Original movie musical EMILIA PEREZ starring Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, and Selena Gomez wins three prizes at Cannes Nov 30
2024, 09:52:05 AM
This is a stunning film.
Who would have thought that a thriller movie could also be a musical that works! Fascinating plotting and I became so invested in the characters. This one is Oscar Worthy. Great film for all and especially musical lovers.
Best film of the year so far.!!!
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RIP Helen Gallagher Nov 30
2024, 09:46:33 AM
Helen Gallagher was Broadway
She was the maid Nancy in High Button Shoes which made Broadway notice her in a supporting dancing role.
That lead to Jule Styne creatiing Hazel Flagg for which she played the lead. It's claim to fame is that it became a Jerry Lewis movie with Jerry starring in the role of Hazel now changed to Homer.
Her star faded a bit a s Gwen Verdon came to light in Can Can and stole some of the dancing limelight from Helen Galla
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Lorna Luft as Madame Morrible on Broadway? Nov 30
2024, 09:32:42 AM
Lorna Luft single handedly RUINED Adelaide in the Touring Company of Guys and Dolls.
How can you ruin Adelaide?
Do you really want her to get her hands on Madame Morrible?
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Beanie Feldstein & More to Star in SPELLING BEE at Kennedy Center Sep 4
2024, 07:26:30 PM
I hear that they are adding a new song for Beanie!
I'm the Greatest Speller!
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LEMPICKA closing May 19 May 2
2024, 07:42:17 PM
What a shame… This was one of my favorites of the new musicals I can’t believe Suffs and hell‘s kitchen were nominated over this. If you haven’t seen it, I would urge you all to see it. It’s a beautiful musical.
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LEMPICKA Reviews May 1
2024, 09:38:51 PM
I caught the show with the Understudy. I thought the understudy was terrific!!!!!!
In face, I really enjoyed the show much more than Suffs or Hell's Kitchen both which were dull to me.
I love the Lemicka story. And I loved that it spanned a whole century..
Catch it before it goes! Gorgeous set and some stunnning things in it.
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(Insert Name or Show) Was Robbed! May 1
2024, 09:30:47 PM
I agree. Back to the Future was so well done and so much fun.
And so much better than Hells Ktichen or Suffs.
Id rather sit through that again than Suffs (ugh so preachy and we know women got the vote so where is the drama?)
and Hells Kitchen (like an episode of One Day at a Time with Alicia Keys Music. That being said, Im glad the lead in hells kitchen and Kecia Lewis was nominated. Kecia Lewis was wonderful.
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(Insert Name or Show) Was Robbed! May 1
2024, 09:27:07 PM
To me the best musical of the year (have not seen Illiisnoise or Great Gatsby or Notebook or Outsiders
but to me LEMPICKA was so much better than Suffs or Hell's Kitchen and even Water for Elephantts,
so Lempicka was ROBBED!
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A WONDERFUL WORLD To Open On Broadway Fall 2024 Feb 28
2024, 11:30:15 PM
Love me some Louis Armstrong. So off I shlepped to New Orleans to catch this pre Broadway "celeberatiion" of Louis Armstrong's life. Unfortuantelh, this show was a total yawn. I'm surprized they are even trying for Broadway.
Instead of celebrating Loius Armtroing we find out he cheated on his wife. That in a nutshell is the whole show. Mr Armsrtoing should be turning in his grave at was is defintely not a celebration of the life of Louis Armstroing.
This should
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Audra McDonald-led GYPSY for 2024-2025 Season? Jan 5
2024, 08:13:46 PM
Um Why? Do we need another Gypsy?
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Is Days of Wine and Roses the early favorite for Best Original Score at the Tonys? Jan 3
2024, 10:56:20 AM
Listened to the album.
I find it hard to listen to. The songs are monotonic. And to quote the other writer.."There is not a tune you can hum." Muscials used to have such wonderful music. Why we all went to the theatre. This show does not have a tune you would want to hum.
I'm sure Kelli and Brian Darcy are great in this. Otherwise this depressing musical subject matter and atonal musicl would not work at all. However I will not buy a ticket
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COLOR PURPLE movie musical currently in development Jan 2
2024, 09:37:16 PM
I was never a fan of the Broadway Color Purple or the revival. I never got what the fuss was about. I never liked the musical and it cut so much of the story. I found myself yearning for the realism of the movie.
