So I am one of the biggest Idina fans of all time. Saw If/Then while pregnant more times than I care to admit and my kid came out singing. Said kid is in acting class all day on Sundays so I am trying to catch up on shows.
I wanted to love everything about this… and I loved parts of it- seeing one of my favorites whose voice still moves me… cool projections and a new concept.
i just think there are a few tweaks in the dialogue and with a silly song - that could make this better swiftly … it’s probably too late, but so many have referenced them. All the reviews will reference these things so… maybe they think there is no time to make these changes, but here’s hoping!
1) REMOVE THE RAP…please… it’s a bad recreation of the Hamilton performance scene and unnecessary. with this please also remove all references to little Wayne. He’s great, but it dates the show.
2) and maybe remove all silly verbal culture references- come on. Amazing race?
3) and for those who say it’s too long - I actually say add an intermission, everyone went the restroom at the end- people are making an evening of it anyway- and you can sell more merch and drinks .. it’s the considerate thing to do. It also gets very cold in the orchestra by the doors. Heat is good.
4) I enjoy cussing more than anyone, but the over use of certain words is just immature and unnecessary. Hate that it’s a device to make shows feel more contemporary. It’s trashy.
i actually liked a lot of the songs and anytime I get a full new Idina song, I’m happy… if/then had its challenge, too and the nostalgia doesn’t erase the worst moments that I used to tolerate. The song about the kid was my bathroom song and I was pregnant. (Kidding)
I don’t mind the duplicative characters.. and I thought her wife was sweet. I do see potential here- I just wish the producers had time to listen because these are doable changes.
I actually really want to go back and take my kid.. I wanted to hear several of the songs again and I also think Idina sounds great. Either way it will be cool to see a show about the love of an only child, with my only kid- 10 years after If/Then.
Updated On: 2/9/25 at 05:29 PM
