Profile for Menken Fan

BoringBoredBoard40 said: "Atleast they don'y have Betsy passing them out AT intermission like they had Mary Lou Henner giver people rice krispy treats at intermission of Gettin The Band Back Together."

And then taking the rice krispy treats back?

I already have my tickets for this, and if they give me a mop, they'll have to take it back from my cold, dead hands. At least a free mop would be some return for the ticket price. 

Finally, after an hour and 2,000 errors, got a couple seats in the front row balcony. For as long as that took and as many people who must be trying for tickets, I didn’t expect as many open seats as I saw. 

WiCkEDrOcKS said: "I am so over these incessant ticketing issues. Some BS is literally just part of the ticket-buying process for every high-demand theater event at this point. It's 2025. There's really no excuse. I just had a ticket in my cart and the site crashed again."

Seriously. I was in that “priority queue” for several minutes before getting another error.

Then got to ‘select seats’ followed by another error. 

ACL2006 said: "Anyone able to get tickets?Phone lines are backlogged and the website keeps crashing."

Same for me. Website crashing for 10 minutes so far.

Even though it's not a bio-musical, it's still a show featuring songs made famous by Cher, which makes it a Cher jukebox musical, no? Like Mamma Mia is an ABBA jukebox musical?

kdogg36 said: "Does the lack of mention of any Broadway Center Stage productions mean that this program has been cancelled? I don't know whether or notthose shows have typically been announced with the rest of the theater season. I'm a local who won't be going to Trump's Kennedy Center anyhow; I'm just curious."

Last year’s season, including the Broadway Center Stage shows, was announced on May 7. So you may be onto something  

I agree 100%, and my observation wasn’t meant to be any kind of effective takedown of a group that has no commitment to consistency. I guess I’m more disappointed that these shows, plus the equity tours on the schedule, chose to play the venue under current circumstances. 

Interesting that Mrs. Doubtfire and Chicago both feature male actors in drag. Doesn’t seem in line with administration values. 

Chris Jones says he didn't enjoy it that much

Chris Jones Cats Review

I'll be seeing it next week.

Jordan Catalano said: "That Kennedy Center production was one of my favorite things of all last year - i really hope it’s that cast that’s doing it here."

Agreed. The cast and production were outstanding! Between this and Schmigadoon, I'm definitely feeling the 'loss' of the Kennedy Center.

iluvtheatertrash said: "Gasp! Actors played across gender? In 2025?! HOW DARE THEY!!!!!"

My point is that there are plenty of male and female presenting actors in the show who could play the roles, and it just felt cutesy, somewhat confusing and unnecessary to have the gender switching. But I guess that’s pretty common in this style of show, as it was also in Mincemeat. 

If you need a Finn fix, Lisa Howard’s album Songs of Innocence & Experience is a wonderful compilation of his work, including many  lesser known songs. She is a perfect interpreter of his music. 

So sad. One of the greatest, underappreciated composers of our time. Falsettos and A New Brain are genius, and this song from Spelling Bee is such a perfect showtune. 
 

The I Love You Song

No real set. Mostly a bare black stage. Occasionally, blocks and ramps pop up, especially in the initial exploring scenes. And some benches, fences and other pieces are brought on, but not much to speak of. The spot where Floyd spends most of the show trapped looked like a fairly comfortable chaise lounge. Lighting was fine and did the job. 

EDSOSLO858 said: "LCT lists a 2:45 runtime, includingintermission."

Show started around 8:05, and I was walking out at 10:35, so more like 2:30 runtime with intermission.