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jacobsnchz14 said: "Looks like they updated the Francois party arrival to "Blow / I Wanna Go" as opposed to just the former."

ohhh "I wanna go" is one of my fav brit songs! Where did you hear that?

YvanEhtNioj said: "jacobsnchz14 said: "Looks like they updated the Francois party arrival to "Blow / I Wanna Go" as opposed to just the former."

ohhh "I wanna go" is one of my fav brit songs! Where did you hear that?"

One of the cast members posted the callboard on social media and it had the show's running order, as well.

Saw a picture of the set from tonight’s invited dress. It looks stunning!

Oh, yay!!! I’ve been so vocal for years now about how much i love this show, so I’m thrilled it’s just as good!

Anyone have plans to go tonight/anytime soon?

Wonder if this will be announcing its Broadway run in the coming weeks for a certain Shubert theater that just opened up yesterday...

fashionguru_23 said: "OhHiii said: "Wonder if this will be announcing its Broadway run in the coming weeks for a certain Shubert theater that just opened up yesterday..."

If that's where it's going, I wouldn't haev picked that theatre. I'd think the Nederlander would be better."

With One More Time imminent for a Nederlander house given they're the producers, I highly doubt they would be offering up one of their other houses for such a direct competitive show. Could be wrong, but that doesn't seem like good business sense for either to me.

YvanEhtNioj said: "Someone said it's confirmed for the Sondheim. I dont remember their name, but they. typically post reliable stuff here"

That would be a good house for this too. Roundabout would love to have another money maker for a few years in there I'm sure.

That seems like a good fit.

I was also at the show tonight and I would describe it as utterly joyful. I don’t usually like jukebox musicals but this show is honestly what a jukebox musical can be at its very best. The song placements are half the fun - I loved listening to the audience gasp/chuckle as soon as they recognized the opening orchestrations. The placement of “Oops I Did It Again” is particularly delightful, as is the placement of “I Want It That Way.” I also loved “I Kissed A Girl” and “Everybody” and “Perfect.” I also love the lines written in rhyme. Paulo was hysterically funny as Lance; Melanie was perfect as Nurse; Justin was amazing as May; Betsy was her wonderful self and got extended applause after “That’s The Way It Is”; and Lorna can SING! She impressed me so much with both her vocal skill and her stage presence. She owned that stage the whole night. The ensemble also had incredible energy and their dancing was sharp and on point. This show is campy in the best way and hilarious and so much fun and I’m definitely going to come back a few more times while it’s here.

EDSOSLO858 said: "Sounds like absolutely nothing has changed since London. Sigh.

As it is, the show will probably get excoriated by most of the NY critics… we shall see if positive word of mouth for & Julietstarts spreading on Broadway as it still does in the West End."

Lots of people thought SIX would do poorly with NY critics (pre-pandemic when the transfer was first announced), but the critics loved it. I think &Juliet is playing very much to the same audience and using some of the same feel good female empowerment pop star formula (although a jukebox musical is obviously a different medium). I wouldn’t be surprised if the critics recognized this for what it is - not revolutionary or subversive, sure, but a VERY fun night at the theatre (especially for young women or girls).

Updated On: 6/22/22 at 11:57 PM

forfivemoreminutes said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "Sounds like absolutely nothing has changed since London. Sigh.

As it is, the show will probably get excoriated by most of the NY critics… we shall see if positive word of mouth for & Julietstarts spreading on Broadway as it still does in the West End."

Lots of people thought SIX would do poorly with NY critics (pre-pandemic when the transfer was first announced), but the critics loved it. I think &Juliet is playing very much to the same audience and using some of the same feel good female empowerment pop star formula (although a jukebox musical is obviously a different medium). I wouldn’t be surprised if the critics recognized this for what it is - not revolutionary or subversive, sure, but a VERY fun night at the theatre (especially for young women or girls)."

The New York Times states the show was "panned by critics" in London, as it "received reviews that were mostly lukewarm at best."

Despite this, it sounds like a loud, colorful blast. Let's see how audiences react when this hits NY.

Updated On: 6/23/22 at 12:31 AM

“The New York Timesstates the show was "panned by critics" in London, as it "received reviews that were mostly lukewarm at best."

Despite this, it sounds like a loud, colorful blast. Let's see how audiences react when this hits NY."

This absolutely infuriates me because &Juliet wasn’t panned by critics at all and generally got good reviews! It also won 3 performance Olivier Awards. The NY Times should do better.

The Independent - 4 stars; The Guardian (Gregory Robinson) - 4 stars; Evening Standard - 4 stars; London Box Office - 4 stars; Time Out - 4 stars; WhatsOnStage - 5 stars; The Stage - 5 stars

^ How are those “mostly lukewarm at best”? *rollseyes*

I hope this show does well because it was such a fun night out when I went, and I also think it’s the type of show Broadway needs right now. Yes it’s silly but it doesn’t try to be anything it’s not, and it does what it’s trying to do well - it has catchy tunes, and it’s a modernised take on Romeo & Juliet without being pretentious about it.

Updated On: 6/23/22 at 06:16 AM