I was so excited to see this show. I thought I was going to have a blast and I couldn't wait to see the performers work it on stage. But unfortunately, the show fell flat for me.
I have to admit that I started off on the wrong foot by sitting in the absolute worst seat in the theater: the very last booth, in the very back of the theater, on the very left side, with my back to the stage so that I had to turn at a weird angle to see what was going on. And it was hard to see what was going on since I was so unbelievably far away from everything. Do not pay for seats here. It really isn't even worth $5.
As for the show, it was entertaining at first but then got old. Here's the show: Frank as Joan Rivers comes out in a costume, says a joke about the costume, introduces the next performer, they come out and dance and lip sync to a song, back to Frank in a new costume...
I do have to give credit to the performers- they were all amazing. Some that stuck out in particular were Britney Spears/ Lady Gaga (same person), Cher, Liza, and Madonna. And as everyone else has said, the last performance is very moving.
The lip syncing is a bit of a bummer but not the end of the world. I did find it odd that after every performance there was a lot of canned applause on the track, like they were cueing us do to the same.
How do I think this show can improve? First of all, get rid of those god-awful seats in the back (which I know will never happen). Second, cut a couple of the performances and give the more popular ones two. Third, change up the show! Maybe have Joan "interview" some of the Divas? I think that would be fun and a nice change of pace.
Hopefully they'll change up the show soon. Until then, I really can't recommend it.