This show had a huge impact on our high school group; for most of us, it was the most we've ever laughed, and the most we've ever cried. Seamlessly blending dramatic musical theater, modern culture, and laughs, this show largely changed our lives. The cast is not only incredible, but also super humble, with every lead including Miranda talking back to us after the show.
It'd be hard as hell to pull off, but how topical and great would a modern day Ragtime be? The 1%, police brutality, immigration, change, Ferguson, etc. Get rid of the super-specific period numbers, add some new songs, and I feel like you could have an Off-Broadway winner.
Ahhhh the inevitable backlash against a performer whose performance has been highly praised and almost universally liked. You got me! Exact reason I started this thread.
'Don't be disingenuous. Of course it's a negative thread. It's a completely negative thread, akin to the childish threads started by mean-spirited teenagers wishing that a show will close. I can't wait until school starts up again and the brainless babies who start these nasty threads leave again.' How am I a nasty mean spirited teenager if I simply don't like a performance? Do we now live in such a PC world that everyone needs to be coddled and told they're a star?
I'd like to see John Tracey Egan take on this role at some point. the idea of an African American Actor as the Servant of the Lamp makes me nervous. The production team is obviously set on an African-American genie -- JMI mentioned in an interview that "they auditioned every brotha in New York but me".