tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551667890770753127.post1431799634544751115..comments2012-01-16T10:50:48.392-05:00Matt Windmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04680759709614752650noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551667890770753127.post-45490279813762973122012-01-16T10:50:48.392-05:002012-01-16T10:50:48.392-05:00Enjoyed the show with the entire family. By the way the house was packed. There was one older man with a ponytail in front of me who didn&#39;t clap once. Everyone else including his friends were having a good time.At the end people were on their feet. I was in the balcony with a birds eye view and the auidence showed their appreciation! Broadway has so much to offer and appreciate. Too bad some people just over analyze everything and should just have fun with the genre.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551667890770753127.post-16485010272862929672011-02-09T12:26:02.324-05:002011-02-09T12:26:02.324-05:00I just saw this show last nite and I feel its a poor excuse for a B&#39;way musical. In my opinion its a low grade hairspray..Its a contrived mess with a lousy score and characters who get on your nerves.. As a lover of B&#39;way musicals its sad to me that a show of this quality is enjoying such success.. I guess the core audience which consists of bridge and tunnel and out of towners eat up this shlock.. Oh and by the way the show about a dysfunctional family, next 2 normal is truly a masterpiece next to this lame and corny show......Christopher Brienzanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551667890770753127.post-40092231779141362092009-10-27T17:37:43.529-04:002009-10-27T17:37:43.529-04:00&quot;Contrary to popular belief, rock and roll did not start with Elvis Presley&quot;...<br />Hate to correct you, but yes it did. Although teh city of Memphis has a rich history of Blues and RnB, it took a 19 year old truck driver from Memphis to combine Country music and Blues. This style of music was called Rockabilly, which is the real pre-cursor to Rock and Roll as we know it. The Blues didn&#39;t transition right to Rock and Roll. It took Bill Haley, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry who all combined COUNTRY HILLBILLY music with BLUES to create Rockabilly music. Haley did it in 1953, Presley in 1954.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551667890770753127.post-74303248898875292002009-10-20T17:08:55.811-04:002009-10-20T17:08:55.811-04:00Saw the show on Sunday, last one in previews. Yes at times reminds one of of Hairspray, Dreamgirls and even West Side Story. Audience loved it. Could not get enough of the cast and there were repeated curtain calls. Nice to see an upbeat show that does not deal with a disfunctional family for a change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com