THE PROM Previews — Page 6

Mitch101 said: "Should we only posit pans?"

Yes. On this board, if a show is deemed terrible before it even starts performances, only reviews that say it's terrible are accepted as accurate. Even for a show like this, where the majority enjoys it, people can't deal with their preconceived and/or holier-than-thou notions being potentially wrong.

I was at the show last night, as well, and count me among the folks who really like this one. I've been waiting for this to come in since it was announced for Atlanta three years ago, and am really glad this made it to Broadway. Given all of the crap going on in the world right now, it's nice to have a feel-good piece where the outsider gets a happy ending. It's amazing the they started writing this almost ten years ago, and yet it comes in at exactly the time when a piece like this is needed.

The four Broadway stars are great, Josh Lamon is a scene-stealer as always, and the kids in the ensemble, most of the making their Broadway debut on this project, deliver some really good Casey Nicholaw choreography. Some of the solo numbers could definitely use to lose a verse, the show probably runs about 15 minutes longer than it needs to, butI was chatting with Matt Sklar at intermission, and he said changes are going in everyday, so they are working on tightening everything.

The whole production team was sitting on the house-left side of center orchestra, so this may be the best place for tickets.

It's definitely written to appeal to the types of people who write and read on the boards here; a regular person will see it as a feel-good show with a happy ending, but there are so many Easter eggs in there for those of us that really know the industry.

So very happy with the positivity towards the show on this board and the "other" board. Bought two tickets waaay in advance for the 11/10 matinee (based on the Atlanta reviews) and it sounds like my friend and moi (two theatre queens) will have a great time.

Saw the matinee today. Had a blast. I was in the worst mood when I arrived for a few reasons. The show totally turned that around within minutes.

They all seem to be enjoying themselves. The young members of the cast are just wonderful. The inside jokes and when the Godspell cast pops in are too funny. The hotel lobby Scene was a riot.

This show is just bursting with heart. I welled up from Zazz straight through to the end with tears falling down my face. I think the curtain call number is a bit long but it was fun to watch.

The cast's harmony in Unruly Heart was gorgeous.

I could easily see this again. And I think the subject matter is timely and very well handled.Ashmanskas deserves a Tony Nom.
JMO

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Yes, that line was a riot. But that whole scene with her at the desk had me on floor. My favorite was theline about Tina Louise being alive.

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I really, really, really wanted to love this.



But I only liked it. (Fire away!)



The star was Casey Nicholaw. His choreography protects the Broadway lineage proudly. Snappy, pizzazzy, showy, clever, athletic - perfect.



But the story rehashes so many "I gotta be me" coming out stories. I kept hoping for a clever twist or fresh angle. The attempted rescue by the dreaded "New Yorkers" started out clever but then went nowhere. Those heartfelt ballads stopped the show cold. And one prom was more than enough.



And Brooks needed a "Rose's Turn". His character is the showiest and sweetest. Give the girl a break. And is Beth Leavel having vocal problems?

Stop the presses! A rare thing has happened - a musical I did not hate with every fiber of my being. This has all the ingredients needed for a misguided Broadway disaster. It’s a Frankensteinian combobulation of two very different shows - think “To Wong Foo” but instead of drag queens it’s a bunch of middle aged Broadway has-beens and yet-to-bes, and instead of the domestically abused wife it’s an ostracized lesbian high school student. Think deeply-flawed-and-self-righteous liberal-coastal-elite meets conservative rust-belt middle-America, but the crisis is resolved in a the-kids-are-alright morality tale that is worth listening to. What saves this cliff’s-edge catastrophe is it’s honesty about being an artificial musical. By constantly sprinkling references to other Broadway shows “The Prom” admits that this is very much a romanticized feel-good constructed story for sentimental has-beens like me. It is clear that the story is implausible, yet says something about the current climate. It is stylistically confused, at times gaudy and forced, and will probably close before next summer, and yet it was worth the ticket price.

Saw this tonight and what a hilarious and fun night of theater it was! This show is a love letter to Broadway. It’s not perfect by any means, but it’s better than 90% of the musicals that have opened on Broadway in the last year. The motel lobby scene had me in stitches. I really hope this show finds its audience. The orchestra was full tonight.

I hated this show so much.

Rhyming Lesbian and Thespian, and then ending the song with the word Dyke, was just awful. I sat through act 1 shaking my head and groaning. I wanted to leave at intermission, but decided to stay and see how they would dig themselves out of this terrible story line.

Why were the high school prom dances 80s themed with heavy keyboard synthesizers from Phantom of the Opera?! This is 2018.

A guy prom-posed with a sombrero and maracas.
They assumed a girl in flannel with a basket ball was the lesbian. (Oh boy, stereotyping people is hilarious.)

The choreography was great. There was A LOT of full company dancing.

The monster truck rally performance was too dragged out.
The Godspell cast was more annoying than anything.
I almost fell asleep in act 2.

Maybe I was in a bad mood? Maybe I needed more to drink?

I hope the company gets a decent run, but I'm not doing back, even with a free ticket.

Nothing like a lesbian musical written by 4 white men.

Updated On: 10/28/18 at 12:11 PM

LarryGreatWhiteWay said: "I hated this show so much.

Rhyming Lesbian and Thespian, and then ending the song with the word Dyke, was just awful. I sat through act 1 shaking my head and groaning. I wanted to leave at intermission, but decided to stay and see how they would dig themselves out of this terrible story line.

Why were the high school prom dances 80s themed with heavy keyboard synthesizers from Phantom of the Opera?! This is 2018.

A guy prom-posed with a sombrero and maracas.
They assumed a girl in flannel with a basket ball was the lesbian. (Oh boy, stereotyping people is hilarious.)

The choreography was great. There was A LOT of full company dancing.

The monster truck rally performance was too dragged out.
The Godspell cast was more annoying than anything.
I almost fell asleep in act 2.

Maybe I was in a bad mood? Maybe I needed more to drink?

I hope the company gets a decent run, but I'm not doing back, even with a free ticket.

Nothing like a lesbian musical written by 4 white men."



Such a retread of SOOO many tired, boring, repetitive cliches. But Again, the choreography was excellent. And get rid of these ballads. Show killers.

seanmcdonagh121 said: "I believe the rush tickets are front row."

I stand corrected. Rushed today, second in line and got front row center. Apparently when they sell out the fron row they start doing random balcony seats

Pippin said: "I went in knowing nothing about this show and by intermission I was in love!! It’s just a great time in the theater, simply put. There’s so much talent on stage- All the leads are great and very funny. Beth Leavel is incredible. I laughed a lot, I shed a tear or two, and I will pay to see it again very soon.

JUST TAKE A CHANCE AND GO!!!!!"

THIS.

Just saw it, such a fun show with a lot of heart and amazing performances. I hope this finds an audience.

This is probably a super weird/random question to put on here but here we go. Can I bring my mom to this show? I hesitate to use the word homophobe but my mom will (I think) not be excited that the main plot stems from a lesbian couple. Can't think of the right way to word this, but ... how much is the (for lack of a better term) "gay stuff" part of it/how in your face is it? (For reference, my mother refused to see Head Over Heels because "it just is too gay"