Stand-by Joined: 3/17/15
Broadway Star Joined: 9/22/14
New shows? Musicals? Plays? Hard to make suggestions without know more about you. What are your favorite shows? Least favorite?
Stand-by Joined: 3/17/15
I love all things Broadway, so I doubt anything will let me down.
But, I guess since I'm going to try to get a ticket for the Tonys, it would be cool to see some shows that may win some awards.
I have season tickets in Atlanta for their Broadway series, so I've seen a lot of the classics.
K-Chen is my favorite, so I know I'll see On the 20th Century...but I'm struggling with my other choices.
Curious Incident
Hand to God
Fun Home
On the Town
would all be big hits at the Tonys this year, I imagine, so those would be excellent choices.
and On the Twentieth Century is a great pick for a fun night.
Skip Honeymoon - it's not even worth consideration.
Stand-by Joined: 6/7/14
Stand-by Joined: 6/7/14
Stand-by Joined: 12/1/14
To jnb
What got your panties in a wad over Honeymoon? We know you do not like it but such vitriol?
Hell even Lord Brantley enjoyed it as did many others on the board and many of the critics.
In all probability, you will hold a party at your home when it closes. I simply do not understand people.
Stand-by Joined: 8/26/14
Swing Joined: 8/20/08
Oh, Roxy... is it so strange to you that a person may find a show to be abhorrent without "rooting" for it's failure or "celebrating" if it should close? I will simply say "good, they got the message" when they post a closing notice and look forward to whatever takes the Nederlander next. There is no cruelty or malice in me towards the show.
However, when asked for opinions for shows to see, especially within a time limitation, there is both reason to consider shows to see and to avoid to best winnow down the choices. Since the OP stated the purpose of the trip was to see shows "for the Tonys" it is best to focus on likely players. Thus, I pitched my two cents on what shows are both best and seem most likely to make that short trip a worthwhile one.
If you are a fan of the so-called "classic era" between 1943 (Oklahoma) to, I don't know, the first half of the sixties, or have great curiosity about that era you should see The King and I. This is one of the classic "classics" and this lavish production starring one of Broadway's greatest current stars, Kelli O'Hara, is one of the truest to the original.
Whether you love it or think that it is overrated, you will have seen for yourself what a "classic" musical is and you'll have that on you resume.
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