A CHORUS LINE -
C Them performing outside was absolutely stupid. It was a horrific opening, and the huge chorus line across Radio City was just not impressive. I wanted to see them perform all of something - not just random bits of nothingness from 2 different numbers. The most disappointing performance of the evening.
110 IN THE SHADE -
A + Clearly the best performance of the evening - flawless.
CURTAINS -
B - A fine performance, but a boring song. A lame attempt at a classic "show biz" number, paired with uninspired choreography doesn't even come close to be the showstopper it tries to be. They should have done "Thataway" or something.
COMPANY -
B + Raul was fantastic, but the "What do you get?" line in the beginning was out of left fielf, forced, and kind of lame. The orchestrations sounded limp and off-key at one point, and the song only began to reach it's full potential when Raul stood from the piano. It seemed as it does in the show - like paint by numbers version of "Being Alive."
GREY GARDENS -
A - Ebersole was not her best tonight. She's clearly tired. I feel like she's had it. She needs a long vacation.
SPRING AWAKENING -
A - Would be A+, but the totally lame version of "Totally F*cked" ruined it for me. "Mama Who Bore Me" was FANTASTIC, "The Bitch of Living" was great, despite some awkward lyric changes, but "Totally F-ed" was a HUGe embarrasment. Just awful. Luckily, the show still came off as looking great.
MARY POPPINS -
A Despite the lame choreography and the awful "Anything Can Happen," MARY POPPINS actually was one of the best performances all evening. It probably even made the show look better than it actually is.
JERSEY BOYS -
D Awful, forced, unnecessary, off, tired, etc. Blah.
FANTASIA -
A + Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. And that's only a taste of how brilliant she is in the show. Wonderful. She deserves a special Tony.
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy."
-Charlie Manson
