Reply May 11
2018, 01:02:10 AM
While I wasn’t exactly blown away by TBV, I do expect it to win Best Musical and that is just fine compared to the rest of the nominees. I wish I would have liked this one a lot more. But the long pauses are just that - long. Someone said that “it felt like a play with music, as opposed to a “musical””. To me, that just sounds about right.
As others already noted, the ability to exchange will depend on the theatre. I tried to upgrade my seats to Angels In America last week for the same performances. Telecharge can't do anything (after being on hold for the longest time and a dropped call at that) and they had to contact the theatre. A day later I got an email that them saying the theatre can't do anything either. Had to resolve the situation in person at the box office. Turned out they had
Each May, the New York Drama Critics’ Circle votes on the best play, foreign play and musical of the season. This year it chose not to give a best-musical award. What’s more, the NYDCC (of which I am a member) made the same call in 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2010. To be sure, nearly all of the 19 members loved “The Band’s Visit,” but it won last year’s best-musical aw
“Once a universal cultural touchstone, Broadway musicals have now become a revolving door of unchallenging confections and straight-from-Hollywood adaptations.” Agree or disagree?
Based on what I'm reading so far, it looks like a lot of what was in Denver survived on Broadway. That's unfortunate as I found the Denver pre-Broadway run to just "meh".
I bit the bullet. Giving the wife an early Christmas present. Between the Audience Rewards and a current AMEX offer, it brought the tickets down a little.
Valentina3 said: "Can someone tell me if John Riddle is being treated well by the material and the audience? Because he's the only person in this cast I know already and he's my dream bf."
He's got a good part and the best male performer in the company. As expected, his character was booed during the big reveal. The funny thing is, the audience around me didn't know what to do during his final bow. You can hear the applause dyin
theatregoer3 said: "As a kid, I saw a lot of theater at the Buell. That place is ENORMOUS. The proscenium is the largest I’ve seen. I saw Sunset, Miss Saigon,Phantom (the original), and many other large shows there and they did all feel small within the scope of the proscenium. Not surprised this feels small in that space."
The Buell is massive. While the sound is great, I didn't care for it much. It has no character and just a big hall.
I've seen Luwoye both on Broadway and in SF. I am quite partial to seeing it in NYC as the Richard Rogers theatre is such a great small and intimate theatre. But $400 is too much for rear mezzanine. Catch the tour instead. Currently, the touring cast is great.
Here are my thoughts after seeing it Tuesday night:
Avid broadway fans will pick this whole thing apart. So to me, the show was just alright. The reaction of the crowd, however, was very different. They were enthusiastic and loved it. That's why I think there will be very few changes between Denver and Broadway.
With the material being so thin as it is, I was looking for spectacle for consolation. But that was nonexistent. There is no wow factor. If
I used StubHub back in May for DEH. Picked up my tickets at their Marriott location near Times Square. No problems and friendly staff. Will definitely use them again.
So bummed to see this show already ending its run so soon. Wished it could have played through the holiday season. I'm just glad I got to see it on Broadway.
With the announced return in early 2019, I wonder if the Chicago run will just transfer over to SF and establish residency there for quite sometime. Either way, an extended run on the west coast is welcome news.
rosscoe(au) said: "Plus Book Of Mormon is a way better show than that pile of crap that is Wicked "
LOL. That "pile of crap" is in its 14th year and still grosses over $1.9million with an attendance of over 97%. With its planned film release in 2019, this show will keep filling in the seats.
HogansHero said: "@Big Apple2. Yes, to an extent, but for starters you need to reduce the gross by 10% to come up with the net gross that is available to the production. And then you need to recognize that the week in which there is an announcement of recoupment is not the same as the week in which the show recouped. There is no requirement to announce at all, and there is no urgency. Moreover, determining if a show has in fact recouped requires that the full accounting be completed
