Hey, I get your aversion to the Disney shows, but we just took my 7 year olds to see "Aladdin", and it was phenomenal. The Genie was evocative of Robin Williams'' performance while still being distinct (and the performer - who was a standby! - absolutely blew the roof off the theater), the stagecraft was fantastic (honestly, I've been in and around theater for a LONG time and I couldn't figure out how they rigged the flying carpet) and the changes to the book made a lot of sense (Apu is replaced by 3 thief "brothers in arms", Iago is a human sidekick rather than a bird). I get that it's not everyone's cup of tea, but don't knock it 'till you've tried it.
On Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 5:55:50 PM UTC-4 Melissa P wrote: > Sorry for the delayed response. > > I usually try to make it to Broadway at least twice a year (spring and > fall), so I'm always interested in suggestions, and I really appreciate > those posted here. > > I put shows into 3 categories. > > 1. Must see on Broadway because the story really appeals to me, or > because I want to see certain cast members. Examples:* The Band's Visit*, > *Funny Girl* > > 2. Shows I am happy to see on tour, usually at the National Theater or at > the Kennedy Center. For example, I hope to go to the tours of *Back to > the Future*, *Shucked*, and* A Beautiful Noise.* > > 3. Shows I won't see anywhere, for example, *Wicked*, any Disney show. > > I do have one recommendation that hasn't been mentioned here. It's a > play, not a musical, and Anderson Cooper did a segment on *Sixty Minutes* > about it. It's currently Off Broadway -- *Here There Are Blueberries*. > I saw a production of it here in DC at the Shakespeare Theater and thought > everything about it was superb. (BTW I also saw *Swept* *Away* at Arena > Stage here, which is moving to Broadway -- great drama, great music.) > > As an aside, I saw a fun, unusual show last week -- the 3 original > actresses who played the teenage girls in* Hairspray* put on a show, > "Mama I'm a Big Girl Now," at the theater of a local community center. > > After the Tonys tonight, which has always been my favorite awards show, > I'll make a decision on what I want to see of this year's new shows. > > > On Wed, Jun 12, 2024 at 7:22 PM Dave Sikula <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Now you've got me. Looks like the things I would recommend will be closed >> by August. "Water for Elephants" and "Illinoise" got very good reviews, but >> neither was to my taste. The latest entry in the "Forbidden Broadway" >> series opens in August, but probably depends on an awareness of what's >> playing. >> >> "Hadestown" was very good, but depends on one's taste for sort-of bluesy >> rock. My wife enjoyed "Six," which is light and frothy. "Stereophonic" is >> great, but 3 hours and 20 minutes (though it doesn't seem that long). It's >> a play, but there's a lot of music in it. (It's set in the 70s and is about >> a Fleetwood Mac-like band trying to record their new album.) I have no >> interest in "Once Upon a Mattress," but it got good enough reviews to >> transfer from Encores to the Hudson, and when cast like this, Sutton Foster >> is entertaining. >> >> Doubtless, something else will come along by then. >> >> --Dave Sikula >> >> >> On Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 12:29:17 PM PDT, PGage <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> I like okays. It my wife prefers Musicals. So, probably musicals… >> >> Sent from Gmail Mobile >> >> >> On Wed, 12 Jun 2024 at 11:36 AM Dave Sikula <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Plays or musicals or does it matter? >> >> —Dave Sikula >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Jun 12, 2024, at 6:40 AM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> We are going to NYC in August to see our daughters and want to take them >> to a show. What are a couple at top of your list? >> >> Sent from Gmail Mobile >> >> >> On Wed, 12 Jun 2024 at 2:58 AM 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> Unfortunately, they'll also have writers, when the most entertaining part >> of the strike-bound shows were introductions and speeches without the >> strained banter. >> >> I've made my distaste for competitive arts award shows known here, but I >> must say that the Tonys gets it right more often than not, and this has >> been a particularly good year on Broadway, "Hell's Kitchen" notwithstanding. >> >> --Dave Sikula >> >> On Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 1:47:37 PM UTC-7 Bob Jersey wrote: >> >> After the strikes pushed them way uptown to that >> artistically-heavy-but-virtually-parking-free joint uptown, they're back to >> a place more familiar to the Broadway industry, the Koch Theater at Lincoln >> Center, which sadly does not have a wall that comes down between production >> numbers and awards, making any transitions transparent to the audience... >> THR talks with producers Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss about it... >> >> https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/tonys-producers-show-stereophonic-1235919959/ >> (link) >> B >> >> -- >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/c587ceec-cd33-4935-9925-f0dbe46568f7n%40googlegroups.com.
