Twelfth Night - Shakespear In The Park

[yay_gerb]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:04pm

now that the Tonys are over, who else is extremely exiced for this?! Hathaway, Esparza, Mcdonald, Pittu...i'm pumped. hopefully i'll be going to the first perf.

Updated On: 6/15/09 at 11:04 PM

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:06pm

I've been pumped from the moment I first heard about it.

Would love to see this cast, in particular, in a revival of YOUR OWN THING, the rock musical based on Twelfth Night.

Or, since YOT is far too dated, in Peter Mills' lovely musical ILLYRIA.

I'm afraid that the show will be ruined by Daniel Sullivan, who wouldn't know comedy if he fell over it.

And after seeing Derek Jacobi's Olivier winning Malvolio, I can't imagine anyone being better.
Updated On: 6/7/09 at 11:06 PM

[Malice]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:09pm

I have been excited for months, my favorite Shakespeare play, and after seeing how great Audra Ann McDonald looked even more so. I am almost tempted to play hookie on Wednesday to try to get to tickets for the first show.

[taylorPHENOMENON2]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:10pm

I'm SO excited!! Seeing it this week!!

[stageagent13]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:21pm

what time in the morning do you think i'll need to go to get a ticket for either June 24 or 26

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 6/8/09 at 12:05am

I'm so excited for this, I don't even know what to do with myself.

[yay_gerb]

Posted: 6/8/09 at 12:11am

what time do you think people will start lining up for tix for wednesday? and how do they distribute them? best seats to the people who get there first i presume? i've never done SITP so any help would be appreciated :]

[Chrysanthemum62001]

Posted: 6/8/09 at 12:50am

It's no secret how much I love Raul, but I really can't get over Hamish Linklater being in this production. I saw him at the Symphony Space Shakespeare celebration and he was brilliant.

And I'm really excited about seeing Daniel Sullivan's take on this.

[yay_gerb]

Posted: 6/9/09 at 12:05am

Does anyone think it would be worth it to camp out for this tomorrow night? I was going to just go really early but my friend wants to camp out.

[EugLoven]

Posted: 6/9/09 at 12:41am

The Public Theatre website is moving VERY VERY VERY slowly. It's difficult to nail-down the definitives of when/how/where to get tickets. But if it's anything like last year (ie: HAIR) you've got to get there VERY early.

I wonder if they'll be doing the online lottery (like they did last summer... that was AWESOME) and I'm trying to access the page that lists the outer-burroughs distribution days.

I'm thinking of getting in-line Saturday June 13 at 5:00am with some friends. Perhaps sooner?

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 6/9/09 at 12:52am

They're doing the virtual line thing again.

The Public's website is working just fine for me. All the ticket info for Shakespeare in the Park is here: http://www.publictheater.org/content/view/128/223/

[Chrysanthemum62001]

Posted: 6/9/09 at 12:56am

I was really hoping it wouldn't be as crazy as Hair.
*cries* 5am...the horror.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 6/9/09 at 12:58am

I see no reason to assume it will be as crazy as Hair was. Crazy, certainly, especially given the magnitude of the cast, but, as far as the audience it attracts, I think something like Hair is a completely different animal from a Shakespeare play.

Updated On: 6/9/09 at 12:58 AM

[taylorPHENOMENON2]

Posted: 6/9/09 at 1:06am

I was planning on getting there around 6 am thursday. Now i'm thinking that could be too late? I guess i'll have to wait for the wednesday morning reports.

[yay_gerb]

Posted: 6/9/09 at 1:43am

yes it probably won't be as bad as Hair, but i'll report back with how many people were there when i decide to get there.

[AC126748]

Posted: 6/9/09 at 7:43am

I'm afraid that the show will be ruined by Daniel Sullivan, who wouldn't know comedy if he fell over it.

Just my two cents, but I thought that Sullivan's Midsummer Night's Dream two years ago was one of the best productions of a Shakespeare comedy I've ever seen. I'm optimistic.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 6/9/09 at 7:57am

Don't forget Michael Cumpsty--he's in this too!

[broadwaybaby086]

Posted: 6/9/09 at 10:01am

AC, I, too, loved Midsummer...except for the weird singing. haha.

In terms of lines and productions, the lines are pretty much always crazy, regardless of the production and especially if there are A-listers in the cast. Yes, Hair does pull a different audience than Twelfth Night, but for all the productions I've seen I've never heard of anyone getting there after 8 and getting a ticket in the initial line (not in general, just in terms of the days I was there). And while Anne Hathaway is not Meryl Streep (where people needed to consistently line up early in morning/late at night), I'd imagine her name combined with that of others in the theatre community who command a high level of respect, I can imagine that the lines could require an early rush.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 6/9/09 at 10:09am

As the legendary Jesse on All That Chat said, with a name like Anne Hathaway, she's got to be good.

[Millie315]

Posted: 6/9/09 at 10:11am

Just to let you know that the park does not let you camp out in the park, you have to stay on central park west and then they let you into the park around 5 or 6am I think. Also the way tickets are handed out is not the best seats go to the first people there. The tickets are handed out at random, because not only are they handing them out at in the park but also down town at the public and to people who donated or work for the public. I usher for the public and was out at the park last year and will be once again this year. Also when I interned a few years ago for Macbeth people started to get there around 6 for that show, so I would say for the first show tomorrow get there around 6 and you should be good. The first week never seems as crazy as the rest because word of the show hasn't gotten out yet. If you have anymore questions I am more than happy to answer for you.

[wonkit]

Posted: 6/9/09 at 10:15am

When the weather is bad (as it appears this week's will be), what happens?

Wow - 6 am? I may have to donate money as I am from out of town, and can't quite figure how to be at 81st and CPW by 6 am!

[Millie315]

Posted: 6/9/09 at 10:20am

When the weather is bad they still hand out tickets, but not as many people come. However they will cancel the show if it is still raining at show time. Most of the time the will hold the show until 9pm and then call it. If it stops raining the show will go on. Now if you have a ticket to a show that is rained out there is no rain checks, you must go and wait in line the next day for the following nights show. If it stops raining and the show goes on but starts raining again during the show, they will stop the show and wait to see if the rain stops and then start the show back up from where they stopped. It's crazy I know but that is what they do.

[yay_gerb]

Posted: 6/9/09 at 10:26am

actually millie, referring to your first post..

"Please note: The Public Theater will not be distributing tickets downtown at 425 Lafayette Street. "

http://www.publictheater.org/content/view/128/223/

[Millie315]

Posted: 6/9/09 at 10:27am

Oh sorry about that then, they always have in the past that must be new this year. Sorry for the wrong info guys.

[yay_gerb]

Posted: 6/9/09 at 10:39am

it's cool. just wanted to make sure nobody wakes up at 6 in the morning to go wait outside of the public theater downtown lol. lets hope theres no rain tomorrow!