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"Holler If Ya Hear Me"
#75Holler If Ya Hear Me
Posted: 5/3/14 at 1:09pmI'd pay Premium Seating price if it meant getting to look at Ben Thompson's calves. I'm hoping he wears some sort of shorts the whole show. It gets hot in SoCal.
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RW3
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
Blackbird3
Understudy Joined: 11/21/13
#77Holler If Ya Hear Me
Posted: 5/28/14 at 11:53amThanks for sharing, RW3! Interesting that they've already recorded the show before it even enters previews. Does that happen often?
#78Holler If Ya Hear Me
Posted: 5/28/14 at 2:49pm
While not horrible, it sounds like I feared it would: like a talented high school show choir trying to be "edgy." The vocals actually sound nice--there's some very talented singers/rappers in the group--but something about it just seems awkward and uncomfortable.
I wish them the best...I'm sure this hasn't been an easy task.
#79Holler If Ya Hear Me
Posted: 5/28/14 at 5:05pm
After listening to those, I have no idea how anyone thinks this show is going to find an audience.
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finebydesign
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/17/07
#80Holler If Ya Hear Me
Posted: 5/28/14 at 5:17pmWell at least it's not Lin Manuel's hackneyed "rap" for two hours.
#81Holler If Ya Hear Me
Posted: 5/28/14 at 5:39pm
WTF are those audio samples?!?!
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ARTc3
Broadway Star Joined: 8/5/13
#82Holler If Ya Hear Me
Posted: 5/28/14 at 6:15pm
Negative much?!
Why not try and be open to the possibility of this being both good and a hit? We know very little about this production and already so many posters here are predicting its doom.
I for one think its very exciting that this is happening. I don't know if it will be good, but I honor all those involved for expanding the envelope of what is considered, "Broadway".
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Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#83Holler If Ya Hear Me
Posted: 5/28/14 at 6:43pm
"at least it's not Lin Manuel's hackneyed "rap" for two hours."
Do you mean the new, modern, fresh, and completely incredible show, In The Heights? A show that brought Dominican-Americans to the theater, provided us with a diverse cast rarely seen on Broadway, and a score that was song by gorgeous young Latin performers to original music that a ton of people actually want to listen and dance to? And won the Tony for Best Musical, Best Score, and Best Orchestrations? Cool.
These samples sound good, I do hope the show does well.
ARTc3
Broadway Star Joined: 8/5/13
#84Holler If Ya Hear Me
Posted: 5/28/14 at 7:04pm^ You go Sutton Ross. I support your post wholeheartedly!
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RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#85Holler If Ya Hear Me
Posted: 5/28/14 at 11:33pmLin's raps do suck. But this... Maybe the visuals are better.
#86Holler If Ya Hear Me
Posted: 5/28/14 at 11:42pm
While not horrible, it sounds like I feared it would: like a talented high school show choir trying to be "edgy."
Yes, afraid I agree, though I think they did a decent job pulling off "California Love". One of the problems is that a good deal of good or great rap music is as much about the production as it is about the actual rapping/flow of the rapper - not always easy to recreate live.
I'm not sure who the audience will be either. 38 year olds who want to relive their prom?
#87Holler If Ya Hear Me
Posted: 5/30/14 at 1:34pm
I'm guessing we won't be getting a lot of first preview reports on Monday night?
#88Holler If Ya Hear Me
Posted: 5/30/14 at 1:40pmI am taking my 64 year old mother to this next sat.... lol.
GilmoreGirlO2
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/13/05
#89Holler If Ya Hear Me
Posted: 5/30/14 at 1:50pmThese recordings sound very flat in comparison to seeing/hearing some of the same songs in the rehearsal video that was posted a few weeks ago. Thinking that things are getting lost in the transition between stage and this audio recording, because I found the rehearsal video much more exciting.
ivandixon2
Understudy Joined: 9/8/13
#90Holler If Ya Hear Me
Posted: 5/30/14 at 2:49pm
The seating chart was shocking. I couldn't believe it. If you look at every show for a month after previews start the sales are similar. Some of the seats "sold" appear to be house seats on hold. It's possible that they could have a $100,000 opening week in a 1700+ house.
Updated On: 5/30/14 at 02:49 PM
evic
Broadway Star Joined: 3/5/04
#91Holler If Ya Hear Me
Posted: 5/30/14 at 3:36pmI think with the renovation of the theater, the seating cpacity is reduced to 1300 seats. And there will be plenty of reports-they house will be full with paper.
ivandixon2
Understudy Joined: 9/8/13
#92Holler If Ya Hear Me
Posted: 5/30/14 at 4:43pmI forgot about the remodel and the lowered capacity. But with the dismal advance, if ever a show needed positive reviews to stay alive...this is it.
iluvtheatertrash
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/9/04
#93Holler If Ya Hear Me
Posted: 5/30/14 at 4:52pmI'll be there Tuesday. Papering has already begun.
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#94Holler If Ya Hear Me
Posted: 5/30/14 at 5:23pm
I saw the papering, but I still can't pull the trigger... 
brdway411
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/24/14
#96Holler If Ya Hear Me
Posted: 5/30/14 at 8:39pmThis looks like it might be on the road to Tank Town USA.
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#97Holler If Ya Hear Me
Posted: 5/30/14 at 8:50pmYeah, an epic failure on the scale of Scandalous, Leap of Faith etc.
"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
#98Holler If Ya Hear Me
Posted: 5/30/14 at 8:58pm
Has anyone even seen the show yet? Or are these comments about it's failure merely speculation at this point?
I have tickets on Tuesday. Anyone know the run time?
#99Holler If Ya Hear Me
Posted: 5/30/14 at 9:14pm
I'll be there on Thursday and the next day I have Hedwig...Oy vey what a difference
