NOWaWarning said: "In the Broadway production of Phantom, don’t they play some canned applause after Think of Me? It’s when Christine is bowing toward upstage so it looks like we have the backstage view of her bowing to the Opera House patrons. That happens once the real applause from the song is over. I also believe they play some at the end of act 1 when the cast of the opera within the show are taking their “bows.” This is tight before/as the Phantom drops
I had the unfortunate pleasure to see the Phantom tour last night. I won’t go into how horrible of a show this is, since I think that has been well covered by this board.
What pissed me off the most is when I entered the theater, I noticed they added speakers throughout the inside of the theater. While I am sure it helped with special effects, during parts of the show that you would normally expect applause, they added their own prerecorded audience applause. So the applause
GeorgeandDot said: "The Ferryman, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Lifespan of a Fact, The Waverly Place, and Torch Song are the ones that I'm looking forward to. Unfortunately, none of the musicals are very exciting to me. St. Ann's Warehouse is doing that scaled down/minimalist Oklahoma! that sounds pretty interesting and there's Girl From the North Country at The Public, but none of the Broadway musicals sound like they're going to be any good."
Planning my trip in December and trying to decide what shows are worth seeing. Just wondering if I should be focused on any other new shows. Shows I am considering:
To Kill a Mockingbird. Jeff Daniels in the cast. Worth the ticket price already.
King Kong looks like it could be great or a flop.
Pretty Woman has terrible reviews from the Chicago show.
I never had the chance to see the Broadway production. However, I just saw a local production of the show. Our local productions are usually done very well. I went back and watched Tuck Everlasting’s show clips, and I believe our local production stays true to the broadway show.
While I don’t believe there was any memorable songs, I thought the show was very moving. It felt that most of the audience walking out was teary eyed.
Blockhead24 said: "Finally saw Joseph Morales and Jon Patrick Walker in their respective roles last night. I loved the former but wasn't really a fan of the latter (his voice was kind of grating.)
I had no idea there was anything wrong with Kyle Scatliffe during last night's performance until there was an announcement at intermission that he was being replaced by King David Jones--he killed it!"
Blockhead24 said: "I really enjoyed seeing the Phillip cast last weekend. I got to see Wonza Johnson and Julius Thomas III as Hamilton and they were both great. Shoba might just be my favorite Eliza--what a beautiful voice.All of the principals were great--though I didn't get to see Jon Patrick Walker. I'm hoping I'll get to see him this weekend. I also loved Jen Sese as Peggy/ Maria and Emily Jenda as Eliza.
Tours are much different. Most productions on tour schedule 8 show contracts in every city based upon the season ticket holders schedule for an entire season. So it’s partially a scam as sometimes season ticket holders get stuck watching crap, while productions are virtually guaranteed at least one successful season.
Obviously the more popular shows book longer because they are able to sell to the general public.
There are productions that book less
heeeellllllll yeah Jun 23
2018, 11:28:36 AM
I wear shorts all the time but usually still wear a polo shirt. Certainly you can dress classy in shorts and a polo, which is much better than an old shorts and T-shirt that hasn’t been washed in days. I have seen many people wear shorts that look much classier than someone in long pants and button down shirt. So there is nothing wrong with shorts.
Honestly who cares what you wear. People wear pajamas on planes nowadays. Once the lights go out, no one really sees much anyway.
I have always enjoyed Phantom as it is a classic, but can’t say I am a big fan. It seems I have seen it every two to three years on Broadway since it has a Thursday matinee.
I saw it a few years ago and must say I was disappointed. I didn’t care for the casting in any of the main roles.
However, I did catch it over Memorial Day weekend, and thought it was in excellent shape. Crawford is phenomenal as Phantom. One of the best Phantoms I have seen. It didn&rsqu
I often wondered how it would tour. I think it will be hard for families to be able to afford two nights, or an entire day. Either way, the show will only be able to cater to half of its normal audience during a weeks time based upon it being a two part show.
Has there even been a 2 Part Play or Musical tour in the past? I cannot think of one.
BroadwayConcierge said: "As tasteless and classless as I thought De Niro was, I’m not so much mad that he said it—I’m mad that he is now hijacking all the headlines this morning from the winners. And most especially that Page Six made him the lead story of the Tonys and then misreported how many Tonys The Band’s Visit won (it says they won seven when t
Lin-Manuel Miranda said: "First of all, I wake up changing diapers, and don't start rapping til after lunch.
I'll leave it to you all to debate where Hamilton goes in the all-time pantheon (Valjean and Frankie Valli are ROUGH, and I'd put Hedwig up at the top) but my two cents: You know the old line how Ginger Rogers does everything Astaire does, but backwards and in heels? That's Aaron Burr in this show. Burr's track is more physically demanding and Ha
I believe Burr is the more demanding role. I believe I read somewhere that LMM wrote the role of Hamilton for himself, but after the musical was fully developed he wish he played Burr.
As far as other demanding roles, Franki Valli is certainly demanding. Evan Hansen is certainly demanding emotionally. I can’t imagine crying almost an entire show 8 days a week.
The role of the Dysquith Family in Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder is very demanding. &nbs
BrodyFosse123 said: "I have tickets for today’s show. How can I find out in advance if he will be in today’s show?
There are 2 separate performances today: Saturday May 26, 2018. Part 1 at 1pm and Part 2 at 7pm. As mentioned above, each performance is treated separately.
You should call the Neil Simon Theatre directly prior to each performance to check on Nathan Lane as he could miss the 1pm matinee but perform the 7pm performance or vice ve
