Brendon Urie in KINKY BOOTS - Reports — Page 2

Okay. I splurged today and bought premium seats for the matinee and WOW. Brendon really brought such a fun, youthful vibe to the show. His vocals were incredible, I just wish he was able to show off his falsetto. The songs didn't highlight his vocal range as much as a hoped they would. One of the only shows I've been to wanting a character to have more songs. His acting was also very good for someone who has never done live theater/acting before, besides in his music videos I suppose.

I saw this show weeks after its initial opening and can definitely say the current cast is by far superior to the OBC. The actor playing Lola....FANTASTIC. There was so much energy in the performance, way more than during the days of the OBC.

As for the Panic! At the Disco fans....

Most of them seemed to behave. The screaming and clapping during Brendon's entrance and after his songs didn't bother me since it's a typical occurrence with a star in a leading role.

One thing I have to say impressed me about the 'fandom' was their supportiveness of the ENTIRE CAST. I remember seeing Nick Jonas and Darren Criss in H2$ a few years back and was put-off by the negative attitudes toward the rest of the cast during the performance, curtain call, and stage door. Thunderous applause after a J. Pierrepont number but just a few lingering claps after Rosemary's songs. Jealously maybe? Anyway, during Kinky Boots, which had to be 90% Panic! At the Disco fans today, there were equal cheers after each number and an immediate standing ovation. The audience in general also seemed way more engaged with the performance today than in past performances I've seen. I thought the 'fandom' also brought a great energy to such a fun show. The cast really seemed to feed off of that.

I was very impressed.

Do they sell limited edition t-shirts?

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Just an update as my previous post in the other thread was about standing room price - standing room is $30 not $99 and I definitely received bad information on that. I went to the box office and the box office lady was shocked when I said that and wanted to know where I heard such wrong information.

Anyway, back on the topic at hand, I saw the show tonight and Brendon was absolutely incredible. His acting and accent were lovely, and that voice is just undeniable. Some of the riffs he included here and there were just fantastic and I absolutely loved him.

It was also lovely to see the clearly there for Urie fans take to J Harrison as Lola and Taylor Louderman as Lauren, who were both wonderful. It was so nice (as someone else mentioned in this thread) to see the fans of Brendon's take to the entire company. The energy was very high, and the fans were very respectful (and did react loudly to his entrance and the end of Soul of A Man). The stage door was an absolute zoo, but that's not shocking.

It was so good to be back after having not seen the show in awhile and see so much love filling the room for the show.

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This makes me feel old. I had no idea that Panic had such a devoted following. I thought t

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They're definitely less of a big deal than they were ten years ago but the fandom is absolutely insane. A shame, because I definitely think they are a good band. I'm in my early twenties, so I remember the mid-2000s emo fever and P!ATD was my favorite of the contingent that was big at the time (them, My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, etc.) I consider them kind of a guilty-pleasure band but I still do actively listen to and enjoy their music-- the early albums hold up very well for what they are, and their latest album is excellent IMO.

All of that being said, I avoid the fan base like the plague. So much infighting and elitism and people with superiority complexes. Most of them are teenagers and a few early-twenties women with Tumblr accounts learning about obsession.



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They went on a huge arena tour this last year, first time in almost 10 years they have. Their following in growing huge again as they move into a new pop sound. Sold out almost every date on the tour

The line for these shirts was ridiculously long, they only have 100 per performance FYI

You can call it stunt casting, but I agree that Brendon Urie is probably the best thing to happen for Kinky Boots at this time in it's run. He is packing them in. Whether that is sustainable remains to be seen, but at least he's bringing people to the theater who normally wouldn't have come to the show otherwise. And that can't be a bad thing. Besides, he is surprisingly good. I knew he could sing the part and his Soul of a Man is a definite highlight. I just didn't think he could act the part being a first time lead. His accent was decent and his chemistry with J. Harrison Ghee's Lola was particularly good.

The curtain call after the first two show day:

https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=y-_5--rbWZ4

The mob scene at the stage door. I give him credit for trying to sign and take photos with as many people as possible. Looked like half the theatre stuck around for him to come out.

https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=VfqDeh1eUe4

Updated On: 5/29/17 at 01:50 PM

dshnookie said: "The Brendon Urie tshirt:

https://instagram.com/p/BUj32e8ACp4/





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Ugh I want it

I found myself at this show last night. I have never liked it and haven't been back in a long time. I just want to say that the current company is far superior in every way to the original broadway cast. Kudos to all. In particular Lola. In my opinion I always felt Billy Porter had a disconnect with the role that I always attributed to the material. And I never liked his vocals. I am glad I went back and saw a good Lola. BTW I had also seen the tour early on and don't remember much of it. The show is still a generic mish mash... But if you have not seen the show now is a good time. The audience was young and pumped to have a good time. But very respectful. Oh and that Brendon Urie is a cutie,

Updated On: 6/3/17 at 02:03 PM

Got a standing ticket at 6:40 tonight, no sooner. $30

Caught this last night from SR (picked up the last pair of tickets at around 7:10pm). The show is really solid shape and, as a poster pointed out earlier, it's wonderful to see the audience's enthusiasm for Brendan Urie extends to J. Harrison Ghee and the rest of the cast. As an actor, Urie is charming and funny; the accent is a little hit or miss but that's not a problem exclusive to him. His voice is clear, effortless, full, unique and I found myself wishing Charlie had more to sing. When he lets loose on the rockier sections of "Charlie's Soliloquy" and "Soul of a Man," it's truly thrilling. I think he could have further successes on Broadway should he chose to pursue them.

I still find the show a little uneven, with the conflict in the second act feeling forced and its resolution rushed. However, the overall package of the show is performed and executed with such joyful gusto, the flaws in the book or score are covertly camouflaged.

I've seen the show three times. Once with the OBC and loved it. Second time I had the misfortune of seeing Timothy Ware as Lola. Overall energy was down in the cast, bunch of swings on as well. Third time was with Wayne Brady & John Jeffrey Martin on as Charlie and fell in love with the show again. Brady wasn't strong vocally, but you really felt for his Lola, almost more than Billy's. Stark Sands as Charlie seems irreplaceable. I enjoyed JJM's Charlie, but compared to Sands' there just doesn't seem like anyone could live up to Stark's Charlie. But hearing the raves for Urie & Ghee might make me want to visit the show again. I've heard SRO has been offered for almost every show since Urie joined. That's great news for the show and I'm sure the producers are currently trying to talk him into extending, even just for a week or two.

I would imagine it'll only get worse with schools getting out.