SIGNIFICANT OTHER Previews

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 2/13/17 at 11:00am

Previews for Joshua Harmon's new play, Significant Other, begin TOMORROW NIGHT (Tuesday, February 14, 2017) at the Booth Theatre with Gideon Glick at the lead (and a killer supporting cast, including Lindsay Mendez and Rebecca Naomi Jones). Previews run through until the show's opening night on March 2, 2017, and is scheduled currently as an open run.

Who's going?!

[little_sally]

Posted: 2/13/17 at 1:57pm

I won't be there until next Tuesday but I'm really looking forward to it.

[Chad Eberle]

Posted: 2/13/17 at 2:00pm

We have tickets for mid March.  Really looking forward to this and hope it lives up to the hype.

[haterobics]

Posted: 2/13/17 at 2:02pm

Chad Eberle said: "We have tickets for mid March.  Really looking forward to this and hope it lives up to the hype."

Not sure this show has enormous hype. The producers only wish that were the case.

[BroadwayBeebe]

Posted: 2/13/17 at 2:21pm

I'll be there tomorrow night. Looking forward to it!

[Will3700]

Posted: 2/13/17 at 3:49pm

I know this question may be impossible to answer right now but you guys always give great educated guesses lol  I will be in NYC on Sept 23-25 and this is one of the plays i am dying to see . So my question is will it extend past the July dates now scheduled or when do you think they will know one way or the other? I am trying to hold Sunday open but if War Paint extends past Sep 3 I know I will use the Sunday matinee sport for it  so l just pray Significant Other might have a Sunday night show.  i already have Hamilton, Hello Dolly, and Miss Saigon so those two would make my trip a huge success. There is a slight possibilty I could come in on that Thursday for it if needed. thanks

[oncemorewithfeeling2]

Posted: 2/13/17 at 4:02pm

I'm no psychic nor am I involved wit the show, but if it extended, I doubt it would be past Labor Day. I'd say this isn't an option for late September.

Posted: 2/14/17 at 2:17am

I can't wait! Seeing it tonight!!

[Jish]

Posted: 2/14/17 at 3:08am

Can somebody please post what the first row is? They don't seem to have been selling AA but it is still on the seating chart.

I want to buy first row but need to know if it is AA or BB

Thanks!

[KitKatBoy24]

Posted: 2/14/17 at 11:53am

Front row is AA. I'm seeing it tonight from the front row! They offered it as a Rush ticket for $27 this morning. 

[KitKatBoy24]

Posted: 2/14/17 at 7:59pm

Update! The box office made a mistake! I bought a ticket for AA 109 from them. The computer didn't know that the production had removed row AA. So BB is the front row now. The poor usher and house manager were in a panic relocating me and a few other people with the same issue. They moved me to BB 4. Still a great view, though I'm bummed that I'm not center like my original seat implied. But you can't complain when you only spend $27 hahaha. 

[WhizzerMarvin]

Posted: 2/14/17 at 11:37pm

I was there tonight and I thought it was even better at the Booth than it was off-Broadway. The text appears to have changed very little, if at all; Rebecca Naomi Jones is a great addition to the cast (as usual), but Gideon Glick walks away with the show in one of the best performances of the season thus far. 

I like that Joshua Harmon's script doesn't sugarcoat or wimp out on showing the negative qualities of Glick's main character, Jordan. I know all people from all walks of life are capable of being narcissistic and pathetically self-centered, but there seems to be a special brand of these qualities that can spring up in the urban gay male in his late twenties/early thirties that's part funny, part tiresome and part plain ugly. Jordan, both on the page and enhanced by Glick's excellent portrayal, embodies all these aspects so perfectly, and personally speaking, uncomfortably, that at certain moments I couldn't help but think to myself, "lord, lord, lord, lord, lord, that character's me!" (What was I just saying about narcissistic, self-centered behavior? ha) The just hits home because it feels so real.

Of course there are lots of laughs to be had along the way. Sas Goldberg was killing me tonight as Kiki; every joke landed for me, and this is the type of character that could easily be grating and annoying, so kudos to Goldberg for finding that sweet spot of hilarity.

The one criticism I had in the off-Broadway production was that Barbara Barrie's grandmother character felt a bit extraneous and her scenes didn't seem to propel the action forward. I don't know what was different tonight, but the interactions between Barrie and Glick felt more meaningful this time around.

Trip Cullman's direction is fluid and he keeps Jordan's constant recounting of recent events interesting. 

The set is exactly the same as off-Broadway. 

Significant Other isn't setting out to change the world, but it achieves its goals and provides a fine night of entertainment. It's going to be an uphill battle selling $149 for this little play, but I'm wishing them the best of luck. 

[VotePeron]

Posted: 2/14/17 at 11:44pm

Saw this for the first time tonight and absolutely adored it. It's everything I hoped it would be.

TDF seats all appeared to be the sides of the front mezz. View was fine, but would've loved to be center to see the house unit head on. 

Worth noting, 5 older patrons in my row, all who had discussed individually getting tickets via TDF, left at intermission in a hurry. To quote one of them, "This is lousy - terrible writing, why does everything always have to be gay and interracial?"

