Trudeau invited Donald Trump but his response, "absolutely not".

"

To be fair, Trump is probably just smart enough to know he would be severely booed. And deservedly so.

[haterobics]

Posted: 3/19/17 at 8:50am

Tag said: "So Trudeau invited Donald Trump but his response, "absolutely not"."

He was just repeating Melania's answer when he asked her if she wanted him to come up and take her out to a musical.

[Rainah]

Posted: 3/19/17 at 8:53am

What blows me away has been the promotion of this show in Canada. It seems like every time I walk by a TV the news are talking about Come From Away. I have never seen anything like it.

 

Canadians are very proud of their little musical

[CPB2]

Posted: 3/19/17 at 8:58am

Rainah said: "What blows me away has been the promotion of this show in Canada. It seems like every time I walk by a TV the news are talking about Come From Away. I have never seen anything like it.

 

Canadians are very proud of their little musical

 

"

I actually think it was a mistake to announce the second Toronto show so soon. It may have undercut New York ticket sales.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 3/19/17 at 10:35am

The show seems to be selling very well. I have to imagine tickets will be in higher demand once the Tony nominations come out. It's a tight race between COME FROM AWAY & DEAR EVAN HANSEN for Best Musical.

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 3/19/17 at 10:38am

ACL2006 said: "The show seems to be selling very well. I have to imagine tickets will be in higher demand once the Tony nominations come out. It's a tight race between COME FROM AWAY & DEAR EVAN HANSEN for Best Musical."

And Great Comet!

[Melissa25]

Posted: 3/19/17 at 10:50am

I caught the show on Friday night and had a great time.  There is a lot of action packed into the 90 minutes which makes it work so well.  I missed character development and a few more ballads but have Warpaint and Comet to look forward to in a few weeks.  I too was reminded of The Last Ship due to the stomping, sets and Celtic sound.  If you didn't like ensemble shows like The Last Ship or Hands on a Hardbody, then this may not be your cup of tea either. 

I also thought Jesse Green's comments were uncalled for.  The truth of the matter for this native New Yorker is that I have taken no less than 20 vacations to Canada.  Just love the lack of over-population, natural beauty and hospitality. 

I hope we get to see Jenn Colella perform Me and the Sky at the Tony's.  She is clearly a stand-out in a terrific ensemble.  I also really liked Rodney Hicks, Lee MacDougall and Astrid Van Wieren.  Recommended!

[ACL2006]

Posted: 3/19/17 at 10:50am

IMO, I think GREAT COMET is the darkhorse. CFA & DEH both got stronger reviews.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 3/19/17 at 10:56am

It's an ensemble show, so I see them performing "Welcome to the Rock" or "Heave Away/Screech In" at the Tony's.

[froote]

Posted: 3/19/17 at 11:06am

ACL2006 said: "IMO, I think GREAT COMET is the darkhorse. CFA & DEH both got stronger reviews."

To be fair, reviews and Tonys often don't agree. And Great Comet has a good chance of being the most nominated of the 3 due to all the love it is likely to get in the tech categories.

[Emma White]

Posted: 3/19/17 at 5:08pm

Rainah said: "What blows me away has been the promotion of this show in Canada. It seems like every time I walk by a TV the news are talking about Come From Away. I have never seen anything like it.

 

Canadians are very proud of their little musical

 

"

Yeah, I'm in Canada and it is definitely getting a lot of hype here. Canadians are very proud - even as a Montrealer, whose life and culture is definitely closer to a New Yorker's than a Newfoundlander (I've actually never met a Newfie in my life), it's exciting to see Canadian culture on a Broadway stage.

And as a Canadian musical theatre person, it's also exciting because the Canadian musical theatre community is so so so small, that pretty much everyone distantly knows the production team or the Canadian cast members. Two years ago I saw Astrid Van Wieren's AMAZING performance at a regional theatre in Montreal, and now she's on Broadway. That rarely happens in Canada.