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saw this tonight. in many ways its every bit the abomination you all said it would be in terms of content/book/message, but i thought the first act was watchable. 

i cant remember any comparable instance where a performer's charms so wholly undercut the overall piece like chenoweth's do here.  she sounds FANTASTIC, and her cutie-pie charm saves many of the more leaden scenes. shes doing a really great job but shes playing a vapid monster, and so the performance m

im just curious if theres any evidence, or even conjecture, suggesting that since Rudin was (rightly) knocked off his perch and declared persona non grata, if hes continued to be a malicious jerk at the workplace? ive always thought it telling that he was never accused of any actual crimes but since he was so miserable, i have no problem with him taking his medicine. but is he still a monster? or maybe now hes just brilliantly talented at what he does without the toxicity? 

 

darquegk said: "I'm not going to weigh in much on the politics of casting in these roles. I'm just gonna say that the elevator pitch for this show in its style, content and presentation is "musical Kdrama." So even if it's not something we're legally or ethically obligated to maintain, a primarily Asian cast makes sense creatively. It's part of the aesthetic and the sensibility.."

I agree with this. The show is the star here, so maybe th

all this chatter on whether JOH sucks as a person REALLY is missing the point. the fact (and yes it seems a fact) that he is "toxic and abrasive" has no bearing on the harshness of Japanese drug policy or the wild stupidity of anyone waltzing to a border checkpoint with illegal substances on them. if this was a story about Audra McDonald getting thrown into a Japanese prison cell for brazenly trying to smuggle drugs into the country, it should not matter at all that shes a beloved i

i think this always scheduled to close on 12/28, and it was pretty fully tonight. TDF put us on the extreme sides of Row E but you dont miss much except the two leads changing in and out of their clothes.

i LOVE Rajiv Josephs work-- Bengal Tiger was sublime, and Describe the Night worked for me, too. There is much to like here, but at only 95 minutes, i found myself distracted and with a wandering mind once the novelty of the different time period scenes wore off. if there was an overa

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Saw it with Sherie.


Sherie gives a very good performance as Jackie but her voice is not strong and is not a good fit for this part. I cannot compare her performance to Kristin’s, but there are a lot of Kristin-isms in the vocal writing."

I'm seeing this next weekend with whichever leading lady the universe blesses me with, but i do find it odd that I keep reading about Sherie's vocals, since she had n

i was there tonight, and i enjoyed myself. its an impressive piece, that never really takes off but still operates at an engaging hum for a solid 2 hours. the transition from act 1 to act 2 was a pleasant surprise, and the acting was pretty strong across the board. Tamara Sevunts and Nael Nacer especially.

it gets meaty/thoughtful in act 2, with Andrea Martin springing to life to great effect--the first act is a period piece of serious drama set up, but instead of resolving it, th

he didnt just hold the house for Rihanna, he said it was perfectly appropriate for her to spend the show on her phone, scrolling through her bright screen to the distraction of the performers and audience. and because he defended her, all the usual keyboard warriors defended him--i too remember being called a white supremacist for criticizing their behavior.

but all of this is beside the point. anyone--lovable or not--that flies into another country with illegal drugs on them is dumb b

having just visited japan, it truly is such a different culture with such different norms/rules- i agree that the "war on drugs" has failed and that our punitive system for drug use is out of whack

but its the HEIGHT of ignorance to waltz into another country with drugs on you. and its uniquely American to just assume that the USA is the toughest most draconian society when it comes to law and order--- it isnt, and Americans ought to learn that the world does not revolve arou

I saw this downtown in 2015 with Lois Smith, Stephen Root and Lisa Emery. I liked it and the impressive performances. If I saw the movie, I dont remember it.

i dont know if its my own fading memory or just the quality/freshness of this production, but aside from the initial concept that i knew going in, this felt like a totally new play for me. its gentle and powerful and is non-flashy without ever being boring. a truly solid 90 minutes.

i genuinely find it hard to believe June

i thought this was riveting. staged and constructed quite intelligently, and i wasnt bored for a minute of the 2 hour 45 minute runtime. the reviews were tepid, but as I heard Kate Burton say during intermission, "you can tell your friends to come see it but there are hardly any tickets so..." its selling well and had quite an enthusiastic reception today. im real glad i caught this.

kunken is doing a master class here--whens the last time the narrator protagonist was also th

i was there tonight. im bummed i didnt love it as much as everyone else did.

kudos to Icke, because its a wildly inventive adaptation, well written. and the cast is as good as everyone says. Manville is great, but i thought Mark Strong was actually more breathtaking. (John Carroll Lynch is such a talent, Id love to see him in a meatier role). The set, sound effects, everything was seamless and well executed. No notes.

Except that because we know this story going in, there is no