TheQuibbler said: "For those of you who can’t wait, you can always just put on Pandora’s Top Hits of the 2000s station and have pretty much the same experience."
Your level of wit is a gift my friend. Don't ever lose it.
Mike Barrett said: "I don't think anyone has an issue with you not liking the show, its saying that the people who like this show "Probably don't know what good theatre is". Which is implying you only know what good theatre is and thats elitist and stuck up. No one cares you hated the show and no one cares that I like thisshow, but no need to demean others opinions on shows."
Yeah, I noticed he conveniently by-passed the whole part of his 'revie
Linus, with all due respect, you pretty much captured every negative stereotype about NY theater-goers: arrogant and stuck-up (and why the industry hates these boards)...people who think their palette is more refined than everyone else's and that tourists spend money on garbage: Actually they're on vacation, and are looking for a FUN night out. They want the razzle dazzle, and I'm glad there's more on the menu than Hadestown or the 8000th revival of a Neil Simon play
haterobics said: "The seller can make it a clean, normal amount (and then get paid a strange amount), or they can decide they want to be paid a clean, normal amount (and then the tickets are priced with a strange amount)."
Out of curiosity, who determines the price for these? I see tickets listed at $614 or $539 and can't imagine someone would choose such precise amounts. The actual shows don't have anything to do with these transactions, right?
MollyJeanneMusic said: "Do you think the mixed reviews with Moulin Rouge could divert possible theatergoers to Hadestown? While Hadestown had its flaws, it got mostly positive reviews, while Moulin Rouge's reviews seem more polarizing."
SisterGeorge said: "Anyone who hated the movie but loved the show please speak up and tell us why. I'm desperate for some assurance that I didn't make a horrible mistake buying tickets.
I left the movie theater probably half-way through (could not get into it for the life of me). But the stage show is easily the most fun I've had on Broadway in a LONG LONG time. Have seen it twice now, and will be back. There's just nothing else like it. (Oh, and Bad R
I guess the bigger issue is that even at 900K, once you take off the fees (right off the top) and the weekly running costs, there's not much left to pay down the original investment.
