Trip Advice- First week of November
Trip Advice- First week of November
EvaLyn
Chorus Member Joined: 1/1/08
#1Trip Advice- First week of November
Posted: 10/8/16 at 8:08pm
Hi,
I'm a New Yorker who is traveling to London the first week of November, and I want to see as much as I can.
I've seen The Woman in Black and the Mousetrap from my previous trips there. I've also seen pretty much all of the Broadway imports.
I want to line up for cancellation tickets for Harry Potter. But besides that, are there any recommendations?
I was thinking of:
The Libertine
The Entertainer
The Bodyguard?
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? Is it worth seeing before it comes to Broadway?
Murder Ballad
An Inspector Calls
The Dresser?
No Man's Land?
Lazarus?
Ragtime?
More help is appreciated!
ggersten
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#2Trip Advice- First week of November
Posted: 10/9/16 at 2:05am
No to Charlie. Although the Charlie that will be on Broadway is supposed to be different. But, the current Charlie is not worth it.
The Entertainer got meh reviews.
here's the constant refrain - The Play That Goes Wrong (although it's coming to Broadway this spring?) or The Comedy About the Bank Robbery (but study the seating guide from theatremonkey.com).
In The Heights comes highly recommended at Kings Cross (I haven't seen it).
Moby Dick will be at the (new) Union Theatre and could be quite the kick.
A Pacifist's Guide to the War on Cancer at the National could be worth a look.
#3Trip Advice- First week of November
Posted: 10/9/16 at 9:50am
I would highly recommend the West End production of In the Heights. The Kings Cross theatre is much more intimate than the Richard Rodgers and the cast is impressive. I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of the cast members there in West End will be in the West End production of Hamilton, which is due to open next year (In the heights is closing January 2017.) I bought my ticket from TKTS for 25GBP and got 5th row seats!
nataliealana
Stand-by Joined: 2/4/13
#4Trip Advice- First week of November
Posted: 10/9/16 at 3:06pm
I adored Murder Ballad. Would highly recommend.
#5Trip Advice- First week of November
Posted: 10/9/16 at 3:42pm
Ragtime's preview started yesterday, so it might be soon to get reports. It's an actors-musicians thing, if you are into this kind of concept. Lazarus is supposed to be good!
EvaLyn
Chorus Member Joined: 1/1/08
#6Trip Advice- First week of November
Posted: 10/10/16 at 12:20am
I've already seen ITH on Broadway and I liked it but I didn't love it (I know, I know, sacrilege). But since it's playing Tuesday matinee and few other shows are...
Thank you for your suggestions everyone! Keep them coming!
#7Trip Advice- First week of November
Posted: 10/10/16 at 10:30am
I suggest Lazarus! I saw it in NY last year. I'm going to be in the UK in November and am checking it out again (along with Heights, Dream Girls, Side Show, The Last Five Years and Murder Ballad).
#8Trip Advice- First week of November
Posted: 10/10/16 at 4:13pm
EvaLyn said: "I've already seen ITH on Broadway and I liked it but I didn't love it (I know, I know, sacrilege). But since it's playing Tuesday matinee and few other shows are...
Thank you for your suggestions everyone! Keep them coming!"
No worries. I just suggested it because it's a broadway production but set in an off-bway or off-west end theater (if that makes any sense.) The theater is tiny as I believe the max is 300-400 people so vantage point and experience may be different from the time you saw it at the Richard Rodgers theater in Broadway.
EvaLyn
Chorus Member Joined: 1/1/08
EvaLyn
Chorus Member Joined: 1/1/08
#10Trip Advice- First week of November
Posted: 10/10/16 at 5:48pm
steven22 said: "I suggest Lazarus! I saw it in NY last year. I'm going to be in the UK in November and am checking it out again (along with Heights, Dream Girls, Side Show, The Last Five Years and Murder Ballad).
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Aww shucks, I'll be missing most of the shows you mentioned by just a week! Oh well, great pound /dollar exchange rate means an excuse to come back next year.
#11Trip Advice- First week of November
Posted: 10/10/16 at 7:43pm
I just saw the second preview of Ragtime and I quite liked it. Some bits were a little rough because it's so early on (and apparently only the second time they've done the show all the way through, the first time being the first preview on Saturday) but I'm sure they'll fix all of those things by opening night as they were mostly just little hiccups. Ragtime is my favorite musical, and I've seen both Broadway productions in New York, along with the MCP production a few years ago. I think this one is worth seeing as it's so different from any other way I've seen it done. I will say though that I thought the Coalhouse and Sarah were weak vocally, but the Mother and Tateh more than made up for it (sorry I'm mostly new to West End theatre and don't know actors' names).
#12Trip Advice- First week of November
Posted: 11/17/16 at 10:41am
Resurrecting this post. I'll be in London mid-January any suggestions are appreciated. I already have tickets for Hedda Gabler but other than that open to suggestions.
ggersten
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#13Trip Advice- First week of November
Posted: 11/17/16 at 3:57pm
Ptesan - advice comes with a price - you have to tell us what you eventually saw.
Evalyn needs to come back and report....
#14Trip Advice- First week of November
Posted: 11/18/16 at 5:35am
An inspector calls is a classic and All the Angels - Handel and the First Messiah really intrigues me. The problem is that most of the shows that will run on January haven't opened yet, so no reviews... I'd keep an eye on Art the Old Vic, Dreamgirls and Death Takes A Holiday: Charing Cross Theatre productions are excellent
