Home For The Holidays on Broadway — Page 4

So I saw this tonight. The rest I can tolerate, but Bianca Ryan was just awful!

Danny A. said in closing that he was honored to be there with the greatest musicians and singers OF ALL TIME. But even he stuttered a bit on that one. Me, I actually laughed out loud when he said that.

The guy in front of me had his phone up recording the whole closing song. It was only towards the last few notes when I noticed that he completely forgot to press the record button. Recording time displayed: 00:00:00. I would have thought that was the perfect ending for this night, except I feel bad for the guy.

When I picked up my tickets, the rep had a whole stack of comp tickets — probably about half a foot high. Orchestra section was full, but I’m pretty sure more than half were comps.

I don't know what's sadder for Broadway, this show or the recent outpouring of Scott Rudin stories on that other thread.

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Saw this last night and wanted to sleep on it before i posted my thoughts. Here goes- Let's just say there are daily cabarets downtown at The Duplex, and at Don't Tell Mama, and even at Marie's Crisis that provide the same experience as Home for the Holidays usually for the price of 2 drinks.

The more I think about it, the more I am sure you will have an amazing time just 22 blocks north of this at THE BEACON THEATER for Mariah Carey's Christmas show. I saw Mariah's show last year and had a BLAST.

Home for the Holidays didn't even have half naked male dancers to get distracted from the poor singing.

Updated On: 11/21/17 at 12:51 PM

So, I saw on Instagram that they had a truck shooting searchlights into the sky in front of the theater. Anyone see it? I’m sure THAT’LL turn business around.

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This really sounds like it shouldn’t be missed.

Updated On: 11/22/17 at 10:46 PM

These reviews are absolutely hilarious. I can't remember the last time the critics were so savage.

Some more gems:

Expertly recalling the sort of entertainment you'd experience on a cruise ship or in a low-rent Vegas casino, Home for the Holidays is a Christmas show only Ebenezer Scrooge could love.

"I was somewhat apprehensive about doing this show," Aiello admits at one point in the torturous evening. His instincts were correct.

She [the bachelorette] informs us that she's fulfilling a lifelong dream by appearing on Broadway, but her hopelessly stilted delivery only goes to prove that one person's dream is an audience's nightmare.

...so called-headliners, who come across like they're performing in front of a mirror. Judging by the glazed response from the audience, they might as well be.

Bring back Donny and Marie.

Ms. Ryan appears unsure of what to do with her pipes, or of how to behave in front of an audience- her go-to gesture is to vaguely rearrange the air with her right hand.

Home for the Holidays is unlikely to remind you much of home, unless you were raised in a department-store elevator.

Bristowe, who is featured in the show for approximately four minutes, says that being on Broadway "feels like a Christmas miracles," which rather seems like lowering the bar. Looking out on a sea of glum and bored faces at the end of the show, she gamely asks, "Are we in the holiday spirit or what?" The only honest response is: What?

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Call_me_jorge said: "Am I the only one that just found out James Brown III, who will be playing the king in frozen, costume designed this show..... what?!!"

More specifically he is credited as "wardrobe stylist" and not costume designer, meaning he took them shopping at Forever 21 and helped them pick out dresses. His bio states: Broadway celebrity stylist to Ramin Karimloo, Mandy Gonzalez, Leslie Odom Jr, Derek Klena.

I mean it doesn't get any more bizarre.

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Updated On: 11/21/17 at 10:59 PM

I agree with Elizabeth and the Times.....they should've gotten a queen from Drag Race

Wow, NYT describes the show as "limp" and "bland," and two of its performers as personifying "mechanical competence."

Big swing and a miss on every level here.

Somebody give me a comp ticket to this, since they're not filling any seats clearly. I wonder what would happen if I just wandered in the show that they wouldn't notice due to all the comps. This sounds like an absolute disaster but that's the reason I'd see it.

THEY'RE NOT BAD REVIEWS!! JUST PEOPLE THROWING ROCKS AT THINGS THAT SHINE, Y'ALL!! THEY'RE JUST JEALOUS!! I FEEL SORRY FOR THEM!!

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grandpianoalex2 said: "A series of tweets from cast member Peter Hollens...



"Gotta love when a NY Times Reporter rips apart your incredibly talented friends...

Elisabeth Vincentelli, next Time a broadway production holds 15 min just so you can come to our SECOND preview show some respect eh?

On my fathers grave, you will enjoy the heck out of our show if you come to it. NY times and one persons opinion be damned.

People throw rocks at things that shine. Broadway our show is awesome and fun and we built it for the people that come and visit NYC.

It's a great show filled with the Christmas and holiday spirit, and the crowd loves it! And we love doing it and that's what matters.

Looking for something unique, festive, positive, hopeful and fun? We built it for the kids who will grow up to be us. Come @HolidaysOnBway.

So sorry @FeldmanAdam didn't like December Song...maybe that means it's not good? What do you guys think?""

I truly love and adore Peter with all my heart, and as aforementioned, him and Evynne are my reasons to see this if I do end up seeing it, but...yeah, this doesn't seem to be good. However, I "was there" so to speak when he released his December Song and yes, while songs about keeping Christmas spirits alive all year round is certainly not new, only ONE of those songs made me weep like like damn child....and it was that one. That fact that he sings it here makes me want to see this just for that.

That poor theatre is going to have to be fumigated after this holiday craptacular.