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THE LOST BOYS Reviews
THE LOST BOYS Reviews#150
Posted: 5/13/26 at 10:52pm
CoffeeBreak said: "MadsonMelo said: "Michael Arden could direct Escape to Margaritaville and I would trust this man could made a good mise en scene out of this, because his direction here elevates a mediocre material that just blows my mind."
Direction of a new musical, especially in this case, is not just staging (most of that was done by his choreography team). Arden chose the writers and the band, that makes the show mediocre - and not fit the 80s material (with exception of one song they hock to make it seem so). He likes tech so much so he claims lighting design credit (pairing himself with an extremely skilled designer who would've done the same work on her own, with or without him). This ego title grab, for a director, is quite something - considering the director shapes the show with the designer as is. it's actually pretty shocking to take that from a female lighting designer. The key here is the set and hiring a good lighting designer who did all the work, plotting, cueing etc.
After this and Versailles, it's grand spectacle over attention to the material /smart choices.
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I wonder what Arden did to you to inspire the enormous grudge you hold against him. It is pathological at this point.
THE LOST BOYS Reviews#151
Posted: 5/13/26 at 11:05pm
Having seen this show again last night, the biggest difference between “Lost Boys” and “Versailles” is that when the audience is walking out of “Lost Boys”, they have huge smiles on their face as opposed to weary looks of relief they can finally go home. I’m not saying either one is a masterpiece but one surely is more of a crowd pleaser than the other.
THE LOST BOYS Reviews#152
Posted: 5/13/26 at 11:20pm
the comparison between the two fails immediately. yes, one could plausibly enjoy the score to QOV more, I guess, or stan Chenoweth, opinions are opinions and all are valid, BUT
the very premise of QOV was gross. it glorified and took minimal shots at the epitome of american greed. it was impossible to root for the vile characters. hard to make that claim re Lost Boys, which is if anything TOO eager to be PC and amicable to the crowds. its apples and rotten apples.
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/30/17
THE LOST BOYS Reviews#153
Posted: 5/13/26 at 11:21pm
I wonder what Arden did to you to inspire the enormous grudge you hold against him. It is pathological at this point."
Nothing. It's just the truth of the matter. That's all.
Broadway Star Joined: 11/1/23
THE LOST BOYS Reviews#154
Posted: 5/14/26 at 12:04am
CoffeeBreak said: "I wonder what Arden did to you to inspire the enormous grudge you hold against him. It is pathological at this point."
Nothing. It's just the truth of the matter. That's all."
It’s giving Sweaty Oracle obsession. You two should start a band called the Lost Boys. It would explain most of your hot takes. Lost.
THE LOST BOYS Reviews#155
Posted: 5/14/26 at 6:31am
Hmm interesting, Death of a Salesman just made $300,000 more than Lost Boys last week. Check out those people’s faces.
THE LOST BOYS Reviews#156
Posted: 5/14/26 at 6:31am
I’m taking reviews with a pinch of salt until I have viewed it myself…..7 pages on here of very mixed reviews and hundreds of pages on fb and other sites of comments from people who are loving this show….
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/30/17
THE LOST BOYS Reviews#157
Posted: 5/14/26 at 7:53am
Ensemble1698878795 said: "CoffeeBreak said:
Nothing. It's just the truth of the matter. That's all."
It’s giving Sweaty Oracle obsession. You two should start a band called the Lost Boys. It would explain most of your hot takes. Lost."
No. It's "giving" truth - and reality. understand the business and the form - These are facts on how shows work - and what didn't work with The Lost Boys is the director's choices from the beginning that created mediocre material - that cannot be blamed on anyone else but said person - even if attempted coverage by tech.
Don't worry, once again, no one is after you or your show. It's just the reality of WHY the show is mediocre and with other choices from the begging, could have been excellent. It's the director's choices in the writing and band.
Arden is a good technical director (oracle is hateful) - but the choices have consequences in new musicals built from the ground. A general director and director of new musicalsl - those are now completely in question, and rightfully so.
THE LOST BOYS Reviews#158
Posted: 5/14/26 at 8:37am
I saw the show last night through TDF ended up with two tickets on the side of the orchestra row. They were fantastic seats, especially with the reorganization of the palace theater seating I think.
I was really pleasantly surprised with this show. I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would’ve. Shoshana Bean, LJ Benet, and Ali Louis Bourzgui blew me away. and the special effects and the music were pretty nice as well.
THE LOST BOYS Reviews#159
Posted: 5/14/26 at 9:30am
steven22 said: "I saw the show last night through TDF ended up with two tickets on the side of the orchestra row. They were fantastic seats, especially with the reorganization of the palace theater seating I think.
I was really pleasantly surprised with this show. I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would’ve. Shoshana Bean, LJ Benet, and Ali Louis Bourzgui blew me away. and the special effects and the music were pretty nice as well."
Go see stranger things for special effects. Lost boys special effects pale in comparison
THE LOST BOYS Reviews#160
Posted: 5/14/26 at 9:38am
DrMonicaDeMoneco said: "steven22 said: "I saw the show last night through TDF ended up with two tickets on the side of the orchestra row. They were fantastic seats, especially with the reorganization of the palace theater seating I think.
I was really pleasantly surprised with this show. I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would’ve. Shoshana Bean, LJ Benet, and Ali Louis Bourzgui blew me away. and the special effects and the music were pretty nice as well."
Go see stranger things for special effects. Lost boys special effects palein comparison"
I saw Stranger Things when it was in previews and really liked it too!
