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shadowkat1. Watching the Tony's. They just did a performance from Mean Girls -- and I don't know, that's the worst thing I've seen on the Tony's. It was horrible. No interest in seeing that, not that I thought much of the movie. Meanwhile the My Fair Lady number was marvelous..whoever is playing Eliza has some pipes.
I considered getting tickets to "Angel's in America" -- I did see the PBS televised version of the previous presentation, along with the miniseries. But...it's not the price that scared me off. Although it's not cheap. It's the fact that I am six foot and have to sit in a small seat for three hours and thirty minutes for the first night, and four hours and fifteen minutes the next night. I can barely stand sitting in a movie theater for three hours with my lower back issues. And Broadway theaters are not designed for people with long legs. Porgy and Bess which was three hours just about killed me. Sorry, Lee Pace and Nathan Lane aren't worth the excruciating pain.
Getting tickets for a lot of things are close to impossible. Springsteen on Broadway requires a lottery, so does Hamilton, and Harry Potter. The trick? Go to something that isn't popular.
Spongebob Square Pants performance was...just weird. Good. But weird. I was however impressed by the commercial before it -- which was a woman proposing to another woman in Vegas, and that they got married there with their family and friends in attendance. That's the first time I've seen that type of commercial on network television. I mean I remember when it was a big deal that Willow and Tara kissed on Buffy, now a commercial on CBS has two women kissing and getting married.
The only musical nominated for a Tony that I'm tempted to see that I could get tickets for without entering a lottery, is probably Carousel -- which is a controversial musical, but has an interesting cast. Although I'm admittedly curious about "The Band's Visit" which just won best Book of a Musical. (I bet it wins best musical. It's the only one that has any depth and isn't based on a movie.)
In fact, my bets:
"The Band's Visit" best musical [ETA - I think it won.]
"Carousel" - best revival [ETA - Once on This Island]
"Angel's in America" - best revival of a play (ETA -- right]
"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" best play [ETA -- right]
Will let you know if I'm right.
wow, Mikal Barysivokof looks amazing for his age. Still has a thick Russian accent. And they picked an interesting bit from it -- dancing on a whaling ship.
Oh, and the sequel to Mamma Mia looks like a lot of fun. (Admittedly I liked the first movie and the B-way show, because FUN. And own it on DVD. Again - FUN!)
And the Tony's had a performance by the Parkland Student Drama/Theater Department singing "Seasons of Love" from Rent.
[ETA: Apparently Robert Deniro said Fuck Trump on TV, but they bleeped it out. I don't understand this. If you are willing to show rape, graphic violence, people fucking each other, torture, decapitation, etc and well various racial slurs -- why can't you use the F word? Seriously. It's just a word. I had to check it out on Variety - and read some of the comments, and thought -- I wish I lived in Australia instead. Half are supporters, the other half are going AAAACK! AAAACK! How is it this happening?? ]
2. Finished watching the following television series:
* The Resident -- parts of it are really good. The whole section focusing on the Nigerian Resident and the attending, Dr. August, who thinks he's god's gift, was excellent. Also, the bit where Bell throws Dr. Lane under the bus to save the hospital and himself, only to find himself staring across the table at Conrad's Dad -- was a great pay-off.
I like it and will stick with it -- has some fun characters, also love the lead cast. Emily Van Camp, Matt Czurchy, the actress playing the Nigerian Doctor (who is my favorite character but I can't spell or pronounce her name), Bruce Greenwood, and the guy playing the other Resident. This has potential.
* Little Women - eh, still dislike Amy. Still feel sorry for Laurie. Although totally get why Joe went for the Professor -- I would have too. Laurie would have driven me crazy.
It's closer to the books than the movie versions are in some respects or so I'm told.
I thought it was going to be a four-five part miniseries, and deeply detailed. Eh, no. It was just four hours. With a lot of the back-end rushed, and more focus on the father. Who is played by an actor that I kept trying to place. Actually both the actress playing Meg and the father -- I had troubles placing. I recognized Emily Watson and Angela Langsbury of course.
I considered getting tickets to "Angel's in America" -- I did see the PBS televised version of the previous presentation, along with the miniseries. But...it's not the price that scared me off. Although it's not cheap. It's the fact that I am six foot and have to sit in a small seat for three hours and thirty minutes for the first night, and four hours and fifteen minutes the next night. I can barely stand sitting in a movie theater for three hours with my lower back issues. And Broadway theaters are not designed for people with long legs. Porgy and Bess which was three hours just about killed me. Sorry, Lee Pace and Nathan Lane aren't worth the excruciating pain.
