Posted: 11/30/18 at 1:51pm
The show opens in 3 days, right?
Hope the critics enjoy and give the show the praise it deserves
Posted: 11/30/18 at 10:25pm
On Broadway.com, there is an amazing interview with Micaela Diamond. This girl will be a HUGE star! For someone her to have the opportunities that she has had already ("Jesus Christ Superstar LIVE!" and "The Cher Show"
, she will be gracing the Broadway stages for some time!...
Posted: 12/1/18 at 2:00am
Finally caught this one and I have to chime in with the praise on this thread. By far, one of the better jukebox musicals Broadway has seen. It’s not quite Jersey Boys (will anything ever be?), but The Cher Show is a hell of a lot better than the other jukebox schlock we’ve been given over the last decade.
I most appreciated that the show doesn’t try to make a profound statement or fabricate any “shocking” details. It really is, as the title says, The Cher Show, and you pretty much know the general plotline of this pop icon's life. So just have some fun and stroll down memory lane!
The book is remarkably adept, even if there are a few moments of dullness here and there (but I mean it when I say few—and they’re mostly in Act I). Again, Act II is superior to Act I. I loved that Cher relied on herself in past and future to make decisions and to tell her story. I kept thinking about Summer and how poorly they used three Donnas to tell Summer’s story; clearly, The Cher Show took notes!
As for performances, this cast is a delight. Block—who herself is a “goddess rockstar warrior”—nails it and is a very, very strong Tony contender. One of those blissful Broadway performances where you feel everything firing on all cylinders. I was pleased that Block's Cher comprises most of Act II. She's fantastic in Act I but gets to show her stuff after intermission.
Diamond is a delight as well. Wicks was okay, but definitely the weakest of the three. It doesn’t help that there is literally no aspect of her face that resembles Cher. I would say that Jerrod Spector, who does justice to Sonny, is a Tony nominee contender as well. I appreciated that no one felt schticky or performative.
The #1 best part of this show, though? Bob. Mackie’s. Costumes. Holy F. Utterly fantastic. The production design works altogether, but those costumes are in a league of their own.
Very happy to say that I can recommend this one.
Updated On: 12/1/18 at 02:00 AM
Posted: 12/1/18 at 3:59am
Posted: 12/1/18 at 8:31am
The #1 best part of this show, though? Bob. Mackey’s. Costumes. Holy F. Utterly fantastic. The production design works altogether, but those costumes are in a league of their own.
Please. This man and his genius work has been around for over 50 years. It’s BOB MACKIE.
Posted: 12/1/18 at 11:39am
This is more of a gripe than a spoiler, but...
Does anyone else find it annoying that both the Today Show segment and the just-released promo video contain audio of the final moment in the show? SJB's "You haven't seen the last of me" to blackout is an amazing ending, so why ruin it?
Posted: 12/1/18 at 11:44am
Does anyone know if there are any plans for the "Chers" to appear on the Kennedy Center Honors for Cher's segment. I know that the show is the day before opening night, so I don't know if legistically would be possible. I think that it would be a great attention gabber for the show...
Posted: 12/1/18 at 12:38pm
BrodyFosse123 said: "Please. This man and hisgenius work has been around for over 50 years. It’s BOB MACKIE."
Oops. That's what I get for posting a review at 2 AM!
Posted: 12/2/18 at 9:41am
I can say the Kennedy Center/CBS have hired more hair, wig, make-up people than usual for the KCH.
I'd expect a long shoot today but with the "Hamilton" gang and Cher...my hair guy is thrilled anyway!!
( I feel sorry for Glass..)
It should be a great show.
Posted: 12/2/18 at 11:38am
