Angels Taking the Simon for 18 Weeks!- Page 3
Angels Taking the Simon for 18 Weeks!
#50Angels Taking the Simon for 18 Weeks!
Posted: 9/7/17 at 8:48pm
God knows how much I want to relieve the amazing 8 hours I spent with this production. I hope the Simon can serve the piece right, since the sense of epicness the London production evoked partly came from the sheer scale of the huge stage that Lyttleton has. During the performance I attended, Prior's final speech was disturbed by a very "havenly" call, which I sincerely hope the Broadway audience won't reprise.
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#51Angels Taking the Simon for 18 Weeks!
Posted: 9/7/17 at 9:04pm
Having seen both, I thought Angles was far superior in design and style. Harry Potter felt ugly and cheap at certain points, and then expensive and interesting at others. All the suitcases and using 2 staircases for a set was kind of ugly and cheap to me. When compared to the vastness of Angels. Is this a revival of an older production? Thought I had read that they had staged this before and they are just recreating it now?
BroadwayBrat
Stand-by Joined: 11/29/04
#52Angels Taking the Simon for 18 Weeks!
Posted: 9/7/17 at 9:35pm
Can someone explain what the schedule might look like with the plays running on the same day?
#53Angels Taking the Simon for 18 Weeks!
Posted: 9/7/17 at 9:44pm
BroadwayBrat said: "Can someone explain what the schedule might look like with the plays running on the same day?"
This was the UK schedule: https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/sites/default/files/ntgds_ec_angels_in_america_schedule_060117_v2.pdf
BroadwayBrat
Stand-by Joined: 11/29/04
#54Angels Taking the Simon for 18 Weeks!
Posted: 9/7/17 at 9:52pm
haterobics said: "BroadwayBrat said: "Can someone explain what the schedule might look like with the plays running on the same day?"
This was the UK schedule:https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/sites/default/files/ntgds_ec_angels_in_america_schedule_060117_v2.pdf"
Thanks!
#55Angels Taking the Simon for 18 Weeks!
Posted: 9/7/17 at 11:21pm
Any idea who might play Joe?
It's a damn shame Chris Evans is already booked...
MadsonMelo
Broadway Star Joined: 3/24/14
#56Angels Taking the Simon for 18 Weeks!
Posted: 9/8/17 at 1:05am
Perfect production.
If Lane goes supporting then this show is winning Actor, Featured Actor and Featured Actress.
There's no way Garfield doesn't win EVERYTHING for his prior. He was perfection, not even Lane can beat him.
#57Angels Taking the Simon for 18 Weeks!
Posted: 9/8/17 at 9:37am
Gavin Creel for Joe? No? Okay, never mind.
Caption: Every so often there was a rare moment of perfect balance when I soared above him.
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#61Angels Taking the Simon for 18 Weeks!
Posted: 9/8/17 at 10:05am
Valentina3 said: "Gavin Creel for Joe? No? Okay, never mind."
I'd dish out money to see Gavin in anything. He'd be a good Joe, but it probably isn't him. I believe he'll still be with Dolly then.
#62Angels Taking the Simon for 18 Weeks!
Posted: 9/8/17 at 11:06am
Such thrilling news
Well I didn't want to get into it, but he's a Satanist.
Every full moon he sacrifices 4 puppies to the Dark Lord and smears their blood on his paino.
This should help you understand the score for Wicked a little bit more.
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ren598
Leading Actor Joined: 10/13/15
#63Angels Taking the Simon for 18 Weeks!
Posted: 9/8/17 at 11:10am
I saw each part twice in the cinemas. If I had known this was transferring, I would have held off watching it a second time. In any case, I definitely have to see this live now. Hopefully it won't be too difficult getting tickets.
Callum_brown1
Stand-by Joined: 4/20/16
#64Angels Taking the Simon for 18 Weeks!
Posted: 9/8/17 at 3:04pm
Hopefully scheduling will be more coherent than NT run. The final performances were a two-show day on a Saturday. And Millenium Approaches was done on the preceding Friday night, meaning that audience would've had no chance to see Perestroika!
Also no competition between this and Cursed Child. The length of AiA makes the experience so rich and worthwhile. Whereas the length of Cursed Child is a cash grab IMO (and I say that as a Potter fan). Could easily have been just one show and consequently half the ticket price - I hope people see through it.
schubox
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/16
#65Angels Taking the Simon for 18 Weeks!
