I paid ~$40 for partial view front row house right. You do miss a bit of the harmonia gardens scenes with Barnaby and Cornelius, but the closeness beyond makes up for it. I made eye contact with Bernadette multiple times, and at one point she reached out toward me. It was one of the greatest theatregoing experiences of my life and I cannot recommend it enough.
Another one is someone saying “I just saw a show ONBroadway!”and me saying, “You went to New York? Oh, how was it?” And they say “Oh no, I didn’t go to New York!! I saw it at the Fox in Atlanta!” And I’m like okay yes you saw a broadway show but you saw a national tour girl! Not on Broadway! I know it’s sounds so stupid and pretentious but it occurs so often!
This just might be my biggest pet peeve! I ALWAYS have friend
I have talked to SO many people that don't understand that shows close. Someone last year told me that they saw Miss Saigon in the 90s, and that it was now the longest running show of all time. On a family trip to the city a couple of years ago, my cousins were DYING to see Mary Poppins, because they had seen it the last time they were there. I guess I understand the confusion, but it drives me crazy.
The first time I saw Carousel, I sat next to a couple that absolutely loved it, and were so glad they could see a show like this even though theatre was being "ruined" by Spongebob and Mean Girls. I regret not telling them that they can support one show without tearing others down.
White, upperclass families with easy access to theatre are NOT the majority, they're the lucky few. The vast majority of theatre kids don't get to see broadway shows or national tours. Many of them don't even have community theatre or educational theatre. Social media has allowed us to be a part of the community even if the place we come from makes it hard.
Carousel fell flat for me. Blow High Blow Low is the best number in the show and is INCREDIBLE live, but didn't come across as well on tv.
On the other hand, I am not a fan of either Frozen or My Fair Lady (and honestly, I was rooting against them), but those performances made me want to see both shows. Lauren Ambrose has a gorgeous voice.
I was looking at the upcoming shows for the 2018-2019 season and I noticed that there were no announced musical revivals. Am I missing something? Surely it isn't too early for them to be announced? I'm glad that new original musicals are being produced, but this seems... strange.
From what I've been putting together, it seems like OOTI will be incorporating an audience into their staging, like Great Comet's performance. Should be interesting to see!
re: imperial theatre seating question May 22
2018, 03:42:10 PM
Seeing the show next week (SO EXCITED). Where is the closest I can sit without missing out on the dancing? I’m 5’7.
Am I the only one who didn't like Lindsey Mendez? I've always been a huge fan of her, but I feel like she was completely miscast. She's right for the character, but the score just doesn't fit her voice AT. ALL. I thought it was grating.
On the other end, Jessie exceeded my (pretty low) expectations.
CurtainPullDowner said: "When Audra first played Carrie I don't remember any discussions about her race. All I remember is everyone saying how wonderful she was, how she was the best Carrie they ever saw.
I guess times have changed."
Actually, Audra often talks about how hard it was for her to play traditionally white roles like Carrie because of the amount of backlash. She's expressed her gratitude to the producers for "taking a chance"
While I think she's obviously be a great Anya, I personally want her to start taking some more grown up roles, and it seems like that's what Laura wants too. She's in her 30's. I'd rather her go into Waitress than Anastasia.
