Saw last night's performance. I had read this play, although I was very familiar with the concept and characters, but it was really clever and poignant and witty. All four actors were exceptional, even the waiter got some great moments out of only a few minutes onstage.
We were in third row, center mezzanine. Perfect view, close enough but allows you to take in the spectacle and quirks of the set design without being overwhelmed by it.
With the Winter Garden, especially with this show, be sure to avoid extreme side seats. The sightlines are terrible, and not worth it.
I was at the final performances of Saturday Night Fever (Orfeh only had to blink and the audience went nuts) and Les Liaisons dangereuses w/ Laura Linney (no speeches or anything, that I can recall).
The mezzanine extreme sides are not great with Beetlejuice. In fact, during intermission, we were lucky to find two unoccupied seats in the center and move there instead.
LLW2 said: "dmwnc1959 said: "I think Otho was just not funny at all and seemed a bit of an awkward part. Not sure that more of him would have helped."
Definitely not. We got lots more of him in the DC tryout-- I think he even had a song, "The Box" or "My Box" or something, which was mercifully cut from the Broadway version."
Ooof. Otho and Delia are such great characters with a wonderful dynamic in the film, not sure
I swear on my life, I was thinking just a few days ago how perfect Blanchard would be as Audrey. Can't wait to see this!
Ali Stroker Attendance? Jul 4
2019, 06:03:48 PM
I was lucky enough to see Stroker, she was wonderful, but I had also heard from many people that they caught her understudy at different points over the course of the run.
MemorableUserName said: "Any chance anyone saw the matinee today? Evidently Michael Fatica, the other Sonny understudy (who usually plays Phil Spector, the Top of the Pops guy, and other minor characters), was in for Jarrod. He's pretty short so I imagine the height issue mentioned above with the other understudy wasn't an issue. Curious how he did. (Doesn't hurt that I think he's pretty adorable.)"
I was at the evening performance and Jarrod was in.
Mike Barrett said: "This may be an odd question, but is this a good show to take everything in or be overwhelmed? I read that some people preferred sitting close to Kong so you can be overwhelmed by all thats going on, and it truly adds to the experiences. Anyone who has seen both have any comments on this?"
I think the difference is that, with Kong, there's not much else happening when he's appearing, aside from the projection work. The entire conceit of the
Mike Barrett said: "Any recommendations for seating at the Winter Garden for this show? "
We had Front Mezz, Left Center, row B #101 and 103, to be exact. It was a perfect view, and allowed us to see the entire picture without being overwhelmed.
Pose2 said: "The reason I see shows 90% of the time are FOR the specific actors. Do you think I wanted to see Patina Miller's understudy in Pippin? Nope. Ben Platt's? Nah. Cynthia Erivo's? Laura Benanti's? Kelli O'Hara's? Steven Pasquale's? Joshua Henry's? No, no, no, no and.......................no. Think whatever but stop telling people what they think they are entitled to know. Thanks!"
