I was hoping to see more of a life for WAITRESS or AMERICAN IDIOT but this new musical feels (from the description) like it could be something special. Anyone know their aims or what else may be in the works?
I went in really wanting to enjoy this — truly. But despite my best hopes, the whole thing just didn’t come together.
The pre-show announcement about technical issues felt like a warning sign, and while they blamed it on sound and “80s/90s vibes,” I’m not sure any amount of synth or retro production could have solved the bigger problems here.
There are a few bright spots: the set is visually appealing and does a nice job
No surprise here — she was absolutely phenomenal. She really made the role her own, even though it was hard not to see a little bit of Jenna in Mary Todd’s temperamental, wannabe-cabaret-star energy. A perfectly-timed 30 Rock reference brought the house down with sustained applause.
Jane completely chewed the scenery — gloriously unhinged and commanding every moment on stage. The audition scene (her take on the Nurse from Romeo and Juliet) in front o
I’ve been catching up on Elsbeth lately, and Broadway fans — this show really keeps delivering little gifts. The latest episode in particular felt like a love letter to Merrily We Roll Along without ever saying it outright. The setup involves a late-night talk show, and I immediately clocked that the show’s theme music was straight from Merrily — and that was just the beginning.
From there, it centered on three people who started ou
Saw a Sweaty Oracle post suggesting that Les Mis and Phantom could be next, which seems dumber than usual given the Radio City and Masquerade runs respectively, but I'm wondering if more are actually on the way given Beetlejuice and Mamma Mia! seem to be selling well and costing the producers verrrrry little.
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