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Yes, thought it was excellent! Phillipa Soo and Jessie Mueller were the highlights for me!

Speaking of Damn Yankees, when Cheyenne Jackson entered as Joe Hardy I was all, “DAYUM!” And I promptly bought myself a ticket to Xanadu!

Moulin Rouge! American Idiot

I actually liked the musical, though admittedly a large part of that was that the book did a good job of translating the movie while retaining its most iconic parts. And while the music was just ok, I thought the stellar OBC really elevated the material. Though I don’t think a movie adaptation of the musical is going to work. Why watch the movie musical when you can simply watch the original movie? Also, it’s not like any of the OBC will be able to reprise their roles on film (though I agree ...

Ben Platt - DEH Leslie Odom Jr - Hamilton Daveed Diggs - Hamilton Renée Elise Goldsberry - Hamilton Lucas Steele - Great Comet David Byrne plus entire band - American Utopia Mary-Louise Parker - The Sound Inside Amber Gray - Hadestown Bruce Springsteen- Springsteen on Broadway Katrina Lenk - The Band’s Visit

Mean Girls. Bought tickets as a Christmas present for my teen daughters and was prepared to “take one for the team.” Was laughing hysterically within the first 5 minutes. Not exactly a classic, but good, campy fun that was elevated by the talented OBC.

Jesus Christ Superstar

FWIW I just asked my 16 yo and 13 yo daughters whether they liked Hadestown or MR more. They both immediately said “Hadestown,” though they did point out that they liked MR more than I did. Then again, my 16 yo’s assessment of Hello, Dolly! was, “all she did was eat a chicken!” So feel free to take their opinions with a grain of salt!

I have not seen Beetlejuice, but for a Sweet 16 celebration I would do Mean Girls. I went into that with extremely low expectations, and was laughing hysterically within the first two minutes. Dear Evan Hansen is also great (especially for teens), but perhaps a bit of a downer for a Sweet 16 celebration. If you want to see a new “hot” show on Broadway, I personally would vote for Hadestown over Moulin Rouge. I may be in the minority, but Moulin Rouge left me cold. The costumes, sets, and danc...

I thought an 11 o clock number was a showstopper towards the end of the show that wakes everyone up and brings the house down?If my understanding is correct, the classic example that comes to mind is “Sit Down, You’re Rocking the Boat” from Guys and Dolls.And the most recent example that I’ve seen: “Balaga/The Abduction” from The Great Comet.

I mostly lurk here, but thank you for sharing this ... and thank you for staying alive.

Scene changes that took my breath away: Les Miz: the forming of the barricade La Boheme (Franco Zeffirelli production): that scene before Musetta’s Waltz where a Parisian cafe rises from the beneath the stage She Loves Me: when the shop twirls around My Fair Lady: the introduction of Henry Higgins’ house Three Tall Women: the transition between Act I and Act II Hadestown: Wait for Me

Would have loved to have seen Mandy Patinkin as Pierre in the Great Comet!

Too many celebrity sightings to list. Most recently: Jonathan Groff, wearing a baseball cap and sitting outside in a restaurant in Chelsea (my Glee- and Hamilton-loving daughter was the one who noticed him). Very low key and adorable! We did not approach him or try to sneak a picture, but we did turn around and walk by the restaurant again to make sure it was him!

“Everything’s Alright,” Jesus Christ Superstar

I actually took my two daughters when they were 13 and 10. I didn’t know that much about DEH going in: I only knew it was about high schoolers and social media and that some guy who apparently had been in Pitch Perfect was in it. My 13 yo was the perfect age for the show (she had memorized all of the words to WTAW within an hour of getting home afterwards). I do remember sitting in the show thinking, “whoa, this is kinda heavy” for the 10 yo. Everything turned out ok because most of the worst...

Two off the top of my head: David Duchovny at Rent (OBC) Conrad Bain (Mr. Drummond!) at Proof with Mary-Louise Parker

Rebecca Luker, Christine in Phantom

10086sunset said: "Some standby codes were send out by Ticketmaster at 11 am, acoordibg to their Twitter siteThere is no general on sale. Verified codes are the only way to purchase tickets from Ticketmaster."My sister was on standby and got a code about an hour ago. She was able to buy tix (pricey ones, but not as pricey as those purportedly on StubHub now).

I think it's going to be a snippet of "Anybody Have A Map?" into Waving....While they performed YWBF on the Today Show, the song loses some of its impact if you leave out the accompanying context. I guess you could incorporate some of that into the Tony performance without really spoiling anything. Though for me, the real impact of YWBF (and DEH in general) was the fact that I went in completely unspoiled, and was completely surprised (and overwhelmed) by the turn of events in YWBF. Not sure ...