Tonys Weekend Dilemma!- Page 2

[Nicole 10]

Posted: 4/27/19 at 6:19pm

Personally, I would recommend Hadestown for sure as it is generally accepted as the frontrunner for best musical. I found this seasons musicals to be quite weak so I would recommend seeing 2 plays. The Ferryman and What the Constitution Means to me were both fantastic. 

But if you prefer another musical, then I would say if you're in the mood for something light and funny and see the possible winner of best leading actor in a musical, go with Tootsie. If you want to see an edgy but highly polarizing reinterpretation of a beloved show, go with Oklahoma! 

I know I listed more than 3 but all are such different vibes and really depend on your preferences :) 

[Theatrefanboy1]

Posted: 4/27/19 at 6:40pm

I recommend Hadestown and the Cher show. As well as either Oklahoma, or Gary or what the constitution means

[JBroadway]

Posted: 4/27/19 at 7:33pm

Hadestown
The Ferryman
To Kill a Mockingbird

[Johnsylva]

Posted: 4/28/19 at 8:03pm

Thank you so much everyone. After listening to the majority of the HADESTOWN cast recording, I'm not convinced. Does it work better on stage than it plays on Spotify?

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 4/28/19 at 8:09pm

Johnsylva said: "Thank you so much everyone. After listening to the majority of the HADESTOWN cast recording, I'm not convinced. Does it work better on stage than it plays on Spotify?"

YES. I was not completely sold on the show based on the album on Spotify, but I LOVED the show. The arrangements are very different for the Broadway version than for the concept album.

[NYCblurb]

Posted: 4/28/19 at 9:51pm

I saw HADESTOWN, and I am bummed.  A winning little thing, but sad and uneven, and a substandard book. A "B-" in my review. Special and glad I saw it, but not the thing I would ever see again, nor suggest strongly YOU GOTTA SEE.

[BwayBaby18]

Posted: 4/29/19 at 12:10am

The Cher Show and Gary.

[Luscious]

Posted: 4/29/19 at 12:36am

TOOTSIE, TOOTSIE, TOOTSIE.

[LuminousBeing]

Posted: 4/29/19 at 12:40am

The new "Oklahoma!" is not to be missed! Just be forewarned, this isn't your grandmother's Rogers and Hammerstein classic in tone.

[52889j]

Posted: 4/29/19 at 1:33am

Hadestown, Oklahoma, and What the Constitution Means to Me.

[Robbie2]

Posted: 4/29/19 at 1:39am

Hadestown

https://www.hadestown.com/

Tootsie

https://tootsiemusical.com/

 



Oklahomo

https://oklahomabroadway.com/

[Robbie2]

Posted: 4/29/19 at 1:40am

Johnsylva said: "Hi everyone -- I'm back with the 2019 edition of my Tonys weekend dilemma!

I'll be visiting New York from LA Friday June 7 until Monday June 10 and able to catch four shows. ALL MY SONS is unmissable to me (Annette!), and I've seen THE PROM, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, and NETWORK, so they're out.

So, Broadway experts, what other THREEshows should I catch in order to have as well-rounded of a theatre weekendexperience I can-- while being able to see as many Tony nominees/likely winners as possible?

Appreciate your input -- New York, here I come!!

- J"

HADESTOWN

[vegas3]

Posted: 4/29/19 at 1:50am

If you aren't wedded to Tony contenders, the best musicals in NY right now are My Fair Lady and Fiddler (in Yiddish with subtitles).

I was so bored at Hadestown that I left at intermission. (The only time I've done that in 50 years of theatre-going!!)  But the rest of the audience was loudly enthusiastic.