Beau: The Musical — Page 2

He was mediocre in the nation tour of Company. Certainly no where near as good as Matt Doyle.

Agree with Kad. The musical strangely ignores, or doesn't delve deep enough, into the one aspect that makes its story unique. The connection between Ace and his grandfather Beau would be a fascinating element to explore fully. So much of their lives run parallel to each other, in terms of experiences and identity. Two men dealing with similar things, but from different generations. How might these disparate generational experiences affect one another? But the book and score frequently jettison this story element in favor of "seen it all before" elements like "coming out is hard" and "angsty teen bonds with cooler adult figure instead of Mom and stepdad." We've seen all that stuff in Saturday Morning Specials for decades. Matt Rodin and Jeb Brown are great, the music thumps along with a great pulse. But ultimately, it was just "ok." I wish they could refocus the story on the interesting bits.

I found it really strange we never see Ace learn that Beau was gay and have to grapple with that. It’s implied his mom told him at some point, but it’s never made clear and never depicted.

I saw it Sunday matinee and I honestly love this show so much because it’s an inventive way of telling a story that doesn’t involve going into the after-school special realm.

I will say that some of the cast changes definitely caused a dynamic change. Downtown, Cory Jeacoma had the alpha-bully type nailed down, but I found him to be always guarded and never softening enough to a necessary level of vulnerability. Max Sangerman now plays the role and he does unlock that vulnerability and it makes Ace’s final rebuke of him that much more powerful to me.

Meanwhile, Chris Bisset was Beau downtown and I found him to be a harder-edged version of the character, which created more of a polarity with his inner self, especially during the scenes with his lover. I thought bringing back Jeb Brown would’ve been a great thing since he originated the role, but I’m not sure anything new was added. It felt like he was able to slide back into his “Dead Outlaw” balladeer persona with that low, gruff voice. Jeb did not land the severity of “I don’t repeat myself” the way that Chris did. Jeb’s performance isn’t bad by any stretch, but it’s a bit more…subliminal?

Kad said: "I found it really strange we never see Ace learn that Beau was gay and have to grapple with that. It’s implied his mom told him at some point, but it’s never made clear and never depicted."

It could also be one of those things that didn’t need to be said. Considering how queer people tend to recognize their own community, it’s possible that Ace was aware that Beau was gay and thus he had found someone he could confide in, making his loss all that more crushing.

Finally saw this and I allowed myself to enjoy it for what it was. Reddit has a completely different take on this show. Fascinating the stark difference….

quizking101 said: "quizking101 said: "schubox said: "Is there any chance this extends? It's closing a couple weeks before I'm back"

Short of absolutely nobody seeing the show, I can’t imagine it won’t crank out at least another month or two. OOTB now owns (or has a controlling stake in) St. Luke’s, so I can’t imagine they would want to kill off their own show unless they had a good reason"

NOW EXTENDED TO JANUARY 4, 2026!

https://playbill.com/article/beau-the-musical-extends-off-broadway-return-into-2026?fbclid=PAdGRleAN6CmdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAae41JmSaFpQaBx_172_wZmGdCGKF5IiDM9DtXdPyATjqze8y46YR-njII-LbA_aem_z6qmdZ3-m8qzsbIF-F65ww"

Excellent

Kitty Kat2 said: "Mediocre nonsense. A waste of my time."



Do you mean wasting time that you could have spent creating a few dozen more fake accounts, Broadway Flash??

FINALLY.......... an off-Broadway cast recording of this gem is coming soon!