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I saw The Kite Runner yesterday at the matinee performance. Please don't let the negative reviews dissuade you from seeing this beautiful production. The plot, indeed, was heavily narrated by the main protagonist, but despite that, I was heavily invested in the story the entire time and was pulled in immediately through the superb talent of this entire cast. I heard so many gasps and "ohhs" and sniffling from tears in the audience during the play's most dramatic moments, val

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I saw Girl From the North Country last night for the first time. I've been letting the play stew in my mind overnight and this morning, and I'm sorry to say that I can not feel any appreciation for this piece. There were certainly many talented actors on stage, but the book itself left me completely cold. The fact that this musical is a serious and dramatic piece doesn't bother me. Rather, it's that the drama within it serves no purpose and makes no points. Nothing is

I couldn't settle on just three shows, so I'm dividing my answer into musicals and plays.

Musicals: Girl Crazy for Ethel Merman's Broadway debut

               Porgy and Bess, OBC

               On The Town, OBC

Plays: Orson Welles's Voodoo Macbeth

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I absolutely adored this production, but I think the negative criticisms are fair. Most of the concerns from the critics stem from the weaknesses of the book, not on the theatrics or design of the production (which we can agree are stellar!).
One of the things that makes Dickens such an effective storyteller is that his plots are air-tight. Even the most minute of details always play a significant role to the plot, and I think this is especially true in A CHRISTMAS CAROL. So to change th

I think this relationship between Broadway and Hollywood is worth examining. In the old days, Hollywood got most of its source material from Broadway. Nowadays, the trend has reversed as most Broadway productions originate in Hollywood and get adapted for the stage afterwards.

I'm generalizing of course, but perhaps transferring a stage play to film does not affect its quality as much as taking a cinematic story and adapting it to the stage. Film offers a limitless space, whil

msmp said: "BroadwayConcierge said: "bwayphreak234 said: "^ Absolutely dreadful. Just like the production itself."

I just don't know why they wouldn't use their beautiful key art that's on the marquee and every other promotional material across the city. Seems like a no-brainer to me."

This is my question. It's some of the nicest key-art of any show currently running on Broadway, and yet they have gone out of