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The mess that is “Oliver!” at Encore (Review)

Against my better judgement (the larger the cast, the more I stay away from Encore productions), I went to see Oliver! last night, mostly to see my friends in the show. Here’s what I can say. The leads are all quite good. The secondary leads border on bad (with notable exceptions: and all of themContinue reading “The mess that is “Oliver!” at Encore (Review)”

A quick note on reviews – or, why I didn’t review your show

Just a reminder that I do not review every musical that opens in SE Michigan, but you can be sure that I will review every professional musical tour that comes through and all Broadway musicals in NYC each year. I do not review community theater shows, or amateur theater production unless I specifically want toContinue reading “A quick note on reviews – or, why I didn’t review your show”

Cedar Point Live Shows 2013 (Review)

Another summer of live shows is in full swing at Cedar Point, and it continues to offer the best overall live-park show entertainment outside of Walt Disney World’s theme parks. This year’s offerings are no exception. Summer Daze at the Palace Theater in Frontiertown offers a front-of-the-park quality show at the back-of-the-park. This is theContinue reading “Cedar Point Live Shows 2013 (Review)”

Kinky Boots on Broadway is abso-friggin-fantabulous (review)

Take one part Hairspray and one part The Full Monty. Mix together and add in generous helpings of Priscilla, La Cage, and sprinkle it all with tasty performances and shiny design work. Finally, douse it all in a superior score by Cyndi Lauper and strong script by Harvey Fierstein. Season to taste with Jerry Mitchell’sContinue reading “Kinky Boots on Broadway is abso-friggin-fantabulous (review)”

Matilda the musical (review) NYC — something naughty this way comes

Matilda the musical, now playing at the Shubert Theatre on Broadway, is a naughty big brash musical comedy freshly imported from London where it won a record number of Olivier awards a few months back. Half of that cast has come along for the ride. It probably helps to have read Roald Dahl’s book priorContinue reading “Matilda the musical (review) NYC — something naughty this way comes”

Spooky (Hilarious) Mormon Hell Dream…The Book of Mormon (Detroit) tour review

I won’t go much into the show itself, since there is little one can add to “review” the musical THE BOOK OF MORMON, continuing its tour now in Detroit, except to say that the production is superb, the cast excellent, and the humor as raunchy as ever. Sending our cast of naive white-boy Mormon missionariesContinue reading “Spooky (Hilarious) Mormon Hell Dream…The Book of Mormon (Detroit) tour review”

ANYTHING GOES and WICKED in San Francisco (Tour update)

While in San Francisco this past week, I had the opportunity to catch up with two favorite Broadway shows on tour — the first national tours of ANYTHING GOES and WICKED. Good news for the former, not so much for the latter. Anything Goes (which I originally saw in NYC and then on tour inContinue reading “ANYTHING GOES and WICKED in San Francisco (Tour update)”

Funniest TV Quotes 2012

Here it is — my favorite/funniest quotes list of the best of TV 2012 — of course, I haven’t seen every show, but of those I have, here’s the annual list! Enjoy — “Do you smell that? Fresh cut grass.” “Well, if its fresh cut its not ours.” — The Middle “I prepared the clamsContinue reading “Funniest TV Quotes 2012”

An update on review policy

Thank you readers for your input and thoughts as this blog develops. A2View Mostly Musical Theater has gone through a period of development. Recent personal attacks on an opinion I posted have caused me to re-evaluate the direction of the blog and reviews. Clearly people find it worthwhile, since I’m getting thousands of hits aContinue reading “An update on review policy”

iPhone 4S vs iPhone 4 — should you upgrade? (UPDATE: Camera quality)

SEE UPDATE at the end of this article. Many of my clients have asked me about the iPhone 4S, and should they upgrade….here is my take: First, if you want the latest and greatest, by all means upgrade. Second, if you have a 3G or older, absolutely upgrade. You will be amazed what the iPhoneContinue reading “iPhone 4S vs iPhone 4 — should you upgrade? (UPDATE: Camera quality)”