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ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "bwayphreak234 said: "Interesting about the potential Hairspray revival and return of the O'Brien helmed touring production of The Sound of Music. I saw the recentHairspray non-eq tour and was surprised to find how stale and dated the whole thing felt. As for The Sound of Music... I'd rather see a brand new production with a fresh creative team as opposed to the relaunch of a prior tour."

The answer to both those poi

Eh. I caught The Hills of California this afternoon and I didn't find much to like. Sure, there are some great performances, but The Ferryman this is not. Unlike Jez Butterworth's last Broadway outing, this one is a long and slow burn with absolutely zero payoff at the end. I kept waiting for that "aha" moment where everything comes together, but it never really arrived despite the play's almost 3 hour run time. 

The whole affair was pretty &qu

I first joined when I was a in high school and lived across the country. As a lifelong Broadway lover, I lived vicariously through this message board while seeing as much local theatre and tours as possible in my hometown. After graduating college, I moved to NYC and started seeing things for myself and sharing my thoughts and opinions. I was displaced for three years due to the pandemic and living out of state again, but I moved back to NYC last year. I have always loved this site and messag

The St. James can sometimes have the worst sight lines depending on the show. Neither the orchestra or mezzanine are well-raked, and the balcony is just far. The side orchestra seats can be REALLY bad partial views (I saw maybe 30% of the stage when I saw New York, New York). Also, If there's ever an apron covering where the orchestra pit is (Into the Woods and Illinoise, for example), any staging on it can be completely obstructed in the rear mezzanine just by having an average

Funny Girl is a show that lives or dies by its leading lady. The show itself does not work if you don't have someone with a particular energy and star power - Streisand, Michele, Benko, and McCrimmon all had both.

I have not been Shankman in the role of Fanny yet. However, I DID see her as Elphaba years ago... I was not impressed at all. She may have grown as a performer since then, but based on what I saw of her in Wicked, I can't imagine her being more than a merely

Wow. I caught this on a total whim today through TDF (long holiday weekend stuck in the city with no other plans, I'd seen everything else playing, and needed something to do), and I'm so glad I did. 

I thought this was great - jarring, tight, thrilling, intense, and well acted. I went into this one blind as a bat and had low expectations, but left mesmerized. I'm a sucker for any kind of psychological thriller, though, even if it's flawed and cliched...

I saw this last night after loving it at Encores! earlier this year. Somehow, this has become even more delightful in its move to Broadway! The performances, which were already great at Encores!, have become even stronger and funnier. Daniel Breaker, Anna Gasteyer, Will Chase, and Brooks Ashmanksas are all wonderful replacements. Sutton's comedic chops and timing are even better than they were. She really makes Winnifred her own. Michael Urie remains the true MVP of this production, thoug