Justin's Theatre Reviews

 NOTE: As you read this review, please know that I was quite taken out of the second act due to the atrocious audience behavior during that half of the show. Crumpling chip bags, CHEWING THE CHIPS, unnecessarily loud comments, the whole lot.   It is shows that "Spring Awakening" and "Rent" that have such huge, diehard fanbases, who are so passionate about the show they are fans of. On my side, I say "Wow, those shows must be really amazing!". Then, you actually attend a production of one of those types of shows.   It is really a shame because most of the score for "Spring Awakening" (Music by Duncan Sheik, Lyrics by Steven Sater) isn't bad. But, the story unfortunately isn't good at all. "Spring Awakening" tells the story of the sexual awakening of teenagers located somewhere in 19th century Europe (Germany, I think? Correct me If I am wrong). As you'd expect, the plot and the way it is executed is uncomfortable, dis

     I know that I am in the minority here, but I do not like "Grease" very much. I do enjoy the show's score, the story isn't very good. The characters aren't very well written and I just can't get past the shows horrible message..."CHANGE YOURSELF FOR THE GUY YOU LIKE!" I just don't know were the self respect is in that. Anyways, despite my feelings about "Grease", FOX's live televised production was FANTASTIC.    Unless you've been living underneath a rock, you know that NBC has produced three other live musicals on television (The Sound of Music, Peter Pan, The Wiz). "Grease" was FOX's first live musical, and they blew NBC out of the water!  Most of this production's success not only goes to the strong cast, but to director of the show, Thomas Kail (Director of " Hamilton" and "In the Heights"). You can tell that he took a look at all of the things NBC did wrong, and he did it right. F