Profile for BenElliott

Just to clarify, I didn't mean this looked like a modern adaptation like the revival, I meant that the period look looked too modern. Like modern people pretending to look like they're from the 50's. It looks effortful. It doesn't look authentic. It looks like one of the live musicals. I haven't been a fan of Spielberg's recent work and I find Ansel to be an absolutely awful actor, so my expectations for this could not be lower. Couldn't they have adapted a musical that didn't win 10 Oscars o...

CT2NYC said: "BenElliott said: "Looks very... modern.Still not convinced we need a remake. Especially not one with Elgort."Modern? Nope.It looks the exact opposite of modern, actually."It's period look feels forced to me. It doesn't feel natural.Also, I agree above. The stills look digital. They should've opted for film to give it a more authentically period look.

Looks very... modern. Still not convinced we need a remake. Especially not one with Elgort.

They should combine the the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons into one Tony Award ceremony and just open up all the categories to at least one extra nominee or something.

Caught this again last night after taking the LSD they handed out in the lobby. Can't remember much except for Patti and Bernadette making out in the Stonewall restroom. I woke up in Harlem around 6am, sharing a tent with a homeless man. My playbill got crinkled :/

I've been listening to the audio b**tleg of the first preview from last night and the tuba solo in the finale is completely unnecessary.

jiaxing_26 said: "So how was it???"One of the greatest musicals ever written.

Why is no one talking about the Tony Yazbeck nude scene?!?!?!!!!!

Patti frequently exhumes her hatchets. I love this messy Queen.

Theatrefanboy1 said: "Same. I would take a full replica. I never got to see the original broadway run so I would be down for a carbon copy. Throwin Harvey throw in Jennifer Lewis. YES. Give me the Disney stars whatever.I wonder how Alice ripley or Laura bell bundy would be as miss von Tussel. I wanted back years ago for them to cast Shawn mendes or harry styles in that hairspray live broadcast. I know it would never happen but timothee chalamet as link. I’d love to have Jackie Hoffman back as...

I think that article is a whole lot of nothing. Still doesn't change the fact that Cuomo has done a terrible job at dealing with this virus while putting up the front that he's done well. He "closed" the city down way too late and vastly underestimated the effect that this would have on New York. New York, the center of the world, should've been the first city to go on a serious lock down. It took him weeks to even shut playgrounds down. Everything he's done well now is making up for the fact...

I don't think NYC will open till at least July. Mainly because of public transport. You can make the workplace as safe as possible, but it'll be impossible to enforce anything on the Subway. The answer to the financial insecurity in this country is not to prematurely open it back up, but rather to adapt some sort of UBI, put a pause on ALL rent and mortgage payments, and make sure New Yorkers are able to get their unemployment.

The last good movie musical I saw was Chicago. I've decided that directors just don't know how to make movie musicals anymore. They always seem to apologize for making a musical. In summary, I'm not interested in a movie adaption of any musical. I'd rather just watch it onstage.

Portrait of a Lady on Fire and JoJo Rabbit would both make great musicals.

WldKingdomHM said: "Why are you screaming ? Stay safe and healthy take a Broadway break. They will announce it when they can. People are dying and you are worried about Broadway"Why are you on a Broadway message board?The OP has a point. I don't think producers are being entirely transparent. This is likely to last into the summer and they should stop selling tickets and cancel indefinitely. They're not going to be open by April 12th.

Never had a hard time hearing Donna. She's a phenomenal performer. Her presence is INCREDIBLE and her performance as Fosca is one of the greatest musical theater performances of all time.

gleek4114 said: "To my knowledge this is indeed all female. I know a current Hello, Dolly star went in for John Adams but sadly didn’t book it."Carolee? That's a shame. Her Adams was great in the all female concert of this a while back. Surprised that we still haven't heard of ANY casting for this.

Heartbreaking. One of my favorites.

Nathan Lane in Angels in America and The Iceman Cometh would like a word with you, Gothampc.

kennedy_rose said: "BenElliott said: "I meant ALL OF THIS IS A TRAGEDYVirigina Woolf and Hangmen are just two of many inevitable tragedies that will strike Broadway this year.Kennedy needs to take this down a notch or two and up their medication."First of all, don't make fun of people on meds. Don't you know many Broadway performers take prescribed medication?Second, these aren't tragedies. These are "inconveniences"...which we will ALL get over.I was knocked for my use of ALL CAPS and ignori...