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Beetlejuice tries earning emotional father-daughter moment it never set up. Dad has 1-2 throwaway lines with Lydia the whole show, then suddenly 'we need to talk about mom' scene in Act 2. Too little, too late. Can't coast on chaos then demand we feel something. Nope. 💔
November 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Beetlejuice tries earning emotional father-daughter moment it never set up. Dad has 1-2 throwaway lines with Lydia the whole show, then suddenly 'we need to talk about mom' scene in Act 2. Too little, too late. Can't coast on chaos then demand we feel something. Nope. 💔
They cut Molina's "I am" song. They cut the romantic duet. They cut Valentín's revolutionary anthem.
How do you adapt a MUSICAL and remove all the character development?!
My full rant: youtu.be/U-2jHg9TtPo
#KissOfTheSpiderWoman #MusicalTheater
How do you adapt a MUSICAL and remove all the character development?!
My full rant: youtu.be/U-2jHg9TtPo
#KissOfTheSpiderWoman #MusicalTheater
November 8, 2025 at 12:29 AM
They cut Molina's "I am" song. They cut the romantic duet. They cut Valentín's revolutionary anthem.
How do you adapt a MUSICAL and remove all the character development?!
My full rant: youtu.be/U-2jHg9TtPo
#KissOfTheSpiderWoman #MusicalTheater
How do you adapt a MUSICAL and remove all the character development?!
My full rant: youtu.be/U-2jHg9TtPo
#KissOfTheSpiderWoman #MusicalTheater
Beetlejuice sound design is a DISASTER. Best seat in the mezzanine, caught 10% of opening ballad, 30% of Beetlejuice's patter. Not the actors' fault - it's director/sound designer failing at the basic job of making lyrics audible. 🎭💀 FULL REVIEW youtu.be/ohsnU8HdMx4
November 6, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Beetlejuice sound design is a DISASTER. Best seat in the mezzanine, caught 10% of opening ballad, 30% of Beetlejuice's patter. Not the actors' fault - it's director/sound designer failing at the basic job of making lyrics audible. 🎭💀 FULL REVIEW youtu.be/ohsnU8HdMx4
The Broadway version: Chita Rivera plays 6 characters, prisoners are her backup dancers in prison garb, pure theatrical magic ✨
The 2025 movie: J.Lo stuck in ONE bad B-movie
This is why adaptation matters.
Full review: youtu.be/U-2jHg9TtPo
#KissOfTheSpiderWoman
The 2025 movie: J.Lo stuck in ONE bad B-movie
This is why adaptation matters.
Full review: youtu.be/U-2jHg9TtPo
#KissOfTheSpiderWoman
November 6, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The Broadway version: Chita Rivera plays 6 characters, prisoners are her backup dancers in prison garb, pure theatrical magic ✨
The 2025 movie: J.Lo stuck in ONE bad B-movie
This is why adaptation matters.
Full review: youtu.be/U-2jHg9TtPo
#KissOfTheSpiderWoman
The 2025 movie: J.Lo stuck in ONE bad B-movie
This is why adaptation matters.
Full review: youtu.be/U-2jHg9TtPo
#KissOfTheSpiderWoman
October 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Dylan Mulvaney's show is fun & campy but feels like a cartoon version of herself. I wanted more depth - who is she REALLY beyond the bubbly persona? Maybe that IS who she is, but those vulnerable unguarded moments are what make theater transcendent. youtu.be/sory8LgpIWM
October 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Dylan Mulvaney's show is fun & campy but feels like a cartoon version of herself. I wanted more depth - who is she REALLY beyond the bubbly persona? Maybe that IS who she is, but those vulnerable unguarded moments are what make theater transcendent. youtu.be/sory8LgpIWM
October 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Prince F final verdict: Not for everyone. If you want safe theater, skip it. If you want boundary-pushing work that interrogates queerness, power & identity? Essential viewing. What all the gays will talk about around the rosé cooler! Bold & necessary. youtu.be/tKV4KOJt4Sw
October 17, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Prince F final verdict: Not for everyone. If you want safe theater, skip it. If you want boundary-pushing work that interrogates queerness, power & identity? Essential viewing. What all the gays will talk about around the rosé cooler! Bold & necessary. youtu.be/tKV4KOJt4Sw
In case you were wondering. No, I don't wear a full costume when I'm recording my auditions.
#behindthescenes
#behindthescenes
October 16, 2025 at 12:34 AM
In case you were wondering. No, I don't wear a full costume when I'm recording my auditions.
#behindthescenes
#behindthescenes
You can have 20-piece orchestra + chorus + dancers and be bored, OR one person on stage who takes you on a journey where you're IN IT. That's the power of solo shows like Weather Girl. Julia McDermott riveted me for 70 min straight. youtu.be/0pfA_HSH_SM #WeatherGirl #Theater
October 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
You can have 20-piece orchestra + chorus + dancers and be bored, OR one person on stage who takes you on a journey where you're IN IT. That's the power of solo shows like Weather Girl. Julia McDermott riveted me for 70 min straight. youtu.be/0pfA_HSH_SM #WeatherGirl #Theater
Caroline ending issue: 9-year-old making huge life decisions affecting everyone. Where's the line between respecting kids' identity vs decisions with consequences they can't grasp? youtu.be/92cYmciF2KY
October 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Caroline ending issue: 9-year-old making huge life decisions affecting everyone. Where's the line between respecting kids' identity vs decisions with consequences they can't grasp? youtu.be/92cYmciF2KY
Mexodus showcases astonishing talent! Quijada & Robinson sing, act, play multiple instruments & loop live - switching between hip hop, folk & spirituals. The technical inventiveness is the real strength. youtu.be/aP5NRaCwqq8 #Mexodus #LiveLooping #OffBroadway
October 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Mexodus showcases astonishing talent! Quijada & Robinson sing, act, play multiple instruments & loop live - switching between hip hop, folk & spirituals. The technical inventiveness is the real strength. youtu.be/aP5NRaCwqq8 #Mexodus #LiveLooping #OffBroadway
Most confusing choice in Godot: Lucky in a wheelchair but dialogue about rope around neck & bags he's carrying remains. Should've been Pozzo in the chair commanding 'forward, stop!' Inclusive casting is great but needs to serve the text. youtu.be/UcnKg-Rz-do #WaitingForGodot
October 9, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Most confusing choice in Godot: Lucky in a wheelchair but dialogue about rope around neck & bags he's carrying remains. Should've been Pozzo in the chair commanding 'forward, stop!' Inclusive casting is great but needs to serve the text. youtu.be/UcnKg-Rz-do #WaitingForGodot
How long does the U.S. government have to stay shut down before members of Congress lose their taxpayer-funded health insurance?
