#26
Posted: 5/10/12 at 10:39am
"We have a winner. Please pass henrik the tiara."
"Henrik? Who is Henrik?"
"Henrik? Who is Henrik?"
Ivy Lynn takes Encores by storm! — Page 2
#27
Posted: 5/10/12 at 10:43am
The lawyer's son has learned a thing or two from the old man. Too bad about the short and boring part.
#28
Posted: 5/10/12 at 10:52am
Wait...who is "Ethel Merman"? Now I have no idea what henrik was talking about. Why can't the simplest matters be presented simply and straightforwardly?
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#29
Posted: 5/10/12 at 11:00am
"We have a winner. Please pass henrik the tiara."
Pretty sure Ellis stole it. He wants to co-produce that comment!
Pretty sure Ellis stole it. He wants to co-produce that comment!
#30
Posted: 5/10/12 at 11:08am
Both Megans (Hilty and Sikora) were top-notch; the first for clowning and singing, the latter for her deft dance moves. I had a great time. The show is lighter than a feather but excellent fluff, much like a tasty dessert bite that dissolves instantly. The two dancers who did that amazing tap number with Sikora reminded me very much of the Nicholas Brothers from the old MGM musicals--they were that good. I just wish Aaron Lazar had been given more to do.
What a fun evening of feel-good musical theater!
What a fun evening of feel-good musical theater!
#31
Posted: 5/10/12 at 2:53pm
Ben Brantley's NY Times Review is a RAVE for Ivy Lynn and the show. Sounds like Whizzer's description of "Diamond's Are A Girl's Best Friend" is spot on with Brantley's!
http://theater.nytimes.com/2012/05/11/theater/reviews/gentlemen-prefer-blondes-with-megan-hilty-at-city-center.html?ref=theater
http://theater.nytimes.com/2012/05/11/theater/reviews/gentlemen-prefer-blondes-with-megan-hilty-at-city-center.html?ref=theater
#32
Posted: 5/10/12 at 2:58pm
Good for her and the show, although I wish the review had spent at least a little time on the rest of the cast. Not much more than a passing mention for anyone other than Hilty.
"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg."
-- Thomas Jefferson
#33
Posted: 5/10/12 at 3:02pm
Brantley giving a rave review to a blonde is like a fat kid giving a rave review to a birthday cake.
#34
Posted: 5/10/12 at 3:57pm
I'm pretty sure Eileen left at interval.
EL OH EL
EL OH EL
#35
Posted: 5/10/12 at 4:01pm
Also - and not that After Eight is anything but a troll - but the OP's message does indeed mention Encores.
#36
Posted: 5/10/12 at 4:02pm
HEY! After Eight is ONLY delivering someone a dose of their own medicine!
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#37
Posted: 5/10/12 at 4:09pm
I also didn't know who Ivy Lynn is, but I am glad to hear there is alot of dancing involved in this...and I agree, Merrily We Roll Along would definitely get all the Tonys if it was elegible.
Megan Sikora was amazing in Promises, Promises, she commanded the number "Turkey Lurkey Time" like a true professional dancer.
I was also lucky enough, that when I saw Idina Menzel in Wicked(the only time I saw Wicked in New York), Jennifer Laura Thompson was out, and a young and unknown actress was going to play Galinda that night, the great Megan Hilty.
Megan Sikora was amazing in Promises, Promises, she commanded the number "Turkey Lurkey Time" like a true professional dancer.
I was also lucky enough, that when I saw Idina Menzel in Wicked(the only time I saw Wicked in New York), Jennifer Laura Thompson was out, and a young and unknown actress was going to play Galinda that night, the great Megan Hilty.
"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one".
-Felicia Finley-
#38
Posted: 5/10/12 at 4:25pm
Wish I'd be able to get a chance to see this... the highlights video is very promising. And I usually think those videos are completely incapable of catching the charm of shows.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#39
Posted: 5/10/12 at 5:27pm
GALINDA!?!?!? GA-LINDA!?!?!!? IT'S GLINDA!!! G-L-I-N-D-A!!!
/rant
/rant
#40
Posted: 5/10/12 at 11:19pm
Just read Brantley's review. I'm so thrilled for Hilty's rave! His description of Diamonds was wonderful...I do wish he had spent a little more time on the other actors as well though. Still, it must have been nice for Hilty to go to work tonight after reading such raves this morning.
Marie: Don't be in such a hurry about that pretty little chippy in Frisco.
Tony: Eh, she's a no chip!
#41
Posted: 5/10/12 at 11:24pm
So this seems like a show that should not be missed. Does Hilty get to do any real dancing in the show?