So unlike the musiclas of the 60's, where i may have been a purist and got pissed when Sweet Charity cut Baby Dream Your Dream and took Charity's Soliloquy and swapped it with My Personal Property. No such attachment has I to the musical the Color Pur
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Imelda Staunton & Jenna Russell to lead HELLO DOLLY in London Nov 3
2023, 12:01:12 AM
JBC3 said: "These criticisms sound like people reacting to Buckley all over again and things turned out fine with her. Dolly offers a lot of room for women with different personalities and styles to embody the character."
Betty Buckley is great in rolls with an edge: Norma Desmond, Rose in Gypsy ....that kind of stuff she hits out of the park but...
I saw Betty Buckley in Dolly . And she was charmless and unfunny as Dolly. This will be the
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A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL - P/reviews & News Thread Oct 10
2023, 11:48:05 PM
Well I have to hand it to producer Ken Davenport who had the savvy to add more matinees. By doing this he made it from a show that is breaking even to a show that is making money. Kudos to Ken for this move.
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NY City Center Encores 2024 season: ONCE UPON A MATTRESS with Sutton Foster (adapted by Amy Sherman-Palladino), JELLY'S LAST JAM, and TITANIC Oct 10
2023, 11:45:11 PM
Oh and as for Titanic.. that show put me to sleep. I don't get the love for that one.
And Gregory Hines was wonderfful in it but other than that, I can't remember about Jelly's Last Jam. Did not make much of an impression.
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NY City Center Encores 2024 season: ONCE UPON A MATTRESS with Sutton Foster (adapted by Amy Sherman-Palladino), JELLY'S LAST JAM, and TITANIC Oct 10
2023, 11:43:19 PM
I love me some Sutton Forster. i really do. The Drowsy Chaperone. (Wow) Millie (Wow) Young ]Frankenstein (Wow)but I don't think she's right for Winnifred the Wobegone like she wasn't right for Sweet Charity. I wish they were more careful casting Sutton because she shines brilliantly when the part is right. And she seems a tad off (Sweet Charity) and Possibly OUAM when the part isn't right,.
I think for Winnifred you need a Carol Burnett, a Jane Connell (who played
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A WONDERFUL WORLD Oct 9
2023, 02:07:27 AM
I caught the matinee. The Saenger Theatre in New Orleans is gorgeous and worth the price of admission.
As for It's a Wonderful World..I have to say the cast is very talented and works so hard. There's oodles of choreography and being a former dancer, I tend not to kvetch about to much dancing but I found found myself saying enough already as some of the choregraphy seemed repetiviely happy and at odds with the drea
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James Monroe Iglehart to play Louis Armstrong in Broadway-aimed bio-musical A WONDERFUL WORLD Oct 9
2023, 12:57:09 AM
I caught the matinee. The Saenger Theatre is gorgeous and worth the price of admission.
As for It's a Wonderful World..I have to say the cast is very talented and works so hard. There's oodles of choreography and being a former dancer, I tend not to kvetch about to much dancing but I found found myself saying enough already as some of the choregraphy seemed repetivie even though the chorus sold it and gave it their all. They sell it llke they are in a hit goin
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Sorkin and Sher to revive CAMELOT for Broadway Apr 10
2023, 10:18:33 AM
production never been a fan of Camelot. This 0roduction. Is gorgeous.Getting rid of Ninue, the thing in a tree was brilliiant as in prior productions it always knocked me out of the viewing thinking why and who is thus person singing in a tree? .Kudos to Sorkin and Sher for losing that awful character.tree and song
the leads accross the board are stellar and the chemisyry brtween them thrilling
Sorkin/Sher have improved this musical w
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Kimberly Akimbo guy yca vs Some Like it Hot Best Musical Tony Apr 10
2023, 09:59:24 AM
Just cancel the Tony’s this year. Kumbrrly Akimbo is a cutesy bore with tuneless music.Some likes it hot has some great staging and great moments (Osgood and Sweet sue steal the show) but does not improve on thr original material movie notdoes not solve the character of Sugar problem z( definevthe character pleae and the music is not as good as Sugar-the other misical basrd on this material
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