Posted: 7/7/18 at 7:46pm
Posted: 7/7/18 at 9:04pm
KitKatBoy24 said: "Just arrived for tonight’s show and Rachel York is out. What’s with this cast and so many people missing during previews? I hope she’s okay!"
Well, Alexandra was out for a while because her mother was dying. I follow Rachel on Twitter and she is very active, yet she has not posted anything about her absence. Seems odd she would not post.
Are actors prohibited from posting their unexpected absences on social media? I thought I recall hearing about that in the past, since the only Equity-approved way to announce absences are the cast list in the lobby, program insert and/or announcement pre-curtain.
Posted: 7/8/18 at 11:25am
Posted: 7/8/18 at 11:26am
I'm making a return visit to this tonight. I am hoping Rachel York is back on as she was my favorite part of the show the first time I saw it!
Posted: 7/9/18 at 6:02pm
I saw this on Sunday (Rachel was in, Alexandra was out).
I have to say that I had such a fun time at this show. I had a silly grin on my face from start to finish. Great cast, great all-female band, great design, great choreography... I haven't had this much stupid fun since Xanadu. I'm rooting for this one and I'll definitely be making a return visit.
Posted: 7/9/18 at 6:04pm
At Happy Hour now and going tonight! Super excited!
Posted: 7/9/18 at 10:44pm
Posted: 7/9/18 at 11:23pm
I have mixed emotions. I went to happy before, and was in good spirits - they have frose - and enjoyed it for the most part. But it didn't have any oomph. I wanted an exhilarating moment, and that never came. I'd be curious to see the original show at Oregon Shakes. I mean, with a cast of Bonnie M. Rachel York, and Rachel Iman, and yet none of them screlt it to the roof?! Like, c'mon. It was campy, but not campy enough. The ending was too heavy handed. It should have ended with a very camp rendition of "We Got the Beat" instead of using that as the curtain call. Peppermint should have had a moment to slay. Girl can do a death drop, let's see that. Let her work. The actors were all fine and great and talented, can't deny that at all, and the story wasn't bad, but I think a bit misguided. That said, I enjoyed myself, but can't see this lastly too long.
Posted: 7/9/18 at 11:53pm
One of the common critiques/suggestions is that this should be a tighter intermission-less production.
Previews are all about tweaking and fine-tuning, but how much can be done during this period? Move a song here, add a book scene there, drop a song, all relatively easy changes.
Changing a production from two acts to one with no intermission seems to me like a very significant change with substantial cuts and edits. Would that even be possible? Has anyone ever seen it happen where a show in previews was changed this much?
Posted: 7/9/18 at 11:57pm
I was actually surprised at how little music there was. I wanted it to be, like in most musicals, every scene. There just wasn't enough and what there was wasn't all that interesting, and it didn't build to a finale like it should have.
Posted: 7/10/18 at 9:56am
This was the most fun I've had at a Broadway show in so long. I loved it! It was funny, silly, heartfelt, and frothy! I feel like its the kind of let go and have fun kind of night we could ALL use right now!
The first scene with the Oracle (what was their name?) was so perfectly executed that when Peppermint came on in the last scene it felt a little too heavy handed, too political, when it could have maybe been handled in the same fun elegance of the first scene. Andrew Durand was amazing and his "Mad About You" is maybe one of my favorite things of all time.
I agree I wish there was MORE music and more tightening....Would ninety minutes have been more blast off fun? absolutely. Was I Mad About coming back after intermission NOPE! I just wish the producers had given more time and thought to how to market this show. Its sort of how I felt about Something Rotten....A little more emphasis on the kind of fun night you're going to have and less about the show....Just come in and have fun.
I wish this could find an audience but I'm not sure it will and that's a damn shame!
Posted: 7/11/18 at 11:09pm
Just got back from tonight's show and had a freaking blast. It's pure camp. Yes it tries too hard at times, but I don't even care. I was smiling the entire time. The choreography is bangin' (I think Spencer Liff has actually outdone himself here), the costumes are super cool (especially the ensemble costumes), the cast is riotously funny, and the songs actually feel like they fit into the story while matching the humorous tone. I'd say it's one of the better jukebox musicals of the last few seasons honestly. Just go in with an open mind and don't look for it to be a serious night of theatre.
Posted: 7/12/18 at 12:55am
Posted: 7/12/18 at 10:43pm
Posted: 7/13/18 at 12:26am
I had two drinks before, a drink at intermission, and surprise! The Go-Gos performed! Didn’t expect that, but it was a great surprise.
