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Great life lesson terrible for children

"Writing this as a mom of many children who adore broadway. The overall message of the show is fantastic on the impact of trauma on our lives. However this is not a show I would take anyone under the age of 16 to see. We didn’t find any reviews with more details regarding the storyline, so we were very surprised when it was filled with profanity, lgbtq relationships, drug references, and overdosing. Thankfully our 11 year old is very mature or we would have needed to walk out of the theatre. We had some great conversations on our walk back to the hotel about how we could glean some golden crumbs and release the rest of what we just experienced. That being said. The show itself from an adult perspective was great. Very heavy trauma topics covered and hemmed up in a message of hope. Idina was amazing as expected, but the rest of the cast, specifically Becca, blew our minds. Amazing cast. The music is fantastic, stage design is creative and stunning. Overall I liked it from an adult perspective, but felt terrible as a mom. I had done my research and found nothing giving any indication on content and children. This is why I am leaving my review, to help others before they end up in a seat that cost a large chunk of budget regretting having purchased them for their family experience. Outside we asked the door attendants where to wait for stage door, staff was not kind. We waiting with about 20 other people, had a nice spot and 2 (I hate to even call them men) males literally moved my 11yo daughter out of their way to be closer to the railing and cussed us out. The staff observed the situation and rolled their eyes and disregarded it. Shortly after another dad pushed her off the curb to get closer. We left at that point. The lack of safety concern for children was apparent. This sealed my decision to not recommend this for anyone with children. Between content, theatre staff, and behaviors of those attending I cannot recommend it. "

Broadway.com Customer on Feb 17, 2025

Sadly underwhelming

"Nothing memorable here….songs were mediocre, set was monotonous. Best voice in the show was Khaila Wilcoxon…..she’s definitely a star. We are longtime Idina fans, but she needed better material."

Richard B from Bend on Feb 16, 2025

Huge Disappointment! Left humming no tunes…

"Nothing against Idina at all or the talent of the rest of the cast. The script and music were forgettable. In order to be moved at the end, you have to care about the character. As soon as you meet her, you’re supposed to sympathize with her plight as she drives away from her job. It takes a while to find out why she’s running, but by then, it’s obvious where this tale is going. The character has a pretty good life going through serious pain, but it’s just hard to get emotionally moved by it in such a short setup. Biggest criticism is EVERY song sounds the same. There’s nothing memorable about the music. There fine songs, but NOT Broadway Showstoppers. I felt like so many songs tried to end the way Defying Gravity did and having Idina up in the sky didn’t help the audience not make that connection. The supporting actresses character was ridiculously angry and it got repetitive and old quickly. She even alluded to it referencing Groundhog Day. Also I was shocked it ended in one act. Actually, I was happy it was, because I’m not sure I would’ve stayed for the second act. "

Broadway.com Customer on Mar 7, 2025

Horrible show

"Aside from a few moments of nice singing this show was horrible. I’ve seen hundreds of broadway shows over the years and this ranks amount the lowest. If idina menzel were not in it- I doubt anyone would watch it at the community theater level. There was just enough non essential dialogue to get to a new song, many of which were not memorable. The son did have a lovely voice which we finally heard at the end of the show. The set was awful- I can’t say anyone should spend money on this"

Broadway.com Customer on Mar 4, 2025

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