Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl (2022 TV Special) User Reviews

An almost perfect performance

[GregTheStopSign95 · 8/10 · 28 December 2022]

A fantastic live performance of the songs from Encanto, brilliantly staged, choreographed, conducted, and performed, complete with an intro from Lin Manuel Miranda.

All the vocalists are great, especially Stephanie Beatriz who absolutely killed it with her performance of "The Family Madrigal", as well as all her other songs, of course. Jessica Darrow is also a standout, but that may just be because "Surface Pressure" is my favourite song in the whole movie. That being said, it was great to see almost ALL the original performers back in the roles they played so well in the movie. Which brings me to the only real disappointment for me: there's no John Leguizamo. If he'd been there to perform Bruno's parts, it would have been perfect. As it is, though, his absence is only one small hiccup in what is otherwise a stellar show.

Jessica Darrows costumes can't ruin it

[danbull-20427 · 7/10 · 25 September 2023]

A strange headline I know but that is the problem with Jessica Darrows costume in this.

I really don't understand why, unlike the rest of the entire cast, she had to wear a sparkly purple pant suit that could not be further from her characters actual outfit in the movie.

This production is fantastic. They do bring the magic of the movie (which is one of the best Disney movies of recent years) to the stage. Capturing the magic of the family Madrigal on stage wonderfully. Accept for when Jessica Darrow is on stage. Her outfit detracts from the wonder of the show. Instead of enjoying the performance you're thinking Why is she wearing that?

A real shame as the production and performance is fantastic.

Excellent apart from one thing....

[andibeka · 7/10 · 30 December 2022]

The show was excellent, but there was one thing that distracted us the whole time and pulled us out of the immersion, the entire time! Very frustrating because the music and the show was excellent otherwise.

The distraction at every appearance ruining the whole immersion was the character of Luisa. She was standing out unnecessarily and was complety out of sync with the rest of the singers in terms of similarity to the movie characters and costume (or the lack of). The quality of the singer playing her character was also the worst in the whole show. Our child was dissapointed and was pointing that out the whole time, that she does not look like the character of Luisa in the movie.

Otherwise... a 10 Star show and for sure looks way better being present there.

It doesn't get boring

[damiankubera · 10/10 · 17 January 2023]

This is by far my favourite Disney show I'm writing this as a 37 year old guy who has watched it with his daughter 3 times, and hasn't got bored of it yet. It is brilliant. The costumes, the lighting, the graphics, the singing, the horeography, the music. Beautiful!!! I admire it from the technical side. To do such a concert, live, the back of the artists.... Also, all that integration with the Audience.... Such things only in the USA. Next time I will fly for such a concert straight from Poland :) after this account one wants to watch a fairy tale. Regards. Oh, what is your favourite song????

Lovely concert of the songs

[xantia11 · 9/10 · 1 January 2023]

I love the film and this is a brilliant concert of the songs. Since we first watched it my kids have rewatched it a couple of times a day, I'm happy it's kept them entertained 😀.

I don't know why the original film always makes me cry with emotion and this concert did the same.

The dancers that were in each of the songs need to have a shout out too as they're fab too. Love the costumes too although I think Luisa's costume could have been a bit more in keeping with the character.

Great finale too, with all the cast bowing etc.

It's a shame some of the cast were unable to be there though as it would have been nice to see them all.

The Mediocre Familia Madrigal

[KevinHartsRedheadedStepSon · 6/10 · 14 January 2023]

The set was magnificent!

The costumes were marvelous!

The flowers on stage were muy bien!

But what was up with how poorly the performance era executed their parts and musical numbers??? They were off-key and often off-tempo.

It all left me saying:

Meh...

The biggest mistake they made was Louisa's costuming choice. It looked like she was dressed for a completely different show. Like literally! She's not a great singer in the first place, but a lot of kids liked her character, so why didn't they make her look like Louisa to cover her flat voice??? I mean seriously, what a missed opportunity.

No Johnny Leg to play Bruno? Garbage.

This isn't my familia Madrigal.

No Disappointments for Encanto Fans

[officialrainbowhighfan · 8/10 · 7 October 2023]

Wow! Just wow!

This show was incredible with the showstopping number of course being "We Don't Talk About Bruno". Of course. But anyway, I also really loved "The Family Madrigal", "Waiting on a Miracle", "Surface Pressure", "What Else Can I Do?", and "All of You".

...Which is basically all of the songs. But really, if you like Encanto, then you'll love this!

My only problem with this is that it's so short. Forty-five minutes isn't really a concert.

It's not even that long because there's this thing in the middle about a chorus that was chosen to sing at the concert.

Their reactions were really entertaining, so that made up for it.

Anyway, I think you should give this concert a try because it's really spectacular.