THE LOST BOYS Previews — Page 11

SomeOtherMe said: "/// I only wish they could have had an out of town tryout first to have had even more time to perfect it. But seems like most of the cuts they've been making have absolutely been to the musicals benefit."

They didn't need an out of town try-out to make some of the cuts they've been making. They had many high end workshops to achieve most everything but the tech - or at least a stronger shape. It's wild some of this made it to the stage 1st preview. Most creatives have done this work in advance of a Broadway run, out of town preview or not.

Ensemble1665759202 said: "#3 tonight for me and yes, Shosana’s new song replaced Be Kind, Rewind. Stunned once again at how many changes have been made in only a week (most for the better though I miss the post bow scene). Truly enough changes that I think CoffeeBreak should pretend to see the show again."

What did you think about the song?

hayden6 said: "Ensemble1665759202 said: "#3 tonight for me and yes, Shosana’s new song replaced Be Kind, Rewind. Stunned once again at how many changes have been made in only a week (most for the better though I miss the post bow scene). Truly enough changes that I think CoffeeBreak should pretend to see the show again."

What did you think about the song?"

I liked it. It was much more upbeat and driving than Be Kind, Rewind if that makes sense. Thematically it was more about a Lucy herself and finding a sense of purpose in her life, but the overarching message of the song still fit into the video store setting and references.

They replaced “Be Kind, Rewind”??? Wow, they are listening.

Expensive production - multiple sets, including an elevator stage left. Flying by Foy - not impressive as I've seen the flying since Peter Pan. However, anyone not familiar will be pleased. Shoshana- wonderful. The story takes too long to get the subject. The beginning is dreary.

For context, I have never seen the film, so I went into this blind minus knowing it was "about"vampires.

Also, I won the lottery for the Wednesday 4/15 evening show, and got left center orchestra Row B (third row) - full view, but some set pieces did cause me to look very "up" but nothing id argue was uncomfortable. In fact, I really enjoyed being so close!

Some bullet point thoughts:

• Shoshana is a star, and her Act 2 duet with Paul is my fave number in the show. That said, I do not think she is a lock for a Featured Actress nom.
• Otherwise, I found the score mostly bland, and very ballad heavy. Not to say the songs were bad particularly, they just all felt too similar. I will still buy the cast album though, as a collector.
• Speaking of Paul, he is so vocally talented, but I often feel bad that he is so often in bad shows (Margaritaville, Dr. Zhivago) or underwritten roles (this one)
• Hot take: the flying in HPCC is better, even 7 years on, than the flying in Lost Boys. I was close and could see the wires - I could not say the same from my multiple HPCC viewings over the years.
• I enjoyed the queer awakening that was Sam's superhero number in Act 2, and it seemed the audience did too.
• Had no one posted about the now cut post-curtain scene, I never would've known it existed haha
• The set and lighting are the stars of this production, for me. The levels, the set coming in and out, from above AND below the stage is just so impressive.
• I think im a bit confused at some recent comments saying Shoshana's Be Kind, Rewind song had been cut (for a new number) cuz it was definitely in the show the night I attended 2 days ago
• Ali Louis is underutilized. I wanted more scary/horror vibes and I just didn't get that, and I dont blame him at all for it.
• The big finale scenes all felt so anti-climactic. Ali falling in slow motion into the pit after being what im calling "hug-stabbed" and the fireball that accompanied Paul's death being nowhere even close to him, as to create any kind of illusion. (I get the safety of it all, but like then just dont do it...)
• I think this gets a Best Musical nom, just by default due to the light season, but it is not a front runner, and I actually dont see it winning any Tonys (think Mean Girls - many noms, no wins)
• I was never once really compelled to cheer, meaning I never really got emotionally invested in any number or moment, minus "Wild" and to a lesser extent the Superhero song for the LGBTQ+ of it all; I clapped after every number like I'm supposed to, and that was basically all I felt. When im hootin' and hollerin' up a storm at Titanique or Cats, to me that shows that this show didn't really do much for me.

I wonder if the show will be eligible for Best Original Score, given a handful of major songs (“Secret Comes Out”, “Time To Kill”, “My Heart With You”, and the finale “If We Make It Through the Night”) are pre-existing Rescues songs that have been retooled for the show, but mostly have been scrubbed from their original releases on streaming for some reason.

SPOILER, GUESS ONLY: This jump scare everyone mentions strikes me as having origins as far back as the original Carrie (which I saw twice). Anyone else? The Virginia Theatre (dubbed thus then) was painted black, and house to show had no fade for the overture, just an earsplitting sound then crash to full black. And then the infectious Starobin orchestration of "And Eve Was Weak"/"The Destruction." I felt deja vu reading these accounts.

thearbiter said: "I wonder if the show will be eligible for Best Original Score, given a handful of major songs (“Secret Comes Out”, “Time To Kill”, “My Heart With You”, and the finale “If We Make It Through the Night”) are pre-existing Rescues songs that have been retooled for the show, but mostly have been scrubbed from their original releases on streaming for some reason."

Kinda surprised so many skated past this. Why would they scrub the songs if they were already out? The Rescues did an interview with Paul Wortek, and they talk a LOT about "If We Make It Through The Night" without mentioning that it was a previously written song. In fact, they go on to mention they had cut the original finale and that Through The Night was written as the replacement. The song came out in 2020 from what I could find.

Ensemble1665759202 said: "violetsandroses said: "thearbiter said: "I wonder if the show will be eligible for Best Original Score, given a handful of major songs (“Secret Comes Out”, “Time To Kill”, “My Heart With You”, and the finale “If We Make It Through the Night”) are pre-existing Rescues songs that have been retooled for the show, but mostly have been scrubbed from their original releases on streaming for some reason."

Kinda surprised so many skated past this. Why would they scrub the songs if they were already out? The Rescues did an interview with Paul Wortek, and they talk a LOT about "If We Make It Through The Night" without mentioning that it was a previously written song. In fact, they go on to mention they had cut the original finale and that Through The Night was written as the replacement. The song came out in 2020 from what I could find."

Cause clearly greater than 50% of the score is new, so it'll be eligible."

Regardless of eligibility, I think it's a weird look either way to pretend every song is newly written for the show when that's not the case.