Profile for BroadwayGirl107

quizking101 said: "The word swirling among the cast (as stated at the stage door) was that the response to the closing was overwhelming enough where they may add a week or two of additional performances if they feel there is true demand for it."

 

I suspected as soon as it was announced this was what they were always planning to do. They probably have an actual date in mind, but announced an earlier closing date in hopes of drumming up excitement to actua

everythingtaboo said: "I'm sorry but the cast calling foul on audience not discovering new, original works, when Swept Away is in itself a jukebox musical is a bit much. (That said, I still don't know who the hell the Avett Brothers are.) While I can't escape Death Becomes Her, I haven't seen a Swept Away ad in months, and opening a musical in the fall is a fool's errand in itself, unless it is a known property like Death. So maybe point the blame at your producer

As someone who was rooting SO MUCH for this show, it bothers me that people’s takeaway here is simply that there isn’t room for interesting theater.

 

the problem here was that they didn’t make a very good show inspite of having all the tools: great music, an amazing cast, gorgeous sets, and a respected book writer and director.

 

this show virtually no changes through its out of town tryouts inspite of a deeply flawed book. They COULD h

I will 100% be seeing probably multiple times because I love Idina so much and I’m sure this show will survive for as long as Idina wants to do it because of how dedicated her fanbase is (atp I’d be suprised if she’d want to spend a full year in a show).

 

But I have to admit the marketing of this show is kinda throwing me—it feels so tonally similar in ways to If/Then that i find myself subconsciously expecting it to be If/Then 2.0 but in the w

Luminaire2 said: "I’m going to come out and say this, and draw the line in the sand now.

anyonewho says they killed the momentum in defying gravity, or messed it up, is objectively wrong. WRONG.

They nailed it, they did it brilliantly. It was so thrilling, so moving, they gave it room to breathe, and space for Cynthia to really show growth, character, and vulnerability.


I don’t make the rules, but in this case… there is a wron

Jesse Green giving the show that coveted Critic's Pick stamp but the review reads pretty mixed to me. Weird. 

 

I really enjoyed this show, but I'm torn, and sort of bummed so many critics are overlooking it's faults. I agree with every single person saying the show it just massively undercooked with a paper thin book. I think this piece really could have been amazing if they just really worked out the kinks and filled out the book and maybe brought it to B

Lavieboheme3090 said: "Well she literally just posted an apology where she states what her political views actually are..."

She did the opposite, actually.

 

she posted an apology where she completely skirted around the issue and did not denounce a single thing Trump stands for, in spite of the opportunity to do so being right there in front of her.

 

She literally liked a post from RFK Jr about how we need to get Trump back in t

BoringBoredBoard40 said: "whatever that image/link is isn't working

also they pulled discounts and premium seats are now almost $300 (not sure where someone saw $500)

Makes me think they know the clock is ticking and are going to try and pull in every cent they can "

Typically if a show pulls it’s discounts and charges more money it’s because tickets are selling enough that they have the confidence that they can sell tickets for

I saw this last week and it was just fantastic. The plot gets a little weird in the second act but ultimately as a whole it’s deeply funny and moving. I was in the orchestra, which was completely full, though I couldn’t see the mezzanine at all from where I was. The audience was absolutely loving every minute. I really hope this show does well, or at least makes it to awards season (Clark, Cooley, and Milligan should be front runners). I could nitpick in some things but think it&r

I mean…you’re right, she wasn’t as huge as she is right now, but she WAS selling out stadiums across the country. So she was pretty huge.

 

I don’t know if it’s “brave” to turn her down. They didn’t know if she could act, and it sounds like the audition went poorly. With someone that famous who’s not known for acting, if she didn’t mail it she could become a distraction from telling the story. But to be honest it

bk said: "
For starters, the music has totally new arrangements and orchestrations that are terrible. As to the book, changes or not, if it's being played by over-the-top performances directed to be sledge-hammered home, no, you cannot judge a book that way. And that goes for any classic musical that has a terrible production with actors directed to do it an injustice. It's fine for you to have an opinion on THIS production but as others have pointed out, yo

joevitus said: 
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I don't think the show as written is bland in the least, it's funny, moving, suspenseful. Not only does it have a strong score, but the traditional orchestrations are among the best I've ever heard--ingeniously wedding an 18th century sound to a modern musical theater score, no easy feat. It's a classic up there with shows like Carousel and My Fair Lady."

And that’s totally fine you feel that way and I disa

bk said: "My problem here is everyone blaming the musical itself rather than the misbegotten and ill-directed production and its gimmick. As to it being bland with a "bunch of white dudes" performing it - your offensive BS aside, if it had been bland and boring with a bunch of white dudes performing it, it wouldn't have played for three years, toured, been made into a film, and had countless productions over the years. If this is all you've seen, I hate to tell you

I saw this the other day and kinda of agree with PipingHotPiccolo. 
 

I felt like the musical itself was super bland and felt like a piece you’d present in a museum to educate people about our history. I felt like the only reason to be doing this show at all was to at least try something with it, like this production does. But material itself was just not great so it never really soared for me. My friends and I kept saying the show must be excruciatingly boring wit