ALMOST FAMOUS On Broadway - Reviews & News Thread

THE YEAR IS 1973 AND IT’S ALL HAPPENING. Led Zeppelin is king, Richard Nixon is President, and idealistic 15-year-old William Miller is an aspiring music journalist. When Rolling Stone magazine hires him to go on the road with an up-and-coming band, William is thrust into the rock-and-roll circus, where his love of music, his longing for friendship, and his integrity as a writer collide. ALMOST FAMOUS is a hilarious and heartfelt celebration of community, family, fandom and the power of music.

Based on the 2000 film of the same name by Cameron Crowe, previews will begin on Monday, October 3 with opening night scheduled for November 3, 2022 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.

Updated On: 11/3/22 at 01:44 PM

Now that we’ve taken in the Cinderella news from this morning at the Imperial, anyone hopping over across the street to the Jacobs tonight or later this week?

The "new" artwork suits the Playbill quite well:

Ready to grab tickets to this and would love to hear from Jordan or anyone else who was there tonight: side orchestra or front mezz?

JFC, I loved every single second of this. It’s a perfect musical, just perfect. Walking home in the rain and will write more.

So great to hear that this sounds like it’s in solid shape! I’m eagerly awaiting my tickets for later this month.

How is Solea Pfeiffer as Penny? I’ve been a fan of hers for years and can’t believe she’s only now finally making her Broadway debut. Is the role on stage as great as it is in the film? It landed Kate Hudson her Oscar nomination so I’m curious if Solea could become Tony-nominated with her Broadway debut…!

ElephantLoveMedley said: "
How is Solea Pfeiffer as Penny?“





Perfect. She 100% will get herself a Tony nomination. She brings the same vulnerability and sweetness that Hudson did (WHO WAS ROBBED OF AN OSCAR) and I’m so thrilled for her

Jordan Catalano said: "Do you know how to take a film (one of the best films ever made) that is so centered around some of the best music ever made, ditch that music and write your own without losing what made that film so great? Cameron Crowe and Tom Kitt apparently do.


You also raved about Beanie so I’m interested to hear other thoughts.
Ever since hearing this was going to be a musical my thoughts were A) Interesting. A film about music certainly lends itself to the medium. B) This is a STUPID idea the film is about THAT music and you can’t mess with that. C) I can’t wait to see this.



What they’ve done is kept two of the most important songs - “Tiny Dancer” and “Fever Dog” and a little bit of Joni Mitchell’s “River” and written a score that invokes the same feelings those other songs did and in a fantastic score that I can’t wait to hear again.



This cast is also uniformly so perfect, evoking the looks of the actors who played them in the film (for the most part) and it works PERFECTLY. Crowe’s book is akin to Tina Dey’s masterful “Mean Girls” book, in the sense that everything that should be in there is there and what works on film but not on stage is adapted perfectly, and new material matches the old with that same perfection.



I can’t wait to see this again next week. Seriously, I can’t wait. I might have to see if I can get in sooner."

Jordan, I have to take your praise with a grain of salt since you cited Tina Fey's MEAN GIRLS book and since you're a bigger fan of the film than most of us but this is encouraging and I'm looking forward to seeing it!

Someone pondered its financial prospects, and I really don't know. Obviously the name value of the movie doesn't carry significant weight. But perhaps the rock sensibilities and a savvy ad campaign could bring in the JERSEY BOYS crowd. We shall see...but I think like any musical, it has a tough road ahead unless it gets absolute love letters from critics.

My gut says the show will likely get promising reviews overall from the critics, but alas, methinks a combination of our precarious financial situation and the still-uncertain pandemic will lower attendance figures and eventually sink this ship (same with most shows these days). I’m really hoping I will be proven wrong, but as with everything, we shall see.

If it were 2017/18, maybe this title would build off good word of mouth, have a tidy 9-12 month run, and hopefully at the very least, come close to closing a modest hit.

Updated On: 10/4/22 at 12:56 AM

I am now really considering adding this to my list! I don't know when I will get a chance to see it, but the music sounds great from what I heard. Jordan is this worth the prices I saw on Telecharge? I just wanna be sure before I spend over $200 for a ticket (money is tight for me right now).

Psyched to see Jordan’s enthusiasm for this. We’ve got our tix for Monday Oct 24 figuring any new show could use a couple weeks of previews to iron out any bumps (which Jordan suggests they’ve already done)— and just heads up that this show has Monday performances for most of its preview period. Win win.