+ BenjaminNicholas Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Saw it tonight. A solid, appropriately loud and techno-designed version of this long standing rock opera. It's had several months to preview and clean up in Chicago at The Goodman and it's come onto Broadway in fighting shape. In typical Des McAnuff style, there's a lot of LED lighting and high-def screens, all used creatively to tell the story. Alison Luff, Adam Jacobs and Ali Bourzgui are standouts. The music requires a healthy range and the leads made it sound effortless. HIghly recommend this show if you're a fan of The Who. + WilliamM, + jrhoutex and thomas 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becket Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 After seeing the movie Tommy as a kid, Ann Margaret made me straight for about a day and a half. Gorgeous! + azdr0710, thomas and + BenjaminNicholas 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ BenjaminNicholas Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 14 hours ago, Becket said: After seeing the movie Tommy as a kid, Ann Margaret made me straight for about a day and a half. Gorgeous! Fuck, she was foxy, no? She did that for me with Bye Bye Birdie. Just insanely beautiful (and talented). + Vegas_Millennial, pubic_assistance and Becket 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samhexum Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 15 hours ago, Becket said: After seeing the movie Tommy as a kid, Ann Margaret made me straight for about a day and a half. Gorgeous! 1 hour ago, BenjaminNicholas said: Fuck, she was foxy, no? She did that for me with Bye Bye Birdie. Just insanely beautiful (and talented). How could neither of you mention her sexiest role?!?!? On 3/27/2024 at 11:50 PM, BenjaminNicholas said: Saw it tonight. A solid, appropriately loud and techno-designed version of this long standing rock opera. It's had several months to preview and clean up in Chicago at The Goodman and it's come onto Broadway in fighting shape. In typical Des McAnuff style, there's a lot of LED lighting and high-def screens, all used creatively to tell the story. Alison Luff, Adam Jacobs and Ali Bourzgui are standouts. The music requires a healthy range and the leads made it sound effortless. HIghly recommend this show if you're a fan of The Who. The NY Post raved. Becket, + Vegas_Millennial, thomas and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali Gator Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 I saw the original TOMMY musical when it toured my city 30 years ago (my friend and I were subscribers to the theater back then). We both had no desire to see this - we simply weren't in the mood that night and we weren't 'Who' fans (we were 30 at the time, both saw the movie in the 70s and didn't remember much of the story). Begrudgingly, we ended up at the theater - and had the best night of our lives. The show was incredible (especially for a 'tour' show). We were mesmerized that Friday night, and bought tickets to the Saturday matinee. We were fascinated once again. I bought the cast musical (double CD) and played it every day for about a year. I'm going to try to get to NYC and see the revival. What's keeping me away is the price of hotels and tickets to the show - everything is still out of whack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ BenjaminNicholas Posted April 3 Author Share Posted April 3 2 hours ago, Ali Gator said: What's keeping me away is the price of hotels and tickets to the show - everything is still out of whack. That's not going to change anytime soon. There's no longer a shoulder/off-season in NYC. Broadway ticket prices aren't going down either. TDF, TKTS, digital lotteries, etc, are all the way to go for discounts. Becket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Vegas_Millennial Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 On 3/28/2024 at 10:31 PM, samhexum said: How could neither of you mention her sexiest role?!?!? That was Ann MargROCK + BenjaminNicholas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc in Calif Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 (edited) On 3/27/2024 at 8:50 PM, BenjaminNicholas said: Alison Luff, Adam Jacobs and Ali Bourzgui are standouts. The music requires a healthy range and the leads made it sound effortless. Edited April 4 by Marc in Calif + augustus, Ali Gator and thomas 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortCutie7 Posted Saturday at 02:12 AM Share Posted Saturday at 02:12 AM I saw this tonight… outstanding vocals/performances, great music, and impressive production. But what an awful book… and I like pretty much everything 🤯 + BenjaminNicholas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ BenjaminNicholas Posted Saturday at 03:53 AM Author Share Posted Saturday at 03:53 AM (edited) 1 hour ago, ShortCutie7 said: I saw this tonight… outstanding vocals/performances, great music, and impressive production. But what an awful book… and I like pretty much everything 🤯 The story isn't for everyone. It's not what I'd consider ultra-audience friendly. But then again, it doesn't take much for someone to quickly google a plot synopsis before seeing a show. Trigger warnings annoy the fuck outta me. Edited Saturday at 03:53 AM by BenjaminNicholas thomas and ShortCutie7 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortCutie7 Posted Saturday at 04:27 AM Share Posted Saturday at 04:27 AM 28 minutes ago, BenjaminNicholas said: The story isn't for everyone. It's not what I'd consider ultra-audience friendly. But then again, it doesn't take much for someone to quickly google a plot synopsis before seeing a show. Trigger warnings annoy the fuck outta me. Agreed. I did have a general idea of the subject matter going in but admittedly had to look up what happened during the first 20ish minutes because it was NOT clear at all. I’ve always wanted to see this show because I love the song “Pinball Wizard” and then listened to some of the other songs which I also really liked. The plot started off hard to follow (as I wrote above), then turned disturbing, then stupid. I was actually contemplating leaving at intermission for the first time in my life but I stayed because the singing was incredible and I wanted to hear some of the act two songs. + BenjaminNicholas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skynyc Posted Saturday at 12:51 PM Share Posted Saturday at 12:51 PM I was impressed by every aspect of the show. Performances, vocals, projections, production value...but was completely unmoved by any of it. Not sorry to have seen...we had good seats, (and no one directly in front of us); I just didn't connect with it at all. I would recommend to Who fans, but there's a lot on the boards now, and I'd see it fairly quick. It only got one Tony nomination, (Best Revival/Musical) and that is one of the few catagories this year that is a total lock: Merrily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samhexum Posted Saturday at 06:23 PM Share Posted Saturday at 06:23 PM ShortCutie7 and thomas 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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