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Saw this tonight and oh boy is it a ton of fun! TDF seats, 7th row on the aisle. God, I had a blast. First 15 minutes need some tightening, the doors in the chase scene need some bolts apparently, but I haven’t had this much fun in years. They handled the “man in a dress” situation with grace. The score doesn’t really work outside the theatre, but it hits the ceiling of the Shubert. Can’t wait to see it again! 

Marc Shaiman: ‘Some Like It Hot’ is ‘a great big f–king musical comedy’

https://pagesix.com/2022/11/20/marc-shaiman-calls-some-like-it-hot-a-big-fking-great-musical-comedy/

This show needs to sell plenty of tickets to survive or it may meet the same fate as Tootsie and Doubtfire. Maybe people are over cross dressing musicals or are over woke themes. I thought the performance on the parade was just ok. Not wow. The choreography seemed too “swing” and not of the decade it is meant to be.  The reviews on line are not all stellar so it will be interesting to see what the critics say.

 

Conservatives see a male in drag these days and immediately run the other way. Bunch of wimps. They fail to realize both Some Like It Hot, Tootsie & Mrs. Doubtful were done years ago with a popular male Hollywood star in the drag roles. How quickly they forget.

Wow. I adored every second of this. It moved quickly, had songs I could actually remember after they ended and was chock full of energy. I smiled for 2 1/2 hours. To me, they married the classic nature of the movie with the modern take of the musical seamlessly.

I wish the audience could say the same, but it didn’t seem like they would. There were many empty seats and those bodies that were actually seated gave it a VERY muted response in the first act. Things audibly improved in the second act. I sincerely hope this finds its audience because that dancing, the singing, those lyrics, the melodies, the costumes and everything else in between was top-notch.

To me, it seems like the audience is nervous to have a reaction to anything - the cross-dressing, jokes about race, etc. I saw Tootsie and Mrs. Doubtfire, and to me, those did seem stale, but this is genuinely funny, smart and inclusive. We’re allowed to have reactions, people! Wishing the show lots of luck! 

Did anyone else have a hard time with Adriana Hicks? I thought her books scenes were rushed and her character underdeveloped.

I thought Mimi didn't want a lot for Christmas. An attempt to get one step closer to an EGOT is saying something...

 

Actually, Nederlander and the Shuberts are producers on a lot of the same projects.

Tonight’s performance has been cancelled, according to an email I just received.
 

Stayed an extra day to see it. Le sigh.

Macys parade didn’t really do anything for me. Just felt like stuff I’ve seen and heard. 

No reason given. Sorry can’t be more helpful.

I know that Ian Campayno swung on yesterday… how many other swings or understudies went on at that performance? 

Tia Altinay had to miss some time at the beginning of previews, while Gabi Campo joined the ensemble last week. Kayla Pecchioni has swung on before too as of today. 

Curious to know if illness really is raging through this company all of a sudden. 

 

Updated On: 11/28/22 at 05:32 PM

Exciting! Break legs, Jarvis, and speedy recovery, J. Harrison!

Most importantly, I’m happy the rest of the company is healthy at the moment.