I have no problem with the quality of Disney productions. Much of the music is very good, for example. I think Disney shows are great -- for children. Shows aimed at children just don't appeal to me. Even as a kid, my parents couldn't get me to watch Disney shows, with maybe an exception or two. And no one in my family has any kind of appreciation for cartoons.
Funny story: The thing I miss most about working is access to the Help Desk. When the Aladdin DVD came out, I bought a copy at Target. I told our tech guy that if he could extract the video for "Proud of Your Boy," he could have the DVD for his three little girls. He was happy to do it. You probably don't have to guess who sang the song -- on the DVD version. It did not make the film. But now I understand that it's in the Broadway production. On Mon, Jun 17, 2024 at 12:45 PM M-D November <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/c587ceec-cd33-4935-9925-f0dbe46568f7n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. 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