PopAria said: "bwayemma said: "LJD123 said: "Please post if anyone gets a discount code for August, I won't be able to make the trip to NYC until then, thanks!"
'Dave' the musical (Kitt, Benjamin, Landau, Meehan) Jul 23
2018, 12:19:20 AM
I think the ticket sales have been strong. Arena has a big subscriber base and there aren’t any discounts being offered now that the show has begun previews, which often indicates good advances. The House was totally full tonight. They had to delay their opening previews a couple of days because the actor who plays the chief of staff (Doug Sills) had his appendix out two weeks ago.
However, he was back in the show tonight and is hilarious. He was the one who was leading all the discuss
'Dave' the musical (Kitt, Benjamin, Landau, Meehan) Jul 22
2018, 11:04:17 PM
Would love to give a full opinion of the show....but they were unable to finish the second act tonight due to an elevator malfunction onstage. They held for about 30 minutes with several of the cast coming onstage to talk with / entertain the audience. Finally Tina Landau came to apologize to the audience and said all would be offered tickets to a future performance.
The 2/3 of the show we saw we absolutely enjoyed. Drew Gehling was made to play this role. He is just terrific; as is th
More and more shows have "high school" versions out now which have made them much more accessible to student populations such as American idiot, Heathers and Avenue Q. Additionally, the arguments can be made that some of these "inappropriate" shows are EXACTLY what high school students should be performing. Who better to perform Spring Awakening than actors who are the same age as the characters. And really, shouldn't we be opening up discussions of many of
Esther2 said: "Saw this tonight. I found it totally charming. The cast is pitch perfect. They do miraculous things on a tiny stage. The only quibble for me was the score was just kinda...there. Not bad, but not terribly memorable.
I'd definitely see it again at some point if discount tickets are available, if only to see if anything is changed.
An enjoyable evening overall."
If you are under 30 years old, Arena has a "pay your age"
'Dave' the musical (Kitt, Benjamin, Landau, Meehan) Jul 18
2018, 11:17:09 PM
Have ticket for Sunday. Heard from a friend the invited dress was awesome. They had to postpone their first previews by 5 days due to a cast member having surgery. Hopefully they got the time they needed to put in the new cast member and work out the kinks.
DaveyG said: "Beetlejuice? Moulin Rouge waiting until 19-20 since it has the same producers as King Kong."
Beetlejuice and Dave (as well as Ain't too proud) all have out-of-town try-outs in DC before the end of the year. Dave has it's first preview tomorrow night, but I expect it would be in a smaller house; more like DEH. Beetlejuice is being staged at the National which hosted Mean Girls last fall.
PThespian said: "I saw it. It is definitely a "unique" experience. I was in the seat that had the "**** stained ass" right in front of it. It was literally in my face. As he was wiping it off the towel was brushing against my pants and it was getting all over them. I wasn't too happy about that, but compared to what other people went through I got off easy.
It was enjoyable, but the Scottish accents are VERY thick. I understood maybe half to three q
Elegance101 said: "Wesley Taylor had an interesting thread on Twitter about this and I agree with a lot of his points. Yes, probably some actors have a less than stellar work ethic, but we have to remember that circumstances for actors are different nowadays than they were when Merman was never missing a show. It’s harder to live like a nun, honestly. I’m on my phone so I can’t link his thread, but he gave some good points about the changing environment New York act
Im currently looking for a musical or play (peferbably a musical) for my highschool. We’ve done Fiddler on the Roof, The Sound of Music, Aladdin, and Little Women in the past just to name a few shows. Unfourtanately a lot of theater kids are leaving the school, so we only have a few left for this upcoming year. Im assuming we will have 15-25 people at the most if new people audition. In fiddler we had 27 people but out of that 1
Kitsune said: "Out of curiosity - what's the likelihood that other shows will announce a transfer to Broadway for this season? I feel like Hadestown and Jagged Little Pill keep getting mentioned.`"
Dave and Beetlejuice are both having runs in DC in the next few months. Either one of them has the potential to make their way into the season in 2019.
One of the trailers for the Disney movie FINALLY showed some choreography. But it's been strange to me that it seems like they are avoiding selling this as a musical; especially after the successes of High School Musical and the like. I saw the stage musical twice at Signature and though it was really fun. I hope they haven't ruined what I saw by twisting around this made-for-tv movie.
I saw it in Edinburgh at Fringe last year. It's intense, in your face, immersive and (IMO) pretty amazing. Definitely recommended if you're a fan of the movie or like gritty, raw theatre experiences....because it is definitely an experience. Wish I could come to NYC to see it again and maybe this time NOT sit across from "the worst toilet in Scotland".