THE LOST BOYS Reviews#161
Posted: 5/17/26 at 7:26pm
Saw this today for the first time, with 2 swings on, and I don't know what to think of it. (3:07 start, 5:37 blackout after "If We Make It Through the Night").
First act was sorta-kinda strong, but the second half amps up the camp and threatens to derail the whole thing. Crowd seemed to love it tho... could've easily used an out-of-town tryout.
Pleasant music, with quite a few standouts and the expected headbangers — and the voices singing it are all pretty strong.
Loved the flying and special effects. Could easily take a Tony in the design department... or two. Shoutout Michael Arden not only for his direction, but also his co-lighting design(!). Who knew?
Stage door wasn't much of a turnout today; it's the end of the week, and they are starting to record their OBCR tomorrow, so they're saving their voices. Signing today was Paul Alexander Nolan, Brian Flores, Dean Maupin, Liesie Kelly, and Carissa Gaughran, who had a big cheering squad of her dance students and their parents in attendance this afternoon.
Sidenote: Jane Krakowski and Alicia Keys were both there tonight.
THE LOST BOYS Reviews#162
Posted: 5/18/26 at 9:05am
Preorders for the cast album - to be released via Atlantic Records - start on May 29.
I will start an OBCR thread when release dates are announced.
THE LOST BOYS Reviews#163
Posted: 5/19/26 at 12:59am
Tonight on Jimmy Fallon, the company performing "My Heart With You / Belong to Someone":
THE LOST BOYS Reviews#164
Posted: 5/19/26 at 11:18am
TotallyEffed said: "I just saw the show and no shade, if this score could be nominated for a Tony then Queen of Versailles should have gotten one as well."
Agree! The score of Lost Boys isn’t bad… it’s just not memorable and it’s certainly not a “rock” score by any means. I can’t name a single song nor can I hum one.
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/13
THE LOST BOYS Reviews#165
Posted: 5/19/26 at 11:39am
Watching that Tonight Show performance all I wondered about was if they are all in wigs? Is Ali Bourzgui in a wig, or does he have to do his hair like that for the show?
THE LOST BOYS Reviews#166
Posted: 5/19/26 at 12:07pm
inception said: "Watching that Tonight Show performance all I wondered about was if they are all in wigs? Is Ali Bourzgui in a wig, or doeshe have to do his hair like that for the show?"
There’s literally a wig designer on the show…
THE LOST BOYS Reviews#167
Posted: 5/19/26 at 12:15pm
Ali has very curly dark brown hair. There’s no amount of product in the world that could make his actual hair look like it does in the show. Most Broadway shows use wigs, even if the character has very similar hair to the actor, just to make things more consistent from night to night and from star to understudy.
THE LOST BOYS Reviews#168
Posted: 5/20/26 at 11:28am
Was anyone at the Palace this morning? There was a performance of no more monsters outside of the theater with the rescues and Mason as Michael. Just saw it on Instagram. They sound great!
THE LOST BOYS Reviews#169
Posted: 5/20/26 at 1:53pm
DrMonicaDeMoneco said: "steven22 said: "I saw the show last night through TDF ended up with two tickets on the side of the orchestra row. They were fantastic seats, especially with the reorganization of the palace theater seating I think.
I was really pleasantly surprised with this show. I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would’ve. Shoshana Bean, LJ Benet, and Ali Louis Bourzgui blew me away. and the special effects and the music were pretty nice as well."
Go see stranger things for special effects. Lost boys special effects palein comparison"
I forgot how fkn insufferable people on here can be.
THE LOST BOYS Reviews#170
Posted: 5/21/26 at 9:16am
My husband and I attended the evening performance on 5/13/26 and didn’t love this. We saw eight shows during this visit, and The Lost Boys was the only one that disappointed. It wasn’t bad, but overall we didn’t feel that the transition to a musical really did anything to enhance the story. If anything, it often felt like the songs halted the show every time it started to gain momentum. There are some good voices (Shoshana Bean can really sing), but the only musical numbers we found memorable and propulsive were the ones sung by David when he was not performing as a band member.
The evening was a bit of a slog for us until the vampires took Michael to their lair for the first time. The flying/levitation, even though we were able to see some of the wires from our seats, was choreographed well and sometimes almost balletic. Otherwise, from a production design and special effects perspective, it felt like a knockoff of Stranger Things: The First Shadow, and Stranger Things is doing it better. We bought discounted front orchestra tickets; had we paid full price, I would’ve felt that we didn’t get our money’s worth.
"Michael Riedel...The Perez Hilton of the New York Theatre scene"
- Craig Hepworth, What's On Stage
THE LOST BOYS Reviews#171
Posted: 5/21/26 at 10:13am
As days goes by, I really hope this doesn't win Best Musical, I really didn't like it.
Leading Actor Joined: 9/25/24
THE LOST BOYS Reviews#172
Posted: 5/21/26 at 10:32am
MadsonMelo said: "As days goes by, I really hope this doesn't win Best Musical, I really didn't like it."
Then which show gets your vote?
THE LOST BOYS Reviews#173
Posted: 5/21/26 at 10:38am
Funny, as days go by, this is the only show I want to win Best Musical! Obviously werent many musicals eligible for that category this year. But The Lost Boys was the ONLY new musical where I left the show and immediately wanted to get tickets to return again and was craving a cast album so I could dive into the score.
THE LOST BOYS Reviews#174
Posted: 5/21/26 at 10:40am
witchoftheeast2 said: "MadsonMelo said: "As days goes by, I really hope this doesn't win Best Musical, I really didn't like it."
Then which show gets your vote?"
Didn't really LOVED any, but ''Schmigadoon!'' as a whole is the best option for me.
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