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Last night, I was reminded of the stories people tell who saw the original Merrily We Roll Along. At the first preview, the energy was through the roof. The overture started and the audience went wild. But then scene, by scene, by scene...the walk outs started. Make no mistake, this is not musically on the level of Merrily, but Schwartz is aiming much higher than Wicked. He desperately wants to be taken seriously here, but every time you think its going to soar, it just veers off and die

This is the exact feedback I would give. The real culprit here is the director. She knows nothing about a musical and how it has to function. If she is unable to get the writers (two book writers and the composer/lyricist) to deliver for the actors what they actually need to tell the story, why put her at the helm?

Why doesn't Ulysses have a great musical moment at the end? Something we can really latch onto musically?

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Why does Aunt Rose suddenly decide

I need to preface this by saying I don’t remember the Lindsay Lohan version well. Also, I don’t know the popular Instagram account by the shows creator. It’s obvious from the second the comedy start the producers are hoping for an Oh Mary sized hit. It’s really hard to make sense of this. The slamming doors, the raunchy humor, the clever staging and design, the incredible cast- it’s all there. Razor sharp. There are a few laugh out loud, knee slapping moments. Th

Best play of the season! I loved everything- from the incredible cast, the perfect direction and design. What I loved most was how fearless and in your face the play is. Does not apologize but isn’t polemic. Great art and very entertaining!

Some further thoughts:

The playwright never lets us see any character as just one thing. The layers are complicated and well earned.

The parallels to Crucible are incredible without being obvious, like The Inheritance was to Howa

What a marvel this play is! So much humor and pathos about a daughter trying to excavate this history of her mom. The play breaks free from traditional storytelling at times, which only served to prove form should always be dictated by content. 
The cast is perfection. The direction is beautiful. A more perfect production of this play I cannot imagine. As others have said, the second act nude scene is incredible for how bold it is and yet how earned it is. 
I was so moved

Hi everyone. Saw a preview last night. What a disappointment. It is a show so confused in tone, so unclear in its intent, so overblown and yet totally lacking in every way. The Brits do love to skewer America, and usually shower accolades on themselves when this happens...anyone remember the play "Enron" a few seasons back. A huge hit in London. A total failure in New York. It is sad to see any show fail this miserably, considering how many people will soon be out of work. This

Ruthie was hilarious. A total star in every way. Every Day a Little Death was astonishing. 

Ron sounded perfect. He was great.

Shuler was miscast but earned his laughs.

Marsha had a much stronger singing voice  than I think anyone expected, but it took her awhile to get confidence.

Jason sang the heck out of Henrik and got tons a great laughs.

Kersten, who I have never heard of, was the best thing in the show, after Ruthie.  I’

How arrogant of me to post this thinking anyone involved in the show will see this… but why not. Here goes:

Your show is about the beauty of living, survival is at the core. Almost every character is a survivor of some kind, but especially your lead. Beauty (not only meaning pretty) is your way into the evening.

Your fourth song is I believe called “Beauty” and it’s the first moment that actually earns the audience cheers. Take this song and create an ad

Does anyone remember the musical version of “Metropolis” with Judy Kuhn? The bombastic new musical at the Longacre has more in common with it than might seem obvious.

Machines over people, as a theme.

Art Deco design (or is it futurist?)

Synthetic 80’s pop music with deafening electronic orchestrations.

A leading lady not quite able to carry the show.

An inept script that makes it very difficult for the audience to care about anyone or