A Delicate Balance previews begin tonight
A Delicate Balance previews begin tonight
#1A Delicate Balance previews begin tonight
Posted: 10/20/14 at 1:45pm
I haven't seen a thread about this anticipated revival. Hope I'm not stepping on an existing thread.
Regardless, I am really excited to hear about this one. It's going to be the first production I see on my upcoming November trip, and I really hope to hear good reports.
Best wishes to the cast and crew tonight!
AntV
Broadway Star Joined: 12/23/12
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Posted: 10/20/14 at 1:58pmAnyone stop by the box office today trying to get rush tickets? Can't find anything online about one and this seems to be one of those shows wihout a social media presence.
LarryD2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/1/14
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Posted: 10/20/14 at 2:40pm
Stopped into the box office over the weekend to ask about rush. I was told that there is no rush in place yet, and it's doubtful whether there will be any rush at all. According to the box office attendant (who was very pleasant), the show is selling briskly.
There's a discount code posted right now for mezzanine seats. I don't think the Golden is set up for standing room, but I could be wrong.
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
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Posted: 10/20/14 at 11:02pmNothing yet? Or is this a long one?
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Posted: 10/20/14 at 11:07pmIt is indeed a long one; got outta the theatre about 10:53. Still digesting the play myself. :)
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Posted: 10/20/14 at 11:16pmIf no one writes anything up soon, I'm seeing the show on January 11 and can report back then...
After Eight
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/09
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Posted: 10/21/14 at 12:41am
Fairly well done. The play has insights, but also longueurs.
I think the cast needs to settle into their roles a bit to hone both their characterizations and their delivery.
The set is handsome and the costumes appropriate.
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Posted: 10/21/14 at 12:53am
After8...that's kinda like a rave from you, right?
I was fortunate enough to see a production at Almeida Theater a few years ago (amazing cast!), but totally needed three bourbons, straight, afterward. I completely understand if people went tonight and still need time to digest.
Looking forward to the comments!
iluvtheatertrash
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/9/04
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Posted: 10/21/14 at 12:59amSeeing it on the eve of the 29th.
"I know now that theatre saved my life." - Susan Stroman
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
Lara 2
Swing Joined: 10/21/14
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Posted: 10/21/14 at 3:33pmReally look forward to seeing it on November 1st
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Posted: 10/22/14 at 7:51am
Has anyone sane seen this?
CHURCH DOOR TOUCAN GAY MARKETING PUPPIES MUSICAL THEATER STAPLES PERIOD OIL BITCHY SNARK HOLES
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Posted: 10/22/14 at 8:05am
Aren't we all a little bit insane in our own way?
But seriously, I'd like to hear more reactions, too. Hopefully more people see this.
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Posted: 10/22/14 at 8:23am
I went last night. My advice: wait a few weeks if you can. All of the elements for a great production are there, but it hasn't quite gelled yet. I think once this cast has a few more performances under their belts, it will really be a stunning experience--which is why I have tickets to see it again in two months.
It's a long evening--just shy of three hours--but it doesn't drag at all. The cast just isn't as good yet as I think they can (and will) be.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
Updated On: 10/22/14 at 08:23 AM
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Posted: 10/22/14 at 8:29am
Interesting. Thanks, AC. It's on my winter list, but closer to the "alternates" section. I hope it does turn out stunning!
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Posted: 10/22/14 at 8:43amGrowl, I would still recommend it, especially if you're an Albee fan. I think it's among his best plays.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
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Posted: 10/22/14 at 8:55am
I am an Albee fan! And I won't be up for a while, so I definitely took your review as a recommendation. But there are a lot of terrific shows the first half of this season. Choices are tough when you live out of town.
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Posted: 10/22/14 at 9:08am
I was there last night and agree that the performances will most likely settle and strengthen over the next weeks. I think I'll go back to see it at a later date as well, but the production is very solid at the moment and the text is a marvel. It's absolutely worth seeing.
Martha Plimpton was excellent as Julia; Close and Lithgow seemed to stumble here and there, but they both understand the characters and you can tell they will be perfect for these roles in time. Initially when I heard the cast I assumed Close would be playing Claire because it's a showy role, but she is much better suited for Agnes. She really has that cool, suburban thing down.
The set is beautiful.
The play is unsettling and certainly put me in a mood last night, and that's all to the credit of Albee's work that it still packs a wallop so many years later.
A welcome addition to the season.
Marie: Don't be in such a hurry about that pretty little chippy in Frisco.
Tony: Eh, she's a no chip!
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Posted: 10/22/14 at 9:34amSeeing it 2 weeks from today. Hope the performances are close to perfected by then.
carnzee
Broadway Star Joined: 9/2/11
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Posted: 10/22/14 at 10:18am
Whizzer, you've put my mind at ease about two productions I have tickets for this season, this and Disgraced. Where did you sit for this? I have rear mezz,which some folks say feels far away, despite the small seating capacity.
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Posted: 10/22/14 at 10:33am
Disgraced and Curious Incident have been my two favorite shows so far this season, with You Can't Take It With You and now A Delicate Balance right behind. It is shaping up to be an excellent fall to go see a play on Broadway.
I was in the rear mezz last night and the I think the view is just fine, although the leg room is basically torture. I'm 6'1", so not even THAT tall, and my shins were digging into the seat in front of me. Another testament to the play that I was able to enjoy it given the physical discomfort I was in.
Also, the audience was one of the worst I've sat with in a while. A man behind me was escorted out during the second intermission for taking pictures and videos after fighting with those around him to shut off his phone. Two women talked throughout the entire first act, even though I guy next to them kept telling them to shut up (got a bit heated). Food wrappers galore. Close really needed to pull on a Patti tell everyone to shut the hell up.
I think we should get to put offenders in a dunk tank of ice water at intermission and use their cell phones instead of baseballs to knock them in.
Marie: Don't be in such a hurry about that pretty little chippy in Frisco.
Tony: Eh, she's a no chip!
carnzee
Broadway Star Joined: 9/2/11
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Posted: 10/22/14 at 10:54am
Well, I'm 6'3 but thank god I have an aisle seat.
I guess I would have expected the bad audience behavior at a touristy musical, but I thought an Albee play would attract folks who knew how to behave in a theater.
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Posted: 10/22/14 at 12:59pm
"Whizzer, you've put my mind at ease about two productions I have tickets for this season, this and Disgraced."
No need to worry about Disgraced, either. Saw that last night and thought it was amazing!
carnzee
Broadway Star Joined: 9/2/11
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Posted: 10/22/14 at 1:04pmOh that's great haterobics! People either say Disgraced is great or very disappointing.
dreaming
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/24/09
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Posted: 10/22/14 at 1:13pm
I loved Disgraced. I haven't used my LincTix yet and am planning on doing so. I want to go back and see it in the hope it's more polished.
I want to see this production very much and hope to get there.
