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That song and Ghee's performance of it were spectacular but it didn't work in the context of the show, and the context of the show doesn't even work in the context of the show -- for reasons that have been often stated. Having the Hewitt character and the Ghee character as co-leads doesn't make any sense.

It would require some reworking, obviously, but I could see it at Circle in the Square. "Romeo + Juliet" only runs through January, right?

It was extended already, so I'm guessing not. (Based on my Saturday evening performance, it's packing 'em in, though.)

i think I'm glad the thread lowered my expectations. Most of the observations rang true to me: the Jim Williams character is a boring cypher, there are focus issues and I'd add that Shanel Bailey's character does nothing but clog up a show that has way too much going on. But I think the songs are terrific -- a little disco, a little gospel, a little r-and-b, all appropriate -- and I don't think the alleged cognitive dissonance of the Lady Chablis character (J Harrison Ghee is as remarkable as...

The play is a knockout: hilarious, poignant and easily Hunter's most accessible play. if this doesn't get to Broadway (which it should), I'll be mighty surprised. Not a word should be changed

I do think those who suggest it's mostly the "Hamilton" effect are right. I saw "Shuffle Along" the night after I saw "Hamilton" and actually preferred "Shuffle Along" (loved both, though). I still think about that suitcase dance. (At one point, it could be found online -- they did it on that Maya Rudolph/Martin Short variety show that had a brief run -- but I think it has vanished.)

Anshel2 said: "People have such a huge chip on their shoulders where Streisand is concerned. Based on these arguments, there shouldn't be any recut films issued where the director has passed away. Streisand and Pollack were close friends. Columbia owns the picture. She wouldn't be involved at all if the OWNER of the picture didn't want her to be and there wouldn't be a longer version of the film being released if the OWNER didn't want to release one. There are two scenes being spliced in tota...

RippedMan said: "I think the marketing / advertising was great for this show." Do you mean in New York or on tour? If you mean New York (where I saw it and loved it), I completely agree. But on tour (where I saw it again and loved it again), very little was done to help audiences know how dramatically different was the production's fresh look at the material.

...and the "Tina" situation is especially complicated, since two actors alternate in the title role. With both apparently unavailable at the start of the Minneapolis run, the standby went on opening night but the role is such a huge sing that I guess it's not possible to do two shows in a row. So they've canceled several performances, including the Saturday matinee, but the Saturday evening show is going on.

Minneapolis (no "Into the Woods," maybe because the Guthrie is doing it this summer?)Girl From the North CountryCompanyAladdinMrs. DoubtfireFunny GirlMamma MiaClueThe Lion KingMJ

Have not yet seen the newer version but the more abridging to that show, the better.

BrodyFosse123 said: "No one needs to go into a time machine to see how much better in the role Lea Michele will be. Why? She’s a seasoned musical theater actress. She’s a singer. Her roots are in musicals. Even as a child. Beanie has zero musical theater training. Musical Theater Camp doesn’t count. Yes, Beanie did play Minnie Faye on Broadway in HELLO, DOLLY! A role that appears in a handful of book scenes and sings in ensemble numbers. Like her, millions of girls consider FUNNY GIRL their f...

Seems wise for the theater to take additional steps. I saw the show last Friday and it would have been a cinch to sneak in a phone if I had been so inclined. They took my friend's phone but when they asked for mine, I simply said, "I left it at back at the hotel" (which happened to be the truth but easily might not have been).

RippedMan said: "I just can't see how this doesn't come off as cheesy - a la Cats. It's just so theatrical. The director did well with "In The Heights," but that's just such a natural story. Happy to be proven wrong as I'm a big Wicked fan (and a huge Ariana fan, so I hope he reigns her in and doesn't just give us her usual).""Natural" meaning realistic-ish? I disagree. The milieu is sorta realistic but the style of storytelling (dancing on the side of a building, sung fantasy sequences) is a...

A bit more here (it will incorporate songs from the film)https://www.startribune.com/world-premiere-of-american-tail-concludes-childrens-theatres-2022-23-season/600165994/

Minneapolis newspaper likes it. A lot:https://www.startribune.com/the-prom-is-the-funniest-musical-since-book-of-mormon/600164616/

fashionguru_23 said: "Because this is such a lengthy process, I couldn't care less about it until it have a release date, and we are a year within that date. I don't need a press release or article written when they have completed a scene."Then maybe don't read the press releases/articles? I could not be more jazzed about this movie, am thrilled at the occasional updates and don't know what the naysayers can possibly be thinking. Of course this show -- which is literally about the aging/matur...

I really enjoyed it on stage but it doesn't work in this filmed version, I don't think. The simplicity of the staging -- two rows of chairs for an airplane, etc. -- feels off, as do the performances. Some of the actors finesse the weirdness of playing to a theater but with a camera in their faces for a close-up (I thought Hatch was as good here as on stage) but Colella, in particular, seems forced.

Bettyboy72 said: "dramamama611 said: "A Chorus Line 1985Dr Zhivago 1965Reds 1981You saw ACL as a kid, but Reds and Zhivago as a preteen? And ACL had an intermission in the movies? It didn't even have an intermission on bway if my memory serves me correctly.And to A Director: are you really trying to imply that 50 is the end of the world?"Yes, dramamama. ACL had a break when I saw it the theatre. And we had an old movie palace that showed repertory films, many classics that were longer and the...

Kad said: "The only thing that strikes me is that Myles Frost seems very young to be playing Jackson at the time the show is allegedly set. From what I can find from a cursory search, he’s around 22 or 23. Sykes is 35. Jackson was around 34. There’s a lot we don’t know about the show, including how it will be handling Jackson’s changing appearance." Not a defender of the show at all but it's set in 1984. Jackson was 25.