Don't yell at me, I know it doesn't open until tomorrow but there's already a review from AMNY and its a rave:
"Alice Ripley is absolutely fierce. Like Sherie Rene Scott, Idina Menzel or Julia Murney, Ripley brings an electrifying, urgent intensity to edgy rock musicals. And Ripley?s luminous ferocity is displayed to brilliant perfection in ?Next to Normal.?
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Simply put, ?Next to Normal? is truly one of the most powerful, surprising and invigorating original musicals in recent memory, reminding us how it?s possible for contemporary musical theater to hook an audience entirely through the strength of its storytelling. This dynamic musical should not be missed."
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Excellent review and totally well deserved! I'm having high hopes for tomorrow!
"In theater, the process of it is the experience. Everyone goes through the process, and everyone has the experience together. It doesn't last - only in people's memories and in their hearts. That's the beauty and sadness of it. But that's life - beauty and the sadness. And that is why theater is life." - Sherie Rene Scott
It's nice to see that its first review is a Rave, but that was an awful review. He compared her to IdinaMenzel and Julia Murney as a compliment. That's a terrible comparison.
"There's nothing good on. The media hates Christmas. The media loves vampires, though. Maybe they will show a Twilight Christmas." -Danmeg's 10 year old son.
^That's my issue with Billy Elliot winning...Best Musical should be about the show on the whole, including a strong score. Which BE definitely does not have. Ah well...only time will tell!
I think it will get respectful reviews, and Brantley will probably do his Diva Worship act for Alice Ripley. I doubt there'll be many raves.
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"There's nothing good on. The media hates Christmas. The media loves vampires, though. Maybe they will show a Twilight Christmas." -Danmeg's 10 year old son.
C'mon, there's really no way N2N can take Best Musical. Let's get serious. I love the show and would love to see that happen but it's just not going to happen this year. Among many other reasons, it's way too risky for the Tonys to hand over the most important award to a dark, depressing, original musical. We're in a recession. People want to see some big, grand, Broadway spectacle based on a movie or with a familiar score. There's no way the one original musical that will likely get a nomination will be able to beat out recognizable tourist traps like 9 TO 5, ROCK OF AGES, SHREK, or BILLY ELLIOT.
But I hope the positive reviews keep a-comin'. Updated On: 4/14/09 at 08:40 PM
I'm really curious to see what the Word of Mouth pannel has to say. I think they generally tend to be on the side of the tourists, and I want to see how a touristy audience will react.
"There's nothing good on. The media hates Christmas. The media loves vampires, though. Maybe they will show a Twilight Christmas." -Danmeg's 10 year old son.