Real Women Have Curves (James Earl Jones Theatre, Broadway) - ★★★★ REVIEW
The Broadway musical REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES began performances earlier this year at the James Earl Jones as one of the last openings of the 2024-2025 season and has sadly since announced it will play its final performance on June 29th.The musical, based on both the play and its film adaptation of the same name, tells the timely story of an immigrant family's garment business and the community formed among the women who work there amidst ICE raids, parental disapproval, and an extreme amount of sewing.Check out this full review for Mickey-Jo's thoughts on the show's story, its score, and its brilliant company many of whom made their Broadway debuts with this production...•00:00 | introduction03:24 | synopsis / overview11:48 | the writing19:00 | the score24:29 | cast / creatives•About Mickey-Jo:As one of the leading voices in theatre criticism on a social platform, Mickey-Jo is pioneering a new medium for a dwindling field. His YouTube channel: MickeyJoTheatre is the largest worldwide in terms of dedicated theatre criticism, where he also share features, news and interviews as well as lifestyle content for over 80,000 subscribers. With a viewership that is largely split between the US and the UK he has been fortunate enough to be able to work with PR, Marketing, and Social Media representatives for shows in New York, London, Edinburgh, Hamburg, Toronto, Sao Pãolo, and Paris. His reviews and features have also been published by WhatsOnStage, for whom he was a panelist to help curate nominees for their 2023 and 2024 Awards as well as BroadwayWorldUK, Musicals Magazine and LondonTheatre.co.uk. Instagram/TikTok/X: @MickeyJoTheatre Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Why critics didn't love the HERCULES musical | Review roundup for the 2025 Disney West End opening
After prior productions in New York, New Jersey, and Hamburg, Germany, Disney's HERCULES has finally arrived in London's West End, opening last night at Theatre Royal Drury Lane.The stage musical, based on the 1997 animated film, brings the heroic story to life with Luke Brady starring in the title role in a production that makes some changes to beloved characters in order to tell the story.In lieue of Mickey-Jo's own visit to the show, he has rounded up a selection of reviews from the opening night performance in order to find out what some of London's most prominent theatre critics agreed and disagreed on when it came to Hercules...•00:00 | introduction02:05 | The Times08:02 | The New York Times14:41 | The Stage19:29 | The Telegraph24:44 | Time Out30:42 | Evening Standard35:21 | WhatsOnStage39:12 | Variety44:17 | The IndependentAbout Mickey-Jo:As one of the leading voices in theatre criticism on a social platform, Mickey-Jo is pioneering a new medium for a dwindling field. His YouTube channel: MickeyJoTheatre is the largest worldwide in terms of dedicated theatre criticism, where he also share features, news and interviews as well as lifestyle content for over 80,000 subscribers. With a viewership that is largely split between the US and the UK he has been fortunate enough to be able to work with PR, Marketing, and Social Media representatives for shows in New York, London, Edinburgh, Hamburg, Toronto, Sao Pãolo, and Paris. His reviews and features have also been published by WhatsOnStage, for whom he was a panelist to help curate nominees for their 2023 and 2024 Awards as well as BroadwayWorldUK, Musicals Magazine and LondonTheatre.co.uk. Instagram/TikTok/X: @MickeyJoTheatre Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Stereophonic (Duke of York's Theatre, West End) - ★★★★★ REVIEW
STEREOPHONIC has recently opened in the West End, and Mickey-Jo has already seen it twice!The play, written by David Adjmi and directed by Daniel Aukin, had an acclaimed off-Broadway run and transferred to the Golden Theatre, where it was nominated for a record number of Tony Awards, winning multiple including the 2024 Tony Award for Best New Play.Now playing at the Duke of York's Theatre with some new cast joining returning company members, here's Mickey-Jo's full review of the West End production...