Eliminate a show for me.

My wife and I prefer to see original casts in smaller Broadway houses than the big cavern where touring shows come to our hometown so we visit NYC fairly often. This year, we are coming for a week in May and with Angels in America and Harry Potter taking up 4 slots, we need to eliminate a show. We are seeing Mean Girls, My Fair Lady, Once on this Island and 3 Tall Women for certain. (I've seen The Band's Visit and my wife has no desire to see it.) So, we need to eliminate one of the following: Frozen, Carousel or The Boys in the Band. Have concerns about the initial reports for Carousel and have never seen the movie version of The Boys in the Band but am concerned about what other posters have said about the play itself. We love all things Disney, but I'm thinking Frozen is the one to go since it will be around longer and will play fine on tour. Any advice would be recommended.

Without having seen Frozen, Carousel or (of course) Boys in the Band-- my 2 cents are to skip Three Tall Women and enjoy the remaining TEN shows on your list. In a theater trip we took a week ago that included Angels in America, My Fair Lady, Three Tall Women, The Band's Visit and Once On This Island, TTW was hands down the weakest of the bunch by a wide margin. Just sayin'.

Frozen or Carousel. The cast of Boys alone is worth seeing. It's a 1968 play about gay men, so I'd be more surprised if it weren't stereotypical and hadn't aged in the past 50 years.

Definitely got some reassurance for keeping The Boys in the Band so it's in. Looks like it's going to come down to Frozen or Carousel. My gut tells me we'd probably enjoy Frozen more, but on the other hand, it's pretty low on our ranking of the Disney animated films and at least with Carousel, we'd get some decent choreography.

I watched Carousel two weeks ago and got to see it again this past weekend and the second time around was SO MUCH BETTER! The chemistry amongst the cast was a lot bettter for me and by the time you see it in May, it would have had its official opening and I think it's a classic.

I'd skip Frozen if I were you. I saw Frozen twice last week (you can easily get cheap tix on stubhub) and both times the theater experience was a let down due to the audience. A good number of the audience treat the Bway experience similar to going to a movie so yes, during Act 1, at least 10 people (mostly kids and a parent) stood up and went to the bathroom. I understand if people have to go but to do that during a middle of a song versus waiting until the song ends? Also, in both shows I saw during the scene when Anna gets frozen, at least 2-3 kids are heard crying.

Good luck on your decision!

I'd eliminate Frozen. If you've seen the movie the musical will be a let-down. The drop-off in quality is huge.

I am purposefully planning a NYC trip next month to see Frozen because I want to ensure I see it on Broadway with the original cast. If I were you, I'd keep it in the mix. Caissie Levy and Patti Murin are magic, and I think if you guys are Disney fans it would be fun to see it with the original cast. Plus I love the show, so I always root for it :)

Lot666 said: "CurtainPullDowner said: "Dump FROZEN, even a mediocre production of CAROUSELis 10X better than that dreck.

Abs CAROUSELhas an actual adult score."

I've not seen either of these two shows, but you're so relentless that I'm beginning to wonder if you're being paid to bash Frozen."

Right? Every single thread. Even if you don't like it much, I can't imagine hating it on this level. OP, ignore this and go see Frozen and decide for yourself. I saw it in Denver and I agree, the tour won't be the same. Our theater is huge compared to the St. James, it's going to be so fun in a small theater! It's not perfect, but it's entertaining, has great music, fun lighting and effects, amazing vocals, and there's no way you will leave without a smile. It's a heart-warming story at worst, and an absolute blast at best.

The question asked involved FROZEN so I'm giving my opinion.

It seems if you like a show you can jump in and praise it anytime, but if you have problems with it you are supposed to shut up and stay home.

I will continue to post my opinion when asked, get used to it.

CurtainPullDowner said: "It seems if you like a show you can jump in and praise it anytime, but if you have problems with it you are supposed to shut up and stay home."

There's a difference between intelligently expressing what you feel are problems with a show in order to help others make an informed decision vs. simply chiming in to offer up simplistic and deliberately antagonistic nuggets like "dreck".