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HATED Redmayne...blamed the direction. Missed Lambert because I was afraid it would be the same. Then friends saw Peck and raved and so I went back. And yes, he was terrific...an entirely different show. No interest in Porter. 
For the sake of the working cast/crew, I hope it lasts through October. 

HATED Redmayne...blamed the direction. Missed Lambert because I was afraid it would be the same. Then friends saw Peck and raved and so I went back. And yes, he was terrific...an entirely different show. No interest in Porter. 
For the sake of the working cast/crew, I hope it lasts through October. 

Final performance was great. I got a ticket with Audience Reward points, and friends stood in line for standing room. I got there early to get a shirt, but the merch was completely sold out except for the Pudgy stuffed dogs. Jasmine got a minute long ovation when the spotlight hit her when the curtain rose. And huge applause for each characters entrance. The conductor really ran the pace...lots of big numbers could have had more sustained applause, and several folks were jumping to their feet after every number (Oy.) Ainsley started to break during the first slow line of Just Around the Corner...and the extended cheer got him back on track. Jasmine got a full two minute standing ovation after Something to Cheer About at the end. Her make-up was almost running. Jerry Mitchell came out at the end and gave a quick thank you to all, but didnt' call crew onto the stage. Said that Boop will "be around" hinting at tour, perhaps. So glad to have gone one more time. I think my seventh time...counting one in Chicago.
 

Final performance was great. I got a ticket with Audience Reward points, and friends stood in line for standing room. I got there early to get a shirt, but the merch was completely sold out except for the Pudgy stuffed dogs. Jasmine got a minute long ovation when the spotlight hit her when the curtain rose. And huge applause for each characters entrance. The conductor really ran the pace...lots of big numbers could have had more sustained applause, and several folks were jumping to their feet after every number (Oy.) Ainsley started to break during the first slow line of Just Around the Corner...and the extended cheer got him back on track. Jasmine got a full two minute standing ovation after Something to Cheer About at the end. Her make-up was almost running. Jerry Mitchell came out at the end and gave a quick thank you to all, but didnt' call crew onto the stage. Said that Boop will "be around" hinting at tour, perhaps. So glad to have gone one more time. I think my seventh time...counting one in Chicago.
 

It was a fun show, and I love Dave Yazbeck in general. No formulas in his writing. This wasn't my favorite and honestly, had it stayed off-Broadway, I think it might have developed a real following. But hard to recommend in a season so packed with more traditional fare. And honestly, you're right about the Tony song, ending with the "Your mama's dead...And so are you!" song wasn't the best choice. 

I found the book of SMASH to be so implausible that it irked me. The talent on stage being underused in a parody of the industry. SPOILERS. The ha-ha treatment of both pill addition and alcoholism, and the laxative scene with no repercussion, other than it backfired on him. And even in our "woke" society...I don't think that anyone would scream "body-shaming" over reluctance to cast a plus-sized woman as Marilyn Monroe. The inanity got in the way of my being simply entertained. 
That all being said...the cast is amazing. Brooks is doing his usual schtick, wonderfully. Robyn is a true triple-threat. Krsytal and John are terrific. I walked out more sad than thrilled. 
Boop, on the other hand, carried me along, almost completely because Jasmine Amy Rogers is so exceptional. Of course, the costumes and dancing didn't hurt. This is the one I am sending people to. I will probably go again. 

I saw the workshop last Summer in a church basement, and saw an early preview. They've tweaked and tightened a lot. It's a terrific BIO musical. And I generally don't care for them. But this one is very solid, slickly done, and Jonathan Groff is so talented and natural, he's a pleasure to watch. They cover all the hits...and some of the "not-hits". LOL  Costumes and production are awesome. The Roses Dresses got applause at my performance. 
 

Echoing the above...you folks are troopers, putting up with us. LOL. I agree that a default "Everywhere" for search would be great, but it's pretty easy to use the drop down...I just have to remember. thank you again. 
 

Maybe -- but the only thing more annoying than bad ink are posts that are critical of bad ink or age or weight or hairiness or a million other physical features of providers. People on CoM need to stop body shaming AND stop yucking other people's yum/criticizing other people's preferences. 

