Paramount Theatre – Page 10 – Shows I've Seen

The Phantom of the Opera – Musical – Paramount Theatre

Second time watching The Phantom of the Opera. Didn't connect the dark — Second time watching The Phantom of the Opera. Didn’t connect the dark “angel of music” to Lucifer (thanks Samantha). Appalling anti-feminism. Cool special effects (esp fire).

The Color Purple – Musical – Paramount Theatre

Evening performance of The Color Purple Musical. Men and the patriarchal system suck! Also, I've never seen the movie but I can't imagine Oprah Winfrey as Sofia. — Evening performance of The Color Purple Musical. Men and the patriarchal system suck! Also, I’ve never seen the movie but I can’t imagine Oprah Winfrey as Sofia.

Les Miserables – Musical – Paramount Theatre

Attended the sold out tour of Les Miserables - Musical. Victor Hugo is such a debbie downer! Just realized I watched 2 musicals based on his books this weekend. Both had epic music scores. But would someone turn on more stage lighting?! Could barely see anything. — Attended the sold out tour of Les Miserables – Musical. Victor Hugo is such a debbie downer! Just realized I watched 2 musicals based on his books this weekend. Both had epic music scores. But would someone turn on more stage lighting?! Could barely see anything.

Love Never Dies – Musical – Paramount Theatre

Evening performance of Love Never Dies (sequel to The Phantom of the Opera). Beautiful theme song! Act 1 started weak but Act 2 ended strong (seems to be the opposite of most musicals). — attending Love Never Dies at Paramount Theatre.

Hamilton – Musical – Paramount Theatre

Watched Hamilton: An American Musical w/ Paul. Golden voices & tight harmonies. Dual-rotating stage & lighting were a nice touch. Not a fan of the history lesson or the rapping. I'll concede to Paul though: yes, it's probably one of the most important artistic works of our time esp in this political climate. It was a great musical but I don't understand the hype. — Watched Hamilton: An American Musical w/ Paul. Golden voices & tight harmonies. Dual-rotating stage & lighting were a nice touch. Not a fan of the history lesson or the rapping. I’ll concede to Paul though: yes, it’s probably one of the most important artistic works of our time esp in this political climate. It was a great musical but I don’t understand the hype.

Type: Musical

Recommendation: Does not live up to the hype but it’s still worth seeing. It’s probably one of the most important artistic works of our time especially in this political climate.

Rating (Out of 5 Stars): 4.5 stars

Negatives: Hard to understand what was going on. Also, not a fan of rap or history lessons.

Story, Script, and Lyrics: The life and times of Alexander Hamilton during the birth of the USA. Since a lot of the lyrics were fast rap, it was hard to follow the story. Re-listening to the soundtrack cleared things up and I later realized that a lot of script/lyrics were quite clever.

Cast and Theater Company: Typical high-quality national tour production.

Venue and Set: Elaborate set with a dual rotating stage and clever light show.

Music and Audio: I was happy to discover that they didn’t turn the volume way up like they do most Paramount Theatre performances. Not much of a rap fan but I loved the golden voices and tight harmonies of the girls’ songs especially “Helpless,” “Satisfied”, and “Schuyler Sisters.”

Price: $$$ (High-priced at $300+) – Sold out

Dates: February 6 – March 18, 2018

Seating: Assigned

Link: https://www.stgpresents.org/tickets/eventdetail/3492/-/hamilton