It didn't seem to be showing very widely Only offered at one theater in the DC area. Hopefully it will come around again or to BroadwayHD / Netflix / PBS before too long.
Book needs to be funnier, but I guess that's what they're workshopping. Some jokes fell completely flat with no reaction. Beetlejuice as a character is very unevenly written. It's not Alex Brightman's fault, it's the material. Sometimes, the humor was great (One of my biggest laughs was the "Fuck Brigadoon" moment), but more often than not, it fell flat for me. It's like they're trying to figure out what type of humor to imitate, so they're
I will try the lottery, with a friend, if we don’t win, we can buy tickets latter right?
The show is not sold out, so there will be left seats, right?"
FAR from sold out on Sunday evening. We had 3 orchestra seats on the aisle row N...and the entire rest of the row was empty. We had a member of the creative team s
BEETLEJUICE - Pre-Broadway Tryout in DC Oct 22
2018, 04:23:07 PM
If you are looking to purchase tickets, there are quite a few entrances / exits made thru the orchestra and most (but not all) are in the house right aisle...and there were LOTS of great seats still available.
A recorded version or the original Jamie cast is showing is US theatres in November. Maybe catch it and see one of the others? https://www.jamieincinemas.com/
It's a little hard to say since very few people have actually seen Beetlejuice at this point. However, seeing shows at the Kennedy Center Opera House and the National Theatre are very different experiences. The Kennedy Center and Opera House are very large scale and grand; with seating for 2,300. The National feels much more like a Broadway house with a more intimate setting of 1,600.
I often find the sound at the Kennedy Center to be quite problematic with
Look around at what regional professional theatres are producing this year. Generally, amateur rights are soon to follow or have recently been released:
Holiday Inn, Matilda, Once, Jersey Boys, On Your Feet, Tuck Everlasting, American Psycho, Gentlemen's Guide to Love and Murder, Freaky Friday, Mama Mia, American In Paris
Clyde15 said: "Gensho said: "I live in DC. There are literally more tickets available for Beetlejuice than the Anything Goes revival at Arena Stage. DEH it is not. "
To be fair, Arena Stage has less tickets to sell and Anything Goes is better sell for the older crowds who tend to go see shows. Beetle juices marketing has been about how raunchy it is. I feel like that may scare a lot of people away
Tickets also showed up today on TodayTix. Not sure if there is a TON of savings after service fees....but it might be worth a check. My tickets aren't until the 21st.
I liked it quite a bit in DC. The second act needed a good bit of work, but it was very funny and had some very nice moments....without being TOO on the nose in today's political environment. In particular I liked Drew Gehling's portrayal of the title character. The buzz was good...but not great. The Washington Post didn't give it a rave.
natashalost said: "Doing a bit of research to try to figure out which show Audra will be in. The only problem is I'm not too familiar with plays so I need some help!
Criteria: Must be a play that has previously been on Broadway, as it is a revival, by aliving writer, that will havetwo shows running simultaneouslyon Broadway, by the time this opens. (Thanks SomethingPeculiar!)
That same performance has right orchestra row T seats 16 and 18 for the same price. I'd rather be a few rows further back than all the way to the side.
I haven't seen Hadestown, but have listened to the cast recording and saw Comet. I found the direction from Chavkin to be exceptional....but the music, not so much. I think the music of Hadestown is MUCH more approachable for the general theatre-going public than Comet.