• 00:00 | introduction01:48 | synopsis / overview06:37 | writing / direction13:07 | is it too long?18:09 | performances25:05 | more performancesAbout Mickey-Jo:As one of the leading voices in theatre criticism on a social platform, Mickey-Jo is pioneering a new medium for a dwindling field. His YouTube channel: MickeyJoTheatre is the largest worldwide in terms of dedicated theatre criticism, where he also share features, news and interviews as well as lifestyle content for over 80,000 subscribers. With a viewership that is largely split between the US and the UK he has been fortunate enough to be able to work with PR, Marketing, and Social Media representatives for shows in New York, London, Edinburgh, Hamburg, Toronto, Sao Pãolo, and Paris. His reviews and features have also been published by WhatsOnStage, for whom he was a panelist to help curate nominees for their 2023 and 2024 Awards as well as BroadwayWorldUK, Musicals Magazine and LondonTheatre.co.uk. Instagram/TikTok/X: @MickeyJoTheatre Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jordan Fisher (Moulin Rouge, Hadestown, Hamilton) - INTERVIEW
Mickey-Jo recently had the chance to sit down with the brilliant Broadway leading man Jordan Fisher.Currently starring as Christian in Moulin Rouge, Mickey-Jo visited his dressing room at the Al Hirshfeld Theatre ahead of a Friday night show to ask about his Broadway career so far, what made him fall in love with theatre and THAT Hadestown vocal choice.Check it out, and don't forget to catch him in Moulin Rouge on Broadway before July 20th!About Mickey-Jo:As one of the leading voices in theatre criticism on a social platform, Mickey-Jo is pioneering a new medium for a dwindling field. His YouTube channel: MickeyJoTheatre is the largest worldwide in terms of dedicated theatre criticism, where he also share features, news and interviews as well as lifestyle content for over 80,000 subscribers. With a viewership that is largely split between the US and the UK he has been fortunate enough to be able to work with PR, Marketing, and Social Media representatives for shows in New York, London, Edinburgh, Hamburg, Toronto, Sao Pãolo, and Paris. His reviews and features have also been published by WhatsOnStage, for whom he was a panelist to help curate nominees for their 2023 and 2024 Awards as well as BroadwayWorldUK, Musicals Magazine and LondonTheatre.co.uk. Instagram/TikTok/X: @MickeyJoTheatre Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Why is CABARET closing? | The truth behind the musical revival's mixed Broadway success
The Broadway revival of CABARET has recently announced it will conclude its run later this year at the August Wilson Theatre.The production, which was first staged in London, began with Eddie Redmayne in the role of the Emcee and has since welcomed stars including Adam Lambert and Orville Peck, with Marisha Wallace and Billy Porter set to join the show this summer as its concluding stars.In this essay, Mickey-Jo is sharing some answers as to why the show is closing by glancing back at its West End origins, Broadway opening, critical reception, Tony Awards success, and replacement casting...•00:00 | introduction02:33 | closing details07:46 | West End history13:10 | Broadway opening17:19 | box office21:26 | the Broadway run27:38 | political factors32:14 | conclusion•About Mickey-Jo:As one of the leading voices in theatre criticism on a social platform, Mickey-Jo is pioneering a new medium for a dwindling field. His YouTube channel: MickeyJoTheatre is the largest worldwide in terms of dedicated theatre criticism, where he also share features, news and interviews as well as lifestyle content for over 80,000 subscribers. With a viewership that is largely split between the US and the UK he has been fortunate enough to be able to work with PR, Marketing, and Social Media representatives for shows in New York, London, Edinburgh, Hamburg, Toronto, Sao Pãolo, and Paris. His reviews and features have also been published by WhatsOnStage, for whom he was a panelist to help curate nominees for their 2023 and 2024 Awards as well as BroadwayWorldUK, Musicals Magazine and LondonTheatre.co.uk. Instagram/TikTok/X: @MickeyJoTheatre Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Join Mickey-Jo from MickeyJoTheatre as he reviews the latest show from the West End, Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-West End, Edinburgh Fringe and across the globe.As one of the leading voices in theatre criticism on a social platform, Mickey-Jo is pioneering a new medium for a dwindling field. His YouTube channel: MickeyJoTheatre is the largest worldwide in terms of dedicated theatre criticism, where he also share features, news and interviews as well as lifestyle content for over 60,000 subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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