Fun Home Previews- Page 8

[dramamama611]

Posted: 3/31/15 at 6:17am

Limelight,

It's situated in front if the aisle between the two 100s section. It's not really an aisle as it one if the two entrances to the stage, so no one is seated directly behind it. Perhaps a seat or two on the center aisle would be temporarily effected.

Updated On: 3/31/15 at 06:17 AM

[SonofRobbieJ]

Posted: 3/31/15 at 10:02am

Spoilers, kids!

I was in F109 (I think) and I will say that the door blocked Bruce and Adult Alison for the entirety of the New York apartment scene (or...the entire time he was standing at the sink, I should say). I had a clear shot of the kids, which was fine, but Bruce drives that scene, so I wish there was a way I could have experienced that better. However, it was a terrific perspective on the scene once Bruce opened the door to leave the kinds to go out cruising.

[BroadwayBlog987]

Posted: 3/31/15 at 12:42pm

Would a seat in the 200s in row F be better then the first row? I was worried about the furniture on stage blocking my view of the action from the first row.

[BrerBear]

Posted: 3/31/15 at 1:11pm

Ouch, we're going to be sitting in row A 100 section right next to the center aisle. Thought it would be great seating, but now I'm wondering if we should try to exchange for different seats.

Is this something that would be fixed by using a door frame instead of a full door? Maybe there's time for change still.

[SonofRobbieJ]

Posted: 3/31/15 at 2:22pm

Row A may not be nearly as affected by the door as Row F. And truly, it's not a very long time. It didn't really ruin anything for me.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 3/31/15 at 4:28pm

The door is not there for very long any time it is used. Most of the time it is used in the NY scene, the door is open, so you are looking through the door frame.

It shouldn't be something to worry over.

[SonofRobbieJ]

Posted: 3/31/15 at 4:32pm

I'm wondering if that was a change after the first preview. The door stayed closed for the entirety of the scene before Bruce went to leave. As I said, it wasn't a huge deal, but it was the only time I felt that they didn't conquer the challenges of being in the round.

[n2nbaby]

Posted: 3/31/15 at 5:08pm

I have Orchestra row D, seats 106 and 108. Has anyone sat near these seats? A little worried and now wishing I got tickets in the 200s.

[SonofRobbieJ]

Posted: 3/31/15 at 5:22pm

I feel responsible for making people freak out about their seats. So...

Your seats are fantastic. You will have an amazing experience at the show, but (as in ANY in-the-round staging) there will be times when backs are turned, etc. Focus on the greater stage picture. There will always be something to see...someone to watch. Just allow that experience to happen for you. You're going to love it.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 3/31/15 at 5:26pm

Perhaps it was a change. I saw the show Sat night.


But, yes, people should stop freaking out.

[WhizzerMarvin]

Posted: 3/31/15 at 10:26pm

Come to the Fun Home, That's the Bechdel Funeral Home baby!

Not since the second act of Sunday in the Park revival have I so openly wept in a theater.

Sam Gold is a god right now. This new staging is so perfect in every way. Though he might call security I just want to walk up to him and give him a hug, along with Kron and Tesori for giving us this beautiful piece of the theater.

Beth Malone killed me in a way that she didn't at The Public. Her performance felt so present in every scene so that by the time she hit us with Telephone Wire I was a mess.

And Jesus Christ, Judy Kuhn!! Without spoiling, when she sings the final lines of Days and Days to Alison with that quiver and warmth of a mother truly loving her child, well it's a done deal for me.

Ring of Keys is not only the best song in the show, but the song of the season. Sydney Lucas' masterful delivery should surely be beyond her years.

It's so hard to believe that it's better than at The Public, BUT IT IS!!!!

Congrats and best wishes to all involved. It doesn't get any better than this.

[jv92]

Posted: 3/31/15 at 10:28pm

I'm seeing this Saturday, and cannot wait! I hate to vulgarly talk Tony Awards, but as much as I love Judy Kuhn, that little girl is so remarkable, and seems to have gotten more remarkable, that I'd love to see her recognized.

[Mike3]

Posted: 3/31/15 at 10:37pm

I was there tonight too.

This is, plain and simple, why I go to the theater.

