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This week I attended Escape to Margaritaville at the Dolby Theatre. This was Broadway in Hollywood's first show at the theatre, as the Pantages prepares for the sit down production of Hamilton. 

I won't comment on what I thought of Margaritaville- but I will comment on the theatre. I was disappointed in many aspects of it. The sight-lines are terrible in the theatre, as the stage is simply too big. They had speaker towers on stage placed in a way that it caused many s

I'm so excited for this.

At the height of her N2N run, she would not do photos. However, if you waited for the crowd to thin out she would start to allow photos. She was very sweet. 

Fairly pleased with the Pantages/Dolby season.

I'm surprised Hairspray isn't at the Pantages/Dolby. Perhaps it will be an add on? If not, I hope it goes to the Ahmanson. 

Wasn't Avenue Q suppose to tour? 

chelseaburnside said: "Going to a screening this weekend in Pasadena! Very excited - will report back."

This has kept me up all night- so I have to ask. How does one get tickets to this? 

So happy I went! She was in great form and gave us a wonderful show. She's a captivating story teller and chose great songs (not that I can remember the set list). The audience was packed with Hollywood legends and smart fans who got tickets early enough. I would see her again should the opportunity present itself! 

TotallyEffed said: "Will this come to New York?"

Seems to be her one woman show that presenters can book. 

Is anyone else attending An Evening with Rita Moreno this Saturday in Los Angeles? I'm happy to see the show is sold out in their main theatre. If not, has anyone seen her solo show recently and could share any insight into what to expect? I'm looking forward to it! 

Popular said: "emo_geek said: "I've always (selfishly) found it odd she doesn't do more concerts in the Southern California area since she lived there for so long. COME PLEASE!"


She is scheduled forSan Francisco in May."

Hey Popular! Getting closer but I want SOUTHERN California

I've always (selfishly) found it odd she doesn't do more concerts in the Southern California area since she lived there for so long. COME PLEASE! 

Saw the show last night and very much enjoyed myself. I pretty much agree with other posters about the unique elements that make this production shine- and only have a few gripes: 

-The sound quality (mixing?) at the Playhouse was terrible.

-The only permanent set pieces are a dumpster stage right (fine) and a completely unnecessary full sized convertible car stage left. The stage is too small to accomodate this car, and the parking of it makes about 40 seats partial v

Very eager to hear people's thoughts on this. My personal thought was it was one of the worst things I've seen on stage. 

Thanks for the detailed review, conealpetterson! 

I have tickets for it the first week in October, and I'm very excited. I'm glad I bought my $30 tickets when I did- as most seats seem to be in the $110+ range now. 

I love this show, and I am excited about the cast. I'll post my thoughts once I see it. Sounds like they had a strong start, and I hope they

So sad I can't fly in to see this. I'm shocked and happy to see such great reactions on social media regarding this. Whether you liked it or not- seems the show has a lot of fans 15 years later. It's great they are doing something to honor it. 

The Ahmanson in Los Angeles has just announced this will be in their 20/21 season. Seems sort of early/eager to announce so soon...

Yes they did. Others can comment on the exact timing but they added in the projections a few (maybe more now) years ago. "They" also added some new jokes/dialogue.

I absolutely love her- but thought it was a terrible show. Bee or no bee-it was rough. 

Does anyone have any information about the LA run of this? 

How fun! Would love for it to come to LA

Pretty in-depth article with a look at the bowl here:

 

https://www.eater.com/2019/6/6/18653706/oklahoma-chili-cornbread-broadway-theater