KING LEAR Moving to the Cort Oct 25
2018, 06:54:40 PM
Huh. I have rear mezz seats at the Golden. Will be disappointed if I end up in the rear balcony of the Cort. Time will tell!
THE PROM Previews Oct 23
2018, 10:21:28 PM
Why are people out to get this show? It sounds totally charming, and considering how horrible the season of musicals has been so far, I’m trying to remain hopeful that this one will be a charmer.
Agreed that most likely, North Country goes to the Kerr, Clinton to Circle in the Square, and Burn This to the Hudson. And that Hadestown is likely to come in this season. Maybe Jagged Little Pill. But it doesn’t seem like those producers are rushing it, which is encouraging.
zainmax said: "SomethingPeculiar said: "zainmax said: "poisonivy2 said: "At this rate Torch Song might not even make it to opening night."
Torch Song is a commercial production, right? So, I'm guessing that it doesn't have the leeway ofthe other Second Stage/Roundabout/Lincoln Center shows."
Correct. The Broadway revival is a commercial transfer of the 2nd Stage production, in a theatre that happens to be ow
zainmax said: "Why did King Kong drop so much? (Not trying to criticize the show; simply want to understand what's happening here)."
It did one less performance than the prior week. Their preview schedule is a bit unusual--weeks range from 5-7 performances until opening.
KING KONG - BORING & Unnecessary Show! Oct 18
2018, 11:57:08 PM
I don’t know folks...is the puppet even THAT impressive? Like...it’s kinda cool. And it’s face is impressively emotive. But I found some of its scenes pretty boring. And if anyone didn’t know he climbed the Empire State Building, would they be able to piece together that’s what he was climbing?
And if the puppet is boring, good lord, the rest of it... I would say it’s not as bad as Brooklyn the Musical because it’s just too boring to be that bad. And the spectacle is less impressive tha
LostinTranslation said: "My understanfing is that it sold out its run at the Kennedy Center and that the crowds were dancing in the aisles. Critics be damned. Wicked got lackluster reviews, too."
Crowds were also dancing in the aisles at Summer, and a couple short months later, it's playing to 60% capacity. We've simply had too many jukebox musicals. Cher might work because she has a 50 year career behind her and is a PERSONALITY, but The Temptations...they&#
Sondheimite said: "If you don't have anything new to say with your production of A Chorus Line,
stop trying to re-create the steps/staging from a long gone director/choreographer.
A Chorus Line FEELS like a dead show and it has for a long time because it IS a dead show."
From what I hear, the estates involved refuse to let it be altered in any way. I believe there are exciting productions possible but that for as long as it'
Lewiston/Clarkston Oct 16
2018, 07:10:30 PM
Thank you, thank you, thank you, LightsOut. That helps calm my nerves enough to grab tickets. And I do so love Hunter’s work!
Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/14/18 Oct 16
2018, 07:09:25 PM
Well it’s good to hear the cast is having fun and the crowds (though sparse) are enjoying themselves!
Danny Burstein to Join MY FAIR LADY as Alfred Doolittle Oct 16
2018, 07:05:45 PM
I didn’t like this production much when I saw it (no judgment on the people who loved it—different strokes), but I’ll be damned if I miss the chance to see Burstein and Benanti in it together in January. This is top notch recasting.
It's obviously been discussed ad nauseam how Head Over Heels is still running thanks to an angel investor, but my question is: does the cast find it dispiriting to have to go out and perform in front of half to two-thirds empty houses? Or are they just grateful to have the chance to keep doing the show? It's such an unusual position to be in--the show atrophying money that simply won't call it a day.
Hey, LightsOut, can I ask a seating question? Is it GA? And do you still need to walk across the stage to get to the restroom? I get claustrophobic and need to know where the exits are and hate feeling penned in (a constant problem, but I find my ways to deal with it). But any sense of how the space is set up compared to its usual format would be super awesome. I really want to see this, but I've been too nervous to grab tickets.
:) In seriousness, though, I also get antsy when they're not up by now!
TORCH SONG (2018) Previews Oct 10
2018, 09:57:48 PM
Glad to hear it’s landing so well. For those who saw it off Broadway and on, were there noticeable changes, or was it more just a sense, as mentioned, of the humor landing even better, etc?
Was someone out of Anastasia last week? It seems like an unusually high drop compared to everything else last week.
Astonishing numbers for Kong. I'm so curious to see how that goes from here. And Summer...eek.
Next Oct 8
2018, 09:45:19 PM
Duh. Of course, The Color Purple. I thought I was missing something. In terms of plays, I’d love to see Topdog/Underdog, Take Me Out, and The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia come back, not even necessarily to Broadway—the Signature could do the first or last given their association with Park and Albee.
Am I right that the only Broadway show from 2000 or later to be revived on Broadway as of yet is Spring Awakening?
My fingers are crossed that the London production of Caroline, or Change will make it here. I could also really get behind a LaChiusa Wild Party revival.
Also, I know the Times liked it, but it got some really negative reviews as well, and audience feedback seems mixed. So even if this does take the Kerr as has been rumored, I don't think it's a done deal even in this weak year for musicals. Tootsie's reviews out of Chicago felt stronger to me than North Country's, though of course it's a pretty apples to oranges comparison. I haven't seen either, so I truly have no skin in the game.
I'm curious about the running costs of Summer and Waitress. They both seem to be hovering at an amount where they for sure could be in the black, but it's hard to say. I wouldn't be surprised if either called it quits right after the holidays. Maybe Waitress will get a great star to come in who can boost it again. I'll keep fingers crossed for it as it's one of my favorite shows still running.
Head Over Heels continuing to stay open when it must be atr
