Daily Archives: June 22, 2016

2 💉💉 Rating, Broadway

Fully Committed

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Fully Committed Lyceum Theatre Jessie Tyler Ferguson FULLY COMMITTED - PRODUCTION CREDITS Person Placeholder Becky Mode Playwright Jason Moore Jason Moore Director Derek McLane Derek McLane Scenic Design Person Placeholder Sarah Laux Costume Design Person Placeholder Ben Stanton Lighting Design Jill Du Boff Jill BC Du Boff Sound Design Person Placeholder Polk & Co. General Press Representative Person Placeholder Matt Polk Press Representative Person Placeholder Tom D'Ambrosio Press Representative Person Placeholder Jeffrey Fauver Press Representative Barbara Whitman Barbara Whitman Producer Patrick Catullo Patrick Catullo Producer

Fully Committed
written by Becky Mode
starring Jesse Tyler Ferguson
directed by Jason Moore
Lyceum Theatre
June 22, 2016
Production website 💉💉 out of 5.

First I need to apologize for having never seen Modern Family so I have never see Mr. Ferguson’s uptight Mitchell. Often when I go to theatre in NYC, I am reminded how LITTLE TV I actually watch. It’s not that I am “above” TV; I simply do not have the habit.

As the show started, I had a few fears. One: I saw this huge, complicated set placing us in the basement of the ultra-popular restaurant in question. I worried that this set might get in the way of the play, and that I might actually long to see the play in its home at the Vineyard Theatre years ago. I was right. This set just seemed to swallow the actor rather then bring him to the forefront. Continue reading Fully Committed →

4 💉💉💉💉 Rating, Broadway

Waitress

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WAITRESS MUSICAL ORIGINAL BROOKS ATKINSON THEATRE 256 W. 47TH ST. Jessie Mueller Jenna Nick Cordero Earl Christopher Fitzgerald Ogie Keala Settle Becky Eric Anderson Cal Charity Angel Dawson Ensemble Thay Floyd Ensemble Drew Gehling Dr. Pomatter Kimiko Glenn Broadway debut Dawn Molly Hager Broadway debut Ensemble Aisha Jackson Ensemble Dakin Matthews Joe Jeremy Morse Broadway debut Ensemble Ragan Pharris Broadway debut Ensemble Stephanie Torns Ensemble Ryan Vasquez Ensemble

Waitress
book by Jessie Nelson
music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles
directed by Diane Paulus
Brooks Atkinson Theatre
June 21, 2016
Production website

💉💉💉💉 out of 5.

I was just a breath away of standing up on my seat and giving a single song a standing ovation. Jessie Mueller simply hits the signature song, “She Used to be Mine” out of the ballpark. That one song alone was worth the ticket price. Not sense the original Dreamgirls have I felt so compelled to give a song a standing ovation. Continue reading Waitress →