IT SHOULA BEEN YOU Reviews

Today is Tuesday, April 14, and well, I hope you've all saved the date!

The BroadwayWorld community has all been cordially invited to celebrate the OPENING NIGHT performance of IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU on Broadway!

This new musical is complete with blushing brides, nervous grooms, overbearing moms, unexpected guests, and enough twists and turns to make even the most experienced wedding planner throw up his hands and say 'holy matrimony!'.

The cast features Tyne Daly, Harriet Harris, Sierra Boggess, Lisa Howard, David Burtka, Montego Glover, Chip Zien, Josh Grisetti, Adam Heller, Michael X. Martin, Anne L. Nathan, Nick Spangler, and Edward Hibbert, all of whom, are under the adroit direction of David Hyde Pierce.

Post 'em here, kids!

There could be a lot of playing nice in an effort to keep David Hyde Pierce (who is clearly a minor-yet-significant power in the Broadway scene) happy, but that seems to be only a remote possibility.

Oh neonnnnnn. I thought you weren't gonna see it???

I am still debating if I should see this or not. I do like a lot of the cast members, particularly Lisa Howard.

I am definitely curious to how the reviews fall for this one.

They're probably just gonna be like, it's a fun light show with wonderful performances. Enjoyable night of theatre.

Neon you lie!

Neon may have also been the guest of someone in the press. Generally, press are given 2 tickets.

Updated On: 4/14/15 at 12:07 PM

"Neon may have also been the guest of someone the press."

Yup. Not sure what I would "lie" about. I wasn't planning to go. But I did go.

Updated On: 4/14/15 at 12:12 PM

"I met a tony voter online. Did you know they get 2 house seats to every show?? I'm gonna ask him to take me to shows for freeeeee :)"

Phil, for someone claiming to be in the business, there seems to be a lot about the business of which you know nothing. The tickets are part of the Tony rules.

"the producer of the production must invite, in a timely manner and free of charge, each of the eligible Tony voters, as well as the members (including those designated on an ex officio basis) and alternate designees of the Tony Awards Administration Committee, to attend a performance of the production. Invitations shall be extended, either via postal service and/or email, for performances occurring no later than the earlier of 16 weeks after the production officially opens or the day before the annual Tony Nominating Meeting."

Good luck in getting someone you just met "online" to grant you such a boon.

and Good Luck to It Shoulda Been You.

I'm so confused. Is the book good or not? People on here have said its one of the best books of a musical in a while and others call it poorly written. It can't be both.

The general consensus (among those of us who liked or loathed it) is the the book is like a 70s or 80s sitcom script.

It's up to the individual to decide if that means "good" or "bad." To me, it was clumsy and hokey to the Nth degree, yet still less annoying than the unbearably stupid new book for Gigi.