October 7, 2025 at 11:02 PM
How long does the U.S. government have to stay shut down before members of Congress lose their taxpayer-funded health insurance?
Fascinating but confusing choice in And Then We Were No More: the prisoner speaks SAT words but no grammatical sentences. Trauma? Lobotomy? Marginalization? Not sure it worked but Elizabeth Yeoman's commitment elevated it. youtu.be/RcxlL6owPQg #LaMaMa #ExperimentalTheater
October 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Fascinating but confusing choice in And Then We Were No More: the prisoner speaks SAT words but no grammatical sentences. Trauma? Lobotomy? Marginalization? Not sure it worked but Elizabeth Yeoman's commitment elevated it. youtu.be/RcxlL6owPQg #LaMaMa #ExperimentalTheater
Guess what I’m doing.
October 5, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Guess what I’m doing.
Viola's Room makes you go barefoot so you can feel the changing ground textures - carpet to wooden floors to grass to sand. Such a simple but powerful way to enhance the immersive storytelling! Full review youtu.be/rw404dTLcuI #ViolasRoom #Punchdrunk #ImmersiveTheater #TheShed
October 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Viola's Room makes you go barefoot so you can feel the changing ground textures - carpet to wooden floors to grass to sand. Such a simple but powerful way to enhance the immersive storytelling! Full review youtu.be/rw404dTLcuI #ViolasRoom #Punchdrunk #ImmersiveTheater #TheShed
I scored a last minute ticket to the Wednesday matinee of Waiting for Godot. This production brings out a lot of emotions in me. Take a look at my behind the scenes theater experience GOING TO GODOT and the full review.
http://boredandconfu... #waitingforgodot #broadway
http://boredandconfu... #waitingforgodot #broadway
October 3, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I scored a last minute ticket to the Wednesday matinee of Waiting for Godot. This production brings out a lot of emotions in me. Take a look at my behind the scenes theater experience GOING TO GODOT and the full review.
http://boredandconfu... #waitingforgodot #broadway
http://boredandconfu... #waitingforgodot #broadway
September 27, 2025 at 1:11 PM
When a play's big twist gives you 'Oh... oh?' instead of 'Aha!' Had me puzzling out plot mechanics instead of feeling the emotion. Sometimes surprises confuse rather than illuminate. Full review: youtu.be/b8fuHTnUpuU #TheOtherAmericans #TheaterReview #PublicTheater #Leguizamo
September 27, 2025 at 12:32 AM
When a play's big twist gives you 'Oh... oh?' instead of 'Aha!' Had me puzzling out plot mechanics instead of feeling the emotion. Sometimes surprises confuse rather than illuminate. Full review: youtu.be/b8fuHTnUpuU #TheOtherAmericans #TheaterReview #PublicTheater #Leguizamo
Hot take: House of McQueen should've been a MUSICAL! McQueen was fashion's rock star - why not let him burst into song? Imagine it set in an edgy East London bar with punk score! Full review: youtu.be/Vt_oVsQAecA #HouseOfMcQueen #MusicalTheater #AlexanderMcQueen #OffBroadway
September 25, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Hot take: House of McQueen should've been a MUSICAL! McQueen was fashion's rock star - why not let him burst into song? Imagine it set in an edgy East London bar with punk score! Full review: youtu.be/Vt_oVsQAecA #HouseOfMcQueen #MusicalTheater #AlexanderMcQueen #OffBroadway
September 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The MUSIC in The Porch on Windy Hill is absolutely fantastic! Multi-instrumentalist performers create authentic songs that feel true to the characters. Love how it's 'a new play with music' not a musical. Full review: youtu.be/nhgQTJ864PA #BluegrassMusic #OffBroadway
September 20, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The MUSIC in The Porch on Windy Hill is absolutely fantastic! Multi-instrumentalist performers create authentic songs that feel true to the characters. Love how it's 'a new play with music' not a musical. Full review: youtu.be/nhgQTJ864PA #BluegrassMusic #OffBroadway
James Corden STEALS THE SHOW in Art! 🎭 His timing as Yvan is comedy perfection - every nervous tick, every overreaction. Makes the whole play feel like full-blown comedy, not just clever dialogue. Full review: youtu.be/h4p-0HL0S4o #Broadway #JamesCorden #Art
September 18, 2025 at 12:29 AM
James Corden STEALS THE SHOW in Art! 🎭 His timing as Yvan is comedy perfection - every nervous tick, every overreaction. Makes the whole play feel like full-blown comedy, not just clever dialogue. Full review: youtu.be/h4p-0HL0S4o #Broadway #JamesCorden #Art