I'm a Billy Joel fan -- not a huge one. Great show, though. The dance was remarkable, and how Cavanaugh can sing that show several times a week without completely losing his voice is beyone me. I'll just reiterate, the dancing was fantastic. Fantastic.

Hairspray was lot of fun. Certainly not deep at all, but really good entertainment. Being a child of the sixties, it was neat to relate it to "Bandstand" -- for those of you who might remember that.

Nine was good, but the first act was pretty long. Bandaras was, by far, the best actor I've seen in a musical in a long time. Body language and gestures showed a real depth as an actor -- not just a great singing voice who can dance. Was just a little disappointed with Jane Krakowski. Don't misunderstand -- she sang well and was very good at doing what her part demanded -- standing around looking very sexy. Not much else to the part, though. Chita Rivera was fine. Mary Stuart Masterson was also excellent.

I was at the end of a very intense week of freelance work, and was ready for some just plain entertainment -- all three fit that bill just fine.

I just saw "Nine" a few weeks ago and I absolutely agree about Banderas, his performance was electric. I believed him at every moment. Seeing Chita Rivera perform is just fantastic, I can't think of anyone who could have done her scene better. I wasn't too in love with Mary Stuart Masterson's performance, I thought she was a bit mannered, but her voice is strong. Overall I loved the show.
I've also seen "A Day in the Death of Joe Egg" recently which was funny and dark and disturbing. Eddie Izzard is in it and I love his standup, so seeing him in this role was terrific. I recommend it for a serious night of theatre, it's definitely not light fare.
The worst thing I've seen in a while has to be "The Look of Love" which is a musical revue of Burt Bacharach and Hal David songs. I like some of those songs like "Walk on By" and "Wishin and Hopin" but the show turned them into a two hour American Idol medley, but without the excitment of the competition. It was a painful two hours.
I love Broadway, it's so good to be able to find other GCers who are also similarily obsessed.

I am so glad that Harvey Fierstein won.He is so totally deserving of every award he wins.Sometimes I think that because of his lifestyle ,he is totally underrated.He is fabulous and I adore his voice.

DeltAlum- the naked-ness in Take Me Out isn't supposed to be arousing. It takes place in and around the locker room of a baseball team. The naked part is just keeping with the authenticity of the action on stage. To tell you the truth, when the first guy whips off his towel you're kind of stunned. But after that you're so involved in the story that you're not noticing the nude aspect.

I know. I was just kidding. Wasn't much in the mood for anything I had to think too much about. I was a tough decision whether to see "Nine" or "Milly" on my last evening in the city, though.