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I liked the movie a lot! I think Part 1 might have been the better film, but this one also knocked it out of the park. Everyone is singing Ariana’s praises, and while she does a good job, I do wish Cynthia was getting more raves, too, because she absolutely killed it. She brought life and strength into my favorite female character of all time, and boy, can she SING!The audience I saw it with clapped at two songs: As Long As You’re Mine and No Good Deed. ALAYM also got some gasps and giggles f...

Just got out from my advanced screening. WOW. I am very happy to say I was proven wrong about my initial distaste from when these movies were finally announced. This was a stellar experience from start to finish. There was clearly so much love for the source material involved, and despite being almost three hours long while only being act one, the time really breezed right by. They more than justified splitting this into two parts, and I’m excited to see what’s in store for part two. Here’s t...

I know Kerry Ellis confirmed she filmed something for the movie, so it’s very possible she’ll be in part 2 if her cameo isn’t in this one. (Judging by my picture, I think you can guess how much I want her to pop up.)I have an early access ticket for Wednesday, so I’m excited to share my thoughts! I was initially not thrilled with the choices when they were first announced, but the marketing and early buzz might have won me over. We shall see!

imeldasturn said: "I mean, it's not like Karimloo always sings on key..."Yeah, plus people like to forget that he tended to be shouty in the RAH concert. He’s never been a favorite Phantom of mine for that reason, even though I like him in other things.

lucynewlife said: "Jeffrey Karasarides said: "lucynewlife said: "Globefan said: "Cynthia's Elphie is probably the closest we'll ever get to Elphie from the book on film."Although personally I'd much rather we just get an adaptation of the books than the quasi book/musical/original that the film is going for."On a recent Next Best Picture podcast, Matt Neglia was recapping this year's CinemaCon with Dan Bayer and Josh Parham. When they discussed reports of the Wicked footage, they still questi...

Here’s the audio.

WldKingdomHM said: "Elfuhbuh said: "Ugh, I get that these are just promo photos, but why are filmmakers these days so obsessed with making everything dark and grim with the lighting? I hope the actual movies don’t look like that.Now with the Glinda picture, I wonder if that’s supposed to be her “Glinda the Good” dress, or if that’s Galinda’s “Popular” dress, and the movie is going for a more “prom ballgown” look instead of the “homecoming dance” vibe with the stage version."Why would that be ...

Ugh, I get that these are just promo photos, but why are filmmakers these days so obsessed with making everything dark and grim with the lighting? I hope the actual movies don’t look like that. Now with the Glinda picture, I wonder if that’s supposed to be her “Glinda the Good” dress, or if that’s Galinda’s “Popular” dress, and the movie is going for a more “prom ballgown” look instead of the “homecoming dance” vibe with the stage version.

^ I mean, are there really enough trans/nonbinary actors to warrant an entire separate category just for them? As was mentioned earlier in this thread, that would easily fall into “Aaron Tveit for Best Actor” territory every year, so it would come across like actors are being given awards just for being trans instead of for their actual performances.

My husband and I just got back in town from our weekend trip to see Phantom a final time. It was his first musical, so this was special for him. We couldn’t afford fancy tickets, so I got us a couple seats in the rear mezz. Someone mentioned the sound system was updated in the Majestic, and I can easily believe that; the show was VERY loud back there, which was perfect for my part-deaf husband! We could clearly hear every word, and the orchestra was insane. We also enjoyed the performers. Jul...

What has she even done to warrant a special Tony Award? Plenty of actors have gotten great reviews for their roles and brought in box office records, but they weren’t given special awards for that.

Disagreement is “whiny” now, I guess.

If you want to see Phantom, it might behoove you to get your tickets ahead of time. I bought tickets for a matinee in January a couple days ago, and the seats were already sparse. The show is selling like hotcakes now that people know it's going to be closing, so you might risk not getting a seat if you try the rush or lottery.

No problem! For what it's worth, I've never been clear on what the time gap was actually supposed to be. Some casts play it as if it's only been a few months or years, whereas others seem to add maturity to their characters in the second act that allows for a longer interpretation of time. Maybe the movies (ugh, I still hate that I'm using plural for this) will clarify it more.

I think the implication is that the Wizard grants Glinda--and by extension Fiyero, since he's her boyfriend--special favors to help them rise in prominence. At the end of Act 1, the Wizard promises to give Elphaba a bunch of influence and status if she goes along with his plan of erasing Animals from polite society, and he also extends that offer to Glinda. We're given no reason to believe that offer to Glinda was rescinded when Elphaba bailed, which would explain why Glinda and Fiyero have s...

Am I missing something here? Seb28 was responding to someone else making tat weird comment about Cynthia Erivo's casting and explaining why that person was wrong, yet everyone is dogpiling Seb28 as if they're the one who was saying Elphaba would be "played as a black woman." Seb28 was saying Cynthia's race WOULDN'T factor into her performance, as the story doesn't call for it, and it's silly to assume that would change just because the race of the actress in the film happens to be black.

Kristen Vigard was replaced by one of the other orphan girls during the pre-Broadway tryouts for Annie and subsequently demoted to alternate for the Broadway run.

I took my younger brother to see the TUTS production of Elf back in high school. I’ve never wanted to leave a show at intermission as badly as I wanted to leave that one.

Update: my husband agreed to go, so I just booked our flight, hotel, and tickets to see the show in January. This is such a pick-me-up after my pregnancy loss a few months ago, so I’m actually happy about something for the first time in a while. I’m grateful Phantom is giving us one last blessing before it goes!

I somehow just found out about this today, and I’m devastated. Phantom was the first show I ever saw on Broadway back when I was 14, and it remains my most favorite musical even to this day. I wonder if I can convince my husband to slip up to New York one weekend and catch a performance before the show closes for good. Someone else in the thread mentioned this already, but what are the chances they record the final performance to sell DVD’s like RENT did? Or even do a soundboard cast recordin...