The Visit Previews — Page 13

But that's also one of the aspects I loved, that there is so much you can discuss and share after seeing this.

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For me, that hits the nail right on the head about why I love musicals, and what separates the great from the good (or bad). If it leaves you thinking or feeling or both in ways you didn't before you saw it, then, for me, it's a great musical. (Fun Home, The Visit, and yes, Finding Neverland to an extent were that for me this season...)

And for me, in that same vein, even a mediocre or not so good show that still gives you something to think about, feel about, and (more likely in these cases) argue about, then it isn't a total failure, either. (It Shoulda Been You was at least funny and the cast did a nice job with little to work with, Something Rotten was great fun and well staged - but I'm a musical theater buff who "got" everything they were alluding to, American in Paris was brilliantly danced, and you can't beat at Gershwin tune, but it was way too long and should have stopped after the title ballet, Honeymoon in Veags was just a fun show and didn't try to be more, which is fine, and The Last Ship was intriguing and the score magnificent, even if the plot/script was flawed...)

It's when you leave feeling un-entertained, or worse yet, nothing, that a show for me is a complete failure. (I'm looking at you, Dr. Z...)

I didn't see Holler... but a season with 3 new shows that I loved, and only one I absolutely hated, is better than usual!

WOW, saw the show tonight and I was very moved. What a gorgeous score!!!! "You, you, you" and "Love and love alone" are beautiful additions to the musical theatre torch song canon.

It's dark, and it's twisted, and a little weird, but the score is so beautifully haunting and I can't get the songs or the performances out of my head. This is a great piece of theatre!

Bravo!!!!

I hope it gets a BEST MUSICAL nod... and nods for the cast.

I caught the matinee today and I'm glad that I made the effort to see this. I don't have much to add that hasn't already been said, but this is an especially haunting, provocative, and exhilarating musical and it's pretty neat that it's found a space on Broadway. And, of course, Chita was simply sublime (I saw her in DROOD a few seasons back, but to see her originate a role in a Kander & Ebb show is it's own kind of special).

Lin-Manuel Miranda was actually sitting two rows in front of me this afternoon (along with Leslie Odom, Jr.), and he was one of the first to give Chita a standing ovation at curtain call. As ljay said, it was inspiring to see another artist (especially one with such a hyped-up show) so unabashedly enthusiastic and supportive of the community. I'm glad he enjoyed himself!

Updated On: 4/22/15 at 10:39 PM

I know people have talked about how these producers clearly have put up “The Visit” as an act of love, knowing the show is not likely to be a big money-earner. With this in mind, how possible do we think it is that it may close early? I’m coming to NY near the end of June and am really excited to see this – hoping that it will still be there!

I saw this show for the first time this week. I can't really add much more than what has already been said, but I had a bit of a Lin-Manuel Miranda response to the show; totally teared up almost right off the bat (and I'm not usually moved like that). Most of the times when the young lovers were on stage it was very powerful to me. And of course, Chita ruled the stage.

The show is an incredible piece of art. And like all art, it is not for everyone. But man, it is incredible. As much as Brantley panned Something Rotten, a fluffy fun musical that had my laughing my head off and had the audience in thunderous applause, I hope he is kinder this incredible work of art. We need shows like this, otherwise we're gonna end up with a bunch of jukebox musicals and movies that are turned into musicals.

I'm ''re-visiting" this thread because I just love this show so much and find it slightly heartbreaking that it was an absolute colossal financial failure. And I found post 112 particularly chilling:



"Stage door - everyone came out and signed. Roger Rees seemed out of it at the stage door, maybe a little drunk".



Perhaps an astute observation and little did anyone know that he was literally dying of brain cancer at the time. The circumstances in which he was playing his character - a withered, age old man - was imitating life far too much for comfort.

Updated On: 1/23/18 at 12:20 PM

Rees sounds eerily resigned in his cameo as Gomez on the Carols for a Cure album right before his death.