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I feel like a lot of community theatre audiences will be brought in by the title and local accessibility, but a good amount of people are likely going to have never seen the source material. I didn’t watch the original series and thought the show was completely enjoyable, just not quite right for Broadway. 
 

On the other hand, I watched Nicole Scherzinger hump the stage and have roses and awards thrown at her feet over it so I must be out of my mind lol.

Haven’t noticed ball caps, but haven’t been looking. Like many here, I don’t care what anyone wears to the theatre enough to really notice. Don’t block the view of others (with hair, hat, etc.), keep your phone dark and quiet, and be quiet/respectfully engage when appropriate. 
 

Enjoy yourself, and be mindful how you impact others. I had to break my anxiety over using my phone in the theatre when adjusting my father-in-law’s hearing aids re

A lot of great performances in this production, with my surprise around how much Evans and Grey would knock it out of the park. Durand and Hsu were absolutely excellent, as well. I adore Michaela Jae, and loved some of the unnerving physicalities and movements she brought to the role, but can understand where people didn’t care for some of the vocal nuances. I would have preferred to see her as Magenta/Usherette, honestly, and bring some great energy to that role!

I commend Julie

Just got out of the show after having seen it twice downtown and really enjoyed myself. It still holds up just as well as it did then, although the crowd on a Tuesday was surprisingly lively, but felt reserved. The lack of intimacy at a venue like the Broadhurst was always bound to be a challenge, though. 

Judges tonight were Eva and Reeve. There were a few Hadestown Easter eggs in the dialogue throughout the show that had those in on it chuckling along.

I’d also like

Stephanie J. Block created Elphaba and didn’t receive nominations for her work in the creative process. Sherie Rene Scott was the original Diana in Next to Normal (Feeling Electric). Is it safe to say that she had no creative input in the refinement of the character or tweaking of the book? If she did, should she have also been nominated for the creative categories?
 

Not sure where one would draw the line with honoring actors in previous productions and works

I don’t know what to make of this - I actually quite liked it, but I wasn’t sure if I was watching the same show as the rest of the audience was. I thought this was a rather darkly humorous piece with plenty of absurdity to laugh at. The audience seemed very somber, and I attribute that to Sunday night as well as a missed/botched opportunity on the director’s part who perhaps set the tone a bit too dark from Creighton’s introduction. 
 

If it

hayden6 said: "The Apple TV+ show is fantastic with a phenomenal cast, but I'm rewatching it now after seeing the Broadway show last week and it's amazing to me how much better the songs and jokes land on stage."

I wonder how much of this comes down to having somewhere for the jokes to land with audience feedback. I love watching the live tv productions of musicals, but even the better ones like Hairspray have places they fall flat without the audience feedba

I’ve sorted my thoughts more, but don’t have much to add.
 

Last Five Years is a love letter of sorts to its followers, but doesn’t seem to have much appeal to a broader audience for commercial success. This felt like the way it should be seen: an almost Mandy/Patti-esque duo having a great time with the maestro himself leading the way. A love letter to the theatre kid in me who belted out Still Hurting with gusto from the back of his friend’s VW

Just got back home from this - WOW! Will write more on this tomorrow, but this was a truly exceptional evening of theatre. After having seen the less than spectacular Broadway debut of this show about a year ago, I had no idea what to expect seeing such a tiny show in a massive venue. What I encountered was 14,000 other kindred theatre folk indulging in a shared moment only we understood. Seeing JRB playing that beautiful score on the piano easily turned him into the third featured performer

I’m very hopeful for this show. I wanted to see it at Asylum but the week of shows was cancelled due to COVID while I was in town. Made my way down to the Darryl Roth about four times to see it (with various friends), happened to be in Sydney for its Australian premiere, and also saw it in the West End. It molds very well to various spaces, although I do think the St. James is an ambitious endeavor. The least conducive to the show was the large club/bar space it played in Sydney, but th