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We're about a week out from the parade, time for a typical "What will the shows perform?" post.So far, NBC has Hadestown, Beetlejuice, Ain't Too Proud, and TinaHadestown might be a strange performance overall if they perform on the route like most shows on NBC do. I think they might find some success in Way Down Hadestown, or even Road to Hell which depending on how it's cut could be a great "come see our show! Here's what it's about." numberBeetlejuice will probably have some variation of Da...

The video of "You Happened" and "Tonight belongs to Us." and my overall response to Mean Girls inspired this post. I'm glad that we're atleast appreciating the good work casey has done. And I will say that numbers like "Where do you Belong" in Mean Girls work brilliantly, mostly because Grey Henson hams it up and the bold, high energy choreography works for Damien's numbers.

Bouncing off of this once again, many of us are referencing in the thread, the genuinely good choreography in Book of Mormon and Something Rotten. Book of Mormon knew when to breath even when keeping the energy high, going into say Making Things Up Again to Spooky Mormon Hell Dream, or in Something Rotten from I love the way to willpower, current Casey seems like he would give the background characters a dance routine in Making Things Up Again, just to make the number “Bigger”. I just wanted ...

Even if all his shows are high energy, most of his shows knew when to slow down at points, I.E up to Something Rotten. Mean Girls and by extension: the prom have a, in my opinion, issue with trying to stop the show with every number. High energy choreography can have it’s place if we get it in small doses, but as previously mentioned, I shouldn’t be winded watching a show.

This topic has been on my mind for a couple days after watching clips from the prom, but it was really reaffirmed with the macy’s Parade. Do you think Casey Nicholaw’s Choreography is too busy in shows like Mean Girls and The Prom? For those shows, in my opinion, some of the dance moves come across as unnecessary or simply being there to be a “big broadway number.” I say this hesitantly because I really enjoyed Casey’s work in shows like Something Rotten and Book of Mormon, but am ho-hum abou...