The Broadway Ferret

This year the event was hosted by Michael McKean, star of the Broadway show Superior Donuts, which is now in previews at the Music Box Theatre.  He reminded the audience of this fact numerous times, memorably, “as the show across the street from Wolverine and James Bond which is right next to Tony Soprano”.  Sadly, this may be the only way some people would remember Superior Donuts, A Steady Rain (Schoenfeld Theatre) and God of Carnage (Bernard Jacobs Theatre).

Some of the shows were performed in costume, most likely due to proximity (Billy Elliot, In the Heights), 3pm matinees (Jersey Boys, The Fantasticks), no matinees (Chicago) and being in rehearsals (Ragtime, White Christmas, Fela!).

The audience appreciated all the shows as they were announced, especially the popular ones like Jersey Boys, which featured a performance by the “Jersey Girls” who sang “Walk Like a Man”.  I had to say, it was a nice change, though I’m sure that there were people who wanted the guys instead.

There seemed to be less people in attendance than last year, most likely due to the US Open.  At the end, when the confetti fell, you could tell that it was just tossed off the roofs of the buildings because they came down in clumps.

Image from www.applause-tickets.com

Rating: 4 out of 5 masks

In honor of Stephen Daldry’s nomination for The Reader,  I’ve decided to review the Broadway musical version of the movie Billy Elliot.

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