Posted: 5/28/16 at 9:00pm
I loved it as much as Hamilton . Loved the writing and performances, But how it was directed and the use of the three Alisons were innovative.But until Fun Home I thought coming of age and finding your sexuality happened at 18 this musical showed me it can happen much younger.
Posted: 5/28/16 at 9:04pm
No, it's not too good for Broadway. It's something a lot of other shows should strive to be as good as.
Posted: 5/28/16 at 9:08pm
No.
Posted: 5/28/16 at 9:10pm
It is what Broadway should aspire to, and the fact that it turned a profit is a small miracle
Posted: 5/28/16 at 9:22pm
I just feel its a diamond and vastly different from the crap that Broadway usually has.
Posted: 5/28/16 at 9:29pm
I'd love to hear After Eight's thoughts on this topic haha :).
Posted: 5/28/16 at 9:29pm
A little pessimistic, no? I'm just messin' with ya. All kidding aside though, it is a wonderful show, but I'm sure that it will be short lived... Like many other great under-appreciated shows that have come to Broadway. Is it too good for B'way? No, the only show that I can think of that's too good for B'way is Rebecca, apparently.
Posted: 5/28/16 at 9:38pm
you thought people didn't figure out if they were gay or not til they were 18??
Posted: 5/28/16 at 9:40pm
^Yeah, it actually comes with your drivers license when you're 16.
Posted: 5/28/16 at 9:41pm
BroadwayPeasent said: "Has Judy returned ?
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If she has I haven't seen anything about her return.
Posted: 5/28/16 at 9:42pm
I knew I was gay when I was a very young child. I think many know.
i believe I read Emily Skeggs and Judy Kuhn have both returned to the show.
Posted: 5/28/16 at 9:43pm
I got my notice with my Draft Card.
Posted: 5/28/16 at 9:43pm
here's the article from playbill
Posted: 5/28/16 at 9:46pm
"I'm sure that it will be short lived..."
gee, you are wrong already.
Posted: 5/28/16 at 9:47pm
Double post.
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Posted: 5/28/16 at 9:47pm
I'm bi and it took me until I was out of college to really understand that, because even gay people and communities frequently act as if such people don't exist. Finding your identity may happen at any age, but I think most LGBTQ people have early experiences like "Ring of Keys," which is more about recognition and an inchoate sense of belonging than a label or identity. That's what makes that song so emotional to me; remembering moments like that. Also, Alison actually DOESN'T understand or accept that she is a lesbian until she is "of age" in college. Medium Alison gets all those moments.
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Posted: 5/28/16 at 10:01pm
HogansHero said: ""I'm sure that it will be short lived..."
gee, you are wrong already.
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I may very well be, I'm just feeling very anxious about all the shows that are closing at a moment's notice.
Posted: 5/28/16 at 10:04pm
It's very possible that it will close before too long given recent grosses, but for a show this size it has already had a healthy, acclaimed, and even profitable run.
Posted: 5/28/16 at 10:25pm
No. It just raises the bar...and that's always a good thing.
Posted: 5/28/16 at 10:26pm
Scarywarhol, Mind if I ask a personal question? Do you still encounter judgments/skepticism from gay guys when you tell them you're bi? Do you the experience the same things from women you are looking to date or sleep with? Which group is more accepting?
Posted: 5/28/16 at 10:36pm
Too good for Broadway? Not good enough is more like it. Or plainly put, just not good, period.
It had every advantage: two sets of rave reviews; off-Broadway and Broadway critics,' awards; Tony Award for best musical; media hype galore; one of Broadway's smallest theatres. And yet, with all that going for it, it still stopped selling out six months after it opened, and grosses have declined even more since then.
Why? Too good for Broadway? Not good enough is more like it. Or plainly put, just not good, period.
Posted: 5/28/16 at 10:39pm
AE I just feel that idiotic tourists do not want to see it.
