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I can't recall from when I saw this at Paper Mill, so can anyone confirm if Jeremy Jordan was using that OTT mid-Atlantic accent in that production as well? I don't remember being so struck by it at Paper Mill, but I found it pretty jarring when I revisited on Broadway. Perhaps it's a deliberate choice to again show how Gatsby doesn't truly belong and he's doing whatever he can to put on airs, but it felt more like one actor choosing to do an accen

Saw this tonight and had a blast. I'm not super familiar with Huey Lewis and the News' music apart from his big singles but thoroughly enjoyed myself. The cast was giving it their all - especially with some very physical choreography - and the vocals were top notch. There was a minor issue with the sound mixing at the top of Act 1, but they quickly fixed it and the show sounded great for the remainder. While I think it'll be an uphill battle for this production on Broadway, especi

Having watched the movie numerous times, I was excited for this musical adaptation but ultimately left disappointed. The music was forgettable, and the plot shallow, resulting in severely underdeveloped characters. Throughout the show, I couldn't shake the feeling that it would have been vastly improved with a more suitable creative team. Although I cried, the tears were more a result of my familiarity with the story than the show's emotional resonance. While I'm glad I

I was very underwhelmed when I saw this two weeks ago. Missing its original run remains one of my biggest Broadway-related regrets, but I've read the play multiple times. The prose is so powerful that merely reading it had my heart pounding, and even discussing it could give me chills.
 

I had seen preliminary posts here and knew that this wasn't necessarily the best production, but still hoped it would deliver at least a little bit of a punch. Unfortunately, that was

I just got home from a showing, and I will say that this works much better as a movie musical than as a stage musical. As others have noted, the stage version was bloated, and the film's omission of many songs helps address this issue. Having seen the stage musical twice, my main complaint has always been its lack of bite compared to the 2004 film. There was no "Mean" in Mean Girls on Broadway. The movie musical recaptures some of that edge, but I agree with the observation that

I went to this last night, and unfortunately, it has become the second show I've ever walked out of. I was genuinely excited to see it, having somehow missed its original run, but within the first 10 minutes, I knew it just wasn't my cup of tea. Nothing clicked for me, and every passing minute felt like an hour. Was the original production really that much better? I saw every other show nominated that year, and I believe any of them would have been more deserving of a win, especially

There are at least two interviews I've seen where Tveit has said that Sweeney Todd is his dream role. Maybe he's got something up his sleeve that we've not seen...? Perhaps he has been looking for the chance to play a bit against type and flex some additional chops. I'm not fully convinced. But MAYBE? And I am saying this as a fan of his. 

I'll be curious to see what they do in terms of promo: do they post clips of him singing the part well to ideally prove

Just got home from Merrily and Daniel Radcliffe did a fantastic job hosting a live auction. The item in question was a signed "scrap of paper" Radcliffe had typewritten on in a performance during show's off-Broadway run, and Jonathan Groff had scribbled "Love this woman" on it, referencing a woman in the audience of that particular performance with a great laugh. A bidding war commenced and it wound up selling for $1600 to a woman in the front row. Radcliffe was insane

TaffyDavenport said: "Dylan Smith4 said:

"However, there is one set piece that could use some reworking. I’m talking about the flat-out creepy eye-glasses billboard we see in the gas station scene."

I've seen a pic of that scene, and the billboard looks exactly like every representation I've seen of it over the past 50 years. In the context of the novel and as symbolism, aren't the eyes supposed to be "creepy" and e