Here for the opening preview on. Broadway! Stay tuned for my thoughts.
Posted Jul 21, 2018, 1:37 AM UTC
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Hello everyone! First, I have to say, it was an awesome experience seeing a 1st day preview of a Broadway show. All in all, I liked it.......BUT it‘s a “one and done” for me.
Music was really good with some songs being catchy and even radio play worthy. You definitely hear the Bryan Adams influence in some of the arrangements.
The stage was nothing unique and I felt the story lacked innocence in the acting. The most notable stage and set design was the opera scene. That whole section was beautiful done! Bravo the creative team that designed that.
Orfeh’s voice outshined. EVERYONE….while Andy seemed to be out of his range. The actors and characters of Mr. Thompson (ERIC ANDERSON) and Giulio (TOMMY BRACCO) simply stole the show. They were SO funny, I could have watched a spinoff of just them.
Spoiler there was no escargot dinner and cute moments. Even the iconic jewelry box scene, lacked emotion and laughter. I do hope this does change when if officially opens. When act one ended, it was on a happy note and if I had not seen the movie, I would’ve thought it was over. As a suggestion, I would have ended act one with Vivian arguing with Edward about revealing she was an escort/prostitute to his lawyer.
It did have it’s pros. The whole production was nice but if I had to see a show again and it was a toss up between Groundhog Day the musical or Pretty Woman, I would pick Groundhog Day. I do recommend seeing it…. just to say you did BUT only if the ticket price is right, ($130s range).
In order for this to have some Broadway longevity, they will need to do some stunt casting and possibly replace Andy Karl.
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Jewlery box scene with no laugh?! I’m offended 😢
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Hopefully all this gets retooled before opening
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The laugh actually in the original movie was unscripted. Roberts was originally supposed to just touch it and say it was beautiful, but Gere decided to be mischievous and play a prank on her, so he slammed the hand on her fingers, and her surprised laugh was genuine. I loved that they kept it in.
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Let me rephrase, there was a little laugh but it just seemed “fake”.
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Have you seen anything else that's currently playing? How would you rate this compared to, say, kinky boots or head over heels? I'm tired of wasting cash on bad shows
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Kinky boots is much better!
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i saw it in march in chicago, so it's definitely changed since then, but compared to Kinky Boots it is very very weak
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Saw it in Chicago and it was one of the worst shows I’ve ever seen! So so bad.
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Tell us why
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It was just so flat. All of the songs were very cliche and “sung.....with a lot.....of pauses......” and on top of that, the story itself is very boring and predictable. When it ended the whole audience was silent for an awkward amount of time before a measly applause broke out for bows. I understand it was pre-broadway then and for all I know a lot could have changed but it was just so so bad. The only thing I liked was the lighting. Otherwise, very very forgettable show.
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Well that sucks, I love everyone in the cast!
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Just posted my thoughts!
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I saw it in Chicago in March, thought it was alright but could lose some of the songs. I really liked the costumes and the Hollywood Blvd/city set though
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Hi! I added my thoughts below in a new comment for everyone to see.
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Love the movie, love the stars, love the brief glimpse of set behind your Playbill. I've heard criticisms, but I'm cautiously optimistic!
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I need your review immediately!!! 😜😜 I’ve had so many thoughts about the scenes and music I need to know!
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I just posted my thoughts!
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Ooooh! I want to see this because I'm a big Andy Karl fan. From what I've been hearing, people are liking it! I know the Chicago one got pretty mixed/negative reviews
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Just posted my thoughts!
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Wait, what happened to Steve Kazee?!
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He had to leave for family reasons. I hope he’s back in something more suitable very soon.
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Same but what family reasons? He had to leave Once for a while as well when his mother died if I recall.
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I believe his father's home burned down.
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Oh shit
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OP,pls deliver. How were Orfeh and Andy Karl in this?
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Orfeh as you can imagine her voice just outshined everyone which I thought was odd for someone that isn’t one of the main characters. I enjoyed every time she sang. Andy, however, I felt like he was out of his range. Where as he sounded great in Groundhog Day the musical, here he just seemed out of his element. I posted my full thoughts in a comment.
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Can't wait to hear your review!
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Just posted my full thoughts!
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I shall live vicariously through you.
What's the crowd like?
Any celebrity sightings?
Does she send the escargot flying across the room?
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I just posted my thoughts but to answer your specific questions ——-The crowd was simply amazing with a lot of clapping and cheering for the actors and actresses. One of the reasons why I love going!
No celebrity sightings at this round, they had a “dress invite” the day before, so I think most were there.
Unfortunately no escargot flying scene :-(
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Curtain call pictures on IG: Curtain call pics
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I love the Playbill. Kind of a lot.
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I have my signed playbill, should I post it!?
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Very cool, can't wait to hear what you think!
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