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Thanks for the great fun tonight, Head Over Heels!!!
Catch the Head Over Heels cast at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade tomorrow!
Love the feel-good story, the colorful characters, the fabulous choreographies by Spencer Liff and Ellenore Scott, and the catchy songs.
Shoutout to the dancers who filled the stage with so much energy: Amber Ardolino, Yurel Echezarreta, Ari Groover, Tanya Haglund, Greg Liles, Samantha Pollino, Justin Prescott, and Ricardo A. Zayas.
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A Chorus Line: An inspiring and emotional performance at New York City Center tonight. ❤️
So glad to see a live production of this musical. The show reminded me why I am in New York City and what we would do for love.
Shoutouts and thanks to everyone I’ve met in the dance and theatre community here. You all have so much spirit, courage, heart, and love in you. You are my inspiration. Keep reaching for your dreams. Best of luck to each one of you. Whatever happens, love will always be there. Love will be never gone. Someday when we look back, love is what we’ll remember. So keep doing what you do (we do) for love.
I just want to dance with you at the Prom tonight.
❤️❤️❤️ LOVE LOVE LOVE THE SHOW! ❤️❤️❤️
WOW!!! Love the script. Love the dancing and singing. Love the humor but also the heart-felt stories. Love the self-deprecating jokes about the liberal democrats on Broadway but also why we need theatre. The cast is fabulous from the leads to the entire triple-threat ensemble. …aaand the show is only in preview. Can’t wait to see the final production!!
Go see this absolutely fabulous show!!! I already got tickets to return next month. #theprommusical
I had an amazing time at the first preview of King Kong on October 5th!!!
Congratulations to Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Grant on your Broadway debut. You look incredible on stage, and I also can’t wait for your classes on contemporary partnering with Christopher & Lauren Grant to resume at Broadway Dance Center again!
Love the choreographies in the show; the use of movements and (the fairly minimal) props to paint the details in the narrative; and of course King Kong himself. The ginormous “puppet” weighs more than a ton. To raise its arm, a puppeteer needs to jump off 2-3 floors in height and use his/her body weight to pull the arm up. It’s both fascinating but also nerve wrecking to watch. The storytelling and the intimate bond between Ann and Kong almost moved me to tears in Act II.
Go see this magnificent show!!
Frozen, the Broadway Musical!!! I think I like the musical more than the movie!
Bravos to the talented cast. Caissie Levy had an amazing voice as Elsa. Patti Murin wonderfully brought out the playful and lovable character in Princess Anna. Major kudos to Greg Hildreth as Olaf including the voice, acting, puppeteering, and tap dancing! Andrew Pirozzi as Sven was lively and funny (and impressive for moving inside his ginormous reindeer costume all night). Last but not least, bravos to the ensemble of amazing dancers.
Costuming was gorgeous right from the opening scene. Non-stop beautiful choreographies brought out the best in the twirling dresses, and filled the stage with actions.
Set design (especially lighting design) was incredible and created an unforgettable magic-filled winter wonderland.
The plot twist involving Prince Hans of the Southern Isles was much better executed, and more believable in the musical than in the movie (which I had thought was a major weakness for the latter).
Altogether, I came out of the theater, liking the musical more than the movie!
p.s. Young princess Anna has a penguin!!!
This time last spring, my two favorite musicals were two unique productions, Come From Away and The Great Comet, that made their way to Broadway, and known for their distinct stage arrangements, storytelling, and immersive theatre.
This year, surprising even to myself, my two favorite musicals so far are the Disney- and Nickelodeon-productions of Frozen and SpongeBob, well polished and made straight for Broadway. Will Mean Girls, My Fair Lady, or Summer change my experience in the next three months??
Preview of “Carousel” at the Imperial Theatre tonight.
Wonderful dance scenes. Just wonderful. 😍 Love the opening Carousel Waltz by the company, and the equally lovely reprise in Act II by Louise and the company. I’m glad to finally see the story from which Christopher Wheeldon created his ballet, Carousel (A Dance).
The plot was dreadful though.
A violent man beats his wife. What kind of script writer puts in the line for the wife to say “But I’m happy.” 🤯 The said violent man kills himself rather than taking care of his unborn daughter, but God gives him a second chance to return to earth. He hits his (now teenage) daughter upon resurrection, and the daughter asks her mom “Is it possible for a man to beat you so hard but it doesn’t hurt?” 😠 Why do violent men deserve a second chance anyways? 😡 What about giving the women a real role? A real purpose other than to obey their man? Real agency to determine their own destiny?
Preview of “Escape to Margaritaville” on Wednesday, February 21.
The sold-out crowd on the first night of preview were so engaged, that they finished the Marquis Theatre’s entire supply of margaritas and set a new bar sales records.
The crowd was a lot thinner on this second night. The mezz was about 1/3 filled. The music was good. The title song “Escape to Margaritaville” was still the most memorable and recognizable score. The plot left much to be desired though.
Still such an amazing story after seeing the production for the fourth time. Bravos to Lexi Garcia and the cast for a wonderful performance. Thanks Amber Tacy for joining me and getting us into the backstage.
Saw excerpts from *nine* Broadway musicals and Vanessa Williams this afternoon at “Encores! Hey, Look Me Over!” presented by the New York City Center.
Some of my favorite moments:
“Look What Happened to Mabel” and “Movies Were Movies” from the musical, Mack and Mabel. Special shoutouts to Alexandra Socha’s singing and ACTING as Mabel. She was energetic yet genuine “as if you could see through her soul” the moment she interrupted the movie scene in “Movies Were Movies”.
Bebe Neuwirth as Mimi in the musical, Sail Away. Looooved her in the closing score “Why Do the Wrong People Travel” where she sang in exasperation about: Why why why do the wrong people travel and why why why do the right the people stay home? She was funny and dramatic, and everything the song was about.
Bob Martin, as the MC of the show, was hilarious yet informative — allowing us to jump from scene to scene, from musical to musical while staying engaged in show and learning tidbits of Broadway history.
The ensemble of the musical, George M! Loved their singing and tap dancing in “Give My Regrets to Broadway”.
The ensemble of the musical, Milk and Honey. Wonderful Israeli dancing in “Independence Day Hora.”
Carolee Carmello and Britney Coleman as Wildy and Janie from the musical, Wildcat, singing “Hey, Look Me Over!” as they proudly drove their fixer-upper car into Centavo City.
Judy Kuhn and Reed Birney as Elizabeth and Fodorski from the musical, All American, singing the lovely yet sad “Once Upon a Time” and reflecting on a time very very long ago, when there was a girl with moonlight in her eyes… when they laughed, were young, and didn’t have a care… but somehow once upon a time never comes again.
Plus more scenes and music from Jamaica, Greenwillow, and Subways are for Sleeping.