THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA Musical - News & Discussion Thread — Page 10

DivaDiana said: "Wait, what? There was an Aida walkout?"

Yes, I remember hearing about this. it was over the dance music, wasn't it?

That looks cheap and the sign looks like a college production. Yikes. 

RippedMan said: "The lack of detail is alarming"

For example, using a back image of Paris portraying the Eiffel Tour in the background while dancing below the structure of the Eiffel Tower :/ 

Parts of the show I really liked but there's some work to do.

First, the sound is off. Vocals should not be "lost in the mix" -- not with today's technology.  This is something  the sound people should have been on top of in rehearsals.

At times I felt that this was a mx of Mean Girls and The Prom with an Elton John score.  The show has some loose ends but they can certainly be tied up.  Music is fine and performances, too, although I am just so tempted to compare it to another Broadway show launched in Chicago that dived in New York despite a Tony award winning lead actress.

That's Paradise Square which had some dynamite music and dance and an 11th hour song to die for but only made 108 Broadway performances when mismanagement and low box office revenue doomed it.  It, too, had some excellent parts as well as "what were they thinking" moments but the bulk of the Chicago feedback was that it was a worthwhile show.

This show is way less heavy than Paradise Square.  It has some warm moments (like The Prom) and some nastiness (like The Prom and Mean Girls).  Will it cut the mustard on Broadway?

Pre-pandemic it would. Broadway attendance is down, another Covid rebound is looking, the Broadway League remains mask-less and The Music Man has a pretty full house, Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster and some pricey tickets.  Some good shows are closing in the next few weeks (i.e., Company and Come From Away) so maybe there's room for this.  Maybe the Elton John score is enough to keep it afloat.

The advertised running time is 2:15 with intermission that was more like 2:30.  My verdict is that this show is worth seeing though it's not likely to be one that I would make a special trip (or spend big bucks) to see a second or third time or beyond.  

BalconyClub said: "As others have indicated, MAJOR changes can only happen after the 5 weeks in Chicago.

At the Saturday, July 23 matinee, the brief cinema scene was moved from upstage off-center to downstage center.

After Emily sings Act 2’s BON VOYAGE, she had been exited the stage alone. Today, her attending male nurse made the dashing exit with her, hand in hand.

I liked the new one-word lyric change that appeared IN YOUR TWENTIES: how people USE you changed to how people WOO you."

Are you attending every performance. I don't get it. 

SouthernCakes said: "Also cherry blossoms a Paris thing?"

The NYC cherry blossoms appear as the Eiffel Tower exits, signaling Andy’s return to New York.

 

I was planning on going back on Tuesday, but there is no Tuesday show, so I might go back on Wednesday.  I love seeing the show several times, as well, to see the changes but I get more excited by song changes (like in Kinky Boots), major cuts (like in the Cher Show), or major blocking changes (like in Tootsie) across the run.   Given many factors, sounds like we likely we won't see the kind of transformation that excites me.  As is, I don't like the show, so they might only get more visit now, and then one towards the end of the run.  I will dutifully read your updates, BalconyClub :).  

BalconyClub said: "SouthernCakes said: "Also cherry blossoms a Paris thing?"

The NYC cherry blossoms appear as the Eiffel Tower exits, signaling Andy’s return to New York.

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Cherry blossoms don't really say NYC to me either. I think of them as being DC.

RippedMan said: "BalconyClub said: "SouthernCakes said: "Also cherry blossoms a Paris thing?"

The NYC cherry blossoms appear as the Eiffel Tower exits, signaling Andy’s return to New York.

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Cherry blossoms don't really say NYC to me either. I think of them as being DC."

do you live in NYC and have you ever been to Central Park in April