As far as not mentioning AIDS: This Ain't No Disco takes place in 1979/1980. I'm not an AIDS historian, but I believe in those years AIDS pretty much didn't even have a name in the U.S. It was just a collection of strange illnesses that seemed to be occurring in gay men. So by setting the show in 1979/1980, the creators could capture the last of the "carefree" era of free love and having sex without consequences.
The highly praised production of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish has a Thursday matinee at 1 p.m. on August 9, but it's sold out. Maybe you can contact the theater for info about cancellations or standing room. The theater is all the way downtown, though.
I saw it at New World Stages a couple of months ago, my first experience with the show. I kind of wondered what the fuss was about. I guess it was groundbreaking in its day, but it didn't seem that sharp or original to me.
tobiasragg said: "So I became a member to purchase tickets to this but $150 ($65 contribution plus $80 ticket) is totally out of my price range.
However, because there are no refunds on memberships, I bought a ticket at $80 to sell to a lovely BWW fan who might not have been able to get one. It's one seat, Row M Seat 19 for Sun 9/16 at 7:30pm. Looking for $150 total to cover the member contribution and ticket.
I just watched the video of Broadway in Bryant Park, and of all the acts, I think This Ain't No Disco came off the best. The number by Chilina Kennedy was okay, but the next number, by Will Connolly as Andy Warhol (you have to imagine the wig) was great. I really like that song. That was followed by a hilariously salacious rendition of I'm Having Fun by a shirtless Peter LaPrade and two (equally shirtless) hunky dancers. I'm kind of shocked they got the okay to perform that i
After these reviews, I actually feel sorry for the creators. I saw the show twice, and it grew on me! I started to like the music the second time.
It baffles me that the show could go through at least two workshops that I know of, and no one pointed out the problems? Or, even worse, the creators chose not to address the problem? Rick Elice couldn't have come up with a better book?
I'll be happy to see it on Netflix! I did attend the live show and it was exciting, but for my $75 I was WAY up in the balcony. Seeing it again from up close will be fun.
I saw this last night and actually enjoyed it. Granted, I went in with severely lowered expectations, expecting a hot mess. I think a couple of minor things have been changed, which I'll address in the spoiler tag.
I thought the performances were great except for a few of the singers who couldn't enunciate the words clearly enough.
The character of Rake needs to be fleshed out more.
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