* Quite a few years ago I was visiting Family in MO and we saw a local production of Hairspray. When Tracy's in "jail" and Link's trying to break her out, the cell door kept swinging open (latch had broken). They're singing about how he can't get to her or whatever, and every time they let go of the door, it just swung downstage and they'd have to pull it back in place while still saying lines like 'get me out of here!'. It re
I'd love to see this cast one more time. I saw it when it came to LA earlier in the year and was absolutely blown away! It was my first time seeing Les Mis on stage, so I had nothing to compare it to staging-wise, but I loved the use of projections (especially in the tunnels) and the way they did Javert's suicide.
I saw this back in mid-October and was thinking I might miss seeing Ali and/or Damon, due to reports of their absences. I was bummed, but it was good to go in expecting that. Well when I DID see it, they were both in, but Rebecca was out (U/S was Sasha). I was just laughing with my mom about how she was someone I really wanted to see, but I just hadn't even been thinking I might miss her. We all know there's always a possibility, but I spent so much time saying "I hope Ali and Da
I saw Almost Famous a couple weeks ago and, having just been to the Marquis for Tootsie two days ago, definitely agree that a smaller theater feels more fitting for it. They fill up the space wonderfully at The Globe, but I think the Marquis is way too roomy for the staging to be as effective.
Ceej said: "The world premiere of BEAUTY & THE BEAST here in Houston, circa 1993. The night I saw it Tom Bosley forgot some of his lines but was still quite charming. I remember being awed by the entire show and especially the transformation at the end."
I saw this one, too! Don't remember too much of it as I was really young and we had just moved to Houston, but I remember enjoying it a lot, as did my mom.
Welp, I just impulse-bought a ticket, and I ain't mad about it. I got the Berkeley Rep mailer recently, but hadn't had a chance to peruse it fully. I missed Stark in KB and TKAM (seeing the latter in October), so that certainly pushed me over the edge. Was able to get a great third row, center seat for the night AFTER opening night and I'll probably rent a car for the drive (5ish hours up the coast) and just make a weekend out of it.
Miles2Go2 said: "I’m hoping to have s good time, of course. Right now I’m just hoping it stays open long enough for me to see it. If not, I’ve got a roster of replacement shows ready to go to pick a show from."
My family and I have tickets for 10/20 and I've been watching this thread closely as I'm also concerned. I feel like it should last til then, considering it's partially a numbers game and so many other musicals closed/are
I think I need to check this one out. Like many, I love the movie and basically wore out the CD when it came out. This could bomb, or just be lackluster in comparison to the movie, but San Diego is weekend-getaway driving distance from me and I think I'll regret not checking it out. I'm glad I saw this before tix go onsale tomorrow!
EmCee14 said: "For those who have seen it:If it was between center mezz front rowor center orch half way back, which is the better seat???"
I'm curious about this, as well. We bought 4 tix for dead-center first row mezzanine awhile ago because everyone was talking bout the massive production from Boston and how it's such a spectacle, that Mezz gives the best view. Then we started recently getting the pictures from the seats and it now seems like EVERY seat in
Pashacar said: "Agree with everyone that it's totally fine to cosplay to a show. But also want to point out that at closings, the rules are totally different, especially at cult-favorite shows like The Prom. Spongebob's closing was flooded with amazing homemade costumes, and it made the pre- and post-show that much more special. I think you can anticipate some of the same energy at The Prom's."
This is how I feel, too. I had tickets to JCM's original
Emmaloucbway said: "Call_me_jorge said: "He already left. In June..."
Ohh, I had no idea. Thanks for letting me know!"
Dang! I've been too busy the last couple of months to keep up with much of anything and I didn't know, either. Was really looking forward to seeing him in October, but eso si que es.
I'm so glad to have seen this post! My mom's coming to visit at the beginning of July and we've been looking for something fun to see. This is absolutely perfect!
Valentina3 said: "GavestonPS said: "Valentina3 said: "InTheBathroom1 said: "First, I think everyone’s over analyzing the N2N joke a little too much.
Second, I saw Gentleman’s Guide on tour about a year ago and was surprised how much of that fell flat. Especially “Better With A Man” which now comes off as a little homophobic"
It was always homophobic, on paper. Jefferson Mays has the exceptional talent
n2nbaby said: "mxfish1313 said: "I've been waiting for October to go onsale for MONTHS! Normally I check every morning but this morning I just happened to be focused on getting Hamilton tickets for Kansas City with that onsale, and completely forgot to check Hadestown. But, even being late, I got third row center for the date we wanted, so I'm stoked! That completes the trip unless Oklahoma! somehow extends! Then I'll be figuring out a way to see it despite havin
I've been waiting for October to go onsale for MONTHS! Normally I check every morning but this morning I just happened to be focused on getting Hamilton tickets for Kansas City with that onsale, and completely forgot to check Hadestown. But, even being late, I got third row center for the date we wanted, so I'm stoked! That completes the trip unless Oklahoma! somehow extends! Then I'll be figuring out a way to see it despite having most of my blocks booked...
I'm going to be in town mid-October and would LOVE for it to extend until then, but I'm not expecting that to be the case. I'm gutted to be missing this one.
Almost always. Sometimes from a sad part, sometimes from a happy part, sometimes because the choreography and the music and the voices meld together perfectly and my body is desperate to be up there with them... as someone else mentioned, theater is about heightened emotions and I relate to that completely. If it makes me FEEL something, utterly and completely, it's going to get me going, eve if that feeling is elation rather than sorrow.
There's a lot of great ideas here that I'd love to see, but my "white whale" is consistently Movin' Out. I saw it at Pantages in college and LOVED the choreography. I didn't know anything about the show before going (comp tickets were a great perk of my school) but had been dancing for many years at that point and that show stuck with me. I know it's just another jukebox musical, but there's not a whole lot on Broadway currently where dance is the focus, so I
I'm honestly so excited about this. It's going to be ridiculous and I'm going to love every second of it. It comes out the day before my birthday, too. I'm visiting the bay area that weekend for a birthday concert and a day-after-birthday Angels in America @ Berkeley Rep marathon, but I'm thinking of flying to visit my mom the next week and seeing this with her. We saw the first one together and had a great time PLUS there's actually a production going on where she liv
Gink said: "We are Harry Potter fans and just got home from seeing the recording--we laughed quite a bit, but over-all we thought it was just OK. Glad we didn't take the train to the city to see it."
I saw it the other night and felt the same way. It was on our long list for a recent NYC trip, but got nixed pretty early on. I liked the film/recording a lot, and I appreciated a lot of the jokes as a HP fan, but it felt a little tumblr-y. I get that it's fan se
