#501
Posted: 12/2/21 at 7:51pm
I can’t believe I’m going to stay up until 4am here in London to watch this.
NBC's ANNIE LIVE! (2021) - News & Discussion Thread — Page 21
#502
Posted: 12/2/21 at 8:22pm
Celina is incredibly talented. I think some of the others including Taraji are a bit much. At least they’re having fun tho.
#503
Posted: 12/2/21 at 8:23pm
Off to a great start!!!
Damn Celina and those kids sound amazing! Taraji is deliciously evil. The new orchestrations are just brilliant so far.
I know we’re coming up on the 45th anniversary of this show, but it feels like a brand new musical tonight. And that’s a great thing.
“I am furious, but I am sailing.”
#504
Posted: 12/2/21 at 8:30pm
Are they lip-syncing the group numbers?
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
#505
Posted: 12/2/21 at 8:32pm
Nice to see “We’d Like to Thank You” on the screen for the first time. Taraji is the best part of this so far. She hits the right vaudevillian note that Dorothy Loudoun brought to the role.
#506
Posted: 12/2/21 at 8:34pm
Idk I feel like Taraji isn’t really making choices that work well on camera….
#507
Posted: 12/2/21 at 8:36pm
bwayobsessed said: "Idk I feel like Taraji isn’t really making choices that work well on camera…."
I’m sure these live musicals in general are balancing acts between acting for the stage and the screen because it’s staged for both.
#508
Posted: 12/2/21 at 8:38pm
The line that Hoover is quoted as saying"...I take no responsibility..." hit a little too close to home. Reminded me of...you know. This production is more timely than I thought it would be.
Celina has an amazing voice. I think she's got a bright future ahead.
#509
Posted: 12/2/21 at 8:43pm
Taraji is cracking me TF up.
#510
Posted: 12/2/21 at 8:46pm
Taraji is chewing up the scenery like it is a leather boot and I am HERE FOR IT!
#511
Posted: 12/2/21 at 8:48pm
Hannigan needs to be over-the-top. Her lines aren’t that funny unless they’re delivered in a cartoonish way. I’ve seen so many actresses sink in this role because they keep things too restrained. Taraji is hitting all the right notes for me.
#512
Posted: 12/2/21 at 8:51pm
Jordan Catalano said: "Taraji is cracking me TF up."
Same here! And what a voice.
#513
Posted: 12/2/21 at 8:55pm
Absolutely nerding out over McKenzie Kurtz as Annette and Eliseo Roman as Drake!
Scherzinger sounds lovely and looks beautiful.
“I am furious, but I am sailing.”
#514
Posted: 12/2/21 at 8:55pm
Taraji was pushing a bit in the opening -- nerves? -- but has settled into the genuinely comic performance we knew she'd give. Her roof-raising reprise of "Little Girls" made me wish she was doing this on Broadway.
I wish the sets didn't look so 1959 television special-ish. It's not an evocative or especially attractive bit of world building. 1930s America is rich visual fodder; this looks like a dinner theater.
The kids, including the wonderful star, are terrific.
"I'm a comedian, but in my spare time, things bother me." Garry Shandling
#515
Posted: 12/2/21 at 9:02pm
Ah Mr. Baldpate.
#516
Posted: 12/2/21 at 9:04pm
“I’m glad to see Broadway get back on its feet in spite of the hard times.”
You speak for all of us, Mr. Connick. And the audience certainly agreed.
“I am furious, but I am sailing.”
#517
Posted: 12/2/21 at 9:11pm
McKenzie Kurtz as the Star to Be!!!
“I am furious, but I am sailing.”
#518
Posted: 12/2/21 at 9:16pm
The shaved head is a basic requirement for the role. The little fleshy bubble bulging at the back of the neck is not a good look. It's a conehead presentation that doesn't help the actor-singer's cause. He seems distracted.
Trying to get past the unimpressive physical production -- this ice show concept is the best NBC could manage? -- which just doesn't create much verisimilitude or magic. The thirties NYC is ripe for exploration, even with minimalism. This looks like -- well, an old TV special.
"I'm a comedian, but in my spare time, things bother me." Garry Shandling
Updated On: 12/2/21 at 09:16 PM
#519
Posted: 12/2/21 at 9:16pm
Jordan Levinson said: "“I’m glad to see Broadway get back on its feet in spite of the hard times.”
You speak for all of us, Mr. Connick. And the audience certainly agreed."
Call me a loser…but this made me tear up a little.
I am big. It’s the REVIVALS that got small.
#520
Posted: 12/2/21 at 9:23pm
Here we go, Tituss and Megan Hilty.
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
#521
Posted: 12/2/21 at 9:30pm
I didn’t really like the addition of “Sign,” but what a smashing “Easy Street” to ease the pain.
“I am furious, but I am sailing.”
#522
Posted: 12/2/21 at 9:30pm
I just adore Megan Hilty. I wish we had more of her on Broadway.
This really is pretty good. I just wish it was directed and designed by another team.
I am big. It’s the REVIVALS that got small.
#523
Posted: 12/2/21 at 9:31pm
I always enjoyed Sign. Easy Street is always my favorite number in the show.
#524
Posted: 12/2/21 at 9:42pm
Easy Street was amazing!!
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
#525
Posted: 12/2/21 at 9:45pm
Beautiful “Maybe” reprise. It looked like Celina was really crying and not just acting.
“I am furious, but I am sailing.”
.jpg?format=auto&width=365)
Tickets From $59
Tickets From $59
Tickets From $59
Tickets From $71