Getting tickets for a lot of things are close to impossible. Springsteen on Broadway requires a lottery, so does Hamilton, and Harry Potter. The trick? Go to something that isn't popular.
Spongebob Square Pants performance was...just weird. Good. But weird. I was however impressed by the commercial before it -- which was a woman proposing to another woman in Vegas, and that they got married there with their family and friends in attendance. That's the first time I've seen that type of commercial on network television. I mean I remember when it was a big deal that Willow and Tara kissed on Buffy, now a commercial on CBS has two women kissing and getting married.
The only musical nominated for a Tony that I'm tempted to see that I could get tickets for without entering a lottery, is probably Carousel -- which is a controversial musical, but has an interesting cast. Although I'm admittedly curious about "The Band's Visit" which just won best Book of a Musical. (I bet it wins best musical. It's the only one that has any depth and isn't based on a movie.)
In fact, my bets:
"The Band's Visit" best musical [ETA - I think it won.]
"Carousel" - best revival [ETA - Once on This Island]
"Angel's in America" - best revival of a play (ETA -- right]
"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" best play [ETA -- right]
Will let you know if I'm right.
wow, Mikal Barysivokof looks amazing for his age. Still has a thick Russian accent. And they picked an interesting bit from it -- dancing on a whaling ship.
Oh, and the sequel to Mamma Mia looks like a lot of fun. (Admittedly I liked the first movie and the B-way show, because FUN. And own it on DVD. Again - FUN!)
And the Tony's had a performance by the Parkland Student Drama/Theater Department singing "Seasons of Love" from Rent.
[ETA: Apparently Robert Deniro said Fuck Trump on TV, but they bleeped it out. I don't understand this. If you are willing to show rape, graphic violence, people fucking each other, torture, decapitation, etc and well various racial slurs -- why can't you use the F word? Seriously. It's just a word. I had to check it out on Variety - and read some of the comments, and thought -- I wish I lived in Australia instead. Half are supporters, the other half are going AAAACK! AAAACK! How is it this happening?? ]
2. Finished watching the following television series:
* The Resident -- parts of it are really good. The whole section focusing on the Nigerian Resident and the attending, Dr. August, who thinks he's god's gift, was excellent. Also, the bit where Bell throws Dr. Lane under the bus to save the hospital and himself, only to find himself staring across the table at Conrad's Dad -- was a great pay-off.
I like it and will stick with it -- has some fun characters, also love the lead cast. Emily Van Camp, Matt Czurchy, the actress playing the Nigerian Doctor (who is my favorite character but I can't spell or pronounce her name), Bruce Greenwood, and the guy playing the other Resident. This has potential.
* Little Women - eh, still dislike Amy. Still feel sorry for Laurie. Although totally get why Joe went for the Professor -- I would have too. Laurie would have driven me crazy.
It's closer to the books than the movie versions are in some respects or so I'm told.
I thought it was going to be a four-five part miniseries, and deeply detailed. Eh, no. It was just four hours. With a lot of the back-end rushed, and more focus on the father. Who is played by an actor that I kept trying to place. Actually both the actress playing Meg and the father -- I had troubles placing. I recognized Emily Watson and Angela Langsbury of course.
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Date: 2018-06-12 02:13 am (UTC)Exactly. If you don't have back issues or long legs ...it's okay. But I almost died watching Porgy and Bess. And for American in Paris? I went out of my way to get back row, Orchestra, aisle, with a chair for my Dad to sit in. Even Pippin was painful -- I sat on the aisle towards the back in the Orchestra, so I could stretch at least one leg out.
The dang things are all long. Typical running time for a musical is anywhere from two-three hours. Plays can be shorter 1-2 hours. Once On this Island, may be doable, it's theater in the round at 90 minutes, but it's also pricey, over $100 per ticket. The Band's Visit is more possible -- if you get Mezzaine, which may have more leg room, but less visibility. After seeing Mac the Knife with Alan Cummings from the upper balcony at Studio 54, Wicked from the Mezzaine (balcony) and Cabaret from the upper balcony at Studio 54 -- I decided never again. You can barely see them.
And I lost half the dialogue and lyrics.
So, either fork out the money, or pass and see off-off-off Broadway shows. The Roundabout Theater is one of the few in which every seat is good and they aren't painful.