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Serious question, do we think they hired a Russian dialect coach?  Because the only actors who had passable accents were Bradley Dean and the ensemble member who plays the Soviet chess player at the end.  At no point did I think Anatoly was actually Russian.  (Or Svetlana, for that matter.)

That said, +1 to the Nic Christopher fan club.  Anthem alone is worth the price of admission.  

I have mixed feelings about Lea.  I saw the 2022 concert wit

Mr. Wormwood said: "
For the show performances, I felt like this was one of the weaker years broadly speaking:
- Death Becomes Her: underwhelming and messy
- Just in Time & Real Women Have Curves: not a great song choice
- Sunset & Gypsy: maybe these work better in context? I am seeing both this summer but haven't seen either yet. They were interesting but also not quite the moments I feel like people thought they'd be
- Dead Outlaw: wild but

This may prove to be a fiery hot take, but I actually thought the show worked quite well with Katie Webber.  You could not tell she had only three hours of rehearsal in the role.  Katie was entirely off-book, and was just absolutely terrific.  But setting all that aside, I actually like the idea of a veteran actor who's put in her time but losing a bit of her shine trying something new to fend off the threat of an ingenue usurping her role.  Caroline was the stronger v

I found the first third of the play tediously boring (to the point where I was watching the clock and wondering "where have I seen her before" about Phia Saban), the second third moderately interesting, and the last third exhilarating.  So, I suppose the buildup worked.  The writing wasn't my favorite.  But strong acting by Mark Strong (teehee) and Lesley Manville, and excellent work by their intimacy coordinator (IYKYK).  

I don't think I nee

Just wanted to add my $0.02 re:  the 12/1 evening performance. 

Audra:  Phenomenal.  I was skeptical about her voice being a mismatch for the role, but with the acting, it works.  And the acting is otherworldly good.  Received a well-deserved standing O post-Rose's Turn, except for one celebrity in the audience who was rather ... icy and stayed seated.

Danny:  Still finding his Herbie, I t

Thanks, chrishuyen!  I appreciate your insight, which I largely agree with.  I definitely agree with your assessment that Adam and Auli'i are worth a watch, even for those who've seen the original Broadway cast.

One thing that I find fascinating is how we, the audience, choose to view the characters -- but as you said, that's theatre for you.  I suspend disbelief and think that Sally is a white, English woman, regardless of who's playing her, and that Cli

I went to see this last night - both Adam and Auli'i were in, although there were quite a few post-Thanksgiving outs (Bebe among them).   Some thoughts:

Adam as Emcee:  Adam is my fourth emcee -- I've also seen Eddie, Fra, and a cover in London whose name I unfortunately can't recall.  Adam was the most libertine of the emcees in Act One.  I find it fascinating that they've given him more license than other emcees to ad

Jordan Catalano said: "I was offered tickets tonight so why not. They have done a nice amount of cutting. Since the first preview, act one is now 9 minutes shorter and act two is 8 minutes shorter which is a good little chunk to take off the total run time."

Have they actually changed 40% of the show?  Trying to decide whether I should see this again.  (I saw the fourth preview and was not impressed, but I thought it had potential if they restructured the m

Has anyone in this thread dramatically taken their headset off yet?  Or am I early?

Saw this for the first time in NY; saw it twice in London.  Nicole is in fine form, although her voice (understandably) sounded a little tired during AIWNSG, for which she got a partial standing O.  (She held "home" for a shorter period, and you could hear the strain then.)  End still as chilling/haunting as ever, and this was my third watch.

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