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Caught this recently in Toronto. I think I admired it more than I enjoyed it. Firstly, I am glad this isn't another paint-by-numbers biographical jukebox musical - I'm so glad that the creators made a real attempt at creating an original story. 

I went in knowing next to nothing so this may well be common knowledge but, to give an idea as to the premise of the show ... Lena Hall plays Kenna, a musician who, recently diagnosed with cancer, escapes to a family run Mexica

I'll start by saying I am a huge Dolly fan so either way, I'll be buying a ticket. Though my instinct is this will be a bright, flashy camp fest - I would love to see somebody take Dolly's music and construct an original story, something akin to "Girl from The North Country". Her earlier work is some of the most beautiful, tragic, theatrical music ever written. Songs like "Down from Dover", "The Bridge", "Daddy Come and Get Me&

Dylan Smith4 said: "I swear, what these people are doing is just wrong. There are other ways to protest, but disrupting a theatrical performance is the last straw in my book! Imagine if this were to happen on Broadway!"

I genuinely don't mean this to sound smartass - but it's really the last straw in your book? I am a huge theatre fan, but it's also not some sacred thing immune from protest. Just Stop Oil intend to disrupt, I'm frankly more surprised

uncageg said: "jvoom said: "I've yet to see the show, but was reading the Deadline review. Can someone elaborate on the following? I'm cool with spoilers :)
"There’s a brief moment when we see Kimberly in a different light, and it draws audience gasps.""

I think that may be one spoiler you won't want to know about. I gasped and then got choked up."

Now I really want to k

I caught this a couple of years back when it premiered in Dublin. I'm not sure if it's changed at all since but my main feeling after echoed exactly what Jordan said above - "why?"

 I could also argue it's not really a musical? Ok there's music, there's singing, but there are no real songs, excluding one at the end of act 1. Again, it may have changed since, but a huge chunk of the show was basically just "talk singing" with undersc

Jordan Catalano said: "Saw this today and as a whole, I thoroughly enjoyed it. I had seen the film many years ago (it’s on YouTube so I’ll watch it again this weekend) but didn’t remember much of it. I think that worked well for me since I got to experience the story with fresh eyes. I love the darkness of the story and if zi could change anything with it, I’d take it even further and go even darker. Not spoiling the ending but while I saw people (mainly older

I was at the invited dress tonight. I know it's usual etiquette not to speak on an invited dress but I left the theatre absolutely beaming. Granted, theatre was effectively existent for two years but even still, I cannot remember the last time I left a show feeling this buzzed. Though I'm not typically the biggest fan of jukebox musicals, this one is pretty special.

The entire cast is fantastic but lemme tell ya - Betsy fvking Wolfe. There was a moment during "That's T

Dollypop said: "UWS10023 said: "Why were some people walking out? Was it offended subscribers or people who thought it was not ver good. A little over 2 hours does not seem that long."

Seriously, how can anyone answer that wuestion unless they are one of the folks who had walked out?

Perhaps we can hire someone to stand in the lobby with a taperecoder to interview those who are walking out of the show. We're bound to get definitive answers