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I would go back to 1994 and tell that was a high school kid in the lobby of the Minskoff, at 7:15p to use the credit card and get a ticket! He can babysit and pay his parent back. Sigh!

As far as spoilers, my understanding is that the musical largely follows the first movie, right? I have seen the musical but not the movie(s) so I could be wrong. However, the marketing campaign makes me wonder if they might be considering Americanizing the plot a bit. As impressive as the show is, I thought part of the magic was that it was such a love letter to London and its (not to subtle) message to embrace its diversity. Would changing London to New York, work?

For those that saw Encore's Wild Party - could Meghan Murphy be a good option for a Helen replacement?

While they might not have Meghan do WAP in the finale, what are the odds they have her do the Lil Kim rap in Lady Marmalade? I think it would be amazing!

Having listened to the audio, it sounded like the only "riffing" Lea did was at the end of Nobody's Side because the chorus was VERY LOUD. Had she not "riffed" her vocals would have been drowned out.

Reflecting on this a bit more. Because they focus one ONE movie, it keeps Aurora pretty contained and doesn't allow for "more rangy" stuff from Jlo and the "Aurora" character is not the most dynamic. Also, did I miss the "Viva La Guerra" bit earlier in the movie? It comes out of nowhere in the end and it's meant to reference a specific scene/joke from a different Aurora film.

Having sat with the experience now for a few hours, I do wonder why . . . Click Here To Toggle Spoiler ContentThey didn't have Molina being killed in the prison, in front of Valentin. That scene is so iconic/cinematic and the stakes are so high and it would have given both actors an additional "Oscar" moment. While I appreciated the poetic justice of his death happening inside/outside a movie theatre, Valentin finding out about Molina's death via a newspaper was a let down.

Saw this today and, having loved the musical since I was in high school, I was going to have a great/emotional time no matter what. I was slightly concerned when I heard the soundtrack earlier this week but I think with the glorious visuals and choreo, Jlo's voice fits fine. It will def. be a film that I come back to, but not necessarily a soundtrack I will keep on replay,.

I hope you are right - I would LOVE for this to succeed. I do think that tourists might think they're going to watch the Brad Pitt movie musical. haha.

This was one of the best musicals I have ever seen, but I worry it won't find an audience in NYC. It's too intimate and very UK-specific. I wish it would find a nice off-broadway house.

I mean at the top of the list of misfires here is not having Ivy and Karen sing "Let Me Be Your Star" - that is arguably the most memorable moment on the tv-series. I had such high hopes for this and left very disappointed. Good luck to all those involved.

Saw this tonight. Oh boy! No denying the talent on that stage and if you're a fan of the TV series (I am!) then you are living for these songs and musical numbers where these actors make it their own but play homage to the originals and where Josh Bergasse recreates such memorable dance sequences on stage. So many throwing/flipping of women!!!! I could see why these lead actresses might need a break! For me, this would have made a great off-Broadway show with half the cast and half the plot (...

Same. If Grampa's love story and the political story are still not adding value to the plot; and if Faith Prince is still criminally underutilized then I really question what they fixed since Chicago. Sounds like a more flashy 2nd act opener and that's it. I am tempted to find the Chicago previews thread because a lot of the "very early" feedback sounds VERY similar to what many of us said during that OOT tryout.

21 years for me. Still wondering what one has to do to become a Broadway Legend :)

Is really tough to replicate the energy of this number through a screen. So much is the audience going absolutely crazy for all the bits. Speaking of, is she not "optioning up" during/after that line anymore - the snap is new for me but I haven't seen the show since Chicago.

To live in the universe where Sunset Blvd. was delayed by a few years and Nicole Scherzinger stayed on with Death Becomes. I have a feeling her Viola would have SERRRVVED all of the campiness I need.

Is that Tulsa in the back? Looks like Louise finally gets the guy at the end. :)

The very subtle very impactful moment was at the end of the "big audition" (maybe during the transition out of the scene) where the young African American boy comes on to remove the light stand (clean up) and Rose looks right at him for maybe 3 seconds.

That final sequence needs to give a sense of opulence (we have a huge budget now, we are playing THE BIGGEST house now) the Garden of Eden or Christmas Tree Fantasy (I've seen both on stage) can accomplish this by using lavish set pieces (trees, fake snow falling, a giant xmas trees, vines) and BIG costumes (head pieces, sequins, feathers). This version does not do this. Because the prior "mini strip" moments take pace on the passerelle and/or in front of the stage curtain they look more "exp...

Saw this last night. I thought it was a pretty solid production with some very strong acting by Audra. My main quibble is with the choreography. If you are not going to use Robbin's GENIUS original choreography, then it needs to be MUCH BETTER, this was not. Maybe it was lost on me, but the classic and purposely overly simplistic "Extra Extra/Newsboys" number needs to be so memorable that it becomes comical and absurd that they keep trying to sell the same act throughout the show - you recogn...