CAROUSEL (2018) Previews — Page 25

carolinaguy said: "The Tonys are very commercial and Scott Rudin is very powerful, so I doubt they would take that step. But they could if it opens as a giant disaster."

He's not THAT powerful....LOL!

I don't see this for another month, but it sounds like Lindsay Mendez is the highlight here from a performance perspective. I'm surprised to see such little raving about Renée Fleming, because if you had asked me six months ago I'd say she was a shoo-in for a Tony nom and likely win, just based on name alone. For those who have seen it, and taking voting politics and a crowded Featured Actress category into account... what are the chances that Mendez gets a nomination and Fleming doesn't?

Your review was similar to mine from last week. I think that some here forget the content is older than many of us are! We can't expect older works of art to express the thinking of today. Also, in regards to Renee Fleming, unless you regularly go to the Met to see her in her element, you won't appreciate how lucky Broadway audiences are to have her (just as Met audiences are lucky to have Kelly O'Hara in Cosi).

One unrelated question from a newbie here: Is there a way for the message boards to default to the most recent post?

Having seen and loved the 1994 LCT production several times, I am very disappointed to read what most posters have said. And just for the record, my favorite Julie was Audra McDonald in the Carnegie Hall concert years ago with Hugh Jackman as Billy. Julie is a relatively short role, but someone of Audra's talent can make every moment count. Honestly, I can't get excited about Jessie playing what I refer to as yet another "musical doormat," as she did in BEAUTIFUL and WAITRESS.

Now that I live on the west coast, with only occasional trips to NYC to see friends and theatre, I'm going to save my money and my time. Jack O'Brien is a hack, and clearly should have been replaced some time ago.

Hi all. Long time no read around here...but saw this last week and am confused by what has been posted by most.

This is indeed a big mess. The only good acting on the stage is from Colin and Gemignani, imo. Mendez is a fun Carrie and gets all of the laughs, which were sorely needed. Mueller is a fine Julie, but only gets to act with Mendez. She and Mendez actually have chemistry, but she gets nothing back from Henry.

I loved Mr. Henry in Violet and especially in Porgy and Bess, but here he is playing a nasty cardboard Billy. Like Mama Rose, Billy is an antihero that needs to be charming for us to care what happens, but I hated this Billy. I saw no glimmer of love for Julie at all, and Mueller seemed to be trying to portray her love for him, but it came off false...who would love such a person? Billy can be played as a bully, but not for Julie. His abuse should be a shock for the audience because he loves her so...here I expected Henry to slap Mueller in every scene. I couldn't wait for him to kick it...which was terribly staged.

Fleming looked confused the entire time.

My opinions, of course.

It's difficult to live up to De Mille and MacMillan, and Peck did not. The choreography was well danced and not even close to one of the big problems with the production, but save for Blow High, Blow Low, it didn't inspire either.

I left out, out of courtesy, what a terrible actor the Louise was. The other dancing actor, Jigger, was only slightly better, but both did dance beautifully.

I'm seeing this on Saturday. I was initially excited just to see Joshua Henry as Billy Bigelow. He definitely has the acting chops as displayed in Scottsboro Boys and Hamilton. Not sure what happened here.

LuminousBeing, I went yesterday at 3 pm and the rush tickets were all gone, apart from a very side stage left orch seat in row J. The guy at the box office said it is still the front row. I'd suggest getting there around 9/9:30, even though the guy at the box office said 10 is probably fine. I just think these Friday/Weekend shows are obviously more popular so showing up earlier doesn't hurt. They're still for $40.



*Forgot to add: he pointed the whole front row being possible rush tickets, so I don't think it's just partial view seats. I think it definitely depends on the day of the week.

Updated On: 3/22/18 at 11:38 AM

Given that there's only five candidates for Lead Actor in a Musical this year, it seems that there'll only be four nominees, and that the last slot will probably be between Joshua Henry and Paul Alexander Nolan.

"Regarding acting, the two New York City Ballet dancers you described as terrible (or gradations thereof) were, in my view, charming, connected well with the audience, and charismatic."

"Connected well to the audience..." - whatever do you mean? Did they descend from the stage and interact with audience members?

Or are you just doing that notoriously jejune thing - assuming that your opinion alone is insufficient, and thus pretending to be au courant with what everyone else in the house thought about the show, in a strange and unnecessary attempt to justify your own singular reaction?

As much as you think you can, you really can't speak for anyone else in the audience (unless you discussed their reactions with them directly). And you really don't need to - just tell us what you thought. It will suffice, honestly.

Jeffrey Karasarides said: "Given that there's only five candidates for Lead Actor in a Musical this year, it seems that there'll only be four nominees, and that the last slot will probably be between Joshua Henry and Paul Alexander Nolan."

You're kidding yourself if you think Paul Alexander Nolan has even the slightest chance of getting in over Joshua Henry.