If/Then Previews
If/Then Previews
#1If/Then Previews
Posted: 3/3/14 at 6:21pmAnybody going on Wednesday? VERY excited to hear how it is!!
#2If/Then Previews
Posted: 3/3/14 at 6:28pmI am going to be there next Thursday. Really looking forward to this one.
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
#3If/Then Previews
Posted: 3/3/14 at 6:41pmI'm REALLY interested to see what you guys say about this! Saw it twice in DC. Probably won't see it again for a while because of all the other new shows.
bwaylyric
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/22/03
#4If/Then Previews
Posted: 3/3/14 at 7:05pmWhat does the curtain look like? Will Adele come out the stage door and sign?
#5If/Then Previews
Posted: 3/3/14 at 7:16pm
Will be row A on Thursday. Psyched.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
Updated On: 3/3/14 at 07:16 PM
ethan231h
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/5/11
#6If/Then Previews
Posted: 3/3/14 at 8:12pm
there is no curtain
https://foursquare.com/v/the-national-theatre/4ab9570af964a520fe7e20e3/photos?openPhotoId=528ebae211d2297d8e5654e9
GreasedLightning
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/11/14
#7If/Then Previews
Posted: 3/3/14 at 8:40pm
From anyone who saw this in DC: how is the view from, say, a rear-mezz seat? I'm hoping to catch this sometime this week but the only seats in my price range are really up there. I know the Richard Rodgers is probably different than where it played in DC, but from the most general of standpoints… hows the experience from a seat further away? Looking at those Foursquare photos, I didn't realize how much the design elements resembled that of N2N, or at least it seems that way from what I can see in some of those pictures… and I remember that show being better from the mezzanine. And as for the Rodgers, in general: does anyone know how the rear-mezz is there? I've never been.
Updated On: 3/3/14 at 08:40 PM
#8If/Then Previews
Posted: 3/3/14 at 9:01pm
Hm, I can only say from how the National theatre was set up but I definitely felt like the rear mezz seats didn't have the greatest view. When I saw it in DC, I scrambled to empty seats in the front/side mezz right before the show started because I didn't feel like I could see from the back. But that being said, I only moved up a handful of rows and felt like I saw everything perfectly, so hopefully you'd be fine!! I'd be curious to hear how the Rodgers is though...
Can't WAIT to hear about the changes they've made. When I saw it (towards the end of the DC run) there was plenty of room for improvement but I still adored it. So refreshing to have an original show!
GreasedLightning
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/11/14
#9If/Then Previews
Posted: 3/3/14 at 9:05pmThanks, Sophiia. If I end up with those tickets I'll be sure to report back. I didn't realize the National Theatre in DC had a balcony, as well! So I'm sure if people have been up there for this the rear-mezz at the Rodgers can't seem that bad… or can it?
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#10If/Then Previews
Posted: 3/3/14 at 9:39pmThe view from the rear mezzanine is fine in that theater. I saw IN THE HEIGHTS back there and could see and hear everything clearly, but it is kinda far away if memory serves. And, having seen the show in DC, I think it benefits from sitting closer, but you should be fine in the rear mezz! I'll be there this week.
#11If/Then Previews
Posted: 3/3/14 at 9:51pmI am sitting in the last row of the mezzanine. Considering I am fine with the balcony view at the Palace, I am not too concerned. I have never been to the Richard Rogers, so I am excited to see it!
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#12If/Then Previews
Posted: 3/4/14 at 1:32amSeems weird that a show with a 2-story set would want the Rogers where the back orchestra won't be able to see it all, right?
#13If/Then Previews
Posted: 3/4/14 at 4:27am
I sat in the middle of the orchestra the first time I saw it and saw everything perfectly the first time.
And then we saw in the right mezzanine (closer to the aisles) and saw everything perfectly (I think you can see a lot more from the mezzanine, like the subway map of lights on the floor. You can see it reflected in the mirror when you are in the orchestra as well, but it was cool seeing it from both perspectives). The only problem I had when sitting in the mezzanine was that the mirror and if I remember correctly the stairs cut off some peoples head and we could only see their bodies.
ethan231h
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/5/11
#14If/Then Previews
Posted: 3/4/14 at 6:50amin, In the Heights people stand on terraces on the building which is kind of high up and you can see fine from the back orchestra!
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#15If/Then Previews
Posted: 3/4/14 at 7:45amThe mess of the Richard Rogers is the worst seats I've ever had. I saw "Tarzan" there and I walk hunchbacked ever since. See it from the orchestra.
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#16If/Then Previews
Posted: 3/4/14 at 10:20am
I'm going Wednesday.
Mercades, if you think the mezz at the Rodgers is bad, then you've been fortunate to avoid most of the other mezzanines in other Broadway houses. The Rodgers has one of the better ones.
#17If/Then Previews
Posted: 3/4/14 at 1:23pmJust got 2 tickets for opening night. There are a fair number of seats still available for about $75.00, rear mezzanine.
"The price of love is loss, but still we pay; We love anyway."
#18If/Then Previews
Posted: 3/4/14 at 1:26pmAssuming they are not heavily papered or heavily discounted the ticket sales aren't terrible. If this has good reviews and word of mouth it could be a hit!
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
astinjeremy
Swing Joined: 6/25/12
#19If/Then Previews
Posted: 3/4/14 at 6:03pm
IF/THEN announced lottery information on Facebook!
Here are the official details:
IF/THEN Lottery Policy: $25 – a limited number of tickets for each performance will be sold for each performance via a lottery drawing held 90 minutes before curtain. Entries are accepted starting two hours prior to each performance (or 30 minutes prior before the drawing itself). Limit one entry per person, and two tickets per winner. Winners must be present at the time of drawing and valid ID must be show to purchase tickets. Cash only.
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#20If/Then Previews
Posted: 3/4/14 at 6:12pmI'd prefer a rush to a lottery, although I realize it's great that they're offering $25 tickets at all. Now I'm thinking I should buy tickets in advance, though.
#21If/Then Previews
Posted: 3/4/14 at 7:08pmJust bought 2 tickets to opening night, rear mezz row d, off to the side...how should those seats be?
mjohnson2
Broadway Star Joined: 11/2/13
#23If/Then Previews
Posted: 3/4/14 at 11:07pm^ is that real?
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mjohnson2
Broadway Star Joined: 11/2/13
#24If/Then Previews
Posted: 3/5/14 at 12:19amnever mind, figured out that it is.
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brdway411
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/24/14
#25If/Then Previews
Posted: 3/5/14 at 1:14am
I was thinking about making up a name plate to slide into the lobby cast list board and seeing how long it took people to find it. I am sure I am not the only one thinking this too. It would be great on April Fools day.
