Dolly80 said: "How did this win any Tony’s ?
Mendez sounds like a car engine- her vibrato was insane and not in a good way.
Jessie Mueller swallows all of her lines, I had no idea what she was saying. She and Henry have zero chemistry.
Renee Fleming cannot act at all.
Was the intention to make Jigger a camp as possible? I’ve never seen a production that makes the masculinity so absent. One minute he’s going on about being a hard man- the best minute he’s pirouetting and grinning at the audience for applause.
Just the worst show I’ve seen on Broadway in many years."
The masculinity problem was an issue my entire group pointed out as well. I don't think the choreography served the story AT ALL as evidenced the most through Blow High. I did not believe, for one second, that Jigger was a man capable of murder or even petty theft. All the sailors seemed weak and powerless. It also didn't help that Jigger couldn't sing. The role of Jigger isn't written with the requirment that Jigger dance a five minute masturbatory dance solo, the role of Jigger IS written for someone who can sing.
I thought Fleming deserved the Tony over Mendez if only because I could close my eyes and have a pleasant experience when Fleming sang.
And I agree that it's the worst show I've seen on Broadway in many years. Mostly BECAUSE the book/lyrics/music of Carousel give you so much to work with, as a production team, and it was all squandered/cut to death. I'd rather seen an ok production of an ok musical (like Mean Girls or Groundhogs Day, two shows that I really didn't care for) than a terrible production of a great musical.
The entire production left me angry and I don't think I've ever left a show feeling anger towards a production before this.
Broadway World's Fireman.
Updated On: 6/13/18 at 01:09 PM
