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The Visit or King and I
The Visit or King and I
tombomb31
Stand-by Joined: 3/17/15
#1The Visit or King and I
Posted: 4/19/15 at 12:47am
I had an extra slot open up for a show. I can only pick one, and have no idea what to do. They both excite me!
#2The Visit or King and I
Posted: 4/19/15 at 12:51am
Fan of both shows and productions, but I'd probably lean towards The Visit. It's the final time you are going to see a new Kander & Ebb musical starring Chita Rivera. Also, I don't forsee this show being produced quite often in the future, therefore it will certainly become one of those productions with a cult following that people remember, discuss, and ask about for years to come. There will be more professional productions of The King and I, but this one is truly lovely. Tough decision.
Updated On: 4/19/15 at 12:51 AM
#2The Visit or King and I
Posted: 4/19/15 at 3:48am
There is a pretty cool post on ATC about THE VISIT:
At some point I have to put up or shut up. I've seen the original productions of FLORA THE RED MENACE and CABARET (not to mention umpteen revivals) and THE HAPPY TIME and ZORBA. I've seen 70, GIRLS, 70 and CHICAGO (six times, once with Liza) and THE ACT. I've seen WOMAN OF THE YEAR, THE RINK, AND THE WORLD GOES 'ROUND and KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN (even Hal Prince's trial balloon at Purchase) and STEEL PIER. I've seen FOSSE, CURTAINS, THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS. I've seen FUNNY LADY and NEW YORK, NEW YORK. I've never seen OVER AND OVER, unfortunately, but I'm here to say, now that I've reached the age of those 70, GIRLS, 70 geezers, I've never seen a Kander and Ebb show that moved me more than THE VISIT. Is it their best score? It's right up there with CABARET and CHICAGO. It's a splendid, heart-rending score. It's a splendid, heart-rending show. If you yearn for the thrills of bygone Broadway--thrills which were intermittent but intense and kept us all waiting for fascination to come along, fascination addicts that we were, go see THE VISIT. It's not just Chita Rivera's magnificent performance; Roger Rees is every bit as astonishing as she is. What I've spent 60 years loving and seeking out in Broadway musicals comes to a kind of quintessence here. Go see.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
Updated On: 4/19/15 at 03:48 AM
FishermanBob
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/9/12
#3The Visit or King and I
Posted: 4/19/15 at 4:10am
"I had an extra slot open up for a show. I can only pick one, and have no idea what to do. They both excite me! "
Well tombomb, I don't mean to be unkind but how can you possibly have no idea? Isn't this about the 5th thread you've started asking whether you should see the Visit? Not to mention 2 other threads when you told us you HAD already purchased a ticket to see The Visit.
You started 2 threads asking whether you should see the Visit and then on March 26th told us you HAD purchased a ticket to see the Visit on Tony Day, June 7th. Then you started 2 more threads asking whether you should see the Visit and then started another thread on April 8th again saying you HAD purchased a ticket for June 7th. Now you are back again starting a 5th "should I see the Visit" thread, my suggestion to you is... see The Visit. Seriously dude, what's the deal?
https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.php?thread=1081554#4648374
https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.php?thread=1081640#4649621
https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.php?thread=1081775#4651793
https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.php?thread=1081987#4655224
https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.php?thread=1082042#4655927
https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.php?thread=1082112#4657053
tombomb31
Stand-by Joined: 3/17/15
#4The Visit or King and I
Posted: 4/19/15 at 9:06am
I think some people take this board too seriously.
Im just a guy from out of town who is asking for advice.
#5The Visit or King and I
Posted: 4/19/15 at 9:28am
Is FishermanBob one of the best, or what?
CZJ at opening night party for A Little Night Music, Dec 13, 2009.
#6The Visit or King and I
Posted: 4/19/15 at 9:34am
Hmmm. Did I see this identical post on ATC qolbinau, or should I say jbk?
CZJ at opening night party for A Little Night Music, Dec 13, 2009.
#7The Visit or King and I
Posted: 4/19/15 at 9:53am
Fisherman, I noticed all those threads too. I'm also from out of town but I only posted one thread about seeing The Visit, so that's not as extreme.
"Contentment, it seems, simply happens. It appears accompanied by no bravos and no tears."
FishermanBob
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/9/12
#8The Visit or King and I
Posted: 4/19/15 at 1:19pm
"Fisherman, I noticed all those threads too. I'm also from out of town but I only posted one thread about seeing The Visit, so that's not as extreme."
I don't have any issue with people asking once. But when you start 5 different threads asking whether you should see a show and 3 of them are after you told us you already bought tickets to that show, that's just bizarre. Maybe he has Alzheimer's or maybe he's doing a psych experiment to see how many times he can get someone to answer the same question before the person will finally say, "hey wait a minute, haven't I answered this before?" I hope it's one of those two explanations cause they're the only ones that make sense.
SmokeyLady
Broadway Star Joined: 10/29/14
#9The Visit or King and I
Posted: 4/19/15 at 1:44pm
See The Visit. Second act King And I. Right Fisherman? 
#10The Visit or King and I
Posted: 4/19/15 at 4:36pm
Sometimes a troll is just someone who is trolling.
#11The Visit or King and I
Posted: 4/19/15 at 4:46pm
"Hmmm. Did I see this identical post on ATC qolbinau, or should I say jbk?
Yes you did. However, no need to feel like a detective because if you more carefully read my post you would see that I was quoting it - how did you miss the first line? There is a pretty cool post on ATC about THE VISIT. I am not jbk.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
#12The Visit or King and I
Posted: 4/19/15 at 7:51pm
You're right. By the time I read the same post on ATC, I forgot that you quoted it. I hope that jbk didn't mind.
By the way, it's not the first time I've seen identical posts on both boards.
CZJ at opening night party for A Little Night Music, Dec 13, 2009.
obssessed
Swing Joined: 8/22/11
#13The Visit or King and I
Posted: 4/20/15 at 3:03pm
Depends whether you want see a dark boring show, or a beautiful classic. I would go with the classic.i have nothing against a dark musical, but one that makes you count the minutes until its over, not so much.
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#14The Visit or King and I
Posted: 4/20/15 at 5:15pm
I would go with The Visit. It is probably the last K/E show and possibly last Chita on Broadway. See it if for no other reasons than that. Add to that, The King is being revived constantly and good luck if The Visit ever will be.
Oh, by the way, the show is quite good.
Poster Emeritus
Updated On: 4/20/15 at 05:15 PM
#16The Visit or King and I
Posted: 4/22/15 at 2:54pm
I've seen a lot of Broadway shows in the past six or seven years.
At Lincoln Center, seated right near the fringe of the thrust stage at a point where Mrs. Anna and Lady Thiang came within a dozen feet to deliver songs from the unforgettable score, I felt like I was in the presence of greatness. That The King and I, like The Marriage of Figaro or La Traviata, would be performed all over the world until Western Civilization ceased to exist.
Of course, each to his own, and your mileage may vary.
