THE LOST BOYS Previews — Page 8

Are the Elvira’s still there? Please tell me they are.

Jordan Catalano said: "Are the Elvira’s still there? Please tell me they are."

If that’s what they were supposed to be, then yes

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• Song cut - there was a song early in Act 1 for Sam that was cut completely

Was it the song in the comic shop about him running away from things?"

Yeah that's the one. Was gone last night."

That's a surprising cut, especially since his big act two song with the superheroes is a direct response to it."

It was still there. It's called "That's Not Me".

There are so many things that need to go"

Agree !
The opening, the post scene, the mosh pit, superheroes, sho spinning, and stars act two song be gone !

There was a new song list?

It may have been. Friend went last night and there was no insert, but they don't do them sometimes for a day or two. Tuesday it was in. She complained about the length of both acts (among other things).

Updated On: 4/2/26 at 04:36 PM

The Stranger Things: The Last Show flying and special effects are so good The Lost Boys doing the same with more people at once (and being able to see the double wires) doesn't hit hard. But for young audiences who maybe haven't seen ST maybe it does.

Bless those people in the front row (box office rush) because that stage is high

I also attended the Saturday matinee 4/4 and overall I truly have no idea how I felt about the show.

It's incredibly entertaining start to finish, sometimes in positive and promising ways, other times because it's baffling in many ways.

Tonally, act 1 feels like a horror movie or thriller, perhaps more successfully than any other horror/thriller musical I've seen before, but then act 2 plays like a campy comedy almost start to finish until the (wildly anticlimactic) final confrontation which is over and done in about 2 minutes.

The score is akin to The Outsiders with the volume amped up to an 11. Similarly lyrically unspecific, but tuneful and well performed by the cast. The vocals across the board were very impressive. The standout song for m was Shoshana's "Wild" in act 2. One of the real songs of character development. Can also easily point to at least 2 numbers that should be cut because they serve minimal purpose and at least in one case is so confusingly staged (the superhero number, well-delivered but a moment of REAL camp).

The technical elements are really something to behold, clearly no expense was spared. The set is massive and well-used with tons of tricks and hidden areas. In an era where everything is stripped down and minimalist, it's exciting to see a truly massive set. The effects are well done (save a pyrotechnic late in act 2 that just looked a little silly to me).

As I said before, the vocals of the cast are very exciting, not just the principals, but the ensemble harmonies are really beautiful. The mics can probably be turned down a SMIDGE since pretty much everyone onstage is a vocal powerhouse.

The cast is doing as much as they can despite a number of the roles being very under-written. This is the most I've been impressed with Shoshana Bean, she's trying her best to imbue her role with heart and humanity and provide an emotional center to a show that is SO big. She sounds great, even though her "Be Kind Rewind" song should absolutely be cut.

Ali Louis Bourzgui is really establishing himself as someone to watch. He is just magnetic onstage, sexy and charming smooth as silk vocals and a real star quality to him.

Pierce Wheeler was on for Benjamin Pajak and I thought he was excellent. Would not have known it was his first time on for the role (and his second principal role in less than a week). He was assured, confident, and made the character so easy to root for. Cannot wait to see what he does next.

LJ Benet is solid, I didn't get a real sense of personality or star quality from him, but I don't know if that's him as a performer or the way the role is written.

The rest of the cast is largely good, Maria Wirries has a really powerful voice though I found her a bit lacking in the book scenes. Paul Nolan was...this was not his best work. He isn't given much of a character to play and act 1 felt like he was trying very hard to play at "I'm just a sweet lil nerdy guy" and then act 2 he had to speed-run the rest of his arc. He has his standard "screlt as high as you can in the middle of a song" moment in act 2 and delivers well. It just felt like an uneven performance.

Overall, terribly entertaining but I don't know where I fall on the actual quality of the show. That being said, I'd give this Best Musical before giving it to Two Strangers. Will revisit post-opening and see how the show has been finalized.

Half of the audience was full of Tik tokers and friends. They have a table in the lobby for them set up with free cups etc

On reddit most people believe this is winning Best Musical, haven't seen yet (May 6!), but it doesnt feel like a Best Musical winner of the 2020's

Certainly, but I don't, maybe if something is changeling TWO STRANGERS, maybe will be SCHMIGADOON? The early word of mouth seems more likely. The amount of criticism to Lost Boys score kinda makes me doubt it could win.

MadsonMelo said: "On reddit most people believe this is winning Best Musical, haven't seen yet (May 6!), but it doesnt feel like a Best Musical winner of the 2020's"

The stans over on Reddit are just that. They have severe tunnel vision.

Two Strangers is simple but in all ways, as a show, better without the flash.

Brief tech hold at the matinee today after the motorcycles. I think the orchestra lift didn’t come up properly.

Act I is solid. This cast is great. Love the sets and lights. Score is good. I can see the ballad heavy complaint but it flowed really well. The flying is very good.