Anyone seeing Montego as Rose?
Jun 30
2025, 10:12:23 PM
SHOWS OVER
A bit better second act. Not so many forced, changing voices. And her Roses Turn worked better cause, it was a strong last note - not so heady - more belty. She’s still tight in the acting department - a pleasant performance but not very memorable.
what the hell was Joy Woods doing as Gypsy? Strange line readings - under playing mixed with yelling,
Lesli Margherita - sti
|
Anyone seeing Montego as Rose?
Jun 30
2025, 08:30:06 PM
INTERMISSION
It’s a mini Madame Rose. Glover plays it tight to the chest and you really do miss a big personality in the role. She was a bit shaky at first and Some People was a bit of a mess. Admittedly it was her first number, but those key changes and bouncing between chest and head are really distracting.
And it’s such an uneven production - overacting, under acting, can’t hear understand people - just strange, strange st
|
BOOP! THE MUSICAL Reviews
Jun 16
2025, 06:13:47 PM
Was it my imagination but during previews did Ainsley have a bigger number in the Second Act. One with several dancers?
|
Help Me Pick 2 More Shows for Upcoming Trip
May 29
2025, 11:12:28 AM
Dont miss Real Women Have Curves. My favorite of the season. Or &Juliet. Or MJ.
|
STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW Reviews
Apr 27
2025, 06:50:40 PM
TotallyEffed said: "Why in the world would anyone see this show if they haven’t watched the series? This isn’t King Lear, it’s a Netflix cash grab. It’s not high art, it’s fan service."
Well, then somebody should’ve told me before I went in. I figured that the show itself would give me all the information I needed. Not that I needed a 50 hour study course before buying a ticket,
|
STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW Reviews
Apr 27
2025, 01:28:42 PM
I saw this yesterday and I have no idea what was going on. I’ve never seen the TV show and all the descriptions online don’t give full details. Who is this kid and why is he dangerous and why should we care?
|
DEAD OUTLAW Previews
Apr 20
2025, 12:15:55 PM
A big Question mark.
What is this thing? What are they trying to do up there?
is it a satire on capitalism? or is it just a big goof on an odd story?
In any case, I don’t think the authors have gone far enough. It’s not goofy enough - it’s not satirical enough. It’s just kind of flat.
|
Real Women Have Curves - Broadway
Apr 16
2025, 11:24:25 PM
I too loved the show and I will go back several times
One little quibble: in the second act, there are two songs that could easily be cut without damaging the show. Just a thought.
|
OLD FRIENDS Reviews
Apr 15
2025, 10:46:00 PM
Just saw this tonight
Enjoyable, but almost unnecessary and not really special. Another Sondheim review with less than knockout performances? Granted Lea was out and everybody is quite adequate, but not a lot of highs in this show.
But the highs for me were:
Beth Leavel’s Ladies Who Lunch
Jeremy Secomb’s, Sweeney Todd
Bernadette’s couple lines of Not A&
|
JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN Previews
Apr 13
2025, 08:19:55 PM
I didn't buy the ending.
Click Here To Toggle Spoiler Content I mean...they let the girl back in the classroom (AND the teacher!!!) after what's happened between the two? HUH?
|
finally, Zachary Noah Piser singing the best song in the show
Apr 10
2025, 01:47:41 PM
1 Minute Critic said: "Redwoodreleased a teaser video of Zachary Noah Piser singing "Still" - how many audition books and cabaret shows will this song be in?
"
He and his song were the best thing in that show. And the video.
|
BOOP! THE MUSICAL Reviews
Apr 7
2025, 10:47:46 PM
Kad said: "Jesse Green has really become a weird fusion of Ben Brantley and Charles Isherwood."
And I totally agree with him re: BOOP. A big question mark - none of it makes any sense (not that a fantasy HAS to) and not much of it is entertaining. Wan choreography, strange, cringey characters, midling songs. Jasmine is fine and Ainsley is a joy and so is Erich. But to waste Faith Prince and give that American Idol person such a focus is all a
|
City Centers 24-25: Ragtime, Urinetown, LaChiusa's Wild Party, Love Life
Mar 27
2025, 11:58:51 PM
TotallyEffed said: "Kate was great. Stokes was great. I love Kurt Weill.
The show was torture to sit through."
Talk about “Old School”. Creaky with all the seams showing. But John Edwards is a Star. Next up for him - Leading Player in PIPPIN.
|
Mescal to bring Frecknall-helmed STREETCAR to Broadway?
Mar 27
2025, 11:55:01 PM
schubox said: "I thought this was…fine? I think I’m over bare stages and minimalistic sets. I miss actual sets. The performances were good overall, but I couldn’t really connect to the piece"
Yeah, it felt like a lot of Acting with a capital A but little connection to real people.
|
BOOP! Previews
Mar 19
2025, 10:47:35 PM
There really isn't much of a story to care about. Who is this creature and why? OK, so it's a fantasy, but why? and why should I care? Not splashy and theatrical enough (despite all the glitz and confetti and tepid tap dancing) and just a Hallmark-y rom-com-y tale. Quickly forgotten.
And really who the hell is Betty Boop anyway? Even if you create her as a new character, this one isn't memorable or impactful.
|
Curse of the Starving Class
Feb 14
2025, 12:20:09 AM
Jordan Catalano said: "I need to sit with this one for a while. I’d never read this nor seen it before tonight and it was, well I don’t even know. It’s a very odd play that I don’t know if I “got” right off the bat. I want to read some analyses of it and do a deeper dive."
It's Shepard - you may NEVER "get" it!
|
GHOSTS - Ibsen Returns
Feb 13
2025, 11:20:35 PM
Mrs Alving has everything but the hounds yapping at her rear end! Here played by Lily Rabe - a favorite - she's dealing with a lot - most puzzlingly a throw-away framing device. Jack O'Brien directs an all star cast including the scruffy Hamish Linklater and a strain-ing-ly pious Billy Crudup. First preview and all - seems rather efficient but not quite gripping. Suspect it's the script. I still hear the hounds yapping. &n
|
ALL IN: COMEDY ABOUT LOVE Reviews
Feb 9
2025, 08:31:36 PM
you’ve got to be kidding
One of the worst things I’ve ever sat through on Broadway and I’ve seen Prymate and Moose Murders, and Bobby Boland!
|
MYSTIC PIZZA at Paper Mill Playhouse (Reviews)
Feb 6
2025, 02:11:50 AM
AC126748 said: "Skip23 said: "AC126748 said: "Another very positive review from NJ dot com:
Mystic Pizza is a thrilling slice of retro fun at Paper Mill"
HILARIOUS! Has this reviewer been to Mystic recently? Anything BUT sleepy. And this was always an odd premise. There is not a large Portuguese population in that area. Strange.
"
It’s a work of fiction. It’s also set in the ‘80s. Whether the musical reflects the actual Mystic, Connecticut in 2025 is frankly irrelevant."
It’s not irrelevant when it takes me out of the show. But then I guess that’s just me
|
MYSTIC PIZZA at Paper Mill Playhouse (Reviews)
Feb 5
2025, 02:12:25 PM
AC126748 said: "Another very positive review from NJ dot com:
Mystic Pizza is a thrilling slice of retro fun at Paper Mill"
HILARIOUS! Has this reviewer been to Mystic recently? Anything BUT sleepy. And this was always an odd premise. There is not a large Portuguese population in that area. Strange.
|
