The River, Pippin or Kinky Boots?

[pushdabutton]

Posted: 11/12/14 at 10:16pm

I only have enough time for one more show when I visit NYC next month and narrowed it down to the following three.

The River, Pippin or Kinky Boots?

What would you see and why?

Thanks!

[jbroadway4]

Posted: 11/12/14 at 10:34pm

Loved them all, but I would say "Kinky Boots".

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 11/12/14 at 10:42pm

Skip the hell out of The River. Billy Porter is still putting in an incredible, can't miss performance in Kinky Boots, so I'd go with that!

[Jakeandrews]

Posted: 11/12/14 at 10:50pm

Pippin with that stupid winner no way

[haterobics]

Posted: 11/12/14 at 10:51pm

The River doesn't seem to belong jammed in with two happy musicals, so unless there is some reason for that inclusion, it seems the consensus is Kinky.

[Jakeandrews]

Posted: 11/12/14 at 10:55pm

When is Billy leaving btw

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 11/12/14 at 10:57pm

Kinky by a nose over Pippin.

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 11/12/14 at 10:58pm

His departure date hasn't been announced.

[wicked4l]

Posted: 11/12/14 at 11:42pm

Pippin is wonderful. But it lost a lot of the magic when the OBC left, Billy is still SLAYING in Kinky Boots.

[JoseLee_]

Posted: 11/13/14 at 2:36am

Kinky Boots! Such a great show!

[pushdabutton]

Posted: 11/13/14 at 2:18pm

Wow! It looks like Kinky Boots is it. Now I just have to see what seats are left on the night I am able to go. Thanks everyone for your responses!

[dreaming]

Posted: 11/13/14 at 2:24pm

See I'd be the voice of dissent and say to see "The River" for one simple reason: The other two shows are on tour at present. I doubt you'll get "The River" where you live (or on tour at all). Hugh Jackman is a rather amazing stage actor to watch.

[Dave13]

Posted: 11/13/14 at 2:50pm

Kinky Boots! You will not find Billy Porter on tour.

Updated On: 11/13/14 at 02:50 PM

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 11/13/14 at 3:27pm

Tour casts don't compare to Broadway ones. Have a great time at Kinky!

[dreaming]

Posted: 11/13/14 at 3:36pm

In the case of Pippin, the tour cast is a lot better than the Broadway one (I mean you have Kyle Dean now, Lucie is supposedly great, and John Rubinstein is fantastic). I did hear that the Kinky Boots tour cast was great as well.

[GilmoreGirlO2]

Posted: 11/13/14 at 3:40pm

Can’t speak to “The River,” but between price and many reports of a lacking script, I would count that one out. I’d say “Pippin.” Especially since it’s closing soon and “Kinky” will be around for a while – I would actually think seeing “Kinky” without Billy Porter in the future would be a benefit to not seeing it now, as I was not a big fan of the show and disliked Porter's performance even more than the show itself.

[Jarethan]

Posted: 11/13/14 at 3:43pm

I was going to say the same exact thing as Dreaming. You will never be able to see The River again, at least with Hugh Jackman. Not the case with the other two....they will be touring for a long time, Kinky in particular. (And that new Pippin seriously does not look like any Pippin I have ever seen...they are usually 'boyishly cute'...he may be a great singer (I have never seen the Voice), but he looks creepy).

I loved both Kinky Boots and Pippin, saw them both twice, and plan to see them on the road again (I live in Fla and only get to NYC two or three times a year...so I won't actually see The River, which is disappointing).

Finally, I did see Billy Porter the first time, and his understudy the second. While his understudy was not as good as he was, it did not really detract from my enjoying the show...I still loved it.