Overall I enjoyed it, and though it was very funny. Jones, Radcliffe, and Cannavale are all excellent, and definitely elevate the material. It's not very deep, and feels like an episode of television as opposed to a fleshed out, developed play. Still, I recommend it because it's enjoyable and short and it's a joy to see the cast on stage.
A little swash, a bit of buckle - you'll love it more than bread.
I also really enjoyed this - what a fun night at the theatre. All three performers are truly fantastic and a joy to watch. The script touches on a lot of heavy topics while maintaining speed and humor (this audience LOVED it) and never being too heavy-handed.
That said, the cast and creative really elevated the material they had. That ending was a bit abrupt, but effective. Radcliffe’s character deserves more substance, and the writing gets pretty clunky in the third act. It works though, and makes for an entertaining evening: very funny, and gives you lots to chew on. I was pleasantly surprised.
Also wanna give a shoutout to Mimi Lien and Palmer Hefferan for their set and sound work - both those elements were also top-notch.
If anyone's interested, there are some $59 rear mezzanine seats available for opening night on Thursday. The rear mezz at Studio 54 is certainly not great, but thought I'd give a heads up just in case.
I rushed on Tuesday. I was first in line at 8:15am. The second person got there at 8:25am , and there were about 6 peopley by 9am. They had only about 10 tickets that day and they were in the rear mezz.
How bad IS the rear mezz?? I just keep seeing comments about people saying how horrible it is at Studio 54 which makes me a little nervous. I'm really wanting to see this show but on a bit of a tight budget so wanting to grab one of these discounted rear mezz seats... I'm 5'7" but also pregnant... sounds like leg room is the biggest issue? Thanks for any answers!!
karissa3 said: "How badIS the rear mezz?? I just keep seeing comments about people saying how horrible it is at Studio 54 which makes me a little nervous. I'm really wanting to see this show but on a bit of a tight budget so wanting to grab one of these discounted rear mezz seats... I'm 5'7" but also pregnant... sounds like leg room is the biggest issue? Thanks for any answers!!"
I am 5'6" and there was just enough space for me to sit comfortably. I'd guess you should be fine...
I saw a couple of people leaving their seats and one of them never came back :)
After sitting in rear mezz for Cabaret, I’ll never sit there again (I’m also 6’2” with bad knees). It was torture. I will say the ushers were able to reseat me in a rear mezz aisle seat for Act 2 which lessened the torture somewhat. At least I was no longer on the verge of tears. So if rear mezz is all that is in your budget, I’d go for an aisle seat. Also, not sure how much pregnancy weight you’re carrying, but the only reason I got that aisle seat at intermission was because that seat was too slim for the previous seat holder. One of the ushers gave him their usher folding chair which luckily freed up his seat for me.
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