ON THE TOWN Reviews- Page 5

[starcatchers]

Posted: 10/19/14 at 9:49pm

I haven't sat there, but I think the front row is set far back enough that you would be fine. There are a couple of moments that the cast would pass in front of you, but nothing too bad.

[chanel]

Posted: 10/20/14 at 10:50am

A review that details the gay stuff added to the show. And the loaf of bread.

http://www.out.com/entertainment/michael-musto/2014/10/20/gregg-araki-new-movie-white-bird-blizzard-being-gay-hollywood?page=0,1

[Someone in a Tree2]

Posted: 10/20/14 at 11:05am

The front row is spectacular for this show as long as you aren't too far on the sides.
We got 2nd row dead center from TKTS a few Saturdays ago (with the raves coming out I don't expect that'll happen again any time soon) and couldn't believe the gift sitting there was. The pit is very deep front to back, and then there's a 4' aisle for the actors to cross in front of the first row. The whole time we were left feeling the entire show was being performed personally for us. Just jaw droppingly wonderful.

[madbrian]

Posted: 10/20/14 at 11:12am

I sat front row and it was great!

[GoSmileLaughCryClap]

Posted: 10/20/14 at 12:07pm

Any word about ticket sales after the reviews? I'm assuming it's getting a healthy bump.

[OKBroadwayFan]

Posted: 10/20/14 at 12:19pm

I also sat in the front row. You are several feet from the stage.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 10/20/14 at 5:06pm

Just got my tickets to see "Fancy Free" at ABT on Thursday, with Cory Stearns, Herman Cornejo and Marcelo Gomes as the three sailors.

[Princeton78]

Posted: 10/20/14 at 5:17pm

Thanks for the replies. I need 3 seats and can get right orchestra, 3rd, 4th and 4th seats off the aisle. Too far over? I can also get right orchestra, 4th row...1st three seats on the aisle...would that be a better shot at the stage?

[AndrewAndrew]

Posted: 10/20/14 at 6:14pm

You'll never believe who ran into us while we were doing our review of ON THE TOWN!
Click Here for Review of ON THE TOWN

[PalJoey]

Posted: 10/20/14 at 7:36pm

We would prefer if you just tell us.













Or not.

Updated On: 10/21/14 at 07:36 PM

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 10/20/14 at 8:44pm

^I'll go with "or not"!

[GottaHaveAGimmick]

Posted: 10/21/14 at 9:34am

Saw past Saturday's matinee with all the cast present. Just wonderful! Sure, there may be small areas to quibble, but the overall production hits far more than it misses. It's charming, fun, and packed with creative choreography. The sound and orchestra are delicious. It's old Broadway mixed with a new sensibility. Cheers to all involved!.

[florida theatre kid]

Posted: 10/22/14 at 6:22pm

Saw the matinee today (Wednesday). From the Star Spangled Banner to the finale, it's everything I hoped and more. The cast is one of the strongest I've seen. Fairchild and Yazbeck are out of this world, and I expect nominations for them come Tony time. The choreography - it doesn't get any better. My jaw dropped several times. I'll find myself recommending this to everyone in the city!!

[Kad]

Posted: 10/22/14 at 11:57pm

Saw this last night and enjoyed it very much. I do think the show is dated, but holds up well and accomplishes what it sets out to do: provide an evening of entertainment. The choreography is beautiful, and Alysha Umphress' "I Can Cook Too" all but steals the show... until that second act pas de deux.

The audience ate it up, and this sets the bar for the revivals this season very high.

[evic]

Posted: 10/23/14 at 12:23am

You cannot ask for anything more in a musical on Broadway. GO.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 10/23/14 at 1:49am

I could ask for a cast album...

[Feste]

Posted: 10/23/14 at 1:56am

They're saying late December.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 10/23/14 at 11:42am

Seeing Fancy Free tonight at ABT, so I will be listening for the bits of music that Bernstein used in On the Town and watching for the little bits of Jerry Robbins that Joshua Bergasse peppered his own (thrilling) choreography with.

This picture is three of the current ABT stars in Fancy Free: from left to right James Whiteside, Cory Stearns and Daniil Simkin. I will be seeing Cory Stearns but with two of ABT's other male leads: Herman Cornejo and Marcelo Gomes. Stearns/Cornejo/Gomes will be dancing it again Saturday evening, or you can see it at the Saturday matinee with James Whiteside, Daniil Simkin and Eric Tamm.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 10/23/14 at 11:46am

And, again, for those who want to see where On the Town started, here is the complete 31-minute Fancy Free, from a 1980s PBS broadcast, with Joseph Duell, Jean-Pierre Frohlich and Kipling Houston as the sailors and Lourdes Lopez and Stephanie Saland as their girls. (In the ballet, the sailor who became Gabey in the musical never finds a girl.)

[newintown]

Posted: 10/23/14 at 12:46pm

I really am beginning to seriously wonder if you're on the show's payroll as some sort of "Social Media Maven," Joey - I've never seen anyone post anywhere near so frequently or hyper-rhapsodically about any show before this.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 10/23/14 at 12:59pm

I've never seen anyone post anywhere near so frequently or hyper-rhapsodically about any show before this.

That's because you weren't a member when Wicked opened. PJ is practically ignoring On the Town by comparison. And this sure beats the hundreds of posts over the years having anything to do with Follies. And then there are the hardcore Chicago enthusiasts who post their raves over every cast member in every production worldwide and some get seriously offended if anyone didn't like any single thing about any production of the show. This is small potatoes. And I find the dovetailing of Fancy Free at ABT to be quite interesting.

Updated On: 10/23/14 at 12:59 PM

[lynnetoomey]

Posted: 10/23/14 at 1:14pm

"I've never seen anyone post anywhere near so frequently or hyper-rhapsodically about any show before this. "

Because it's BREATHTAKING AND PERFECT.

[lovebwy]

Posted: 10/23/14 at 1:26pm

The harassment of the girl with the pocketbook is interesting there in Fancy Free. I imagine no one blinked an eye when it was first produced, but today it gives one pause.

[LimelightMike]

Posted: 10/23/14 at 4:41pm

PJ: I was front row. So sorry I missed you!

[PalJoey]

Posted: 10/23/14 at 4:51pm

Next time! I have tickets for The King and I for the night after opening. It's my favorite night to see a new show.