I've been organizing theatre groups in the San Francisco, CA area for over 30 years, starting with BEATLEMANIA at SF's Orpheum Theatre. It's not a business, just "What I Did [Do] For Love."
Attending 11/10 matinee as part of my NYC theatre week. Also attending Pretty Woman, King Kong, To Kill A Mockingbird, The Cher Show and Girl From The North Country. Catholic tastes.
Group sales were announced some months ago and I acquired the maximum allowed at this time - 120 seats. Additional dates should be announced for groups in advance throughout the open-ended run. My group attends the May 27 evening performance and we will have excellent seats in the center balcony. No group discount, but just $110 each. This was my location for the previous run and I thought that it was very, very good.
My group constitutes 369 people, so multiple
Roman Holiday Previews Oct 14
2018, 01:27:44 AM
Intriguing. I certainly thought it was dead here in the US.
Flying in from California to see the show with friends who live in Arlington, VA. We'll attend Thursday's performance. Hope to have a mini-review by Friday.
Also attending gender flip OKLAHOMA! in Ashland, OR on 10/21.
Just returned from my theatre group outing to Miss Saigon at San Francisco's Orpheum theatre and was VERY impressed. Across the board excellent. Sets, choreography, orchestrations, cast, et al. Only quibble was the sound mix was out-of-balance now and then (we had excellent seats in the first and second rows of the loge). Several MS ''virgins" were in the group and they were very excited about the production.&Aci
Lot666 said: "Now that they've set a closing date for London, isn't it time they announced additional U.S. tour dates? They've been "coming soon" for a long time now."
I'm thinking the staging may be too elaborate/massive for certain theatres. Just a guess, but the Orpheum theatre in San Francisco is the only stage built to contain touring mega-shows and BOOH will be its final show before HAMILTON begins its open-ended run. Hope that peeps
Catsbroadwayfan said: "because no one cares about quality. They rush to put shows on Broadway. In reality half the shows you see that have flopped have no business of EVER touching a Broadway stage. Broadway isn't the only place work has to go. Producers are so quick to get this on Broadway and barley use any of the preview period cause they think their show is a hit."
Since I'm on a "roll" today guess I'll list my upcoming [slightly eclectic] NYC shows next month:
November 6, Pretty Woman. My nephew's husband has dressed Andy Karl for Rocky and Groundhog Day. There's a tiny chance I'll see him and Miss Orfeh post-performance.
November 7, King Kong and To Kill A Mockingbird. Where the slightly eclectic part comes in.
South Fl Marc said: "YvanEhtNioj said: "I’m hoping that all of the music is just as fresh and vibrant as this. When I heard this today I was actually blown away and very surprised. Based on the clips I’ve seen from previous productions I was not at all expecting this. I hope the costumes and sets match this vibe.
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IMHO they can't bring on the big, hairy guy fast enough! Oy.
LizzieCurry said: "I considered visiting home (the Bay Area) to see this tour stop, but once I saw SHN's prices, I said forget it. I really liked this tour when I saw it in DC, but paying $75 for a good balcony seat was enough. I'm a longtime Les Miz fan who has no problem with the lack of a turntable or some of the other current oddities, but I'm not about to pay that much at a theatre that much bigger than the Curran."
SFCowboy said: "I saw Sunday In The Park With George at the SF Playhouse earlier this week. I wasn't expecting much, but I ended up really impressed with this production. It's a small theater, so it doesn't have quite the impact of a large-scale production, but the singing was fantastic. The 6(?)-member orchestra was so good, at first I thought it was a recording. This is the strongest show I've seen at this theater in the past couple of years. Recommended! I just rec
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