Absolutely!I thought Michael Faist was amazing.
Absolutely!I thought Michael Faist was amazing.
saw Spongebob a few weeks ago and it was LIFE-CHANGING. Such a fun and creative production. Ethan Slater is adorable as Spongebob. We have tickets to see it again as a family in January and I can't wait for my family to see it!
Had to start a new post just for Dear Evan Hansen but ........WOW! I believe that was the most incredible piece that I’ve seen performed on Broadway (sorry Hamilton, but you’re a close second). Ben Platt has an out of body experience! His acting.....I just can’t even describe. Feel extremely lucky to have been able to see the original cast (no understudies performed when I saw it) and will cherish this memory forever.
I really hope this show get the tony.Saw the Mean Girls pre-Broadway tryout in DC last night. The songs aren't super memorable, but gosh is that show hilarious. I enjoyed it more than I was expecting to. Definitely worth seeing, if not "high art" or anything.
I did find it confusing but not really well written or well made songs at all. ButI do think I am in the minority .My husband and I went to see Wicked last month, it was okay. I didn't care for it because I kind of got confused halfway, .
I found out that someone I know saw "Hedwig" 12 times. But he warned me "It's NOT a Disney-type show".
If only there were actors that could play the role of CharlieI realized I didn't give updates on shows I re-visited this week.
Kinky Boots - Like others I went for Brendan Urie but realized it has been almost 5 years since I saw it so was nice to revisit. I thought Brendan was just okay. He sings beautifully (I love Panic and have since high school) but his acting needs some time. We saw it the first show so there were also just a ton of people who acted like they've never been in a theater before. Some shows can take that kind of audience reaction (American Idiot was one) and some actors/actresses are pros at handling it but this group just wasn't. Brendan's entrance is a speaking entrance and so the entrance applause causes a stop and well first night the actress playing the fiance didn't allow the stop so her entire first few sentences were drown out missing a whole nuance to the plot. Charlie is just a pretty flatly written role as well. I think Brendan could have really flourished in say Priscilla where he would have had a lot to work with and a little more fun of a role. He really seemed to fit in the final scene.
With that said the current gentleman playing Lola is amazing. Still tears during Not My Father's Son.
Great Comet - Still a fun night of theater. It is definitely different then anything else out there. This was my 4th visit and still having fun. I can't wait to see what the next Pierre does with the role. I think the more I see it the more I actually fall in love with it.