Guys & Dolls - A Review
May. 2nd, 2009 11:21 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wwcitizenGuys & Dolls has undoubtedly got to be the best Broadway musical I have seen yet, and I've seen quite a few. I wouldn't necessarily classify myself a "Broadway Queen" (BQ) by any stretch. But living outside of NY, being well-connected with local BQs, and executing my interest in Broadway (not all of them - hate Disney productions, for instance), I've probably seen 30-40 shows and plays over the years. That's easily 1/5th of the shows a lot of my friends see.
The Guys & Dolls we saw last week on Broadway is a revival of the 1950 Broadway debut and in 1955 was made into a movie with Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra.
We were in the very front row. This is the first time for Matthew and me to sit that close. We were RIGHT THERE. We could see Oliver Platt's hands (one of his fingers is cut short), Lauren Graham's cute little crows feet, and Craig Bierko's plastic surgery scar under his chin. They all looked fabulous and performed tremendously well. A star-studded cast to be sure. We were at foot level. The shoes were beautiful and the costumes / suits were really interesting. I could actually picture myself ordering one of the suit/shirt/tie combos together with the audacious shoes for a night out on the town.
We really enjoyed the show, which completely made up for the recent West Side Story experience. The dancers were amazing. We sat right in the middle of the theater, as well, which was in front of the steps from under the stage onto a platform for parts of the show - a little lower than the stage. At the very beginning of the show, one of the (hotter) dancers pops up from below the stage onto the steps in front of us before he lept onto the stage for a dance number. It was fascinating how well he kept his gaze out into the audience and didn't focus on any of us in the front row, even though we were staring right at him (and his slightly crooked nose - lol).
If you have the chance, go see Guys & Dolls. Well worth the time and money. I got a little spoiled being so close to the action on stage - if you can - once - get absolutely front row tickets to a show, too. Very much worth the experience and money!!
The Guys & Dolls we saw last week on Broadway is a revival of the 1950 Broadway debut and in 1955 was made into a movie with Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra.
We were in the very front row. This is the first time for Matthew and me to sit that close. We were RIGHT THERE. We could see Oliver Platt's hands (one of his fingers is cut short), Lauren Graham's cute little crows feet, and Craig Bierko's plastic surgery scar under his chin. They all looked fabulous and performed tremendously well. A star-studded cast to be sure. We were at foot level. The shoes were beautiful and the costumes / suits were really interesting. I could actually picture myself ordering one of the suit/shirt/tie combos together with the audacious shoes for a night out on the town.
We really enjoyed the show, which completely made up for the recent West Side Story experience. The dancers were amazing. We sat right in the middle of the theater, as well, which was in front of the steps from under the stage onto a platform for parts of the show - a little lower than the stage. At the very beginning of the show, one of the (hotter) dancers pops up from below the stage onto the steps in front of us before he lept onto the stage for a dance number. It was fascinating how well he kept his gaze out into the audience and didn't focus on any of us in the front row, even though we were staring right at him (and his slightly crooked nose - lol).
If you have the chance, go see Guys & Dolls. Well worth the time and money. I got a little spoiled being so close to the action on stage - if you can - once - get absolutely front row tickets to a show, too. Very much worth the experience and money!!
