Live Theatre / Musicals

[Parkscope Joe]

Two Strangers is making its US debut at A.R.T. May 20 - June 29. Tickets on sale later this month.

 

[Cup_Of_Coffee]

Heard from cousin Smash is fun but at same time okay. It won’t attract new fans who didn’t love the show it seems.

 

[Legacy]

London's Caissie Levy-Led Next to Normal Will Air on PBS This Spring

Great Performances will broadcast the recent West End transfer of the Donmar Warehouse production.

playbill.com

PBS continues to be a surprising fount of unexpected pro-shoots.

#SupportPublicBroadcasting

 

[UNIrd]

Heard from cousin Smash is fun but at same time okay. It won’t attract new fans who didn’t love the show it seems.

And as a fan of the show, I'm really shocked by some of the song omissions. No "History Is Made at Night"??

 

[Skipper Justin]

Heard from cousin Smash is fun but at same time okay. It won’t attract new fans who didn’t love the show it seems.

People on TikTok seem to really like it but the ending is supposed to be bad.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Heard from cousin Smash is fun but at same time okay. It won’t attract new fans who didn’t love the show it seems.

Word on the street is both Boop and Smash are disappointing in some capacity. Also not hearing great stuff about Redwood. We have only one saviour now: Dead Outlaw (actually good if they don't f up the transfer).

 

[Cup_Of_Coffee]

Word on the street is both Boop and Smash are disappointing in some capacity. Also not hearing great stuff about Redwood. We have only one saviour now: Dead Outlaw (actually good if they don't f up the transfer).

Cousin also didn’t care for Redwood at all. I’ve only followed from a far, but it seems all the new musicals are largely disappointing this season when it was expected to be a banger of a season. Curious what these means for Tony noms.

 

[Legacy]

The initial Redwood reviews were basically “Go for Idina and almost nothing else.”

 

[Parkscope Joe]

The initial Redwood reviews were basically “Go for Idina and almost nothing else.”

The one person I talked to said, "and her voice is not the same as it used to be".

 

[Legacy]

The one person I talked to said, "and her voice is not the same as it used to be".

Oooooooof…

That… I hadn’t heard that…

 

[PenguinCowboy]

Cousin also didn’t care for Redwood at all. I’ve only followed from a far, but it seems all the new musicals are largely disappointing this season when it was expected to be a banger of a season. Curious what these means for Tony noms.

Death Becomes Her is killer, campy fun! They are unfortunately likely going to run up against the Sunset Boulevard Nicole juggernaut, but I genuinely think a crowd pleaser isn't a bad thing in a season of polarizing offerings.

Do I think it will be considered as seriously as other shows because it's an over the top comedy? Eh, jury's out there, but still see it picking up quite a few noms

 

[Parkscope Joe]

FANTASTIC news, The Shed NYC is hosting punchdrunk's Viola's Room guided immersive show!

https://www.theshed.org/program/444-violas-room

Feel your way through a labyrinthine world as an unseen narrator recounts a story of lost innocence and unleashed obsession.

Written by Daisy Johnson (shortlisted for the Booker Prize) and narrated by Helena Bonham Carter (Harry Potter, The Crown, The King’s Speech), Viola’s Room reimagines a classic gothic mystery for a new audience.

Created and brought to life by Punchdrunk (Sleep No More), this production distills two decades of their immersive practice into an intimate sensory adventure.

Experienced barefoot and wearing headphones, Viola’s Room promises to infuse the dreams of anyone who dares to follow the light.

If you can go see it, do it. Heard nothing but rave things. It's only through Ocober right now but I'm expecting it to extend.