I just want to add my voice to the chorus of people saying this is some refreshing honesty. The Broadway community is so dead-set on being all positive all the time about everybody and virtually everything! I personally didn't care much for Louderman's performance in Mean Girls, but I respect that she was working hard, and I respect that she took this risk and opened up.
However, I think the Michael Arden situation was a little different. Arden's mistake was to imply
George in DC said: "Some of us think we do. Not all shows are for all people. You didn't like this show, I thought it was brilliant. To each their own. I would never say what you feel is wrong, the production was just wrong for you. Pleasedon't tell me I was wrong for loving it."
George, don't let After Eight get to you. He is notorious for disliking everything, and treating his own opinion as if it's law. Best to just diseng
joevitus said: "How does the length of this run compareto that of the Trevor Nunn production in the 90's or the William Hammerstein revival of the late 70's?"
According to IBDB - the Nunn revival ran 388 performances, while the William Hammerstein revival ran only 293 performances.
And it looks like this revival will have run about 328 performances (if my rushed mat
bekk99 said: "We did the Saturday matinee of Labor Day Weekend - got there between 8-8:30, and there was only one person in line. More trickled in, but a lot were trying to buy regular tickets. The box office dealt with that until they had the official word of how many SRO they had, and they sold 9 to the line around 10:25."
When you say they sold 9, do you mean that's how many they had available? Or were there only 9 people waiting?
I would have LOVED to see Joe Mantello jump in and play the role himself. I think his George would likely be more interesting than his direction will be.
Jarethan said: "They are still not chea, unless you are willing to sit in the second balcony of that barn."
A major component of the Lyric's renovation was to make the theatre feel much more intimate. Plus, the show is staged in such a way that you can sit very far away and still have a great view.
VotePeron said: "bdn223 said: "VintageSnarker said: "The show [Cursed Child] has lost its SRO status, which is hard to regain once lost. The only productionthat have been able to do that is The Lion King.
Cursed Child has never played a week below 100% capacity, and does not offer SRO."
I think they meant SRO in the more idiomatic, symbolic sense, as in: the kind of show that has a reputation for being impossible t
For my money, I thought the show was engaging enough, but unextraordinary. Menzel's performance was better than I anticipated, but it was nothing to write home about.
Jordan Catalano said: "Does Kudisch have a large part in this?"
Not that large. His most prominent moments are in Act 2 as the mayor of Chicago going up against MLK during MLK's Chicago campaign - but it only makes up a small portion of the show.
Mark Waltz said: "I saw this at Theater Row back in 2013 where it had an extremely limited run (2 weeks), and saw "All the Way" afterwards. I had no idea that it was the same playwright when I saw "All the Way", but they were different enough to be unique. Of course, they have more of a name cast now for Lincoln Center, so I may re-visit, especially since it has been a long time. The intimacy of the small venue at Theater Row is what I remember, as well as a scene
It’s relatively simple and small. They don’t make use of the vast Vivian Beaumont stage at all, and instead put the show exclusively on the small thrust, and the back area isn’t visible. But the design is smart, and works well for the show, and I was surprised that the show never felt cramped despite the number of characters and the amount of action. And it actually feels very int
I thought the play was a solid piece of political drama, but nothing extraordinary. I saw All the Way on Broadway, and I remember appreciating it at the time. I don't think this play is significantly worse or anything like that, but in the years since All The Way, I think I've come to realize that I just don't find this style of theatre very exciting. Not because it has to do with politics, but more because it feels somewhat lacking in a human co
NievesG said: "So... free tickets to celebrate/promote a logo change?"
I would imagine that their goal was to generate site traffic, which would lead more people to see the re-brand, and also inspire people to buy tickets if they missed out on the free ones (since they would already be on the ticket page).
little_sally said: "rg7759 said: "I still think the jungle is a strong contender for cits"
I thought the rumor was that it was coming back for another engagement at St. Anne's? Either way, this was one of my favorite things from last season so I'd welcome it back."
Then you’ll be happy to hear that it isn’t a rumor! It’s actually happening!
macnyc said: "I have hope for Sunday. I thought Let the Right One In was terrific. Of course, that was based on a book and movie. And it benefited from a top-notch production.I don’t know if Sunday is an original story or not."
I forgot that Thorne adapted Let the Right One In. That show was indeed excellent. But as you said, it was a fairly direct adaptation (right?), and anyway I thought John Tiffany’s work on that show was really what mad
