BRING IT ON coming to Broadway this summer — Page 2

I really don't see it doing well in the barn that is the St. James, but we shall see...

The St. James is NOT a barn. It's a beautiful, historic theatre.

Sorry, I get defensive about my favorite theatres.

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Does seem like a strange schedule. But I'm excited to see it. Has a lot of Broadway names on the creative side, so that should add some heft to it.

Very excited to see this.

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So what does this mean for the shows eligibility for the Tony Awards, inviting voters aside? It's hard to see them honoring a national tour that is basically making a stop on Broadway.

The national tour of Hair (the 2009 Broadway Revival version) was eligible for Best Revival of a musical this year. Which, ironically, stopped at the St James Theatre as well. I believe the production just has to be in a Broadway theatre to be considered eligible for Tony's. I could be wrong, but I believe I'm correct

Hair was not eligible for Best Revival this year because it had not been 3 years since the production at the Hirschfeld closed. Also, they didn't invite the voters because it was unlikely that any of the actors (the only eligible element) would have been nominated.

I believe the production just has to be in a Broadway theatre to be considered eligible for Tony's [sic].

Not exactly. A show has to invite Tony voters to at least 8 performances (I believe) or, if it doesn't run for 8 performances, at least half. It also has to be a new production that was not on Broadway within the last three years, which is why HAIR was not eligible this year. HUGH JACKMAN, BACK ON BROADWAY was not eligible for this year's Tonys because the producers chose not to invite the voters.

Then there are occasionally productions that are not in a Broadway house that can petition to be eligible. I don't know the last time this happened, but occasionally shows at City Center or Radio City Music Hall have been in the mix.

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So ENCORES could be up for Tonys if they petitioned for it?

Saw the show in Chicago and it really surprised me. I loved it. And, the cast is really terrific. Excited for everyone involved and looking forward to seeing it again in New York!

I give the show a 7 out 10. I had fun, but it's nothing to write home about, nor do I think it will get ANY attention from the TONY's outside of Choreography.

The villain will hopefully be played by a different actress. The one I saw in LA was LOST LIKE A CHILD in the role. Nothing she did worked. Whether that was her fault, or the writing/direction remains to be seen, however I thought she was god awful.

The lead girl was only 20 and killed it every moment she was on stage. I was in awe. So impressed. Young hard working talent that deserves to be seen.

The score is a solid 5 out of 10. Lin's songs are like bad knocks off of HEIGHTS music, and it's obvious that when he is out of ideas he makes them go "WHOA OH OH." Something that also happens quite a lot in HEIGHTS.

The Lepprachaun scene is VERY funny and will make you laugh. The best moments of the shows are with the "ethnic" crowd. Their musical staging/vocals are stellar and made me feel alive. The cross dresser was also FANTASTIC, great performance.

I was dissapointed with the ending routines (though they were exceptional). I guess I just longed for more stunts. But I understand the limits of a theater stage. It was still all impressive.

I had fun. I laughed. I wouldn't pay top dollar. I'm happy for the cast.

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Considering the talent attached to this show, I was fairly disappointed in it. The cheerleading choreography is amazing, but that's about it. Except for two brief rap sections, all the songs sounded like the same generic pop. The show definitely has the built-in audience for the movie, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and even Tom Kitt, but I don't see it becoming a huge hit.