The show? Not much new to add, but I really have echo the posters who commented about the length. Very early on, if you didn’t already know, you learn this isn’t a serious show. It’s silly and not meant to be take to seriously. It’s not high art. There’s no reason this isn’t a one act 100 minute show. At about that point, I saw people starting to try to look at their watches or discretely see the time on their phone in their bag.
The cast was quite good and the choreography is exceptional, but it just seems like the show can’t decide what it wants to be—does it want to be taken seriously? If that’s the case, they may need to ease up on some of the overall campiness. Or do they want to be THE campy show to end all campy shows? Because if it’s that, it’s not nearly enough!
I honestly didn’t hate it, but I didn’t really like it either. To me, it felt like it needed more work. It still sort felt like it was some absolutely absurd idea a guy you knew in college created instead of going to class the second semester of junior year.
Posted: 7/13/18 at 3:04am
oh man this show hasnt even opened yet and already the producers are dragging The Go Go's out at curtain call for a surprise performance/press grab, this show is so beyond doomed folks.
Posted: 7/13/18 at 5:41am
RippedMan said: "I have mixed emotions. I went to happy before, and was in good spirits - they have frose - and enjoyed it for the most part. But it didn't have any oomph. I wanted an exhilarating moment, and that never came. I'd be curious to see the original show at Oregon Shakes. I mean, with a cast of Bonnie M. Rachel York, and Rachel Iman, and yet none of them screlt it to the roof?! Like, c'mon. It was campy, but not campy enough. The ending was too heavy handed. It should have ended with a very camp rendition of "We Got the Beat" instead of using that as the curtain call. Peppermint should have had a moment to slay. Girl can do a death drop, let's see that. Let her work. The actors were all fine and great and talented, can't deny that at all, and the story wasn't bad, but I think a bit misguided. That said, I enjoyed myself, but can't see this lastly too long."
Yes, yes, yes! I think you put your finger on a number of things i had issue with. I didnt uate it, either, but certainly didnt love it.
Posted: 7/16/18 at 10:48am
FYI, quite a few $49 balcony seats are available for opening night, Thursday 7/26, at 6:30 p.m.
Posted: 7/17/18 at 12:14pm
The grosses from the past two weeks are making me sick. The theater capacity is almost 90%. I think the are selling ridiculously lower priced tickets to fill the theater. How much longer does it have? I'm predicting an Ameile or Tuck Everlasting situation.
Posted: 7/17/18 at 12:31pm
RippedMan said: "I have mixed emotions. I went to happy before, and was in good spirits - they have frose - and enjoyed it for the most part. But it didn't have any oomph. I wanted an exhilarating moment, and that never came. I'd be curious to see the original show at Oregon Shakes. I mean, with a cast of Bonnie M. Rachel York, and Rachel Iman, and yet none of them screlt it to the roof?! Like, c'mon. It was campy, but not campy enough. The ending was too heavy handed. It should have ended with a very camp rendition of "We Got the Beat" instead of using that as the curtain call. Peppermint should have had a moment to slay. Girl can do a death drop, let's see that. Let her work. The actors were all fine and great and talented, can't deny that at all, and the story wasn't bad, but I think a bit misguided. That said, I enjoyed myself, but can't see this lastly too long."
I feel like this is EXACTLY the SAME issue as their advertising campaign. Its not nearly campy or frothy enough to really sell this show as an 80s musical mixed with a medieval tale for a 2018 audience.
I keep PUSHING this show to anyone asking for recommendations because I think its the most FUN on Broadway and sadly most affordable.
Posted: 7/17/18 at 1:29pm
brightbroadway said: "The grosses from the past two weeks are making me sick."
Stop looking at them?!
Posted: 7/17/18 at 1:59pm
I saw this last night. I didn't hate it, but I'm sure if I liked it. This is the kind of show I would love to see at midnight after a night of heavy drinking at a gay club.
Posted: 7/18/18 at 9:30pm
Posted: 7/20/18 at 1:32am
Saw the show tonight, it's first "Frozen" performance. It clocked in at 2 hours 5 minutes including the intermission. So the chopped a lot. This is my second viewing and the show seems to move quicker and more fluidly. The theatre was maybe 3/4 filled. Took the audience a while to get into it, but by the end it did get a standing ovation. The finally changed the bows!! They do the dance break with everyone and then they have somewhat regular bows, which I thought was great! So well deserved. Plus Pamela, Philoclea and Mopsa have these new white and gold curtain call dresses. Just weird no one else changes. Bonnie Milligan is still the stand out! That ensemble is just gold! They just work their asses off and the choreography truly is original and brilliant. But there is still a lot of boring run on dialog in act 2. Jeremy Kushnier and Rachel York both hit a few rare notes and just seemed extremely tired. I an't imagine with their rehearsal schedules. They need a recoup day! But glad I went again!
