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EricMontreal22 said: "UWS10023 said: "There have been other Encore shows where leads have carried books and it has not faced as much criticism as this production seems to be getting on this board. So it makes me think that this is more about the production in general. I was thinking of getting a ticket but now I’m not so sure. I have a feeling I might be huffing and sighing through. It."I was gonna say--how quick we forget? Weren't a number of leads basically on book for the recent High Spiri...

John Adams said: "bwayobsessed said: "In Best of times I was hyper aware of how often they repeated the same lyric. I also don’t think having it be the encore really works. Like the best of times are not now lol"I wonder if there's possibly a disconnect on how you're interpreting the lyric? e.g., you wrote "the best of times are not now". I think (maybe?) you're interpretation of "now" is too general.When Herman uses the word, "now" I think he's being specific. I don't think he means a generi...

Scarywarhol said: "Fair enough but the best of times also weren't when the original production ran during the AIDS crisis, the message of the songis simply to make the most of the moment you have with the people you love. That's why it's the encore."I know I just don’t particularly like it. Maybe I’m a cynic..:For me I feel like I am What I am would’ve been the more interesting choice. Like the entire ensemble singing “it’s time to open up your closet” seems like a good way to send the audien...

Jordan Catalano said: "Oh my. This was…not good. “La Cage” is truly one of the all-time great contributions to musical theater, so to see the show done like this, ultimately made me sad. There were more than a few moments we burst out laughing at some things that were just so jaw droppingly bizarre but this production misses basically every single mark. Billy forgot a line tonight and while trying to find it in his script he looked at the audience and yelled “Ten Days, Bitches!” and yes of co...

I too found this very disappointing. This was my first time seeing the show and I went in very excited to see it but found myself feeling pretty detached. It sorta felt like a museum piece and almost too happy for the content of the story. I thought Wayne did a fine job but Billy was not it for me. I kept thinking to myself THIS is what beat Sunday in the Park with George???

I thought Zegler was phenomenal. It felt a bit random but she sounded great

The Chicago performance was the most impressive, it new what it was, it was polished, all sounded goodOf the new musicals I thought Two Strangers was the best tho I think they probably should have only done American Express. I was pleasantly surprised that BOM did Man up-my favorite song in the show. Lost Boys had a performance that was more exciting than I felt in the show which is good for them. Schmigadoon and Ragtime both did more or less what was expected of them and did it well but as s...

quizking101 said: "Ugh. Pasek & Paul? Great - I’m not looking forward to radio-ready, pop-lite musical theatre.Granted, I should have expected it considering P&P have a pre-existing relationship with Pink and her daughter from the Greatest Showman cover album"I mean I think their songs are generally quite good—there’s a reason why so many have hit—not all of them are the most interesting narratively but for a Tony opening it doesn’t need to be

Every time vampires are mentioned will probably get you sloshed

Fred Mason said: "Ragtime will probably do the end of act 1, no? They’ve already done the opening on GMA, wheels of a dream and back to before have also been done on morning shows."Doing numbers on previous shows has never stopped them from performing the same numbers at the Tonys

I think Titanique can and should end with making the audience sing My heart will go on.I want Two Strangers to do American Express but feel like they’ll do New York/This is the place comboI really hope Ragtime does New Music

For me this is the rare musical where Act 2 is better than act 1. I think what act 1 needs is for Melissa to fully sing earlier. Sara Chase has such an amazing voice and her act 2 reprise is the best moment in the show. If she got an I want song I think the whole show would work better.

I really have enjoyed this angle on Sondheims life. My main complaint being it feels a bit over produced (impressions, audio of “parties”, etc) that I think take away from the authenticity of the podcast

THDavis said: "Going into this knowing it was supposedly bad made me not hate this, I think. The show itself is bad and the cast did everything they could with the material, but it was a treat for my ADHD-riddled mind the way the book jumped back and forth.I’m still trying to figure out how everyone at the airline counter knew her song, though. She didn’t seem very famous at that point in the plot."Right! If you go in thinking it’s bad you can only be impressed and I was.

Hot take: I liked it more than Lost Boys

Watching this really reminded me how much I hate the set. It’s so bland and boring. While there’s a lot to like I think the tone is very uneven. Between goofy camp and drama and I don’t think the balance quite works. I also think the women playing men feels gimmicky and not quite justified. I get wanting the show to be all women but it just becomes a cartoon whenever a man is onstage

theatrekid3302 said: "Kad said: "theatrekid3302 said: "This thread is so out of touch with the average broadway consumer and is the reason broadway is going downhill.."This thread is about Tony award predictions,not what you think should win."Um, that is a Tony Award prediction. I PREDICT Lost Boys will win the Tony because it is by far the best show of the season. The only other viable option is Schmigadoon, which was also great, but The Lost Boys was at another level.I predict that RAGTIME ...

Kad said: "Scherzinger does not strike me as somebody who would ever do an Encores production."What about Mandy Gonzalez for Aurora?

Sutton Ross said: "broadfan327 said: "I saw Vosk sing with the New York Pops a year or two ago and she was very good."She's an incredible singer, and I hope she does many more concerts. She deserved better than this garbage show."I love her Christmas album

MysteriousLady said: "I'd like to see Jacob Elordi and Florence Pugh."Tbh would watch Jacob Elordi anytime