Naked Boys Singing - Review #15

Well... we all know why I went to see this...  And well in most of it I wasn't let down.  After you get over the first....  reveal...  well it was, what it was....  Naked Boys Singing...

Some the music was great... some not as much... Acting was great...  some not as much.. Oh well..  I was surprised to see some of the people in the audience.  Who would have thought Hetro-Older-Asians would want to see  Naked Boys Singing.

Not your Mamma's musical, def not your dad's thank gawd, (well maybe if you have daddie issues and have a sugar-daddie it is)...  But overall, glad I got to see what they were showing!

1 must see's!

Kinky Boots The Musical - Review #14

Well Best Musical? When I didn't care for In The Heights...  No desire to see Book of Morman... and well at one time I didn't have a desire to see Memphis (that one I was wrong about... GREAT SHOW!!) Sometimes me and The Tony peeps.. don't agree.

I hated the above tid bit on the Tonys...  But I ended up getting a low price ticket (sorta) and well....

I really was bored through the show.  A female impersonator, needing boots..  trying to save a shoe factory... well didn't do it.  I love Cyndi Lauper...  well...  sorry Cin, not this time.  I couldn't connect to the songs.. and the one touching one that should have won me over..  was too long and it like changed three different times..  like it got lost on the other side of the bridge...  So yeah...  not so much...  sorry.

Acting well done..  I didn't get to see Stark Sands who is dreamy, saw the replacement who was dreamy in his own right...  Billy Porter can sing and act VERY VERY WELL...  He was amazing in what he did.. again... it was mostly the story and music that failed.  And being a gay male this should be up my alley, then again I'm not much of a Drag Queen fan...

The one scene where Lola (Billy) throws a fight, (yep) to help a bigot to save face, which then you knew it would be the turning point for such bigot and then become a bit more supportive...

Oh well... as with Wonderland and others...  I know my taste doesn't usually go with the mass appeal.  But yeah this one let me down...

must see?

If/Then The Musical - Review #13

Even with a good idea on I was getting into with the story-line or more so story-LINES, you almost needed a flow chart to keep up with the plot.  Music is pretty, however my one unimpressed (who was falling asleep during it) seat friend said a few times that ok, we know you can belt.

Well the first act was ok... and I was following....  Second act started slapping me in the face with my personal what "if's/then's"....  but then the last 5 minutes I was...  huh?  Now in line with Next to Normal you expect it to be deep, but overall this one was complicated.  There is a 3rd tour, then 2nd tour... then going on 3rd tour... but then at the end it was just 3rd tour.  If I would have had a ah-ha moment... then I would have been as smart as seeing and knowing the "twist" in Next to Normal.  Overall I'm interested in seeing it again.. if that says anything...  if I wasn't busy trying to figure it out, I'd enjoy the performance more.  Now saying that...  I absolutely asked the Lovely Jason who plays Anthony Rapp's gay boyfriend in "one of the" story lines...  Ummm I was following till the last 5 minutes, WTH?  When he explained it.. I was like ok... But then you kinda felt..  Wow so the whole show actually didn't happen?  Was this a robbing of 2.75 hours of your life?

So was it?  No, Idina Menzel is incredible, how can she not but be incredible.  And Yeah this is her "Ethel Merman" show. (they used to write shows just for the Merm...)  Love Anthony Rapp. He takes time to do stage door and take pics as long as the flash is of, and very soft spoken (saving his voice because he has some belters in this one as well)... James Snyder, well known for some recent TV/movies... however when I had the light bulb come on, I remember him from something else.  Something he hasn't heard mention for a while.  I told him I still cry every time when he pops the bottle of X or whatever for his suicide on the Bare studio cast recording. His voice is still as amazing as it was when he played the role of Jason in Bare. Speaking of  Jason, Jason Tam as I already mentioned is very cute and talented, would love to sing the "couple" song with a BF just like him, well everyone in the cast is great.  So with the little hint to try to track the story lines...  Overall I do and have recommended people to see it.

1.75 must see's! (Between a Really good show & fair to midlin... but closer to Really Good Show!)