Cabaret

 Come to the Cabaret! This show was AMAZING last time, EXCEPT for Michelle Williams, so when I heard that Emma Stone was coming in to take over the role of Sally Bowles, I thought "why not?" I was a little nervous about the casting choice because I've never really heard her sing....

 When she first came out, I thought "I'm willing to give you a chance." Her first song went ok, but when she first started acting with Cliff, I started to BELIEVE that she was the character! What a relief. I could stop stressing and just enjoy the show. And I did. As usual, Alan Cumming is phenomenal! You can't take your eyes off him. However, with Emma on stage, she does command attention, unlike Michelle Williams! Great job, Emma!

 The only part of the show where I was disappointed was during the song "Cabaret" where Emma was struggling vocally. She was pitchy as HELL! It brought me out of the performance. Her acting was great during the song, but the pitch was too far off to stay in it as an audience member. Overall, if you saw it with Michelle Williams, I suggest returning to watch this version.

I went with my friend Lainey and we sat in the 3rd row of the mezzanine which had little cabaret arm tables and cabaret lights. It felt like the orchestra without the uncomfortable chairs. You could even get table service (we didn't as the drinks were $19!?)

On The Town

 What a beautiful piece of theater we saw this weekend. It has always been a great movie in my opinion, so I wanted to love it. I had heard from friends that the show was "beautiful for dancing, but the plot was too silly" so I began to think "how could it be sillier than it currently was in the movie?!" I was pleasantly surprised when it was the same storyline give or take. The characters I loved were the same, the songs I liked remained, and even a few that were not in the movie but I knew from school.

The lady that played Hildy the taxi driver, I ADORED her. She had it going on! I was a little nervous at the start of the show when the 3 sailors came out as I wasn't completely convinced that they were man enough/strong enough to be Gabey, Chip, and Ozzie. After they met their co stars however, I felt differently. Another perk was Jackie Hoffman, whom I was not aware of in the cast until her first line, and then I quickly grabbed my playbill and patted myself on the back for knowing my broadway royalty! She was hilarious!

We bought tickets through TDF and sat in row CC of the orchestra (OMG) off to the right, but the only thing I missed were entrances. Also, all of Jackie Hoffman's comedic exits were on the opposite side of the stage so I got to see everything in my opinion. 

Aaron mentioned that the pas de deux in the second act was the best dancing he's ever seen in a broadway show. We see TONS of stuff, so that's a huge feat, and we see ballet so he knows what is good. It really WAS amazing, and much better than the "Gene Kelly ballet" in the movie which I always thought was a little boring and just like all his other films.