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Other than Joshua Henry, I found Caissie Levy and Ben Levi Ross's performance to be the beating hearts at the center of this production of Ragtime.  Both of their characters' arcs (and the depth they provide to their characters) are arguably the catalysts for the entire story.  Levy just recently shared in an interview that someone pointed out to her that her character's "I will take responsibility" is what sets forth the change in the show.  And Younger B

Ptero2 said: "re: cats, I don't think it's too surprising that people aren't getting the concept when they're not really doing anything to make that happen. I had no idea what was going on with the in-memoriam-but-not-actually-in-memoriam slideshow of people at the beginning of the second act and then later found out that I was supposed to watch a documentary as homework beforehand. Whoops!"

I've never watched Paris is Burning, though I did watch

gibsons2 said: "theatrekid3302 said: "To say this has the best book is utterly ridiculous the storyline is ridiculously simple and lacks any real plot.This would have been a good Lifetime or Hallmark movie."

I think it's difficult to write a musical with perfectlydeveloped characters. Most musicals, even very good ones, lack in that department. But minimizing Two Strangers to a surface level, primitive Hallmark movie is ridiculous and short minded. B

getatme said: "everythingtaboo said: "Maybe I'm in the minority, but I would've preferred anyone else besides Nichelle or Hannah in Featured. Nichelle didn't really register for me at all, and Hannah was lovely singing but maybe it was the role itself, but it didn't do much for me.

Otherwise, all the other nominees were pretty spot on."

I continue to be baffled by the praise given to Nichelle's performance. I found her easy

itsahopi said: "theatrejunkie007 said: "Can't believe Lorin Latarro didn't get nominated for Choreography forCHESS.... very surprising."

To anyone who understands storytelling through choreography, it’s not surprising Latarro has yet to receive a nomination. The movements she strings together to whatever counts she’s decided on are insane. The Chess choreography was the worst element of that show. Everything she does is too try hard a

TheGingerBreadMan said: "I would be absolutely shocked if Cats doesn't take home Best Revival, despite only one performance nod. While this production of Ragtime features some stunning performances, the other elements (direction, design, etc) are not top-tier, and not what I'd hoped for in regards to one of the greatest musicals of all time returning to Broadway. The strength lies in the writing of the show itselfand the cast. Jellicle Ballexcels in more areas."

While there are some nominations I was hoping for that didn't happen, I'm really happy about:

- Aya Cash - I've loved her since You're the Worst and found her performance in Giant breathtaking. 

- Nicholas Christopher - not a surprise, but this man is putting in the work and can't wait to see what he does next.

- Joshua Henry - He should have won for Carousel (and his performance in The Wrong Man continues to live in my memory) and I can't see

It's me! Born in 83 and going back with my 10 and 12 year olds...

jazzicat said: "I honestly think the middle aged moms (and dads?) are going to be the biggest unexpected audience for this and they are going “Wild” for it. So anyone born 77-84 ish … Many have tweens who can’t go alone - so don’t discount this for that 10-14 age and then teensof course.


I actually see “Wild” charting as some kind of mid-life female

Sutton Ross said: "WldKingdomHM said: "Lot666 said: "ColorTheHours048 said: "Jordan Donica as Burrs is very exciting to me. Have we seen him play anything other than “aw shucks” romantic leads before?"

He played Max in Sunset Blvd after David Thaxton departed, and there was absolutely nothing "aw shucks" about it. He had menace, passion, and a great rumbling voice that shook the seats. He got a standing ov