Sutton Ross said: "Previews start in two weeks, where is the buzz on this show? The song is lovely but pretty generic. Has anyone seen much advertising for this?"
I see the commercial on TV regularly, as well as on Hulu. I even saw it during the Golden Globes. There are video ads running on the screens on the subway platforms; saw them yesterday. They were in the New York Times Fall Preview issue in November, and I expect they'll also be in the Spring Preview tha
EDSOSLO858 said: "To be honest, I’d be nervous if I had a ticket for a few weeks from now."
Why? One would assume the illness ravaging the cast/crew will be cleared up imminently as it's been about a week, which is how long most illnesses, like colds, last for someone to get back to 100%. I have tickets for Feb 1 and have no trepidation.
I read the reviews here knowing I had tickets as a gift to see this Sunday evening and was apprehensive about it, but honestly, I enjoyed my evening and laughed quite a bit.
I also didn't spend any money on the ticket because it was a gift, but the person who did also enjoyed herself because she wanted to see Mulaney being funny on a stage and that was what she got.
This thread feels like everyone's conversing with an AI entity.
OP compares a well-known musical to a not-so-well-known unfinished musical and then proceeds to ask about that unfinished musical as if they didn't start this thread by making a declaration as if they knew both properties well.
raddersons said: "I got a tote when I accidentally went to the first preview of The Sign InSidney Brustein’s Window.
Not gonna like, I’m kind of shocked that producers do this. Productions cost enough to just run every day — they’re gonna spend money printing 1200 tote bags?! What do they gain from this, better word of mouth?"
Printing 1200 tote bags costs $3,000 or less (I checked 4imprint for this figure, and it's probably
Jonathan Cohen said: "If I watched thatMacy's Thanksgiving Day Paradeperformance in a vacuum, I'd have guessed Menzel is promoting a musical about animals escaping from the Bronx Zoo. Dancing tigers and rhinos don't scream Redwood forest."
The chances that a performer there to promote something has a float - of which there are finite and rarely changing (notable that the Bronx Zoo's was new this year, for their anniversary) - that matches the theme of the song they're performing are next to zero. Shucked got the Green Giant float which was a product of an obvious connection and a pre-existing marketing partnership and that's the only thing that comes to mind where a performer's float matched their song.
The lighting is a recurring issue, with key moments suffering from poor execution. For example, in "The Wizard and I," Elphaba's scene in the gazebo feels awkwardly and poorlylit as if the chimes themselves were supposed to light her?"
Maybe this doesn't change your opinion, but the stained glass chimes were there to degreenify her by canceling out her green with red lenses...so yes, the chim
TAMMY FAYE Reviews Nov 15
2024, 07:29:43 PM
I saw this on October 30 and labeled it atrocious to my friends who asked. Just....bad. Which story was it telling? Jim's? Jerry Falwell's? Apparently, at some point, we were supposed to buy into Tammy Faye being a huge gay icon? None of the "We're on air!" performances were as big and flashy as the actual TV show, which could have been a saving grace.
I did love the Hollywood Squares, and the giant puppets were there the night I saw it (people reacted with hesitant laughter).
sherie_worshipper said: "You’re misremembering it a bit, which is actually a great thing, because the opening is so much better than what you described. Seriously, guys, the movie will be here in three weeks. Don’t ruin your experience by asking for spoilers."
I found this absolutely abysmal. Whose story are they telling? I learned more about Jerry Falwell than I did about the title character. The show has no idea what it is even though it thinks it wants to be a show for The Gays (I am a gay).
There were many hiccups tonight, mostly people stumbling over lines and a few missed mic cues, which makes me wonder if they're revising it significantly/frequently.
Rentaholic2 said: "How does the movie begin? Is there any sort of framing device, time clock dragon business, Wizard of Oz reference, etc.?"
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It opens with a fly-over toward Munchkinland (that's when we see Dorothy et al on the yellow brick road) and right into No One Mourns the Wicked. No time drag
Musical Master said: "What did you think of the production elements as a whole (the practical sets, use of CG, costumes etc.)? In comparison to Jon M. Chu's In The Heights, how are the musical numbers done this time around?"
The practical sets were gorgeous! CGI was not obvious to me OTHER than when it was necessary, e.g. the Animals like Dillamond, the infamous sugar glider drummer we've seen in trailers, and similar fantastical elements that ha
kdogg36 said: "veronicamae said: "Yes, I'm aware that it canchange that quicklyin a film as well but instead of doing so, a person, for example, gets in a car and drivesand more things are allowed to occur - like internal thoughts or environmental storytelling, rather than it just changing."
This actually makes sense.
"If they tried to do the entire show in 1 movie and have it not be 3+ hours long, why even bother? Just g
kdogg36 said: "veronicamae said: "Dialogue and scene-setting/transitions. You add 5-10 minutes to each song as we know it, it adds up. You can't get away with tap-dancing your way across the stage to change scenes in a film, or if a character has to go to another location it's not 4 steps to their left. If that makes sense!"
Respectfully, it doesn't really make sense. In a film it should be easier to change locations than it is on stage, not
Jeffrey Karasarides said: "veronicamae said: "I was at the screening last night if anyone wants to ask questions - I'll put answers behind the spoiler tag."
How did Michelle Yeoh do with the beginning of 'The Wizard and I'? Same with Jeff Goldblum on his songs?"
