Sorry for the delayed response. I usually try to make it to Broadway at least twice a year (spring and fall), so I'm always interested in suggestions, and I really appreciate those posted here.
I put shows into 3 categories. 1. Must see on Broadway because the story really appeals to me, or because I want to see certain cast members. Examples:* The Band's Visit*, *Funny Girl* 2. Shows I am happy to see on tour, usually at the National Theater or at the Kennedy Center. For example, I hope to go to the tours of *Back to the Future*, *Shucked*, and* A Beautiful Noise.* 3. Shows I won't see anywhere, for example, *Wicked*, any Disney show. I do have one recommendation that hasn't been mentioned here. It's a play, not a musical, and Anderson Cooper did a segment on *Sixty Minutes* about it. It's currently Off Broadway -- *Here There Are Blueberries*. I saw a production of it here in DC at the Shakespeare Theater and thought everything about it was superb. (BTW I also saw *Swept* *Away* at Arena Stage here, which is moving to Broadway -- great drama, great music.) As an aside, I saw a fun, unusual show last week -- the 3 original actresses who played the teenage girls in* Hairspray* put on a show, "Mama I'm a Big Girl Now," at the theater of a local community center. After the Tonys tonight, which has always been my favorite awards show, I'll make a decision on what I want to see of this year's new shows. On Wed, Jun 12, 2024 at 7:22 PM Dave Sikula <davesik...@gmail.com> wrote: > Now you've got me. Looks like the things I would recommend will be closed > by August. "Water for Elephants" and "Illinoise" got very good reviews, but > neither was to my taste. The latest entry in the "Forbidden Broadway" > series opens in August, but probably depends on an awareness of what's > playing. > > "Hadestown" was very good, but depends on one's taste for sort-of bluesy > rock. My wife enjoyed "Six," which is light and frothy. "Stereophonic" is > great, but 3 hours and 20 minutes (though it doesn't seem that long). It's > a play, but there's a lot of music in it. (It's set in the 70s and is about > a Fleetwood Mac-like band trying to record their new album.) I have no > interest in "Once Upon a Mattress," but it got good enough reviews to > transfer from Encores to the Hudson, and when cast like this, Sutton Foster > is entertaining. > > Doubtless, something else will come along by then. > > --Dave Sikula > > > On Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 12:29:17 PM PDT, PGage <pga...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > I like okays. It my wife prefers Musicals. So, probably musicals… > > Sent from Gmail Mobile > > > On Wed, 12 Jun 2024 at 11:36 AM Dave Sikula <davesik...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Plays or musicals or does it matter? > > —Dave Sikula > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 12, 2024, at 6:40 AM, PGage <pga...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > We are going to NYC in August to see our daughters and want to take them > to a show. What are a couple at top of your list? > > Sent from Gmail Mobile > > > On Wed, 12 Jun 2024 at 2:58 AM 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV < > tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Unfortunately, they'll also have writers, when the most entertaining part > of the strike-bound shows were introductions and speeches without the > strained banter. > > I've made my distaste for competitive arts award shows known here, but I > must say that the Tonys gets it right more often than not, and this has > been a particularly good year on Broadway, "Hell's Kitchen" notwithstanding. > > --Dave Sikula > > On Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 1:47:37 PM UTC-7 Bob Jersey wrote: > > After the strikes pushed them way uptown to that > artistically-heavy-but-virtually-parking-free joint uptown, they're back to > a place more familiar to the Broadway industry, the Koch Theater at Lincoln > Center, which sadly does not have a wall that comes down between production > numbers and awards, making any transitions transparent to the audience... > THR talks with producers Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss about it... > > https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/tonys-producers-show-stereophonic-1235919959/ > (link) > B > > -- > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CA%2B_fQPyNKy1h065WF-qyarH4wta5G6o32nqWXKK375woWTvwOw%40mail.gmail.com.
