EllieRose2 said: "There is an entirely different thread on who will be on as Seymour when Groff is out. Prices are not that expensive considering it's a small house and limited availability. That is why ticket priceswould be so high."
Take a look on Ticketmaster for this Saturday night. It would be easier to count the sold seats. Not a good sign if this is the weekend business.
Looking now, a couple of hours before showtime, the orchestra looks about 95% sold. Maybe 2/3 sold in the mezzanine. Maybe they unloaded a bunch at TKTS today?
It looks horrifying and amazing and "what the?" I'm NOT a fan of the show (understatement) but I have a feeling our 6 year old is gonna really wanna see it. I'll take her out of sheer car-crash curiosity.
This is why Shuffle Along and War Paint are technically hits*, despite their short run, as they “recouped” their initial investments through their original Broadway productions."
SA and WP recouped? Is that due to successful insurance claims? (Have just heard of more successful/buzzier shows taking way longer than I'd have thought to recoup, and neither of these seemed to have very long runs.)
HogansHero said: "1. This is about recording, not making noise or light.
Sorta. Pretty soon into the article it's talking about texting being distracting. And the first few quotes (including LuPone's) are about distractions from lit-up screens etc. It only becomes about "recording" just shy of halfway through, and then mentions patrons forgetting to silence the phones before "pouching" them...
The Apple Watch issue (lighting up repeatedly) has a simple fix... they rolled out "Theatre Mode" a year or two ago; but it only works if people use it. Prevents alerts from coming through, silences it, and best of all-- prevents the screen lighting up inadvertently when you raise your arm. You have to turn the crown slowly to check the time and it's a slow, dimly lit fade not seen from even a couple feet away. Just wish more people knew to activate it before the show
Didn't love the show, but husband and I ended up caving to its charm and had fun. But the Tonys performance seemed more like an amateur recreation of the show than the actual production, skilled dancers aside. Block looked bored and angry, very different from the sweet/sardonic persona she pulled off so well in the show. (and I'm someone who readily acknowledges and usually forgives the constraints and out-of-context challenges of an awards show performance)
It's selling at over 100% seating capacity and bringing in over 100% of gross potential (one of only a handful of shows passing 100%), so likely no discounts for a while.
I thought Tootsie had a funny, quick-moving book (despite not liking the score too much), but the quick gag about choreography stolen wholesale from The Birdcage made me roll my eyes an almost complete 360.
