I can get to NYC this summer, but wont be able to see all of this year's April opening musicals in the time I have. Can you put them in 'ranking order', top to bottom.
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The spacing on Beetlejuice may have to be amended because of the serious rewrites that are happening as we speak. But I do agree that it belongs on the bottom of the list.
j.garcia said: "The spacing on Beetlejuice may have to be amended because of the serious rewrites that are happening as we speak. But I do agree that it belongs on the bottom of the list."
Well, they were redoing it after DC, and in a pre-Broadway workshop, too, and none of those seemed to move the needle all that much so far...
haterobics said: "j.garcia said: "The spacing on Beetlejuice may have to be amended because of the serious rewrites that are happening as we speak. But I do agree that it belongs on the bottom of the list."
Well, they were redoing it after DC, and in a pre-Broadway workshop, too, and none of those seemed to move the needle all that much so far..."
Hadestown is the event this season. The other shows will be gone in a year or so, Hadestown is going to blow up. It will be the Dear Evan Hansen/Hamilton of this season. See it now with the original cast while you can still get tickets and before they raise their prices.
No love for The Prom, Whizzer? Just curious. Cant say Ive seen all the musicals this season, only that and Pretty Woman. But I must say, The Prom may be the most heartwarming thing Ive seen on stage. Ive never felt so genuinely happy after seeing a show!!! Had too much fun, was surprised not see it on your list.
Hamilfan2 said: "Hadestown is the event this season. The other shows will be gone in a year or so, Hadestown is going to blow up. It will be the Dear Evan Hansen/Hamilton of this season. See it now with the original cast while you can still get tickets and before they raise their prices."
Yeah -- and I remember hearing those same words from the Great Comet stans. I predict Hadestown will have a similar trajectory. A small, yet fervent group of followers who see the show 3x a week -- but little interest from the average theatregoer and no interest from the tourist market.
JSquared2 said: "Yeah -- and I remember hearing those same words from the Great Comet stans. I predict Hadestown will have a similar trajectory. A small, yet fervent group of followers who see the show 3x a week -- but little interest from the average theatregoer and no interest from the tourist market."
I disagree. Hadestown has an extremely accessible, mass-appeal score, and Comet did not. That will make a huge difference in word of mouth among your average theatregoer. Other than the Rachel Chavkin connection (and I guess Amber Grey), I'm not sure why these two shows keep ending up in the same sentence. They're so, so different to me.
I disagree. Hadestown has anextremelyaccessible, mass-appeal score, and Comet did not. That will make a huge difference in word of mouth among your average theatregoer.Other than the Rachel Chavkin connection (and I guess Amber Grey), I'm not sure why these two shows keep ending up in the same sentence. They're so, so different to me."
I second this. Comet was cool..but during a lot of it I had no idea what was going on. This show actually has a story thats pretty easy to follow and can cross-over between theatrical stans and just a casual theatre-goer like Hamilton does.
JSquared2 said: "I predict Hadestown will have a similar trajectory. A small, yet fervent group of followers who see the show 3x a week -- but little interest from the average theatregoer and no interest from the tourist market."
The stans are working on overdrive then, since I can't even book a single seat for the date I was coming to NYC.
If I could make the rules, these are the only three shows I would nominate for Best Musical. I don’t think any of the others are worthy of nomination. If I kept ranking down:
4. The Cher Show 5. Ain’t Too Proud 6. Head Over Heels 7. Beetlejuice 8. Pretty Woman 9. Be More Chill 10. King Kong 11. Gettin’ the Band Back Together
I would insert Kiss Me, Kate in the HOH area and Oklahoma!, well that one kind of defies ranking. Though I had some pretty big issues with it, the craft and actors make it something everyone should see and decide for themselves.
If people are coming to NY for a trip and only have time for four musicals, I would suggest Hadestown, Tootsie, Prom and Oklahoma. If they can add in plays/swap out for plays, then What the Constitution Means to Me and would be top contenders; Choir Boy was my favorite show of the year though, play or musical, and Jeremy Pope gave EASILY my favorite performance. (I’m excited to see Ink, as I heard good things.)
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