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Saw this on Saturday night. I found the production incredibly moving from the very first moments. The energy on stage is absolutely electric, in no small part due to the incredible cast. It's such a privilege to see a collection of Broadway stars at the top of their craft doing such fantastic work. 

Joshua Henry is getting most of the attention, and deservedly so. His voice is just insane in the room. There were moments where I felt like they may have cut his mic as his voice

Having not seen the actual performance, something interesting I noticed in one of the audio recordings of "If You Could See Her" is after Billy said the "jewish" line reveal, there was no audible reaction from the audience. Nevertheless, he inserted the "really??" as if the audience had laughed. It is my understanding that Adam started adding that when audiences were laughing at the line. The "really??" seems unnecessary if the audience is silent and se

Jeffrey Karasarides said: "With Grande losing the Globe (which she would've easily won like 10 years ago) and Emilia Pérez looking like a serious threat to win Best Picture, I have a hard time seeing Saldana loseat this point."

Regardless of if she loses every award going forward (and she might), she is absolutely in the Top 2 for the Oscar. Her and Saldana are the only actresses to hit every precursor award. I think that qualifies her as "po

I've gotta give major props to Cynthia and Ariana for this. The best case scenario for this film before it's release was that it was liked by fans and was financially successful. Given how pretty much every Broadway adaptation for the last decade or more has lost money, this would have been a fantastic result. And Oscar attention for the roles of Elphaba and Galinda? Forget about it. 

But boy did this movie defy all odds. Ariana went from a highly suspect casting choice, t

Was lucky to get the opportunity to see this last Friday. What an experience! Audra is giving the performance of a lifetime and had me gasping several times. Her "Rose's Turn" was absolutely thrilling, and I will never forget the audience's immediate standing ovation when it was over. Oh, to be an audience member sitting right by the pass around. I can imagine only those with belt-loyalty being disappointed by this performance. 

I understand the critiques of

Even though the "singing live" gimmick is a little eyeroll-worthy at this point, I am happy to see how much effort and love seems to have been put into this movie. This movie would absolutely not have worked without two dynamite vocalists in the lead roles, so thank goodness they are bringing it so hard. I don't think anyone should be shamed for doubting Ari's casting when it was first announced, given she gave the ultimate "go on girl give us nothing" performance