BOOP! Previews — Page 5

Yup, $1 billion at the box office and a Best Picture nomination. Such a misfire.

Barbie was terrible and already feels long forgotten.

What this board feels like 89% of the time:

FosseTharp said: "Cape Twirl of Doom said: "Ah, just found the block feature. Wow this thread just got a whole lot better!"



WHERE IS IT?! There are quite a few posters Id like to block real bad. I used to just scroll past posts from certain people but now I’m ready to take advantage of the block!

Can it be accessed from the app or do you need to be on the website because for some reason I can’t log in on the website saying my password and email are wrong.

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I don't know about the app, I only use the website on my phone, but if you go to your Account and go to Settings, there is an option under Message Board that says "Block Message Board Users." You'll have to paste in the name of the user you want to block.

Kad said: "Here’s a direct link to the block feature."

Good work Kad - I just blocked you. A small tip, turn your frown upside down!

BOOP last night...

An assault on the senses.

BOOP! The Musical steamrolls onto Broadway like a high-speed Bullet train! With such ferocity, one would think the cast would be fired if not giving 125%. Director Jerry Mitchell’s frenetic direction comes at you fast and furious.

This cast is working at warp speed to give life to a sometimes funny, sometimes not book by Bob Martin.

Kudos to Jasmine Amy Rogers (Boop) for navigating the difficult balance between character, caricature and cartoon. She’s a real find and terrific here. A true triple threat! If only she was given more stage time and something better to work with, especially in a meandering 2nd Act.

A big disappointment is the lack of chemistry between Rogers and Ainsley Melham as love interest Dwayne. In spite of Melham's talent (he can sing and dance), he's a bit of a bore, and drags down every scene he is in. When Erich Bergen, who plays a sleazy mayoral candidate has more stage presence and pizazz than your leading man, you may want to reconsider your casting choice. Playing opposite Rogers’ larger than life star turn is a big assignment. Big!

Tony-winner Faith Prince and supporting players Stephen DeRosa, Angelica Hale, and Anastacia McCleskey are fine, and each have their moment to shine.

Rogers deliciously delivers on composer David Foster’s “Where I Want To Be’ and “Something to Shout About,” yet the rest of the score is merely serviceable. The orchestra is led by Rick Fox and is terrific.

The production numbers look like they were choreographed by different people, resulting in a mash-up of slapdash movement performed with community theatre-like gusto by the NYC denizens. Showcasing the Red Stairs in Times Square and not utilizing them to better effect was an epic fail in the choreography department. The old idiom “too many cooks…” applies here.

Scenic design by David Rockwell and lighting by Philip S. Rosenberg add zest to the colorful palette of this cartoon short in search of a feature film.

Updated On: 3/15/25 at 06:56 PM

Sutton Ross said: "Barbie was a weird misfire, but given how lackluster movies have been lately (and how much fun Ken was in the picture) it was praised to the heavens even though it made little sense and fixated on creating some deeper meaning that never added up to much. It could have been more fun, or had something profound to say, but fell short on both counts

Lolz. Yeah, none of that is true, it was a global sensation for a reason and did, in fact, have a deeper meaning if you were actually paying attention. There was a reason generations of women were in the theater all together. It was powerful and incredible, and it would not have had the success it hadif it "fell short on both counts". But, you only complimenting the man in the film tells me alllll I need to know about you."

...what?

What I said was that comparing BOOP to a combo of NY, NY and Barbie was damning praise. I didn't make some personal attack against anyone. And I didn't miss anything in Barbie. Everything in there was stated very overtly and in bold lettering. That's why I said there was no deeper meaning. The film was in no way subtle about anything.

...but now, according to you, I'm some misogynist/woman hater/moron who can't understand film scripts because I thought Ken was the best part of the Barbie movie? Seriously?

Look, we can have differing opinions about shows and composers and actors and movies and whatever else without clawing at one another and tearing each other down...can't we?

Is this message board past the point of no return now? Is it really so much fun to just insult each other rather than discuss Broadway? Is that seriously the point now? To call each other names and block each other and then act all cheery about it?

I don't come here for that. I literally just like to talk about the shows. Let's...get it together here people. Reading the reviews and stories here used to be fun but there's a lot of ugliness around these parts now.

Anyway, glad to hear the leading lady in this show is having her moment.

''Rogers deliciously delivers on composer Stephen Foster’s “Where I Want To Be’ and “Something to Shout About,” yet the rest of the score is merely serviceable.''

I enjoyed this review, but this was an amusing mixup of composers. David Foster is the Grammy-winning producer-songwriter who's worked with Whitney Houston and Celine Dion, and written the music for ''Boop!'' ... Stephen Foster, on the other hand, is the 19th-century ''father of American music'' who wrote classics, like ''Oh, Susanna,'' ''Beautiful Dreamer,'' ''Old Folks at Home'' (''Swanee River'' ), etc.

Updated On: 3/15/25 at 02:40 AM

The band has started to lay down tracks for the cast album!

Agreed with kitkatboy24, they need to get rid of the kid after their initial meeting. Just too much screen time and songs. I also don't think the score will get nominated for a Tony.

Ensemble1665759202 said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "The band has started to laydown tracks for the cast album!"

Excited to hear this! I particularly liked the orchestrations for "Get Her Back", and am excited to have cast recordings of "Whatever It Takes", "She Knocks Me Out" and "Why Look Around the Corner?""


aside from the history of having a cast album and the shows legacy… I never understand the allocation of money specifically for a show that is struggling and not destined to succeed. Yes, there will be The love specific pieces of the score… But I don’t think this justifies the money for a cast album.

mrshowbiz90210 said: "Ensemble1665759202 said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "The band has started to laydown tracks for the cast album!"

Excited to hear this! I particularly liked the orchestrations for "Get Her Back", and am excited to have cast recordings of "Whatever It Takes", "She Knocks Me Out" and "Why Look Around the Corner?""


aside from the history of having a cast album and the shows legacy… I never understand the allocation of money specifically for a show that is struggling and not destined to succeed. Yes, there will be The love specific pieces of the score… But I don’t think this justifies the money for a cast album.



Because it costs money to record the music and preserve the history and legacy of a musical.



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