BANDSTAND will close September 17th

[Margo319]

And NOW to get back to the title of the actual thread (plenty of Comet threads to bitch about Comet in) Bandstand was a WONDERFUL show and I hope everyone who wants to see it gets to by September 17th!  Man, such great music.  

https://youtu.be/JB9_D2tQlIg

[Margo319]

"I wrote in the other chat that it'd be great to see an investigative journalist do a multipage feature story in the Sunday NYTimes mag on just what the hell went on with all the players to destroy the show.  If nothing else, it would be a great textbook on not what to do in theater production, management. & cast selection."

I would love to see that too.  Actual journalists, and not someone who paid someone to write those lies for the National Enquirer.....er.....NY Post.  

 

[JayElle]

Well, I need a show for Friday nite and I like Andy Blanken.... 's work so maybe I'll give the show a chance. 

[Margo319]

Please do!  It's such a wonderful show!  As a lover of that era, swing dance, and a female veteran, it's so so so very special!  

On an evening in May when I had tickets for this wonderful show, something extremely traumatic happened to me 3 hours before the show, and I was not able to attend.  Telecharge said they could nothing, but a supervisor called the producers of Bandstand, and told them what happened to me.  Not only did they tell them to refund my tickets immediately, they told me I could come to their show anytime with a guest, and they would make room for me.  So, these people and this show deserve your money.  They are a class act.  Truly. 

[Dancingthrulife2]

asoftplacetoland said: "I've gotta take up for ItOnlyTakesAJourney here. A lot of people don't have access to see a new show every week. Take me for example, I'm a 16 year old girl that lives in the middle of Georgia. The first time I saw a Broadway show, the opening number made me sob. Because I was there. As much as I would want to, I can't rush to see Great Comet or Banstand before they close. But I can confidently tell you they are wonderful and brilliant even though I've never seen them live. Sometimes just the mere appreciation of something makes it great it in your mind. I've never seen Hamilton. But let me tell you, I've done just about everything but seen it that I can do from down in Georgia. And I have as much say as anyone else. Of course I wouldn't be able to comment on a specific performer's portrayal one night because I didn't see it. But I can have a opinion on the show. And I appreciate for it what it's done and that makes it great in my mind. 

I'm kind of rambling but Uncle Charlie's response kind of upset me. It's not that deep. That whole comment was just out of line. Don't take it so seriously. 

And honestly, as long as someone is enjoying a piece of theatre (live or not) that's all that matters. Shouldn't we just be glad that someone enjoys it? That's a great thing! Theatre matters and I take it a lot of you like it. So support each other and take comfort in the fact that a whole community shares a common love for something that you love as well. It's not a competition. 

 

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That being said, when Broadway shows charge what they do, it's important to include quality and more in the discussion. A number of people would still be moved and pay the price if Broadway is filled with shows like Disaster!, but the industry won't grow in a healthy way without criticism that curbs the trend where more and more shows are merely unimaginative or "safe" movie adaptations and need big film/tv stars to survive.

[Aunty Mame]

Pity.  I would have loved to have seen this show with a few classic standards thrown into the mix.  I think it would have helped make it bond with the audience.

[Lot666]

10086Sundays said: "JayElle said: "Not sure what WORD means Dame.  If it's the reference to divas, that term has applied to men as well, e.g., Patinkin"

LOL. It means they're agreeing with you enthusiastically."

It's what all the kids say. 

[Lot666]

asoftplacetoland said: "It's not a competition"

That's the thing - for a lot of these people, it is.