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This show made me sad. Mostly sad for the performers who are so talented, yet are stuck in a production that looks SO cheap, even some community theatres would be embarrassed by it. I was hoping folks on this board were exaggerating but wow, every time a new scene began I was taken aback by just how terrible everything looked. I truly wonder how much work Hannah Beachler (Scenic Design) and Sharen Davis (Costume Design) actually did on this show. If I were them, I’d be too embarras

nativenewyorker2 said: "All I’ll say is the audience here is having 1000% more fun and has 1000% more energy than the audience I saw the immersive Cabaret with…and 1000% cheaper.


could be a case study in theater snobbery"

……or maybe they are two extremely different shows that invoke different responses in audiences? CABARET is a very dark musical, and from what I understand, this production amps that darkness up. I&rsq

These reports make me wish we’d gotten the 2006 La Jolla production that was supposed to come to Broadway or the Encores production from 2009. From the clips I’ve seen of them, they both seemed to have possessed much more imagination and creativity, especially when it comes to the costumes. I can’t get over how cheap and just……bland these costumes look. To those harping on the original production also looking cheap, at least it had a distinct look and visi

^ Except jukebox musicals and musicals based on movies aren’t selling out theaters either. At least, not when they’re mediocre, which they increasingly seem to be. Have we already forgotten about ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE, KING KONG, SUMMER, THE CHER SHOW, ALMOST FAMOUS, ONCE UPON A ONE MORE TIME, MRS. DOUBTFIRE, TOOTSIE, CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, and NEW YORK NEW YORK? Nearly all of them were rejected by audiences and closed within a few months. Audiences a

Perhaps BCEFA speeches after shows vary show to show, but whenever a show I’ve been a part of makes a speech, we always mention that BCEFA sends money to many different causes, including disaster relief and recently the war in Ukraine. Are people getting BCEFA confused with the Entertainment Community Fund? That is the charity dedicated to helping support actors and other members of the entertainment community in need. BCEFA directs some of its funds to them, but they are not the same o

Fantasia was indeed fantastic in the film. But if anyone robbed her of an Oscar nomination, it was the film itself. I don’t know whose decision it was to cut Celie and Shug’s fight that precedes “I’m Here” in the stage musical, but it was the worst decision they could’ve made for the movie. It robs “I’m Here” of all its power. The direction of the song didn’t do Fantasia any favors either. They just didn’t stick the landing wit

I very much enjoyed it, but there were several choices made that left me scratching my head.

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As is typical with movie musicals, the new songs written weren’t as good as the songs in the musical. “She Be Mine” was my favorite of the new songs, yet I couldn’t help but wish they’d gone with “Somebody Gonna Love You” instead. “Our Prayer” would’ve been much better than “Keep It Movin’” and s

Jay Lerner-Z said: "It won the Tony for Best Musical. It should go to conservative states and cities, same as other shows. I don't care about loss of revenue or whatever... there are people in these places who need to see this show. Vulnerable ticket buyers who will feel less alone, ignorant morons who might learn a thing or two. We should not repress ourselves. Isn't that what the spirit of the show is all about?"

After the terrible audience response to the

EDSOSLO858 said: "And adding onto my “stair catch” comment, I seem to recall that Ariana and Julius actually spent a full week together (in and out of the rehearsal room) to forge a closer bond leading up to the iconic moment. I definitely remember them sharing a bicycle one of those days (per Ari’s Insta story), and I believe they saw a few shows together too."

They were already close friends long before the stair catch. Julius played Quique in the

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Voter said: "It looks like she has previous touring experience under her belt.... a smart choice!"

Yes, but playing a Dynamite in the non-Eq tour of Hairspray isn't the same as carrying this whole show. Hopefully she turns out to be more like Sutton Foster, less like Linedy Genao :)"

Doing a Non-Eq tour probably gave her MORE stamina. Those schedules are brutal. And there’s no need to put down oth