LEMPICKA closing May 19 — Page 3

yyys said: "The book, score, choreography are all bad - it's really mind boggling how this got to Broadway!"

this

but it is another example where if you have the producing money you can literally will a show like this to broadway regardless of the quality of the material

countless shows with superior quality never make it to broadway simply because those involved lack the connections to producers and dollars

in this case it feels like a vanity project because when all is said and done audiences cant be told what they are supposed to like

the verdict is in

hearthemsing22 said: "Does anyone think this has a future regionally or anything, or is it DOA?"

I was just thinking of this! On a tour front, this productions set doesn't lend it to touring whatsoever. It's very chaotic and large and I'm not sure how well it could tour because of that. The demographics for this show are limited but interesting (LGBT women, art afficionados, tastemakers) which means it could have a healthy run in a place like Los Angeles or Atlanta, but I can't imagine elsewhere.

Licensing this show would be a good angle, but I'm not why why people would choose this over a piece like "Fun Home" or "The Prom" for LGBT shows about discovering yourself as an adult. I suppose having the rights out there won't hurt, but it won't help much either.

The use of a cast recording to extend the life of these would need to be used in conjunction with the licensing to ensure that people have their eyes on the show, and could give the opportunity for some rewrites.

Definitely this show, if it wants to continue being on life support, needs a fix in the pacing and an audience that is interested. I've never been in a theater as empty as this Wednesday's matinee, event Aint No Mo's crowd had more life, and people were getting up to leave in the middle of act one. Also, they should use a Lempicka work in the advertising, or an inspired piece. all the black & whites yet she show is colorful visually- show that!!

The character of Rafaela is a fictional composite, and from what I gather, the main storyline about being “in love with two people at the same time” is pretty much made up, so that’s pretty glaring, I’d say. It had some good songs though.

BroadwayNYC2 said: "That’s what frustrated me the most about this. What was fearless? What was groundbreaking? Yes, representation is important but so is producing quality over a vibe. Let’s call it what is was, a campy inoffensive musical that wasn’t particularly great to begin with. Lets not pretend is was anything more than that"

I think the way they tied Lempicka's arc to the broader fascist futurism movement was really compelling, and made Beth Leavel's number at the end really moving because it was operating on multiple levels. On the one level, it's a simple plea by the Baroness to be remembered as she is, but it's also the step Lempicka needs to bring humanity back into her art, and on top of that it's a question of what we carry from one generation to the next, which essentially rebuts Marinetti's refrain to "erase the past". I really respected that they were able to braid all of those themes together so effectively, even if the path to get there (and the following denoument) was messy.

I guess critics and audiences...didn't lem-picka this one.

EEE-YAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!

CoffeeBreak said: "Amber Iman SHOULD be the winner of the Tony. Whether or not that happens who knows... Sorry, Hell's Kitchen and boring Suffs -She has the most material, thebest vocal and acting of the supporting nominees this year, hands down."



Bebe, Kecia & Lindsay have a far better chance in winning over Amber and out of the 7 nominees I would put her in the bottom 2.

She was under pitch in much of Gardens of Annuncia. To me it's a placement thing going on.... but she was pushing and in trouble back then. To be honest, I also thought she was incredibly boring in the show. It was painful for me to sit through because of her singing. It really turned me off from seeing Lempika. She sounds great on the clips I have seen, but almost everyone is commenting on her pitch problems, so I can't believe it disappeared. . I can't sit there for two and a half hours listening to someone sing flat. I would have gone if I knew her understudy was going to be on.

That’s why her nomination was so surprising to me. You’d think singing on key would be the floor for performing on Broadway.

Went back again today for the matinee and still really like it. It’s a very flawed piece but I kind of like that the production has embraced that on the basis that it’s too late to really make it work on Broadway. The music is so fun and pretty but irrevocably unsustainable — Eden is great in the role but both times I’ve been it has sounded as though she is really, really pushing herself to her limits. I am so excited to listen to the OBCR where it’s hopefully a bit more polished (and again, the songs are SO tuneful and lovely IMO) — but hearing Woman Is live, I mean I feel like I’m just clenching the sides of my seat the whole way through because it sounds like she’s so close to giving out. No disrespect or disservice to her — she’s a great performer and it’s a shame the music just teeters on what sounds like a near-impossible vocal composition. I’m surprised she doesn’t at least have an alternate.

LuPone was in the orchestra section, small applause when she came in pre-show and she took some pictures with fans. Very sweet of her.

This show is a beautiful, campy love letter to queer culture, people who love women and women in musicals, diva worshop, high musical sensibilities lavished with a sparkle of alcopop, vibrant, crazy colours and design, New York, taking and testing the limits of the human vocal capability. People need to stop thinking so much and let the pure aesthetic, sounds, design and feelings take over. What has been created on that stage is beautiful. I know it is hard to feel against the crowd but ignore those that can't see it and appreciate the beauty. No one has anything to be embarrassed about. It's ok to LOVE this show.

CurtainsUpat8 said: "She was under pitch in much of Gardens of Annuncia. To me it's a placement thing going on.... but she was pushing and in trouble back then. To be honest, I also thought she was incredibly boring in the show. It was painful for me to sit through because of her singing. It really turned me off from seeing Lempika. She sounds great on the clips I have seen, but almost everyone is commenting on her pitch problems, so I can't believe it disappeared. . I can't sit there for two and a half hours listening to someone sing flat. I would have gone if I knew her understudy was going to be on."

100% - I stated similar when I reviewed it:

She-Eden has pitch issues and was often flat not only singing this but throughout the whole show! We did not get to hear the same voice nor was I as mesmerized by her live performance of ''Woman Is'' as I was by the studio take. Tbh, I was happy it was intermission as I needed a break from hearing her sing! I would love to experience and will only go back to see it again with Mariand Torres as Tamara but will she ever go on? Lempicka we found to be a mess not great and listening to a female lead with pitch issues along with singing mostly flat does not make for a great evening at the theatre

As for her standbye Mariand Torres: when i saw it again with Mariand it was more enjoyable as she was refreshing to see in the role and did not sing flat or have voice control pitch issues. She's a powerful singer and hope to see her again in something soon.

dramamama611 said: "Except it's ok not to, as well. You found beauty in in and that's great, but that doesn't mean that didn't are wrong."

I hate the attitude some people have of if you don't like the show they love, you are automatically wrong or called out for not liking it. They imply something is wrong with you or your theatrical taste if you don't like a show. And that is so completely wrong of them. Everyone is entitled to like or dislike whatever they want. It's how they phrase their dislike, don't be a jerk.