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All in all, I found this production to be thrilling and hypnotizing.  Even when the conceit falters (and it does), Scott never wavers.  Not even for a second.  What a performance.  

Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone on this board who saw the production over the pond for convincing me to purchase a ticket!

It was also so damn refreshing to sit with a respectful, wrapt, entirely undisruptive audience for the first time in a long time.

ColorTheHours048 said: "I’m about 99% sure he won’t be wearing it at all. The promo shots released so far deliberately obscure his whole face, as did he in a photo set he posted personally of what looked to be a makeup test. The mask doesn’t fit the direction at all, and removing it within the context of the show would be so weird."

I really hope this is the case. I can’t imagine him removing the mask after "…she wouldn&#3

Seb28 said: "smidge2 said: "Even Patti Lupone, a hardcore Trump hater, embraced Nicole and her performance. It turned out to be much ado about nothing."

She also embraced and adored Tom Francis' performance, except he wasn't on that night. Bless her. But the thing she definitely gets right is that people should keep politics and performances separated and get over themselves.

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This is absolutely not true. Tom perf

This worked better in its original smaller space at The Atlantic, in my opinion. 

On Broadway, even in a smaller house, the book scenes feel uninvolving and plodding to say the least (especially the scenes with the younger characters). All of these "younger" performers are more than capable when it comes to their musical talents, but their acting skills are...rough.  The fact that the incredibly cliche book scenes consistently bring the show to a scree

MasterThespian 2 said: "Not overly impressed by the sophistication of American audiences. Might explain the weird “I’d rather ram a stick up my butt”-levelof responses. So muchunnecessary anger, crueltyand snark, which is also becoming increasingly common in this country. Stick with Wicked or Back to the Future. Might be all you folks can handle."

This is a WILD comment. I said it a few days ago in another thread, but I’m quickly reme

Huss417 said: "Lot666 said: "MemorableUserName said: "I was considering going back tomorrow night (Francis was out the night I went and I'd still like to see him; I've been eyeing a cheaper Mandy night) but according to Understudies.org David Thaxton is out and Pierre Marais will be on the next two days. No offense to him, but Thaxton was one of my favorite things about it and I'd love to see him again. Will be waiting, I guess."

Jus

binau said: "It just feels this is an argument over semantics. It is undoubtedly true that Idina's name does not mean a show recoups by default, but it is alsoundoubtedly true that Idina's name sells tickets, which is reflected in exactly the If/Then graph despite it meant to be used to argue something different.


If we want to argue that 'selling tickets' = recouping I'd argue that's a VERY high bar to meet, which almost no one does except gen

Seb28 said: "WiCkEDrOcKS said: "Lord... You don’t like this production or Nicole’s performance. We get it.

ANYWAY - is anyone going to see Rashidra Scott? Looking forward to it. Frankly I’m not too familiar with her vocal abilities, which is almost exciting me even more."

Maybe you are not aware of reality, but this thread is for discussing anything related to the show. You don't need to have a complete meltdown and attac

blaxx said: "Auggie27 said: "To state the obvious these reviews aren't as positiveas those forIf/Then, but then this show has a catchier title and a concept that at least has visual significance: a grieving woman in a forest. If/Then- and I was a semi-fan, and even saw it twice - was so convoluted in structural design it was damn near impossible to market without annotating plot explications, other than to sell the star as a contemporary woman (remember