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I didn’t like this as much as I wanted—theme park fare, tbh.

I look forward to the day Jennifer Simard gets a role that truly showcases the depth of her brilliance. She’s one of a kind and never disappoints in whatever she’s in. I went for her and wasn’t disappointed on that front.

I had high hopes, but this was really bad lol

whew…those book scenes are the PITS 😩

They could’ve kept this, to be honest. I respect the swing, but it just didn’t work. I found it to be basic and bland.

Loved the effects though. Very trippy. See this while high. I can’t imagine experiencing this any other way. lol

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Job well done, Patrick!

Fab run!

I can see the playwright winning another pulitzer. (If the eligibility window hasn't passed.) It's such an incredible, complex, challenging and moving piece. I feel lucky to have seen it.

Saw this last night. A must-see.

wow.

What are your thoughts?

n2nbaby said: "I have no idea what this is but I will see Corey Hawkins in just about anything. He was sensational in Six Degrees of Separation."

It’s a thrilling masterpiece. A must see.

I read the play a couple of years ago and now hate I did. Go in blind. You won’t regret.

Lot666 said: "ShowBro said: "It is hard to imagine a world where a role is celebrated / receives a best actor award for an accused child molester, but I guess welcome to 2022."

Your perception of a *character* in a show as unsavory is irrelevant to whether the *actor* who played the role deserved an award."

!!!!!

Thank you! So annoying. smh

TaffyDavenport said: "FWIW, all this commentary about the show’s ending is a huge spoiler, and I’m very glad I didn’t read it before I went."

Agree. Very inconsiderate of them.

UncleCharlie said: "AndreyIsntHere said: "I’m biased as a Hadestown fan, but I’d love to see the Walter Kerr theatre renamed to the André de Shields theatre!"

James Earl Jones say hello!"

It’s already been announced that the Cort will be named after James Earl Jones when it reopens.

I miss it too.

I went to the Theater Talk revival/goodbye-for-good show at the Lincoln Center performing arts library a few years ago (2019?) and loved it. So messy and intellectual at the same time. It helped me better understand Jesse and Ben as critics. Seeing them critique is very different than reading their words.

I agree with the chorus of those who said the doc was “shapeless.” I’ve seen much better/in-depth.

And I agree that ignoring the London ‘18 revival was “egregious.”

A waste of time tbh.

It was cute and well done. Nothing riveting. But to see this from a Black writer was cool. It reminded me of a Bess Wohl play.

Bettyboy72 said: "There was an incident at Company tonight. Just as the second act was about to start a gentleman stood up, took his mask down and started pointing and yelling at the people next to him, “these people called me a f—g—t!” Then his mother stood up and said, “these people called my son a f——t!” The audience began to show their disapproval and shouting things like “that’s not ok!”, booing and some demanding for them to be removed.


As the accused parties were asked to stand by security someone from the balcony yelled, “you can’t remove someone for saying that.” Then the audience started booing her. She then said, “it’s not personal, but you can’t just throw people out for using a a word.”

Security then asked the mother and son as well as the couple in question to leave and they were all escorted out. I assume the mother and son were removed for pulling down their masks and yelling or because they’d have to file a report.


It was very upsetting and you could tell the cast heard all of it because when the curtain rose they all looked shell shocked but quickly bounced back.

Weird times indeed."

Interesting. I really hate the times we’re living in, most of the time.

 

I wish this took the swings it continuously hinted toward. It had potential but never quite lived up to it.

It thinks it’s smarter and deeper than it really is. And if the show actually is that, it doesn’t allow the audience to connect to its brains and heart. Highfalutin theater is a no-no in 2022 imho, no matter how it’s packaged.

Excellent cast though.

Tjlovesmusicals said: "Jaquel out mid show "

Oh no... I hope he's OK... My sense is that he worked himself too hard. He's been doing a LOT since the show started rehearsals for Broadway and I think it's catching up with him...