^^ Don’t tell my friend LInda.
Just saw DEH last weekend. I thought it was pretty good, and thought provoking in spots. But it was just a bit too long for me, they kind of beat the horse to death and then beat it some more. I think it could have been 15-20 minutes shorter and maybe packed more of a punch.
@crknwk2000 Glad you loved CFA; it was a wonderful show. Very poignant.
CFA: Just wonderful…charming, funny, touching, sad, affirming, uplifting.
You’re definitely not the only one. Most theatre people I know hate CATS, and that includes actors! A close second is Mamma Mia. 
So happy to hear that so many of you are enjoying CFA. There is a terrific HBO documentary called You Are Here that expands on what those wonderful Newfoundlanders did that week. It’s been available in Canada for months but I’m not sure exactly when HBO will show it in the U.S. Keep an eye out for it because it will inspire all of the same emotions that the show does.
Spring Awakening provided me with enough teen angst to last a lifetime, so I am indifferent to seeing DEH (although D adored both shows).
I saw The Prom a few weeks ago. It’s a piece of fluff, something I’ll have pretty much forgotten in a year or so, but it made me laugh and the performances were lovely.
I had somehow never gotten around to seeing The Book of Mormon, but recently D won two of the $35 next-day lottery tickets. The lottery seats are never guaranteed to be together and can be partial view, but for that price, I was happy to join her regardless. It turned out that our bargain seats were in the center orchestra, first row, on the aisle–what a delightful surprise! And what a hilarious show, with great dancing to boot.
The Band’s Visit is a small, sweet, low key, lovely show, that I felt belonged in a small venue like Circle in the Square, and was totally lost in a big house like the Barrymore. We sat in the mid-front mezzanine and felt very detached from what was happening on stage. If you can’t see the show, I highly recommend the movie on which it was based, which must be streaming somewhere.
I’m relieved to see so many people don’t like Cats. I didn’t like it and really expected to. Saw it in London with my Mum and brother many decades ago and didn’t like it - they loved it. took my D to see the travelling Broadway show and still Didn’t like it. Didn’t dislike it as much as I disliked Starlight Express though. All I remember about that is it have me a terrible headache.
Lol, I loved Cats. But I’m a crazy cat lady, so maybe that explains it.
I took my two oldest to see Cats when they were like 9/10 years old (they are both closer to 30 now). They didn’t really love it. I thought the best part was after the show when they let kids go up on the stage and see the set. They both enjoyed that.
I mentioned to my D that The Cher Show got good reviews, so she, her bf (who didn’t know who Cher was!) and I are seeing it in a couple of weeks. I am really stoked. We got reasonably priced tickets during Broadway week.
I’m going to Cats in the near future because I figure it is a cultural theater experience and I should because I’ve never seen it. 
My college roommate and I went to Cats in the late 80s and her comment was, “I didn’t know the entire show was going to be about cats.”
When people complain that there is no plot to Cats, I just smile. It’s based on a bunch of poems about the psychology and sociology of cats by T.S. Elliott. It’s not supposed to have a plot. I just enjoyed it for the beautiful “feline” choreography, music, and singing.
I like a couple of the songs in Cats but wouldn’t want to sit through the show again. I didn’t think any of the various Cats were cat-like in the least.
^^^I disagree. During our performance, a feather or something floated down towards the stage, and one of the cats did a very cat-like attempt to catch the feather. The cats would groom each other, just like mine did. MungoJerrie and Rumpleteazer are definitely my D’s two cats. And I’ve definitely had a Rum Tum Tugger. Wants in, wants out, then wants in again…
Not sure if this is common knowledge, but since everyone is loving Come From Away, I thought I’d mention that it’s based on a book called The Day the World Came to Town. It’s one of the only 9/11 books that didn’t just rip your heart out.
@Wellspring I hope you were able to get tickets for The Play That Goes Wrong. I thought it was hilarious.
Two that I don’t care if I ever see again or not - Rent and Hair.
We saw “Noises off,” which may be related to “the play where everything goes wrong.” It was silly but I didn’t LOVE it.
Our library had “The Day The World Cane to Town.” Great book. Upbeat and short.
Everyone’s taste is their own. I’ve seen DEH twice and loved it. Once with my wife with Ben Platt performing. Then on college tour with my senior daughter in better seats. An incredibly rich experience. I love that the central plot situation is ludicrously funny, but it is enveloped by tragedy, teen angst, young love, and heartfelt family emotions. All of which our family can relate to, very closely. As others have said, the technical aspects were intriguing and immersive and a good fit. My daughter cried and hugged me and insisted on buying a DEH jacket which she still wears often.
Band’s Visit…meh for me. Well-performed but very few scenes stick with me.
Cats…maybe two great songs, but little more. Too contrived IMO. Better left as poetry.
Hamilton…yes magnificent. But it was grand and loud. DEH on the other hand had quiet subtle emotional heart-tugs.
Exactly. EVERY.DAMN.MINUTE.
@TooRealistic It isn’t common knowledge because that’s not true! CFA was written by David Hein and Irene Sankoff. The original idea for the musical came from Michael Rubinoff who runs the musical theatre program at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario and where his students did the first reading and production of the show. The book you cited may tell one of the stories from NL but CFA was not based on the book.