dearalanaaaa said: "So I'm looking on the ticket's website for a friend and... all tickets got their prices raised by $10 it seems, and out of all 4 pages of performances, there are only 15 left (all weekdays towards the end of the run) that aren't sold out. I genuinely think this has a possibility of transferring or extending... thoughts? Even StubHubhas $10,000 resell tickets. I have never seen an example of a fandom so energized that propel a show to Broadway? Everythi
¿Macavity? said: "I didn’t see this show, so for someone that did and is willing to say, how exactly did they stage the “demises” of Violet and Veruca? Now I’m dying to know!"
Violet blows up--literally. Her costume expands like in the movies, she goes offstage and then blows up and her father, who was at the edge of the stage is showered with her guts. It's not gory--but it's purple stuff ,ribbons and fabric, etc--&nb
bwayphreak234 said: "ChairinMain said: "All they need to do is put in a scene at the end, like in the original book, where the kids are shown to be fine. Altered, but alive.Or even just have Wonka say outrightthat there's a way to restore them, the way he does in the movie. The fact that the musical just kind of outright kills the kids, as opposed to punishing them and their parents but leaving them alive, is the worst thing about it."
Like I said, the kids around me were fine, but the girls demises in the show were extreme. My daughter, who doesn't even like kids, was horrified for the children in the audience. I'm thinking most kids viewed it as cartoon violence and were fine. Personally, it seemed like one of those Putnam County Spelling Bee nights for Adults--ramp up the off-color jokes,violence--in this case-for the adults only show. That said, it all happens so fast and the show doesn't dwell on it. I
South Fl Marc said: "I have to confess that watching several insufferably entitled millennial parents screaming about how the scenes scarred their kids ... when their kids couldn't care less, probably after seeing things much worse daily on tv, made the entire show for me."
Yes, the kids around me--including a VERY well behaved toddler--were fine. My late teen daughter and I were way more shocked. I agree with the above poster that in the book/movie the kids
ClumsyDude15 said: "I will truly never forget those scenes with the demises of Violet and Veruca, especially Veruca because that was absolutely horrifying. I was in complete shock the entire time during the Veruca sequence, because I just couldn't believe it was happening and that families had brought their kids to this.
I know someone going out on the tour and I wasn't planning on seeing this again, but I'm definitely going to see them in it."
BwayLB said: "I’m partially worried if I’ll get scared or laugh at the kid’s demises with how they are done on stage."
It was more of a "I can't believe they just did that in a kids' show" moment. Also, Violet blowing up off stage and her father covered in purple 'gore' had the same effect. Stunned silence, jaws dropping and then shocked laughter from a lot of the people sitting around us.
BwayLB said: "Slater as Teavee should be interesting to watch. Plus I don’t mind that the four naught kids are played by adults."
Yes, it was easier to take an adult being ripped apart by giant, fanged rodents than had it been a child actor---the audience's utter shock after that scene was a sight to see.
dearalanaaaa said: "So I was just at the stage door... I am a hefty girl. I stand at 5'11 and I'm over 125 pounds. That door made me wish I was an adult male. When Jenna came out, everybody screamed. Then, George came out and everybody pushed into the flimsy barrier, almost trampling Jenna. Nobody noticed Roland coming out due to all of the chaos. A girl threw a poster over my head, but she had warned me. 2 people under 5 feet each almost got trampled by this pushin
thealtoslament said: "Same here, Gink. I don't want pandering to the fanbase. Confirming that Michael's gay is nothing, but going in for a lip lock with Jeremy during Two Player Game? Yeesh. I can't imagine how that's choreographed to make sense but I'm sure the Fandom will eat it up."
There was nothing in the show I saw that made me to think Michael was gay--or that Michael, knowing how much his friend was into Christine would make a move. I
dramamama611 said: "Each post reinforces that this show is not for me. I need the urban dictionary just to understand these posts!
The show we saw at Sacred Heart U didn't have anything us old-folk might find hard to follow. I did think it needed a major revision though--like, just the book writer going through things one or two more time to clean things up. There are a lot of fun songs so I'm hoping to see a cleaner version in August.
We just watched Peter Pan Goes Wrong (hilarious, but not as good as this show) and we got to talking about The Play that Goes Wrong and were having a disagreement about a scene. Which character does "The Ledger" bit? I was thinking it was the detective, but daughter thought the butler. We saw it early in its run so our memories are cloudy.
