Category: Paramount Theatre

Hamilton – Musical – Paramount Theatre

Watched Hamilton: An American Musical w/ Paul. Golden voices & tight harmonies. Dual-rotating stage & lighting were a nice touch. Not a fan of the history lesson or the rapping. I'll concede to Paul though: yes, it's probably one of the most important artistic works of our time esp in this political climate. It was a great musical but I don't understand the hype.
Watched Hamilton: An American Musical w/ Paul. Golden voices & tight harmonies. Dual-rotating stage & lighting were a nice touch. Not a fan of the history lesson or the rapping. I’ll concede to Paul though: yes, it’s probably one of the most important artistic works of our time esp in this political climate. It was a great musical but I don’t understand the hype.

Type: Musical

Recommendation: Does not live up to the hype but it’s still worth seeing.  It’s probably one of the most important artistic works of our time especially in this political climate.

Rating (Out of 5 Stars): 4.5 stars

Negatives: Hard to understand what was going on. Also, not a fan of rap or history lessons.

Story, Script, and Lyrics:  The life and times of Alexander Hamilton during the birth of the USA. Since a lot of the lyrics were fast rap, it was hard to follow the story. Re-listening to the soundtrack cleared things up and I later realized that a lot of script/lyrics were quite clever.

Cast and Theater Company: Typical high-quality national tour production.

Venue and Set: Elaborate set with a dual rotating stage and clever light show.

Music and Audio: I was happy to discover that they didn’t turn the volume way up like they do most Paramount Theatre performances.  Not much of a rap fan but I loved the golden voices and tight harmonies of the girls’ songs especially “Helpless,” “Satisfied”, and “Schuyler Sisters.”

Price: $$$ (High-priced at $300+) – Sold out

Dates: February 6 – March 18, 2018

Seating: Assigned

Link: https://www.stgpresents.org/tickets/eventdetail/3492/-/hamilton

Book of Mormon – Musical – Paramount Theatre

Attended the sold out run of The Book of Mormon on Broadway. After 6 unsuccessful lottery attempts, I ended up buying on StubHub. Can't go wrong with this show ... but the last 2 national tours were slightly better. "Tomorrow is a latter day!" — attending The Book Of Mormon- Seattle, WA at Paramount Theatre.
Attended the sold out run of The Book of Mormon on Broadway. After 6 unsuccessful lottery attempts, I ended up buying on StubHub. Can’t go wrong with this show … but the last 2 national tours were slightly better. “Tomorrow is a latter day!” — attending The Book Of Mormon- Seattle, WA at Paramount Theatre.

Elf – Musical – Paramount Theatre

Watched Elf: The Musical. Closest I've ever sat at Paramount Theatre! Coming from a guy who tends to like superficial musicals, I thought the writing could use more substance (but what do you expect from an xmas-themed show). Despite that, the performers and the set were amazing! — attending Elf The Musical at Paramount Theatre.
Watched Elf: The Musical. Closest I’ve ever sat at Paramount Theatre! Coming from a guy who tends to like superficial musicals, I thought the writing could use more substance (but what do you expect from an xmas-themed show). Despite that, the performers and the set were amazing! — attending Elf The Musical at Paramount Theatre.