Whizzer, I agree with everything you shared.

I simply want to reiterate that Sydney Lucas' performance is truly something special. While "Ring of Keys" is an absolute highlight, she is delivering an astonishing and committed performance throughout. Good heavens.

As for Beth Malone...

Well, just go see this.

[WhizzerMarvin]

Posted: 3/31/15 at 10:45pm

I don't care how the committee divides the women up, but as long as Lucas, Malone and Kuhn all come home with awards (ties will come into play) then I'm ok.

I can't get over Malone. I love her embarrassment over the early conversations/seductions/flirtations with Joan.

[LimelightMike]

Posted: 3/31/15 at 10:48pm

Whizzer, where were you sitting? Updated On: 3/31/15 at 10:48 PM

[Mike3]

Posted: 3/31/15 at 10:50pm

Priceless.

I was thinking the same thing re: awards. Just honor what is happening here.

And while we're at it, Emily Skeggs is SO DAMN GOOD.

[WhizzerMarvin]

Posted: 3/31/15 at 10:59pm

I was in F245- which was a great seat, but part of Gold's genius is that every seat is a good one. Much like Matthew Warchus' out of this world direction of the Norman Conquests in the round, Gold's work is a lesson for all other future directors who will use this space.

Honestly, at least in previews, the cast needs to bring Gold onstage to take the final bow.

[Mike3]

Posted: 3/31/15 at 11:08pm

I was in B114, and I felt like the production was directed for me.

[CurtainsUpat8]

Posted: 4/1/15 at 12:11am

I knew nothing about the show before I saw it tonight. It was a beautiful, amazing piece of theatre in every way. EVERY performance was stunning. The direction was superb. Just an incredible evening in the theatre. I know this might be to everyone's taste, but the last time I felt this moved in the theatre was when I saw The Light In the Piazza.

Just a note: I had a tdf seat and was towards the rear. Row H. The seat was pretty good! However... right before the show started the House Manager came up to a two of us on the end of the row and asked us if we wanted to move up front!! I was in the second row right about where the sink comes up. AMAZING SEAT!! And I was so lucky she moved me.

FUN HOME lived up to the hype and exceeded it. It was a magical, moving night in the theatre.

[JBroadway]

Posted: 4/1/15 at 12:14am

Saw this tonight and was blown away. I managed to get second-round lotto ticket. Someone who won the lotto declined the ticket and TodayTix gave it to me. I was sitting in A118, which could not have been more perfect.

For those of you stage-door: they have a set-up now where people wait inside, and they set up the rope-dividers like barricades. I think it was the first night they did it because all the cast seemed really confused by it at first. Judy Kuhn left REALLY quickly, before they even set up the "barricades." I happened to be standing outside and I noticed her. She was incredibly sweet, as was the rest of the cast (as well as Jeanine Tesori who was at the show and spoke to all the fans waiting).

[KathyNYC2]

Posted: 4/1/15 at 8:55am

I was in the 3rd row of the C section and the door was to my left and blocked only a tiny portion of one scene. All in all, they move the furniture around enough and the actors are directed to play to all areas of the theater so I can't imagine a really bad seat anywhere. Staging is fabulous.

A very moving show with amazing performances - saw it last night. I also feel that I truly admired this show more than I loved it - not a criticism but it's the primary emotion I came away with.

[SonofRobbieJ]

Posted: 4/1/15 at 10:05am

I think what's happened for Beth Malone is that a role that felt supporting down at the public now feels like the leading role of the show. Having her far more present in the action of the piece gives the role far more weight than it had before without changing the material. It's really something to see.

[Kad]

Posted: 4/1/15 at 10:11am

That's good. From a dramaturgical standpoint, she SHOULD be the lead of the show.

[SonofRobbieJ]

Posted: 4/1/15 at 10:21am

I'm interested to hear what you think if you decide to go back. It really was a new experience for me seeing a show so dramatically changed due to just the staging.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 4/1/15 at 10:56am

Since I didn't see this downtown, could you explain a little more about Alison's blocking there? Was she not on stage as much, or was it just easier to be aware of her now?

I so felt her presence and that every adjustment of each set piece was in her head, all from her perspective.