ANASTASIA Reviews — Page 5

Neon must be so sad after these reviews. He loves Anastasia.

WOW. That is what I was expecting last night for CHARLIE.

Methinks it's become a hell of of a lot easier for WAR PAINT or GROUNDHOG DAY to nab that 4th Best Musical slot.

Willie4316 said: "I think the locks as of now are Bette,Christy, Patti, Christine, and Phillipa. Maybe Laura to swap out Phillipa



"

So you've locked up the entire category? What's the point then?

Annaleigh is not eligible, Butternut.

Laura is NOT getting standing ovations every night. I've seen the show twice and she didn't get one either time. (And I say this as a huge fan of hers.)

I think Altomare and Osnes, despite their critiques, are giving better performances than Benton.

I do think, however, this confirms the Best Musical category locks.

^Oh were they?

War Paint: http://www.didhelikeit.com/shows/war-paint-broadway-review.html

Groundhog Day: http://www.didhelikeit.com/shows/groundhog-day-review.html

War Paint got great reviews for Patti and Christine, but that was it. The show otherwise got meh reviews. Groundhog Day received mostly positive reviews, and they weren't JUST about Andy. They were for the show itself.

I perfer Show Score. GROUNDHOG DAY has a 71 critic's score, while WAR PAINT has a 68.

But again, I don't disagree with you. What carried the WAR PAINT reviews were the two lead performances. Just trying to say I don't think any show has that fourth slot truly locked.

Reception reminds me a bit of BRIGHT STAR from last year. Not great all around, but it did have a good bit of passion.

I think this is definitely bumped behind Groundhog Day for the last nomination slot. DEH, Great Comet, and Come From Away are all pretty much locked.

IdinaBellFoster said: "I perfer Show Score. GROUNDHOG DAY has a 71 critic's score, while WAR PAINT has a 68."

That's nice that YOU prefer Show Score, but ultimately those numbers are wildly subjective. For instance, A Bronx Tale received a critic's score of 64, but I'd argue that it actually received better reviews overall than War Paint did. Did it have as much praise for its actors? Certainly not. But you simply cannot use a subjective number system to predict which show will be nominated for Best Musical. You need to actually look at the content of the reviews. Groundhog Day was praised for its book and score by many critics. Most critics found the book, score, and direction of War Paint to be underwhelming.

GreasedLightning said: "Willie4316 said: "I think the locks as of now are Bette,Christy, Patti, Christine, and Phillipa. Maybe Laura to swap out Phillipa"

So you've locked up the entire category? What's the point then? "

My bad, meant to write nominees. Using phone to post and I was talking to someone else about locks for other categories

The difference is that both War Paint ladies are basically the whole show. Audra was excellent in Shuffle Along, but her character wasn't the focus. Of course anything can happen, but Patti and Christine feel like absolute locks to me in a way that Audra never did last year.

wow VotePeron, you really hated War Paint didn't you. And if one of them is going to be snubbed, which I don't believe will happen, it's going to be Patti. Christine Ebersole is giving the stronger performance.

Updated On: 4/25/17 at 04:17 AM

As a millennial who saw the show, I'm mad at how many corners the cut because they knew this would be a cash cow. Fans of the movie deserve better.

Another Winter said: "How the show must feel after that Times review "

LOL!