Falsettos — Page 2

Gypsy--you must have had a bigger screen then we did--didn't notice the fingernail or chapped lips. I did miss the lack of intermission though! I had to think which was the best song in Act II to miss. Great screening though!

So glad that I got to see the production a second time thanks to this screening. I feel like being able to see everybody's expressions up close made all the performances that much better, especially Christian & Andrew for me personally. The entire cast together worked so well together, & I adored it.

we were forced to sit in the front row so that may explain why were so close lol i'm very used to AMC movies starting15-20 minutes after the listed time so i was surprised to learn when we arrived at 7:05 after a forty minute drive that we were entering at the end of Four Jews in a Room Bitching and the place was sold out. no intermission meant we never had a chance to even scope out if there would have been any other seats for us! other than that it was a wonderful evening (despite having a pain in my neck from all the craning i had to do to see)

Sold out wow! I went to the regal cinemas on 42nd st by Times Square and to my surprise it wasn't sold out! I, too, missed the production last fall and am glad to see it on the big screen! :)

Saw it tonight in Palm Springs. Not sold out, but a good crowd considering it is playing in three or four theaters within driving distances. (I don't know where some of you live, but it must be very remote. Ask people about cell phones and wifi. LOL)

Absolutely loved it! As promised, Block stopped the show (even on film) with "I'm Breaking Down". Audience didn't seem to care it was a movie as there was also hearty applause for the curtain call!

As I expected from the recording, Rannells and Block were standouts; but Borle grew on me. His voice is beautiful and his phrasing is like Streisand on steroids (in a good way, but who back-sings a full half phrase at a time?). He used the technique consistently and to great, dramatic effect. And his acting choices are complex and enlightening. The film finally made his Marvin a 3-dimensional character for me.

I've been a Falsettos fan boy since I saw MARCH and IN TROUSERS in 1979 and 1982, respectively. I've seen many versions and this is at least the best sung, and for several roles (including Cordelia) the best acted version I've encountered. (To be fair, Carolee Carmello was pretty funny with "Breaking Down", too.)

Can't wait to see it again on Sunday and in the Fall.

I'm not arguing, but I'm surprised at the raves for Uranowitz. I certainly don't think he was bad and his interactions with Jason were not just touching but essential to making sense of the second act. But a lot of what he does was previously charted by Chip Zien; in fact, he seems the least different of all the cast members. Very good, just not surprising.

As I've said in another thread, IMO, Block and Rannells are the new gold standard for their roles. Tonight's big cry for me (which always varies with FALSETTOS) was Block's "Holding to the Ground". Rannells' "These Are the Games I Play" was not only the second biggest hand, I felt I learned everything from his Whizzer, down to the very county in the Midwest where he was raised!

The kid was also excellent, perfectly underplayed. My real-life stepson was one of those too-bright-for-his-own-good adolescents and I thought the child actor perfectly captured the type.

GavestonPS said: " . . . (I don't know where some of you live, but it must be very remote. Ask people about cell phones and wifi. LOL) . . ."

There are no scheduled screenings in the Houston area this weekend, and none in our inner loop ever. (Insert sad face emoji here.) A lot of my fellow inner-loopers, who would love it, are missing out. The other shows filmed for movie theaters have been well attended.

Fortunately, I have my memories of seeing the show live. I cherished every minute, but award the golden buzzer to Borle for giving his very complicated character a warmth that evades other actors. I often cringe at how Marvin is portrayed. That didn't happen once with Borle.

Any insight if any of the lyric changes are in place for this? Beyond thrilled to see it Saturday, but am hoping not too many of the lyrics have been censored.

Even though I saw the production live in New York last fall I was grateful to get the chance to see the show again near my home in California. The original productions of Falsettos was one of the most memorable earlier shows I've ever seen. And I especially loved being able to see the close-ups of the actors to take in all of their expressions.

The audience was probably only half full which was disappointing. The cool thing what is that half of the audience were very young people. Probably college student age, maybe younger. I found that refreshing that the show was reaching a new generation. However a good number of them came in after the show started. I hope they don't think they can do that attending a Broadway show.

I agree that Fathom Events needs to have some kind of notification. Newsies had at intermission. I was assuming that Falsettos would as well but it didn't.

The night before I was at a screening of fares for Carole King's Tapestry concert in London. As all the credits finish rolling people get up to leave been a voice of the back yells out it's not over. There was apologue of Carole reflecting on the concert.

I think this was discussed in an earlier thread, but the ones that stood out to be were changing asshole to jackass, boring as **** to flat as a lake, and Jason wasn't allowed to say "Jesus Christ" in Jason's Therapy. Oh, and the removed the F word from Cordelia in "A Day in Falsettoland"

"Bald spot" to "hairline" was done during the production as well.

I'd be interested to hear why it was back and forth as well.