ROAD SHOW. Should I see it?
ROAD SHOW. Should I see it?
#1ROAD SHOW. Should I see it?
Posted: 1/3/14 at 12:39pm
I have an opportunity to see ROAD SHOW in San Francisco. Tickets are only $15. I haven't heard a lot about it. I am a huge Assassins fan, if that makes a difference.
If you've seen it, let me know how it ranks with his others. I know it has a bit of a history.
I may see it to say I saw it, but I don't want it to be a terrible experience.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#3ROAD SHOW. Should I see it?
Posted: 1/3/14 at 2:24pmI really liked it, but didn't love it. Go for it.
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#4ROAD SHOW. Should I see it?
Posted: 1/3/14 at 2:27pm
No
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#5ROAD SHOW. Should I see it?
Posted: 1/3/14 at 2:31pm
"terrible experience"
Its theater. How terrible could it be. You might be bored at the very worst. Go!
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#6ROAD SHOW. Should I see it?
Posted: 1/3/14 at 2:33pmI didn't like it very much at all, but I know lots of people (mostly die-hard Sondheim fans) who did. Personally, I'd say skip it.
#7ROAD SHOW. Should I see it?
Posted: 1/3/14 at 2:41pmI live in San Francisco, and when I heard they're doing Road Show, I immediately decided to see. I'm a huge Sondheim fan. And while it's far from Sondheim's best, the show is so rarely don that I think it would really be a treat to have the opportunity to see it. I for one, will definitely be seeing it.
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#8ROAD SHOW. Should I see it?
Posted: 1/3/14 at 2:47pmWho's doing it? What theater? Company? etc.
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#9ROAD SHOW. Should I see it?
Posted: 1/3/14 at 3:06pm
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#11ROAD SHOW. Should I see it?
Posted: 1/3/14 at 4:50pm
Always see as many shows as you can. Road Show has serious problems, but as the saying goes, "Nobody ever learned anything from a hit".
The worst it can be for you is awful. But that's all.
Actually, don't miss it.
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#12ROAD SHOW. Should I see it?
Posted: 1/4/14 at 12:03am
It's not a long show, either (I believe the current version runs a bit over 90 minutes in one act.) As a diehard Sondheim fan it may be, after minor shows like The Frogs, the recording is one I have the least desire to ever put on and revisit, but when I do I always find more in the show that I enjoy.
This all sounds like suggestions to not bother, rather than to go, but I'd agree with most on here that you should. For 15 dollars, and it looks like a decent theatre company, *and* you are at least sorta a Sondheim fan, I think it would be worth it -- it's a show I would jump at the chance to actually see. (Besides, I am sure that AfterEight who hates Sondheim and, well, nearly everything paid much more for his experience to see it.)
#13ROAD SHOW. Should I see it?
Posted: 1/4/14 at 12:05amIt was only 90 minutes? Because I could have sworn I was in that theater for a week.
#16ROAD SHOW. Should I see it?
Posted: 1/4/14 at 11:09amTickets purchased for Wednesday night. I'll report back after 9 days.
#17ROAD SHOW. Should I see it?
Posted: 1/4/14 at 12:00pmI got a buddy in this (the guy playing Hollis.) I'm going tonight. I've heard good things about the production, and, I guess I'm in the minority, but I like the show. (My understanding, from a few friends who have seen it multiple times, is that it worked better without Alexander Gemignani or Michael Cerveris)
#18ROAD SHOW. Should I see it?
Posted: 1/4/14 at 1:48pm
I saw the production last night and, while it was a preview performance, it was emabarrassingly terrible..
I'm a huge Sondheim fan and was familiar with ROAD SHOW, but hadn't seen it in New York. So, I was thrilled to be able to finally seen the whole pice. And while Rhino is quite a small company, so low production values can be expected. But the staging was outright clunky and terrible. Tthe work here was just incredibly bad.
See it if you're curious; I doubt ROAD SHOW will play again soon. But set your bar very low. Like bad community theater low.
#19ROAD SHOW. Should I see it?
Posted: 1/4/14 at 3:25pm
I love the little theaters in San Francisco. I recently saw SF Playhouse's Storefront Church and I saw Buried Child last year.
I don't really equate small theaters with bad production values.
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Broadway Star Joined: 7/13/08
#20ROAD SHOW. Should I see it?
Posted: 1/4/14 at 3:57pm
For folks in or visiting Chicago, Gary Griffin (who directed a sublime CST Follies) directs a March 14-May 4th production for Chicago Shakepeare Theatre.
CST Road Show
Updated On: 1/4/14 at 03:57 PM
#21ROAD SHOW. Should I see it?
Posted: 1/4/14 at 6:19pmBRJ, hopefully it improves. We're seeing it in two weeks. I'm not a fan of the music, but it might be one of the few chances I'll have to see an actual production. For the price and convenience, I figure I shouldn't miss it so I can at least see it staged once.
#22ROAD SHOW. Should I see it?
Posted: 1/4/14 at 6:51pmWould love to see a Griffin directed version.
#23ROAD SHOW. Should I see it?
Posted: 1/4/14 at 8:53pm
I'm happy to have seen the piece, familiarizing myself with it beyond the recording. And it pains me to make any more comments, because it was that painfully amateurish.
Would love to see a Gary Griffin production.