Still don't understand why it's so difficult for posters to just put the darn city when making an inquiry about a provider. We shouldn't need a function for that. I posted about it before so has someone else more recently and yet many posters still won't do it. 
But thank you, moderators, for all your efforts on everything else.
This may already have been addressed, if so, I apologize, but will there ever a review forum again?

I saw an early preview of Smash and was disappointed. i liked, but not loved, the show, but the songs were great.  Well, the songs are still here in the musical, and some of the characters names are the same, but otherwise, the book is completely new...and not very good. There are so many little sub-plots, some of them quite dreadful. The talent on the stage is GREAT! Dancing is fun...(I liked Boop better)...and songs are mostly familiar from TV show. But I fear the critics with thrash it. (Or maybe they've fixed some of it.) 

I saw an early preview of Smash and was disappointed. i liked, but not loved, the show, but the songs were great.  Well, the songs are still here in the musical, and some of the characters names are the same, but otherwise, the book is completely new...and not very good. There are so many little sub-plots, some of them quite dreadful. The talent on the stage is GREAT! Dancing is fun...(I liked Boop better)...and songs are mostly familiar from TV show. But I fear the critics with thrash it. (Or maybe they've fixed some of it.) 

I am fairly adept at the tricks for deals, buying with advance coupons for Preview performances, opening day of the box office specials, and Audience Rewards. TodayTix sometimes has good sales. I am not great at the lottery thing...friends see most things this way, but my work schedule doesn't give me the flexibility. But when I think of what $921 would buy, I cannot rationalize it... Heck, it bugs me to pay more than $200, which I do on occasion. But word of mouth on Othello is not great, so that will be a pass.  
I paid $100 plus 500 Reward points for decent orchestra seat for Glengarry Glen Ross. Seat online selling for $429. Performances are great, but the audience cheered every monologue, every entrance, every slammed-door exit, so the continuity of the show was nil. Guessing 12 show-stopping cheers/ovations/clapping breaks in the second act alone. Not to mention the woman vomiting in the aisle during intermission. 
I do want to see Good Night and Good Luck, may get up early and stand in line for the front row rush. 
And Operation Mincement had a discount offer for $199! Oy. 
Thank heaven for Off-Broadway, but prices there are creeping up. A friend paid $150 for Grangeville at Signature last week. Great show, but I was glad to only have paid $80.  

I am fairly adept at the tricks for deals, buying with advance coupons for Preview performances, opening day of the box office specials, and Audience Rewards. TodayTix sometimes has good sales. I am not great at the lottery thing...friends see most things this way, but my work schedule doesn't give me the flexibility. But when I think of what $921 would buy, I cannot rationalize it... Heck, it bugs me to pay more than $200, which I do on occasion. But word of mouth on Othello is not great, so that will be a pass.  
I paid $100 plus 500 Reward points for decent orchestra seat for Glengarry Glen Ross. Seat online selling for $429. Performances are great, but the audience cheered every monologue, every entrance, every slammed-door exit, so the continuity of the show was nil. Guessing 12 show-stopping cheers/ovations/clapping breaks in the second act alone. Not to mention the woman vomiting in the aisle during intermission. 
I do want to see Good Night and Good Luck, may get up early and stand in line for the front row rush. 
And Operation Mincement had a discount offer for $199! Oy. 
Thank heaven for Off-Broadway, but prices there are creeping up. A friend paid $150 for Grangeville at Signature last week. Great show, but I was glad to only have paid $80.  

A new, completely original charmer, with an old-fashioned feel, directed by Jerry Mitchell whose mantra about theater is "Let's Have Fun!". 
After a long day of shooting her black and white shorts, Betty is exhausted and wants a vacation. She uses one of Grampy's wacky inventions to come to the "real world" and ends up in full color at New York ComiCon in 2025. Hijinks ensue. 
Book by Bob Martin who wrote the books of Drowsy Chaperone, Elf and The Prom doesn't disappoint. It's clever and funny and accessible. In jokes for the true-Boop fans, and contemporary moments. Score is David Foster's first, although he's written songs for Whitney, Celine, Buble, and Groban that you all know. And this score is actually hummable as you exit. 
Biggest name in the cast is Faith Prince making a fun return as Grampy's long lost love. Jasmine Amy Rogers is making her Broadway debut and is a true triple threat. Her beau, Dwayne is Ainsley Melham, who I would say is Australia's Christian Borle.
I saw this in Chicago a year ago, and loved it. Felt it needed some tweaks, which mostly have happened. First Preview last night and it's already on fire. 
A silly, feel-good entertainment for the whole family with lots of color (and black and white). Costumes by Gregg Barnes are extraordinary. And sets and projections are delightful in both Max Fleisher's World and NY 2025, which a charming Moon-crossover. 
 
