Saw this last night. Absolutely incredible show! I see a show in NYC about every week, and this is one of the best shows I have ever seen. Leaned into the weirdness of the rock opera. Played the music straight through, giving the audience no time for applause, which was a smart directorial choice. Everyone just exploded in applause at intermission and at the curtain call. People were jumping to applaud at the end of the final song before the curtain call ever started. The show is very tight. I think maybe an hour 40 minutes, with a shorter second act. Loved the choreography. The vibe is West Side Story meets Tron, if that makes any sense. I will be royally pissed if this isn't a hit.
I was at the show last night. The production was tight, the scenery was phenomenal, and the acting was superb My only disappointment was that the script was rewritten with a post modernist bent, gutting any sense of transcendence or higher meaning from the performance. When they sing following you, you ask yourself, who are they following? The ending felt hollow and unfulfilled.
