Profile for Raven4

GavestonPS said: "Raven4 said: "...Another thing is that countries like Germany have no long musical tradition...."I know exactly what you meant, Raven, and I appreciate your sharing your considerable knowledge of European theater.Nonetheless, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Strauss (both of them), Wagner and Brecht are all spinning in their graves. LOL.I'm sure you are aware that by "musical tradition" I was referring to musical theatre and not to music in general. Although it does make me ...

Tarzan received a big overhaul before it was brought to the Netherlands and Germany and looked much better than it had on Broadway. However Little Mermaid still failed and didn't live on after a Dutch tour. Anastasia has been reasonably successful in Madrid only. The German production played for less than a year in a half-empty theatre (although pricing is ever an issue) and the Dutch production has only just opened to luke-warm reviews. Pretty Woman is also only just opening. Whether it beco...

I won't be getting to New York until the end of August, but some friends of mine / hardcore fans are coming over from the UK to attend the first preview(s) and cheer the cast on. Can't wait to hear the first reports!

bear88 said: ".But it's a dated musical, an adaptation of a 37-year-old film that doesn't give its lead performer an actual character arc.Beetlejuice, meanwhile, is plugging away despite pretty mixed reviews. I don't think it will end up being a hit either, and I wonder how it will do after the summer, but it's holding up better now."Speaking as a tourist here, I don't feel attracted to see Tootsie at all. Not only does the whole "man in woman's clothes" thing feel incredibly dated, the pictu...

V2David said: "If you are going to the show a 2nd time and only need a single seat, I would wait to purchase. I'm not sure what they are doing with the first 3 rows (are they even selling them or rush seats?) But I think you are going to be able to find an amazing seat for a ridiculous price if you only need 1 seat. At least that is what I would do..."Rows AA-CC won't be on sale. I had tickets in Row AA and was relocated to Row A. They will need the space to accommodate the set and hopefully ...