 

A new, completely original charmer, with an old-fashioned feel, directed by Jerry Mitchell whose mantra about theater is "Let's Have Fun!". 
After a long day of shooting her black and white shorts, Betty is exhausted and wants a vacation. She uses one of Grampy's wacky inventions to come to the "real world" and ends up in full color at New York ComiCon in 2025. Hijinks ensue. 
Book by Bob Martin who wrote the books of Drowsy Chaperone, Elf and The Prom doesn't disappoint. It's clever and funny and accessible. In jokes for the true-Boop fans, and contemporary moments. Score is David Foster's first, although he's written songs for Whitney, Celine, Buble, and Groban that you all know. And this score is actually hummable as you exit. 
Biggest name in the cast is Faith Prince making a fun return as Grampy's long lost love. Jasmine Amy Rogers is making her Broadway debut and is a true triple threat. Her beau, Dwayne is Ainsley Melham, who I would say is Australia's Christian Borle.
I saw this in Chicago a year ago, and loved it. Felt it needed some tweaks, which mostly have happened. First Preview last night and it's already on fire. 
A silly, feel-good entertainment for the whole family with lots of color (and black and white). Costumes by Gregg Barnes are extraordinary. And sets and projections are delightful in both Max Fleisher's World and NY 2025, which a charming Moon-crossover. 
 
 

You're truly seeing the cream of the crop. I think you should also throw Maybe Happy Ending into the contention list. It's the most unexpected, and charming musical in a while. Don't let the description deter you. 

You're truly seeing the cream of the crop. I think you should also throw Maybe Happy Ending into the contention list. It's the most unexpected, and charming musical in a while. Don't let the description deter you. 

You're truly seeing the cream of the crop. I think you should also throw Maybe Happy Ending into the contention list. It's the most unexpected, and charming musical in a while. Don't let the description deter you. 

You're truly seeing the cream of the crop. I think you should also throw Maybe Happy Ending into the contention list. It's the most unexpected, and charming musical in a while. Don't let the description deter you. 

I raved about Boop in that thread. I will post on Sunday about Smash. I was fortunate to see Just In Time in the Workshop in a church basement on the Upper West Side. Bobby Darin is a complex role, and Groff is certainly up to it. Interestingly, his early life is what made him a star, and makes Act I a rollicking ride. And then he learned something about himself that sent him into a complete tailspin. The second act was less interesting because it dealt with this. His retreat from the world, his depression and foray into music that no one wanted from him. (Even if it was good.) I see it in a couple weeks and will be curious if they've tweaked the story-telling to make Act II more compelling. That being said, Groff, as usual is tremendous.  
Out of curiosity...what else is on your roster for May? Interested to know the "definites" on your list. 
 

A new, completely original charmer, with an old-fashioned feel, directed by Jerry Mitchell whose mantra about theater is "Let's Have Fun!". 
After a long day of shooting her black and white shorts, Betty is exhausted and wants a vacation. She uses one of Grampy's wacky inventions to come to the "real world" and ends up in full color at New York ComiCon in 2025. Hijinks ensue. 
Book by Bob Martin who wrote the books of Drowsy Chaperone, Elf and The Prom doesn't disappoint. It's clever and funny and accessible. In jokes for the true-Boop fans, and contemporary moments. Score is David Foster's first, although he's written songs for Whitney, Celine, Buble, and Groban that you all know. And this score is actually hummable as you exit. 
Biggest name in the cast is Faith Prince making a fun return as Grampy's long lost love. Jasmine Amy Rogers is making her Broadway debut and is a true triple threat. Her beau, Dwayne is Ainsley Melham, who I would say is Australia's Christian Borle.
I saw this in Chicago a year ago, and loved it. Felt it needed some tweaks, which mostly have happened. First Preview last night and it's already on fire. 
A silly, feel-good entertainment for the whole family with lots of color (and black and white). Costumes by Gregg Barnes are extraordinary. And sets and projections are delightful in both Max Fleisher's World and NY 2025, which a charming Moon-crossover. 
 
