New York - Beacon Theatre - 3rd May

sweetmm · Wed May 04, 2016 4:17 pm

flopisnotonfire

fleur-de-lis · Wed May 04, 2016 4:50 pm

sweetmm wrote:
flopisnotonfire

I love how Phil's shirt actually matches the theme of the tutu

Jeweul · Wed May 04, 2016 5:32 pm

Awesome review, starlight. I loved it! I really like reading about the confused parents for some reason, it just makes me happy that someone who understands my interests is taking me.

sweetmm · Thu May 05, 2016 1:42 am

blueapple_x · Thu May 05, 2016 2:05 am

sweetmm wrote:

These were my favourite pics from this meet up! Although it's an innocent prom pose, I bet they feel uncomfortable being held like that haha. I wonder if they were sucking their stomachs in...not that they need to.

sweetmm · Thu May 05, 2016 2:18 am

blueapple_x wrote:
sweetmm wrote:

These were my favourite pics from this meet up! Although it's an innocent prom pose, I bet they feel uncomfortable being held like that haha. I wonder if they were sucking their stomachs in...not that they need to.

Phil is disappearing again just like the UK Tour, I hope by the end of this US leg there is still some of him left

blueapple_x · Thu May 05, 2016 2:46 am

sweetmm wrote:
blueapple_x wrote:
sweetmm wrote:

These were my favourite pics from this meet up! Although it's an innocent prom pose, I bet they feel uncomfortable being held like that haha. I wonder if they were sucking their stomachs in...not that they need to.
Phil is disappearing again just like the UK Tour, I hope by the end of this US leg there is still some of him left

I have to admit I don't really notice the small changes in weight. A couple years back they had a bit of pudge so it's noticeable how much weight they lost when looking at them now, but to me, they don't look any different from a couple of videos/liveshows ago before touring.

I agree Phil looks pretty thin, but I've always thought Phil was on the thinner side (since losing the pudge).

districthirteen · Thu May 05, 2016 10:23 am

Starlight, I loved reading about your thoughts on their stage presence. Oh how I wish I'd get to experience Dan Howell's theatre persona, but I guess fate is just not on my side. I think we already get a hint to how comfortable they are on stage when they do stage interviews, in which Dan shines and takes the lead and Phil follows, but their chemistry makes it work. I really want to watch Dan act in a theatre production now oh gawd. He can probably pull off a musical given some vocal training.

Also, the mental image of baffled annoyed Broadway ushers was quite amusing. Now I have this halfway amusing and halfway disturbing mental image of audiences for all theatre shows being immature enthused as the phandom. I do hope this would encourage more teens to watch theatre though, but I'd argue there's still a long way to go from supporting your favourite Youtube crushes live and being willing to shell out big bucks for Les Mis? Though a girl can hope.

DryCereal · Thu May 05, 2016 10:54 am

districthirteen wrote:Also, the mental image of baffled annoyed Broadway ushers was quite amusing. Now I have this halfway amusing and halfway disturbing mental image of audiences for all theatre shows being immature enthused as the phandom. I do hope this would encourage more teens to watch theatre though, but I'd argue there's still a long way to go from supporting your favourite Youtube crushes live and being willing to shell out big bucks for Les Mis? Though a girl can hope.

Oh god... Definitely equal parts amazing and terrifying. Deafening too, I should think. Bit like when Idina Menzel came back for the finale of what should have been her last performance in Wicked (after she fell through the trapdoor a few days earlier and bust some ribs)...anyway.
as Elphaba & Glinda I mean Elders Price & Cunningham? Oh, but Elder McKinley?

Thu May 05, 2016 11:56 am

IckleMissMayhem wrote:Fontao Inc - apparently is events management company based/registered in Staten Island. If the poster/notice is outside the venue it could just be so they can park their vehicles close by outside... Maybe not necessarily filming related...? IDK.

There was a fair bit of filming going on outside before the show. There was a guy filming people going inside and they also filmed D&P leaving (they did more filming on the 2nd May). I dunno if they filmed other venues, I just assumed they were doing a tour diary type thing, but the signs were all the way round the venue.

sweetmm wrote:This is the reality

There is a beautiful reenactment by our lovely emma on her tweet, I deleted the tweet when I realised she did not disclose her tweet handler here oops

Haha, here it is! We didn't go to the second night of the show - Human did so we went to go and pick her up afterwards and the screaming when they left is just so cringey imo. My bff isn't a fan of D&P, and this is her re-enactment of what she saw both nights, pretty accurate i'd say:

DryCereal · Thu May 05, 2016 12:08 pm

Love it!

human · Thu May 05, 2016 5:41 pm

A few cute moments that I noted from the show (I'm rubbish at writing reviews so sorry lol):

sweetmm · Thu May 05, 2016 5:43 pm

Thanks human I wonder how many blunders they do for every show

Philena · Thu May 05, 2016 10:07 pm

Thanks so much for your reviews, missemma and human. It is interesting to see how different people classify different sections of the show as being cringeworthy or not... Also, your friend's Dan impression was spot on.