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everythingtaboo said: "Maybe I'm in the minority, but I would've preferred anyone else besides Nichelle or Hannah in Featured. Nichelle didn't really register for me at all, and Hannah was lovely singing but maybe it was the role itself, but it didn't do much for me.

Otherwise, all the other nominees were pretty spot on."

I continue to be baffled by the praise given to Nichelle's performance. I found her easy to ignore at City Center, a

Saw this last night and thought it was pretty excellent and some of Cullman's best work in recent years.

The company is really all on the same page, which is a testament to Cullman. And a number of the performances really stand out.

The play is a touch dated, feels very of its time, but the issues it tackles of masculinity and relationships are relevant. It's not a perfect play, but I found it fascinating to see something from 2008 through today's lens. The writing i

seaweedjstubbs said: "I will say, one of the things that really irked me were the flash forwards of seeing CeCe traveling to California. They added absolutely nothing to the story and had no great payoff. We don’t need to be reminded every 20 minutes that she’s on her way. If something in those scenes sparked another memory for CeCe somehow, then I could understand them being used as a plot device, but instead they just added to the runtime and forced that hardworking cas

I saw this when it was at Radio City and have spent a bit of time listening to the recording today. 

Rachel is undoubtedly an incredible vocalist, she sings with such ease and power, but I personally find there to be a lack of emotion in her performances of these songs. She is young and I think needs a director to really pull something out of her. Still, a treat to hear her sing this music.

Platt I was doubtful of when he was announced, but I found his take on Jamie to be v

Saw this Saturday evening and I don't remember a time I have felt so sorry for the entire company of a Broadway show. They are working so incredibly hard and the show is just...not good.

Just because something can become a musical doesn't mean it should become a musical. And this feels like a prime example of that.

The book is trite and dull, huge leaps of time happen in the blink of an eye, character development (if you can call it that)

Saw this on Friday evening after enjoying it quite a bit in DC.

The production has upgraded its design elements, it looks really beautiful in a very old-fashioned way. 

It's silly and goofy and a little stupid, but I was entertained start to finish and for my money I find this to be the most coherent of the new musicals. It is the most successful at what I think it sets out to do.

The performances are really firing on all cylinders, with highlights for me being S

Caught this this afternoon and aside from at least one phone going off in every single scene, I overall quite enjoyed it.

The production is truly nothing special. Kail brings out no new colors, he has no take on the material, it is competently staged, the transitions are nice but don't amount to much. I think he was a poor match for the material (and probably most material, he's not much of a director, is he?) particularly given the cast. It would have been nice to see a direct

I also attended the Saturday matinee 4/4 and overall I truly have no idea how I felt about the show.

It's incredibly entertaining start to finish, sometimes in positive and promising ways, other times because it's baffling in many ways.

Tonally, act 1 feels like a horror movie or thriller, perhaps more successfully than any other horror/thriller musical I've seen before, but then act 2 plays like a campy comedy almost start to finish until the (wildly anticlimactic)

Was at Sunday's farewell performance and really found the whole thing incredibly moving. Jonathan's commitment to and love for this show was clear in every single second of it. And the love the cast has for him was visible with just how many tears they shed at various points of the show -- Julia Grondin (one of the sirens) cried before he even made his entrance! -- and I think you'd be hard-pressed to find a more beloved Broadway actor.

Elsewhere, Michele Pawk and Sarah Hyl

Saw this tonight and thought it was overall very solid. It's not a reinvention or a radical take, it's a very solid, well-designed production.

Luke Evans really is great. Can't be easy stepping into that role, but he tackles it and fully commits in every way. He looks like he's having a blast up there and that invites the audience to have fun too. Vocally rather good, he has a unique voice that sounds appropriately gruff and weary and it really works.

Andrew Dura