The show If/Then is a new show starring Idina Menzel and Anthony Rapp (of Rent fame) and I saw it last night. The quick summary is that I really loved the show. Basically it's about a a woman at a crossroads in her life. If she goes one way, one story happens, and if she goes a different way her life is completely different. So throughout the show she's living two different lives (in one she's Liz, in the other Beth). It was really fascinating how they switched between one timeline to the other, yet always keeping the consistency of the story flowing.
The music was really amazing, and of course the acting and singing was also amazing. It was just really different than your standard musical in the execution. The set was fairly bare, but set pieces moved in and out quickly and the ceiling was also a mirror that would come down and show you what was on the floor of the stage. For example, during one song you see a map of the NYC subway system in lights on the floor. That was the other fun thing, a majority of the songs were about NY and it was fun to be able to understand all of the references.
Here's a look at the show!
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