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It was VERY uncomfortable when the three suiters sing "Drive a person crazy" to Bobbi and it suddenly becomes a song about blue balls. It was a little bit "rape-y" which is definitely NOT a good thing - especially today.

Actually, that sounds entirely appropriate, ESPECIALLY in today's society. The Kavanaugh hearings made it clear that "rape-y" behavior is normal and should be expected. If it makes people feel uncomfortable, then it is an effective number. This is one of the most important numbers to mine some current relevance out of the gender swap.

The Guardian gives it 4 out of 5 stars, calling it a "heavenly fling."

Time Out gives it 5 out of 5 stars, saying it's a "tour de force reworking."

Variety is very positive, giving LuPone a special rave: "LuPone plays Joanne with a bitumen-black resolve, every bit as embittered as she is empowered. Cloaked in a fur coat and glinting like a one-woman diamond mine, she’s dazzling and awful at the same time — a martini mixed from measures of exuberance and scorn. She’s joyfully joyless."

The Evening Standard gives it 5 out of 5 stars. "Wonderfully fresh;" "glorious;" "pops with vitality and dazzles with its wit...a take on Company that savours Sondheim’s subtleties."

LondonTheatre.co.uk gives it 5 out of 5 stars. "Stunning;" "a departure into new territory and a stunning reaffirmation of [the show]'s brilliance."

The Stage gives it 5 out of 5 stars. Calls it "astonishing."

LesWickedly said: "The production has extended through March 30th, so no transfer this season."



Good news! For us at least as we're in London in March.

i heard the name of an oscar winner being floated for staring in the broadway transfer....

Sondheimite said: "i heard the name of an oscar winner being floated for staring in the broadway transfer...."

That rumor was on here a few weeks ago, too, and at that point she hadn't signed a contract. There are only a few Oscar winning actresses in the 30-40 range: Anne Hathaway, Natalie Portman, Jennifer Hudson, or Lupita Nyong'o (with Hathaway being the obvious choice).

These are money reviews out of London for the production, Rosalie Craig, and Patti LuPone. The the kind of reviews that are strong enough to move most shows as-is, cast intact. (Unless Brantley hates it.) The reviews are a double-edged sword: they could scare away an actress like Hathaway and her CAA agents, or they could be a boost of confidence for her to star in an already-great production.

As long as LuPone moves with it, I'd be thrilled to see Craig or rumored-Oscar-winner.

Updated On: 10/18/18 at 01:20 AM

I think women like Emma Stone (29), Brie Larson (29), and Jennifer Lawrence (28) all read way too young. The stakes aren't high enough if it's a beautiful woman who looks like she's in her late 20s, especially in 2018 when so many people get married and have kids later.

While we're dreamcasting: Amy Adams would be wonderful. (Though she's 44 and not an Oscar winner)

^but she deserved one for Arrival