Jessie Mueller stars as Carole King in one of the first bio jukebox musicals we’ve ever liked! Beautiful also stars Jake Epstein, Anika Larsen, Jarrod Spector, Jeb Brown, and Liz Larsen.
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Patty & Emily Review After Midnight
We review After Midnight with its current star Fantasia Barrino. It also stars Dule Hill, and a lot of crazy amazing singers and dancers!
Patty & Emily Review A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
We saw Jefferson Mays play eight different characters and Bryce Pinkham play the (sort of) bad guy in A Gentlemen’s Guide to Love and Murder. Great costumes and wigs! What else did we think? Check it out below.
Patty & Emily & The Scottish Play (Again)
No, you’re not reading a post from six months ago, when we saw Alan Cumming’s one (three) man production of Macbeth. This is a NEW post about Lincoln Center’s current production of Macbeth, featuring a full cast and starring Ethan Hawke and Anne-Marie Duff!
This production had an industrial feel to the costumes and staging, using a lot of metals and blacks. Emily really wanted Brian d’Arcy James’s boots, so if someone could give us the info on where they came from that would be great. There was also a cinematic feel to the staging and music, with dramatic (and loud) pre-recorded scene transitions. While the fights were a little lackluster, the lighting was amazing.
The supporting cast was great. They made a choice by casting men as the witches, though why was never really made clear. The witches also took the places of ensemble members (at times quite cleverly), so as to magnify their manipulation of Macbeth’s tale. Other than these exceptions, it’s a fairly straightforward production of one of Shakespeare’s most well known plays.
Also, if you’ve ever wanted to know what BDJ looks like with a bunch of knives stuck in his head, now is your chance!
For discounted tickets, use code MACBLOG or visit here.
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Macbeth at Lincoln Center
For a show whose name can’t be spoken within the walls of a theatre, Macbeth seems to be on everyone’s tongue these days. Lincoln Center is mounting a production starring Ethan Hawke, with Jack O’Brien as director. We’ll be seeing it soon, but here’s what Lincoln Center has to say about it:
In a production drenched in black, and glinting with blood red and dazzling white, MACBETH reveals itself to be Shakespeare’s most powerful and darkest nightmare; a terrifying parable for our own time in which we, too, are urged to take more and more chances, whatever the consequences. Shakespeare has the answer: MACBETH is the consequence. We must beware!
And a trailer:
Macbeth will be opening tomorrow, November 21st, and it just so happens we have a discount code we can share with you! It’s only good through tomorrow, so get those tickets fast! Use code MACBLOG89 on www.BroadwayOffers.com or visit this link.
For more info on Lincoln Center, check out their:
Website: http://www.
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Twitter: @LCTheater
Patty & Emily at A Time to Kill
If musicals are our favorite form of theatre, ’90s courtroom dramas may be our favorite form of film. Especially if Sandra Bullock is in them. So how excited were we when we found out A Time to Kill was being adapted by Rupert Holmes for the stage?! And even after we found out that we didn’t get to choose the murderer in the end, we still couldn’t wait.
The set was pretty cool, but having most of the action take place in the courtroom seemed to confine the play. Much of the real drama seemed to take place offstage, through sound effects or phone calls. The moment the audience actually saw the danger and urgency of the case, when a giant cross burned on stage, was effective, but a little short.
The actors, however, were fantastic, particularly Sebastian Arcelus and Tonya Pinkins. Though Tonya was only in a few scenes, her presence was powerful and heartbreaking. As Jake Brigance, Sebastian carried the play well. After all, he was the one who was usually reacting to phone calls and offstage sound effects. The play was a lot funnier (which was a little weird, tone-wise) than the movie, and he gave the character a nice wit. Being fans of Sebastian to begin with, we can’t wait to see him leading more shows.
If you’re looking for quick and witty courtroom back-and-forth with drama and some great performances, go see A Time to Kill at the Golden. But if you’re looking for really sweaty actors, rent the movie. For tickets: www.atimetokillonbroadway.com
Patty & Emily Review A Night with Janis Joplin
Mary Bridget Davies gives a master class on how to sing like Janis Joplin in this not-quite-a-musical.
Patty & Emily Review Big Fish
Here’s our review for Big Fish! Norbert Leo Butz! Kate Baldwin! Kate Baldwin’s wigs! Check out our thoughts on this beautiful, whimsical show.
Patty & Emily at the 2013 Broadway Flea Market
We’re back at the BC/EFA Broadway Flea Market in search of memorabilia. With special appearances by Jordan Roth, Jack Broderick, and Newsies cast members.
Patty & Emily Review First Date
Here’s our review for First Date, starring Zachary Levi from Chuck and Krysta Rodriguez from Smash (remember Smash?!)!