"I think lying to children is really important, it sets them off on the right track" -Sherie Rene Scott-
#42
Posted: 5/10/12 at 11:39pm
Hilty doesn't dance much in it. She mostly stands and commands. There is a lot of choreography though, so if it's dancing you're after you'll be pleased.
Marie: Don't be in such a hurry about that pretty little chippy in Frisco.
Tony: Eh, she's a no chip!
#43
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DYING
Posted: 5/11/12 at 7:44am
"by (causative preposition)"
DYING
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#44
Posted: 5/11/12 at 7:48am
From talking to an ensemble cast member (you always get the best gossip from them) there's talk of transferring the show if things can work out. Not sure how reliable that is but at least one cast member says it! S/he also said they were going to do a live recording but switched it at the last second to a studio recording which I don't like. I thought all Encores shows were going to be Live from now on. 
#45
Posted: 5/11/12 at 7:57am
I saw it last night and had a great time. I feel very much like Brantley about Miss Hilty. Always found her competent and fun but never loved her until last night. Everything about this seemed to click together despite the silliness of some plot points or out of nowhere jokes.
I didn't understand the HUGE ovation "Diamonds" got though. Don't get me wrong, she sang the hell out of it and sounded wonderful, but the staging was very lack-luster. The song comes out of nowhere plot wise, just shoved between the action of two scenes and she plants and sings most of the song. I can appreciate the stand and sing in moments of quiet character moments or moments of great depth (I Am Changing, Talk Amongst Yourselves, etc) but for a bubbly glass of champagne like this number I was expecting a lot more. Maybe I'm just used to the movie's version or something. I felt Hilty deserved a hearty hand since her delivery and singing were top-notch but I hardly felt it warranted a two minutes non stop applause. This isn't an attack, to repeat, I LOVED her, I just want reasons why people found this number show-stopping.
I didn't understand the HUGE ovation "Diamonds" got though. Don't get me wrong, she sang the hell out of it and sounded wonderful, but the staging was very lack-luster. The song comes out of nowhere plot wise, just shoved between the action of two scenes and she plants and sings most of the song. I can appreciate the stand and sing in moments of quiet character moments or moments of great depth (I Am Changing, Talk Amongst Yourselves, etc) but for a bubbly glass of champagne like this number I was expecting a lot more. Maybe I'm just used to the movie's version or something. I felt Hilty deserved a hearty hand since her delivery and singing were top-notch but I hardly felt it warranted a two minutes non stop applause. This isn't an attack, to repeat, I LOVED her, I just want reasons why people found this number show-stopping.
#46
Posted: 5/11/12 at 8:01am
I think it was "showstopping" for a couple of reasons including that it's the first time Hilty is alone on stage to really get her teeth into a song. Plus she's doing the iconic Marilyn number and, well, you know how people associate her with Marilyn.
But yes, while I enjoyed the number I agree that I don't know why people lost their shlt over it.
But yes, while I enjoyed the number I agree that I don't know why people lost their shlt over it.
#47
Posted: 5/11/12 at 9:40am
Thank you, Jordan. I assumed a lot of it was "We know this song! This is that Marilyn actress is from tv! She can sing! Sparkly dress!"
I don't see this transferring without her. I don't know when Smash starts filming again, but I could see it working if they act FAST and book the Hirshfeld/St James (the artistic director of Encores! is VP of Jujamcyn after all) for a limited summer/fall run keeping the simple/cheap sets and costumes.
I don't see this transferring without her. I don't know when Smash starts filming again, but I could see it working if they act FAST and book the Hirshfeld/St James (the artistic director of Encores! is VP of Jujamcyn after all) for a limited summer/fall run keeping the simple/cheap sets and costumes.
#48
Posted: 5/11/12 at 9:52am
Also, Rachel York is supposed to tour with Anything Goes starting in October
"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg."
-- Thomas Jefferson
#49
Posted: 5/11/12 at 10:09am
Encores shows don't always transfer right away, if/when they do. If they want to transfer it (still seems like a big "if" at this point), they could conceivably wait until next spring, when Hilty would be on hiatus, and there would be awards visibility.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
#50
Posted: 5/11/12 at 11:27am
Studio Cast Recording is a go. - I too would have perferred the live.
If they transfer, it's looking like it would be in the fall for a short run as Hilty shoots in the summer and York is out on the road in October. - So maybe a brief 8-10 week run in August-October?
If they transfer, it's looking like it would be in the fall for a short run as Hilty shoots in the summer and York is out on the road in October. - So maybe a brief 8-10 week run in August-October?
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