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Kad said: "I've not seen this, but are we sure that the "Republicans" of the title is referring only to the American political party? China is formerly known as the People's Republic of China and "republican" just means somebody who believes in representational government."

Kad, a nice thought but nope. The characters explicitly discuss politics, they describe abortion as murder, they praise the Chinese-born character as having "come

the Republicanism is never even explained or explored! The Phyllis character is a harsh, classic Republican in the Reagan style, and we get that, but everyone else-- their politics isnt explored AT ALL until the young one turns into a union organizing progressive because....she didnt get a promotion she wanted? Im laughing trying to articulate it now.

The show seems premised on the idea that everyone working at big I-banks are Republicans bec they are rich--this is just false--but it d

Its all just interesting insight into how media/crowd think works. last month there was nonstop handwringing and questioning and outrage and worry---the storm was being discussed in earnest days in advance, and people were wondering how matinees would go on given the possibility of 8 to 10 inches.

now theyre predicting minimum 12 inches with 60mph winds- not passable conditions--and theres just this weird silence? How will all the theatergoers at Mincemeat get home if its a full on bli

this was bafflingly bad. i mean, truly one of the most amateur productions ive seen on a professional stage in NY.

the humor was cringe, and the very capable actresses were undermined by a truly mystifying story--both leads were impossible to identify with, let alone root for. One was a corporate monster who does objectively horrible things to her colleagues and the other is caricature of an ignorant progressive from a Republican Congressman's fantasy diary. just wild.

Jodi

ill speak up for this play.

i agree with much of the criticism here. it feels like a first draft. the set feels like one big hospital room from the jump. it turns on a central character that is not very likable, compounded by the fact that noah galvin isnt very likable, compounded again by the fact half the play is galvin subconscious ranting at us without any structure.

but i am surprised that the four grandparent characters are tossed aside by the critics in this thread. to ea

a story worth telling, and this telling has some very powerful moments, but i think the script could use a few more revisions. early in previews, could be the pacing, but Slater makes the fatal mistake of attempting humor that doesnt work in such a horrific setting. the most pivotal, should-be-terrifying scene lands very flat as written.

as an actor, though, slater is magnificent as Marcel, a real physical talent. the whole cast does well; maddie corman is a standout, giving an entirel

RumTumJM said: "Please take this in the causal/friendly/loving way it's intended...

Why all the hatred for The Lion King? Sure, it's become a big tourist show. But, I thought it was generally more highly regarded for Taymor's artisic design/image.

I'm not going to lie. Since I last saw the show nearly 23 years ago, and I was only a teenager then, I got a ticket to revisit it next week. After seeing the original movie on tv a few weeks ago, I too

i'll dissent. 

a solid production of a very stale and irredeemably silly show. i am just not the audience for these old school long forgotten musicals--unless theres a fantastic score to justify the revisit. here, there simply is not. i couldnt stay awake.

Soo can do no wrong, but she is exceptionally good at the prim/proper British tone, while singing gorgeously. Andrea Martin is a national treasure, its simply remarkable how versatile and loony and energetic she remai

Kready is certainly odd casting for this role--which could be great, dont get me wrong, but I am surprised they chose someone as traditionally handsome All-American here. I saw Kready as (a very boring) Gatsby two years ago--he can certainly charm and sing, so I am genuinely curious to see how he fares here.

Given that Gerianne Perez has gone on for Montagu so many times (and was solid in the role when I saw her this summer) I am surprised she isnt taking over, but we will find out if

Lea was out both shows today. If it was preplanned, I didnt know it. Her understudy, Katerina Papacostas, has a real powerful belt and from the mezz, looked alot like her, but I'm betting Lea does more with the role. Or maybe its just written as poorly as everyone else is? 

Truly bizarre piece of theater. Bryce Pinkham is lively and as close to interesting as we get, even with the wince-worthy jokes about RFK Jr et al. His big number in Act 1 was fun, and Papacostas did a

Jordan Catalano said: "My dream is still Amy Sedaris."

Given her relationship with Escola, we have to presume its been discussed- is she enough of a name to sell tickets? If Titus Burgess is, i imagine she would be too, so I wonder if she just doesnt want to do it?
 

As Obviously perfect as Sedaris is for this, I agree that Bridget Everett would be perfect casting, and would get me to see this again for sure. Shes such a unique talent, and also a kin

i'm sadly the dissenting voice here, though i DO appreciate the mad genius of Cole Escola. the whole thing is just over the top brilliant witty looniness, and Escola is hysterical, but i found the madcap weirdness somewhat exhausting pretty quickly?  It felt overly absurdist to start, then settled into a groove I really liked, and then went off the deep end at the end. 

I can see liking this more in a small theater, with the wit coming out of nowhere, but for $175 on a Sa

No idea how this will turn out, and we each have our own favorites/preferences, but the griping over this cast is wild. Yes, its a shame they didnt land Meryl Streep and Bad Bunny for this, but back in reality, this is an impressive mix of different types of "names"---they will be able to say they have Oscar and Emmy nominated crew of diverse and undeniably talented people. The naysaying here is just silly

Personally, Juliette Lewis, Amber Gray and Harvey Guillen are worth th