azza29 Posted January 16, 2014 Posted January 16, 2014 Ps - alcoholic drinks in souvenir cups that you can drink during the shows was a happy surprise I remember having waitresses bring around drink orders during Rock of Ages - why don't more shows do this?!
Nrthwnd Posted January 25, 2014 Posted January 25, 2014 (edited) Just found out, we are FINALLY getting a tour production of The Book of Mormon..... WOO HOO! Unfortunately, not till next year, and it looks like if we are going to get any good seats for this, we will have to buy The Subscription, offered by Broadway Across Canada. But that's okay. We thought this is the way we were possibly going to get the show. They're offering an extra option to tix to an upcoming May tour of WICKED, and "Flashdance" will be the other show in the subscription. But honestly - it'll be all for Mormon. Well then, how about the upcoming Broadway Revival of the immortal "Les Miserables" with the amazing Ramin Kariimoo as Jean val Jean? Edited January 31, 2014 by Nrthwnd
robbalvey Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 Ok, so what are your thoughts on Back to The Future... The Musical!??! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2549046/BAZ-BAMIGBOYE-Marty-McFlies-Back-To-The-Future-hits-West-End.html
azza29 Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 ^^Could work, I think. The movie has a pretty decent soundtrack to begin with.
amyzoo Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 I would see Back to the Future musical. I like most musicals, I would give it a chance.
SuperShawn Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 Ok, so what are your thoughts on Back to The Future... The Musical!??! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2549046/BAZ-BAMIGBOYE-Marty-McFlies-Back-To-The-Future-hits-West-End.html I would see it but would go in with low expectations.
marth555 Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 Ok, so what are your thoughts on Back to The Future... The Musical!??! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2549046/BAZ-BAMIGBOYE-Marty-McFlies-Back-To-The-Future-hits-West-End.html If this is ever performed anywhere near me I will go opening night.
Nrthwnd Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 There's already been a flying car musical... (at the end of the 1st movie) "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"
azza29 Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 ^The car was pretty much the only good part of the stage version of that film.
Garet Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 Ok, so what are your thoughts on Back to The Future... The Musical!??! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2549046/BAZ-BAMIGBOYE-Marty-McFlies-Back-To-The-Future-hits-West-End.html My girlfriend insists she wants to go to England next year after the wedding to see where I came from, I may have to time the trip around this. I don't have huge expectations but as a BTTF fan, i'm extremely curious to see how it turns out. I still wish I had been in the UK for the Princess Monoke theater show.
Nrthwnd Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 Whew! and Woo Hoo! The ticket packages finally became available today for the 2014-15 Tour Season, here in Vancouver. And although "Flashdance" is not one of the musicals I would be interested in seeing, separate from this, The Main Reason for buying the two-show package (yeah it's that little a '"season" lol), was The Book of Mormon! But we'll not be seeing it till (gulp) April 8, 2015! Yes, it's that far away. Ticket packages were actually not that bad, either. Just over a $100 per seat, Ctre Orch. Still - happy, happy, joy joy. "Wicked" was also coming back this late May, so I got myself a ticket for that, too. Going to it just one week before taking off for Copenhagen, and the 2014 TPR Scandi Tour!
coasterbill Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 My girlfriend and I went to see the Lion King on Broadway yesterday. I guess because it was Super Bowl Sunday and nobody wanted to be near Times Square tickets were pretty cheap and we've been wanting to see it for a long time (we got home in plenty of time to see the game too). I'm not a Broadway guy and since it was my first Broadway show I have nothing to compare it to but I was blown away by it. The costumes were incredibly creative and the energy was amazing. The sets were actually kind of minimal but I think that was by design as it kept the focus on the costumes, props and performers. Like I said, I have nothing to compare it to so take this recommendation with a grain of salt but I highly recommend this show to anyone who hasn't seen it. It was a great experience.
Kyle Coleman Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 I saw it when it was here in vegas and was equally amazed. Too bad they had to close it to make room for the Michael Jackson cirque show as I really wouldn't mind seeing it again but the cirque show was awesome too so all in all not a bad trade.
Moose Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 I've been listening to the Kinky Boots cast recording. I may have to make a trip to New York to see it., something I've never done. Even though I'm only 4 hours away, I haven't been to Manhattan in over a decade.
PhantomNick Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 ^^^ Lion King is amazing!! We've seen it twice and loved it.....that opening sequence is fantastic! This past Sunday we went to see Wicked as it flew through Pittsburgh again. I do realize that it's not everyone's cup of tea, but for me, I think it is an amazing show! Every time I've seen it with my wife (this was our 6th - 4 times here, once in Rochester, NY, and once in Vegas) it further solidifies itself as my favorite show. Love the music, and I just like that take on a story I remember watching as a kid with my grandparents (Wizard of Oz). This time we went to the matinee performance of its last day here, and it turned out the standby was on for Elphaba. Sometimes that makes me nervous, but this gal was a total powerhouse and knocked my socks off!! Wow, what a voice! We've seen a pretty fair number of musicals together now, and if I were to pick a top 5 for me, at this point it'd look something like this: 1. Wicked 2. Les Mis 3. Newsies 4. Phantom of the Opera 5a. Jekyll and Hyde 5b. Book of Mormon Honorable mentions: Lion King, Avenue Q, Rent, Jersey Boys Really looking forward to seeing Once next month!
Nrthwnd Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 Just occurred to me - is there any way, touring productions of PIPPIN can be done? So much circus stuff, and the choreography. Whew!
rosscoe Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 Saw King Kong in Melbourne Australia last week, what a cluster fuck of a show. A huge mess from start to finish, nothing works. This will be a blood bath for critics in New York later this year. Even the Ape could not save this. 0/10
TPDave Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 Got my tickets for the Book of Mormon this week! I got enough people together to get a group discount, can't wait
SuperShawn Posted February 18, 2014 Posted February 18, 2014 ^ Soo hilarious! Enjoy! While it's not a musical per say I might be seeing an evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin this Sunday. Which covers a wide variety of notable musical numbers including Evita
rosscoe Posted February 18, 2014 Posted February 18, 2014 ^ Soo hilarious! Enjoy! While it's not a musical per say I might be seeing an evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin this Sunday. Which covers a wide variety of notable musical numbers including Evita http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjAQai0OmH0 That about sums it up!
rosscoe Posted February 18, 2014 Posted February 18, 2014 Got my tickets for the Book of Mormon this week! I got enough people together to get a group discount, can't wait Enjoy mate, and a late happy birthday for the other day x
SuperShawn Posted February 20, 2014 Posted February 20, 2014 ^^ I can only hope there is some solid mumbling sung! Tonight I am off to see American Idiot. The Green Day album as a musical should be entertaining to say the least.
chemical_echo Posted February 21, 2014 Posted February 21, 2014 ^^ I can only hope there is some solid mumbling sung! Tonight I am off to see American Idiot. The Green Day album as a musical should be entertaining to say the least. I saw it the first time it came to Toronto and really enjoyed it. Then again, I'm a fan of the album, so I'm a bit biased. It's coming back to Toronto this year and I just got an e-mail about $35 tickets, so I might go see it again. I'm still waiting for Book of Mormon tickets to go on sale for it's Toronto return so I can take my parents to see it.
SuperShawn Posted February 23, 2014 Posted February 23, 2014 ^ I'm also a fan of the album and Green Day, so the music was really enjoyable. A good mix of things kept more Rock N roll and then the few ballads worked well. I wouldn't go out of my way to see the show again but it was a good and fun performance. I especially liked the way they did the curtain call
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