So, yeah. A tough sell this will be. But, damn, see this while you can. 

[plzstp]

Posted: 2/14/17 at 11:57pm

VotePeron said: "Saw this for the first time tonight and absolutely adored it. It's everything I hoped it would be.

TDF seats all appeared to be the sides of the front mezz. View was fine, but would've loved to be center to see the house unit head on. 

Worth noting, 5 older patrons in my row, all who had discussed individually getting tickets via TDF, left at intermission in a hurry. To quote one of them, "This is lousy - terrible writing, why does everything always have to be gay and interracial?"

So, yeah. A tough sell this will be. But, damn, see this while you can. 

 

"

Those folks were on to something. Maybe someone should write a play about a white family, and perhaps a dramatic secret that threatens to tear them apart!

[WhizzerMarvin]

Posted: 2/15/17 at 12:04am

Imagine going to show called Significant Other where the central character is gay and you have to hear about his gay dating life and other gay stuff. It's simply shocking! Too bad those other characters can't stop diluting the gene pool with their pesky interracial marriages either! There oughta be a law!!

[RippedMan]

Posted: 2/15/17 at 12:38am

In their defense, those 2 - themes? - aren't really prevalent in the marketing. 

Wonder why they've cast so many musical theater actors in one show? Just interesting since there seems to be a divide between musical theater actors and straight actors. 

[blaxx]

Posted: 2/15/17 at 12:41am

RippedMan said: "In their defense, those 2 - themes? - aren't really prevalent in the marketing. 

Wonder why they've cast so many musical theater actors in one show? Just interesting since there seems to be a divide between musical theater actors and straight actors. 

 

"

Straight actors

[LimelightMike]

Posted: 2/15/17 at 1:16am

I have a seat in BB for a couple weeks from now. Is the stage low for this one? I'm seeing this for the very first time, so I have NO IDEA how it's staged. Any insight appreciated. :) Thanks, all!

[carnzee]

Posted: 2/15/17 at 1:30am

plzstp said:
Those folks were on to something. Maybe someone should write a play about a white family, and perhaps a dramatic secret that threatens to tear them apart!

Unless their dramatic secret involves a gay interracial relationship...Then it's peace out at intermission.

 

[Lot666]

Posted: 2/15/17 at 9:20am

VotePeron said: "Worth noting, 5 older patrons in my row, all who had discussed individually getting tickets via TDF, left at intermission in a hurry. To quote one of them, 'This is lousy - terrible writing, why does everything always have to be gay and interracial?'

So, yeah. A tough sell this will be. But, damn, see this while you can."

Ha! 

1) Relatively speaking, very little entertainment is "gay and interracial", even if such scenarios are more common today than 20 years ago.

2) If #1 was no longer true, the answer would be "because everything has been straight and white for centuries".

 

Updated On: 2/15/17 at 09:20 AM

[abbagirl]

Posted: 2/15/17 at 2:50pm

 

What was the running time last night? Seeing it tonight! :)

[haterobics]

Posted: 2/15/17 at 3:10pm

LimelightMike said: "I have a seat in BB for a couple weeks from now. Is the stage low for this one? I'm seeing this for the very first time, so I have NO IDEA how it's staged. Any insight appreciated. :) Thanks, all!"

Not sure whether the question is how low the stage is, but rather that the set has two levels... so, can you see everything from the front row that is up on the second level?

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 2/15/17 at 3:32pm

"The one criticism I had in the off-Broadway production was that Barbara Barrie's grandmother character felt a bit extraneous and her scenes didn't seem to propel the action forward. I don't know what was different tonight, but the interactions between Barrie and Glick felt more meaningful this time around."

This was my criticism of the show at Roundabout as well, so very glad to hear it!

[BroadwayBeebe]

Posted: 2/15/17 at 6:37pm

I was there last night as well through TDF and really enjoyed this piece having missed it off-Broadway. I think it's a real credit to the writing that this production had me both laughing so hard at points and also had me so upset and invested at others. It really covered the whole spectrum of what Jordan was feeling, The cast was all exceptionally good and Glick, Barrie, and Mendez were wonderful. The last moment was gorgeous and I liked how it was directed with real time to watch things happen and it was so honest. Goldberg was hysterical and I would go see her in anything that she does in the future. We were seated in the side rear orchestra so we lost a few moments here and there inside the actual set unit, but overall it was a really wonderful evening and I would recommend this to people in an instant. The message really resonated with me and I would see it again.

P.S. They have a Photo Booth called "The Booth at the Booth" in the basement and it was really fun. Definitely check that out before the show. 

[BroadwayGuy12]

Posted: 2/15/17 at 11:25pm

I was there tonight after missing it at the Pels, and didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I did. As a twentysomething single gay man living in New York I very much related to the piece and, like Whizzer, saw many shades of myself in Jordan, both good and bad. I've enjoyed Glick in everything I've seen him in previously but he's really doing some outstanding work here, and I hope he's recognized come Tony time. 

I hope I get to return to this production later in the run, even if it's just to relive that final moment--so beautifully done, heartbreaking and hopeful at the same time.