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Posted: 4/18/13 at 4:02pm
Sorry to start another thread, but just wanted to jot down my thoughts.
Kinky Boots - I liked it, but I didn't love it. I felt like the whole thing was at a 7 and I wanted it to be a 10. The music was fun, but the melodies just didn't quite work. They just weren't enough to be catchy, but not so bad that it was embarrassing. Billy Porter is great in the role. He really steals the show and gives it some life when he enters. His voice has sounded better - he sounds like he just smoked two packs of cigs before he went on stage. When the burly worker was freaked out that he was a man, I was like, "Really? He sounds like a coal miner. How'd he not know that was a man?" But whatever. I'll suspend my disbelief. His acting was okay but at the same time I just wanted to see a real human side from him. Even in "Not My Father's Son" I still felt like he had his guard up.
The choreography was pretty bad. I was really letdown. I wasn't sure if they were suppose to be "over it" or if they were just half-assing it? The angels I mean. Some of them were ON and some of them were preparing their grocery list for later. Stark Sands was fine, but I think the "rocker edge" some of the reviews said he brought to the role is just because his voice isn't up to the challenge of the music. The staging was a little ho-hum. The set wasn't as clever as I wanted it to be. It didn't seem like a super expensive musical.
Matilda - Amaze-balls. I was just in heaven from beginning to end. It reminded me why I love musical theater. The choreography was so interesting and brilliant. I loved it. The music was just melodic enough but still kind of eery to keep with the story. I loved it. The set design/lighting? Perfection. Always interesting and surprising. I've never seen a show that literally used ever effect in the book. From lazers to confetti cannons. Just awesome. And Bertie Carvel? C'mon! Freaking brilliant! Just give him every award. I honestly wanted him to have more stage time. There really wasn't anyone that was lacking.
I wouldn't give the Matildas the Tony though. She was fine, but to me the other kids were just flat-out brilliant. I get that Matilda is a large role to take on at that young age, but she didn't blow me away or anything. When she was on stage with the other kids, I often got confused as to which one she was. The execution of the choreography to their distinctive choices. Just awesome. Especially compared to the kids in Annie who are just hamming it up like crazy.
Kinky Boots - I liked it, but I didn't love it. I felt like the whole thing was at a 7 and I wanted it to be a 10. The music was fun, but the melodies just didn't quite work. They just weren't enough to be catchy, but not so bad that it was embarrassing. Billy Porter is great in the role. He really steals the show and gives it some life when he enters. His voice has sounded better - he sounds like he just smoked two packs of cigs before he went on stage. When the burly worker was freaked out that he was a man, I was like, "Really? He sounds like a coal miner. How'd he not know that was a man?" But whatever. I'll suspend my disbelief. His acting was okay but at the same time I just wanted to see a real human side from him. Even in "Not My Father's Son" I still felt like he had his guard up.
The choreography was pretty bad. I was really letdown. I wasn't sure if they were suppose to be "over it" or if they were just half-assing it? The angels I mean. Some of them were ON and some of them were preparing their grocery list for later. Stark Sands was fine, but I think the "rocker edge" some of the reviews said he brought to the role is just because his voice isn't up to the challenge of the music. The staging was a little ho-hum. The set wasn't as clever as I wanted it to be. It didn't seem like a super expensive musical.
Matilda - Amaze-balls. I was just in heaven from beginning to end. It reminded me why I love musical theater. The choreography was so interesting and brilliant. I loved it. The music was just melodic enough but still kind of eery to keep with the story. I loved it. The set design/lighting? Perfection. Always interesting and surprising. I've never seen a show that literally used ever effect in the book. From lazers to confetti cannons. Just awesome. And Bertie Carvel? C'mon! Freaking brilliant! Just give him every award. I honestly wanted him to have more stage time. There really wasn't anyone that was lacking.
I wouldn't give the Matildas the Tony though. She was fine, but to me the other kids were just flat-out brilliant. I get that Matilda is a large role to take on at that young age, but she didn't blow me away or anything. When she was on stage with the other kids, I often got confused as to which one she was. The execution of the choreography to their distinctive choices. Just awesome. Especially compared to the kids in Annie who are just hamming it up like crazy.
Updated On: 4/18/13 at 04:02 PM
