Posted: 7/1/15 at 4:55pm
1. The Visit
2. Fun Home
3. Curious Incident
4. Kinky Boots (tour)
5. Chicago (with Brandy)
6. American in Paris
7. Hedwig (with Criss)
8. Newsies (tour)
Posted: 7/1/15 at 5:40pm
Braniff -- I've been a very lucky girl this year, with work taking me to three great cities!
Like (almost everyone else) I was floored by FUN HOME and HAMILTON. I am not a U.S. Citizen, so in a way, I was surprised at how much I was taken by these musicals which are 'so' American. I guess CARRIE at La Mirada would fall into that same boat. But I thought all three did an extraordinary job at finding the universal humanity at the center of each story. It didn't hurt that all three were thrillingly staged and performed.
Ironically, my favorite West End picks are both American shows! But I have never seen a better production of GYPSY or SALESMAN. Sher and Walter in SALESMAN were both astonishing. And Staunton is the best Rose I've seen (and I've seen LuPone and Peters). Odd to think stories about the defeat of the American dream can resonate so strongly in a British production - but again, the best of theatre always finds that universal transcendence.
Posted: 7/1/15 at 9:29pm
1. Hamilton
2. Hand to God
3. The Herd (steppenwolf Chicago)
4. Hedwig (JCM)
5. Fun Home
6. Hedwig (Andrew Rannels)
7. Skylight
8. Curious Incident
9. Constellations
10. Honeymoon in Vegas
11. On the twentieth century
12. On your feet
13. Bad Jews (theater wit, Chicago)
14. Marie Antoinette (steppenwolf Chicago)
15. If/then
With at least 5 more to come! A very Vey good year. I really liked everything except If/Then. Hard to believe OTTC is number 11 because I loved it but there were just so many good shows.
Posted: 7/1/15 at 9:52pm
The only shows I have really enjoyed and are must sees are
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Hand To God
Everything else was meh to downright dreadful...That includes Hamilton and Fun Home.
Posted: 7/1/15 at 9:56pm
I have seen 62 shows so far this year (including student productions). Here are my top ten (all in Chicago)
1. Mr. Burns (Theater Wit)
2. Balm in Gilead (Griffin Theatre)
3. The Hammer Trinity (House Theatre)
4. The Diary of Anne Frank (Writers Theatre)
5. Sondheim on Sondheim (Porchlight Music Theatre)
6. Airline Highway (Steppenwolf)
7. The Gilbert & Sullivan Rep (The Hypocrites)
8. The Herd (Steppenwolf)
9. The Little Foxes (Goodman)
10. City of Angels (Marriott)
Looking forward to a possible trip to New York this summer, in which case I'm sure Fun Home will take a spot on this list.
Posted: 7/1/15 at 10:02pm
Tree
The Visit
The King and I
Posted: 7/1/15 at 10:05pm
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Updated On: 7/2/15 at 10:05 PM
Posted: 7/1/15 at 10:14pm
At the halfway point of the year, these were my favorites...
--Hamilton
--Ghosts (BAM)
--Pippin (tour)
--The Visit
--Skylight
--Fun Home
--Deaf West Spring Awakening
--Airline Highway (Steppenwolf; didn't get a chance to see it in NYC)
Hamilton and Ghosts were my favorites.
Posted: 7/1/15 at 10:17pm
Something Rotten!
Disgraced
The Audience
The Last Ship
The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek - Signature Theater Off Broadway
On The Town
Hand To God
Posted: 7/1/15 at 10:33pm
Fun Home
Curious Incident
Side Show
Might not count but Matilda w/ Alison Luff, she is truly magical
Hamilton
Pippin on tour
Updated On: 7/3/15 at 10:33 PM
Posted: 7/2/15 at 7:46pm
The King and I
An American in Paris
its Only A Play
On the Town
On the 20th Century
Posted: 7/2/15 at 8:56pm
On The Town
Curious Incident
The Visit
Churchill
Significant Other (Even with the issues I had with it)
