HOW TO SUCCEED Begins Previews Tonight! — Page 4

It's muscle, take his meant to provoke comments with a grain of salt. Anyone who thinks the How to Succeed score is forgettable need to get their ears checked.

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Here's my interview with Ryan Watkinson who is is dancing his heart out in How To.. He talks about working with Daniel and many of you agreed with what he had to say about Daniel's performance. If you saw the preview, or are seeing the show in the future-feel free to leave a comment after the interview on DC Theatre Scene and let our readers know what you thought. I know they'd appreciate it.
Interview with How to Succeed's Ryan Watkinson

Apparently, no one who saw the show was in their seats for the opening of Act II.

It is the greatest stage musical, ever. I certainly hope they are sticking to the Tony and Pulitzer-winning original, and not that pseudo-PC, humor-draining revival. As far as I am concerned, there is nothing cuttable from the original show, including "Cinderella, Darling". Well, okay, you can cut the Pirate Dance!

"Cinderella Darling" opens Act II.

And, John Boy, the "Pirate Dance" should be cut! It was pretty awful.

Very cute merch, BTW.

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Most important, what are the Pirates wearing?

Breaking news: Last night's 1st preview of H2S was stopped for 20 minutes just 5 minutes into the show. As Daniel Radcliffe descended over the audience on an elaborate window-washing set piece, the cables got crossed, and Daniel was suspended upside-down over the audience for 20 minutes. Director Rob Ashford has been quoted saying, "I know it's a Pulitzer Prize and Tony award winning musical, but I want to try this with shear spectacle, safety of my actors be damned. Give Daniel a broom and he'll be okay."

Miss P., just capris?

haha- I've always thought of Finch as a bit of a 'sexy' character. Maybe not sexy I guess, but Robert Morse was pretty darn adorable back in the day. And still is in that old-man type way on Mad Men now!

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Eh. It looks just like "Promises, Promises." Boring and unimaginative in it's design and direction.

I wish I had the skills to form my entire opinion on a show based on a single picture of the curtain call.

A) Not basing it off just the curtain call, but the actual show.

B) I totally under the influence and the idea, but it's just something we've all seen before. Why not try to do something different or take a risk?

I pretty much agree with what everyone else has said here. Unlike most others, this has never been a favorite musical of mine. I always thought it was silly - even when it was timely. Despite this, I had a wonderful time last night and enjoyed almost every minute.

Just a few lasting thoughts:

- When I heard Daniel's singing for the first time, I immediately thought of Bobby Morse. It wasn't that he was trying to channel Morse or copy him in any way, it just reminded me of the same kind of singing style. I thought his voice was a little hesitant and weak at first, but it got stronger and fuller as the night progressed.

- The costumes and hairstyles (including the men) were spot on and made me feel like I'd morphed back to the 60's. Beautiful rich pastels were used in the sets and costumes.

- Bobby Morse always gave me the feeling that he always knew, from the beginning, exactly how to get ahead in business. He always had a little grin on his face and a twinkle in his eye and when he sang "I Believe in You" you KNEW that he was telling you the truth. Daniel's take on J.P. Finch is totally different. When he sings "I Believe in You", you feel like he's actually scared to death and he's trying to convince himself that he can do it. He looked worried and frowned through the whole song. At first I was disappointed in this, but it occurred to me that this was really a much smarter way to play the part. After all, if JP was so sure of himself why did he need a book?

- I laughed so hard during "Grand Old Ivy" that I thought I was going to fall off the chair. However - if you want to see Larroquette in the show, go now. He looked like he was going to have a coronary at any time.

- Mary Faber's Smitty was adorable and she was a total hoot in "Been a Long Day".

- I loved all the choreography (bravo Rob Ashford) and a special nod to the men in "Company Way". Just watch those boxes fly!

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Thank you so much for taking the time to so that, miss pennywise!

Megan Sikora is awfully dynamic! She's great though.