What to see this spring?
What to see this spring?
Jazzyhands
Swing Joined: 3/12/15
#1What to see this spring?
Posted: 3/12/15 at 9:31pmI'm coming to New York in May and want to a new show- and something funny! I keep seeing things about something rotten but I don't know anything about it? Would that be a good one to go see?
#2What to see this spring?
Posted: 3/12/15 at 9:43pmI think Something Rotten is a good choice! It's sure to be entertaining. It's hard to know since it's so new but the cast is fantastic and from the clips I've seen, I'm really looking forward to it! Finding Neverland also looks good.
GreasedLightning
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/11/14
#2What to see this spring?
Posted: 3/12/15 at 10:37pm
Nobody really knew much about Book of Mormon before they started, and look how that turned out!
Seriously - if you're looking for something new, entertaining and funny... go for Something Rotten. I am betting this will be the surprise HIT of the season.
newenglandgal
Chorus Member Joined: 2/1/15
#3What to see this spring?
Posted: 3/12/15 at 10:42pmI've been wondering about Something Rotten as well. Especially since they have been offering some fantastic discounts for the Spring. So far I've lined up American In Paris, The King & I, Beautiful, and The Curious Incident of the Dog In The Nightime. I'd really like to add a comedy to the mix.
ethan231h
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/5/11
#4What to see this spring?
Posted: 3/12/15 at 10:45pmFUN HOME!!! It's totally entertaining with a beautiful score and is surprisingly pretty funny, though I agree I think Something rotten could potentially end up being a hit just really they need to work around that name.
Fantod
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/3/14
#5What to see this spring?
Posted: 3/12/15 at 10:49pmI would recommend considering Gigi. It's such a beautiful story and score, and this production looks pretty fantastic to me.
GreasedLightning
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/11/14
#6What to see this spring?
Posted: 3/12/15 at 10:53pm
I think SR!'s title is perfect - and is kind of the point.
The "butt" of the joke, if you will.
#7What to see this spring?
Posted: 3/12/15 at 10:57pmThis is like the twelfth thread on what to see this spring...
"Contentment, it seems, simply happens. It appears accompanied by no bravos and no tears."
#8What to see this spring?
Posted: 3/12/15 at 10:57pmHoneymoon in Vegas could probably use your money?
ethan231h
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/5/11
#9What to see this spring?
Posted: 3/12/15 at 11:06pm
Jeffrey Karasarides, haha! But seriously HinV isn't that funny actually kind of racist IMO and it's not one of JRB's best scores so...
Again I think Fun Home or SR.
ethan231h
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/5/11
#10What to see this spring?
Posted: 3/12/15 at 11:06pm
Jeffrey Karasarides, haha! But seriously HinV isn't that funny actually kind of racist IMO and it's not one of JRB's best scores so...
Again I think Fun Home or SR.
ethan231h
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/5/11
#11What to see this spring?
Posted: 3/12/15 at 11:06pm
Jeffrey Karasarides, haha! But seriously HinV isn't that funny actually kind of racist IMO and it's not one of JRB's best scores so...
Again I think Fun Home or SR.
ethan231h
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/5/11
#12What to see this spring?
Posted: 3/12/15 at 11:06pm
Jeffrey Karasarides, haha! But seriously HinV isn't that funny actually kind of racist IMO and it's not one of JRB's best scores so...
Again I think Fun Home or SR.
ethan231h
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/5/11
#13What to see this spring?
Posted: 3/12/15 at 11:08pmOk I don't know why that got posted 4 times so ignore the other 3!
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#14What to see this spring?
Posted: 3/12/15 at 11:22pm
RACIST? RACIST?
To the op: must it be a musical? If not, consider Hand to God.
If you really want a musical, then I think Something Rotten might be a great choice for a comedy.
I would not recommend Fun Home as a comedy per se (although it is the show I am most excited for.)
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
jacobsnchz14
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
#15What to see this spring?
Posted: 3/12/15 at 11:50pm
I kind of have the same thing going re: what to see... I'm going in May and (hopefully) back again in June... I can only see 3-4 in May and a couple in June. Only two of these haven't opened either pre-Broadway or on: Something Rotten and An Act of God... would love some feedback, as well...
DEFINITE:
Fun Home (for May)
MORE THAN LIKELY:
On the 20th Century (for May)
OTHERS I'M INTERESTED IN:
The King & I
The Visit
Something Rotten
Gigi
An Act of God (friend wants to see this, so maybe June)
Hamilton (friend wants to see this, so maybe June)
Broadway kid 2
Stand-by Joined: 6/7/14
#17What to see this spring?
Posted: 3/12/15 at 11:56pmI'll be the first one to recommend Gigi, but if you're looking for a new comedy, then at the moment Something Rotten seems like it fits your criteria best.
Goldfish3
Swing Joined: 2/26/15
#18What to see this spring?
Posted: 3/13/15 at 3:42amI'm betting on Something Rotten! I think it's going to be great and totally original. I love the title, the cast and the creative team. Recipe for success if you ask me. I love the bits of songs I've heard as well. Looks really fun!
#19What to see this spring?
Posted: 3/13/15 at 9:57amIf you're open to a non musical, I would check out Living on Love as the sure bet comedy. But for musical comedies, Something Rotten is likely to be a good one.
followspot
Broadway Star Joined: 12/27/11
#20What to see this spring?
Posted: 3/13/15 at 10:06amOP is a glaring Something Rotten shill (see other posts), as is Jazzyhands and Goldfish3. Nice try, kids.
"Tracy... Hold Mama's waffles."
#21What to see this spring?
Posted: 3/13/15 at 10:08am
This entire thread is nothing more than an advertisement.
Lame.
....but the world goes 'round
Jazzyhands
Swing Joined: 3/12/15
#22What to see this spring?
Posted: 3/13/15 at 4:25pm
If this thread was an advertisement, then I'd say it worked.. seeing as it got people talking about the show.
My intention was only really to get some feedback about a show I kept seeing advertisements for and was curious about.
Either way, the marketing must be working. So unless any other show's marketing teams want to sway me another way- I'm buying tickets for SR.
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#23What to see this spring?
Posted: 3/13/15 at 11:59pm
So I too am going to be in NYC in the spring (early april) and was wondering this:
If i definitely want to see On The Town, would you recommend seeing An American In Paris and/or On The 20th Century as well? Or are those three shows too similar to see in the same trip? They all sound interesting but I want some variety in the shows I see.
"Brevity is the soul of wit"--Hamlet
ebontoyan
Broadway Star Joined: 9/22/14
#24What to see this spring?
Posted: 3/14/15 at 12:09am
I saw On the Town lots of ballet but no story really and I am reading in a thread here that An American in Paris is lots of dancing but no story. I also saw On the Twentieth Century and I thought the show was amazing...tap dancing porters, dancing , singing and a story too! Also star studded with Kristin Chenoweth, Peter Gallagher (Altho I saw the Peter understudy when I went but he was no slouch either), Andy Karl and others. So I would say skip the first two and go see On the Twentieth Century. Just my opinion. PS: I left On the Town at intermission because I was just too bored! But I am in the minority the other people watching On the Town seemed to really enjoy the show!
Updated On: 3/14/15 at 12:09 AM
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