 

A new, completely original charmer, with an old-fashioned feel, directed by Jerry Mitchell whose mantra about theater is "Let's Have Fun!". 
After a long day of shooting her black and white shorts, Betty is exhausted and wants a vacation. She uses one of Grampy's wacky inventions to come to the "real world" and ends up in full color at New York ComiCon in 2025. Hijinks ensue. 
Book by Bob Martin who wrote the books of Drowsy Chaperone, Elf and The Prom doesn't disappoint. It's clever and funny and accessible. In jokes for the true-Boop fans, and contemporary moments. Score is David Foster's first, although he's written songs for Whitney, Celine, Buble, and Groban that you all know. And this score is actually hummable as you exit. 
Biggest name in the cast is Faith Prince making a fun return as Grampy's long lost love. Jasmine Amy Rogers is making her Broadway debut and is a true triple threat. Her beau, Dwayne is Ainsley Melham, who I would say is Australia's Christian Borle.
I saw this in Chicago a year ago, and loved it. Felt it needed some tweaks, which mostly have happened. First Preview last night and it's already on fire. 
A silly, feel-good entertainment for the whole family with lots of color (and black and white). Costumes by Gregg Barnes are extraordinary. And sets and projections are delightful in both Max Fleisher's World and NY 2025, which a charming Moon-crossover. 
 
 

A new, completely original charmer, with an old-fashioned feel, directed by Jerry Mitchell whose mantra about theater is "Let's Have Fun!". 
After a long day of shooting her black and white shorts, Betty is exhausted and wants a vacation. She uses one of Grampy's wacky inventions to come to the "real world" and ends up in full color at New York ComiCon in 2025. Hijinks ensue. 
Book by Bob Martin who wrote the books of Drowsy Chaperone, Elf and The Prom doesn't disappoint. It's clever and funny and accessible. In jokes for the true-Boop fans, and contemporary moments. Score is David Foster's first, although he's written songs for Whitney, Celine, Buble, and Groban that you all know. And this score is actually hummable as you exit. 
Biggest name in the cast is Faith Prince making a fun return as Grampy's long lost love. Jasmine Amy Rogers is making her Broadway debut and is a true triple threat. Her beau, Dwayne is Ainsley Melham, who I would say is Australia's Christian Borle.
I saw this in Chicago a year ago, and loved it. Felt it needed some tweaks, which mostly have happened. First Preview last night and it's already on fire. 
A silly, feel-good entertainment for the whole family with lots of color (and black and white). Costumes by Gregg Barnes are extraordinary. And sets and projections are delightful in both Max Fleisher's World and NY 2025, which a charming Moon-crossover. 
 
 

A new, completely original charmer, with an old-fashioned feel, directed by Jerry Mitchell whose mantra about theater is "Let's Have Fun!". 
After a long day of shooting her black and white shorts, Betty is exhausted and wants a vacation. She uses one of Grampy's wacky inventions to come to the "real world" and ends up in full color at New York ComiCon in 2025. Hijinks ensue. 
Book by Bob Martin who wrote the books of Drowsy Chaperone, Elf and The Prom doesn't disappoint. It's clever and funny and accessible. In jokes for the true-Boop fans, and contemporary moments. Score is David Foster's first, although he's written songs for Whitney, Celine, Buble, and Groban that you all know. And this score is actually hummable as you exit. 
Biggest name in the cast is Faith Prince making a fun return as Grampy's long lost love. Jasmine Amy Rogers is making her Broadway debut and is a true triple threat. Her beau, Dwayne is Ainsley Melham, who I would say is Australia's Christian Borle.
I saw this in Chicago a year ago, and loved it. Felt it needed some tweaks, which mostly have happened. First Preview last night and it's already on fire. 
A silly, feel-good entertainment for the whole family with lots of color (and black and white). Costumes by Gregg Barnes are extraordinary. And sets and projections are delightful in both Max Fleisher's World and NY 2025, which a charming Moon-crossover.