Profile for Mark Waltz

When I have good theater experiences like some posters indicate, I asked myself if I woke up in a parallel universe that morning. I had stated in a thread on the same subject about six months ago that I had stopped going to the theater because of the situations people mention here, but I did go back and in the period of 3 months saw about 15 shows, including a few where the understudies for the leads were on and thus cancellations meant that there was space between people. Of those dozen plus

I agree that Rene Reid scored in this, and did much better than expected under the circumstances. She definitely has comic timing, and you can see why a nice looking woman has awkward moments with men ("95 Ways to Go" landed a big laugh where I was sitting), and feels she has to overcompensate in other areas since she's overshadowed by her flirty sister. But the direction of scenes that should have been funnier (particularly "Conversation Piece") fell flat. I'll never forget how Donna Murphy

I got a message that Anika is not performing the Sunday evening performance and I could get a credit through Today Tix for another performance or towards my account for another show. With the reviews, I thought for a minute of getting the credit, but then said I'm never going to hear this score live in a theater again and just decided to go anyway. I saw Donna on Broadway, and of course the Roz TV production, but I would love to go back in time to the 60's when City Center did two wee

While I didn't see Jennifer in this for the matinee performance I attended, when her character makes the entrance in the red dress, I immediately thought of Peggy Cass in the movie version of "Auntie Mame", mainly because of the hairstyle as the dress Agnes wears is darker. I think because Helen went from awkward to confident, she would still have elements of her shyness in her and overplay the kittenish aspects of what she was now expected to do. Agnes pretty much did the same

I tried to give Rent a second chance after much pleading by my boss at the time, and just couldn't do it, having been truly bored the first time around. Sometimes, a second act seems like an eternity, which was the case with this show for me. The only other Broadway shows I can recall walking out on during intermission was An American in Paris (having seen the matinee of Gigi and enjoyed that much more), finding the view from the top of the Palace a horrible experience and the show ponder

I saw the Thursday matinee with Victoria Byrd, and thought she was absolutely magnetic. Would I go back to see those I missed? Possibly. It's the most fun I've had at a new musical since "The Prom", even more so than "Death Becomes Her", even though I thought both understudies did incredible jobs in that. There's something about the enthusiasm of those going on for the stars that they want to make an impression, so they give 150%. The sets, costumes and choreog

It's ironic that you ask this question because I just got an email regarding Death Becomes Her tickets for the matinee today indicating that both leading ladies were out and that I could ask for a credit through my point of purchase which was today tix. I'm still going because I got a good deal and an offer for a better seat that was cheaper (which I compare to being offered first class over coach), and am not an extreme fan of either actress even though I enjoy their work from what I

The one big flop I can't get out of my mind for its audaciousness and tacky brilliance is "Dance of the Vampires", especially its declaration at the end of drinking blood and eating souls. I used to have the playbills of this and "Legs Diamond" proudly displayed together as flop shows I remembered practically every detail about. 

Some shows are flops simply because they couldn't sustain an audience willing to pay full price, yet had high percentage

I saw Love Life last night and was surprised as to how much I enjoyed it, initially apprehensive over seeing the running time, but the very long first act moved surprisingly fast, while the second act (set in the present day of 1948, the show's year of release) seemed like it was way under an hour. I had tickets for it 5 years ago but of course it was canceled so as a last minute decision decided to see what I had hoped to see then, especially because of the stars. The kids threaten to wa

I don't remember what actor commented on being overcome by the smell of someone's chicken dinner being passed around in the front row during a performance, but I was stunned by the fact that someone would have the audacity to do that. I went to an Off Broadway show right before covid, and the woman next to me had a big paper bag filled with fried chicken and greasy food, and I thought I was going to throw up. I had been working all week and was too tired to even deal with it, and if I

Only once, when I went to see "Bright Star", and an amber alert came through. I don't think my face has recovered from the redness that took over. 

I'm always been very diligent about making sure of it being off, but that one mistake has stuck with me. Back in the day when you could actually take the phone battery out, I removed it at a performance of "War Paint", a good thing because I was in the front row, and there were many moments when the star