Posted: 9/8/17 at 3:14pm
Debating between going for a marathon day or spacing it out.
SherrieByTheSea
Chorus Member Joined: 9/8/17
#66Angels Taking the Simon for 18 Weeks!
Posted: 9/8/17 at 3:33pm
I was very lucky to see this and Harry Potter on 2 play days on my recent (actually my only) trip to London. I just have a feeling like I will be priced out of these productions. If I had to choose between the two then Angels would win by a landslide. I think I came out of the NT with a glazed look on my face and I still can't articulate how incredible it was.
AllThatJazz2
Broadway Star Joined: 6/15/17
#67Angels Taking the Simon for 18 Weeks!
Posted: 9/8/17 at 3:47pm
Just how expensive are people thinking this is going to run? (Ballpark, I understand the pricing structure hasn't been released yet). How did London do it? Buying tickets separately for each play, or was there an option to buy together for the 2-play dates?
schubox
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/16
#68Angels Taking the Simon for 18 Weeks!
Posted: 9/8/17 at 3:55pm
AllThatJazz2 said: "Just how expensive are people thinking this is going to run? (Ballpark, I understand the pricing structure hasn't been released yet). How did London do it? Buying tickets separately for each play, or was there an option to buytogether for the 2-play dates?"
The NT prices were
Friday and Saturday evenings
£65, £56, £46, £31, £18
Two-Play: combined ticket days*
Weekdays: £130, £120, £104, £82, £58, £30
Saturday: £130, £125, £108, £87, £60, £33
£130 is roughy $170
AllThatJazz2
Broadway Star Joined: 6/15/17
#69Angels Taking the Simon for 18 Weeks!
Posted: 9/8/17 at 4:46pm
Thanks. Almost positive I'll be taking a trip for this, but have a friend who is waffling due to the possible price points. Good to have the info so she can at least approximate.
#70Angels Taking the Simon for 18 Weeks!
Posted: 9/8/17 at 4:53pm
Callum_brown1 said: "Hopefully scheduling will be more coherent than NT run. The final performances were a two-show day on a Saturday. And Millenium Approaches was done on the preceding Friday night, meaning that audience would've had no chance to see Perestroika!"
The NT schedule was a nightmare to navigate. I was in London for 7 days during its run and had only one chance to see the whole thing in order. Fortunately, the Theater Gods smiled and I was able to see it on a 2-play day (which is, imo, the best way to experience this amazing work).
I heard that at least part of the scheduling mess had to do with the extensive set work that needed to be done after every performance of Perestroika. This was the reason why, for example, Millennium Approaches was performed on that last Friday night. They couldn't have done Perestroika on Friday and then been ready for the final 2-play day early on Saturday. Hopefully, any re-configurations of the set for the run at the Neil Simon will alleviate this issue.
Callum_brown1 said: "Also no competition between this and Cursed Child. The length of AiA makes the experience so rich and worthwhile. Whereas the length of Cursed Child is a cash grab IMO (and I say that as a Potter fan). Could easily have been justone show and consequently half the ticket price- I hope people see through it."
No competition, whatsoever. Angels is a modern American masterpiece, presented with renewed insight & vigor. Cursed Child is overblown fan fiction, gussied up with special effects. (I'm still trying to figure out just what the Olivier voters were smokin' when they gave it all those awards. It's really Not. That. Good.)
godlessondheimite
Understudy Joined: 7/30/15
Damiensta
Stand-by Joined: 5/11/12
#72Angels Taking the Simon for 18 Weeks!
Posted: 9/8/17 at 9:00pm
Brian Smith call your agent
he can be a good Joe and hot to boot
smidge
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/06
#73Angels Taking the Simon for 18 Weeks!
Posted: 9/8/17 at 9:27pm
Damiensta said: "Brian Smith call your agent
he can be a good Joe and hot to boot"
Brian J. Smith? I'll second that.
Callum_brown1
Stand-by Joined: 4/20/16
#74Angels Taking the Simon for 18 Weeks!
Posted: 9/8/17 at 9:33pm
PepperedShepherd - i agree entirely!
For others asking, you had to buy tickets separately, unless it was a two show day. Though some two show days had tickets available for just one performance (this still wasn't the norm). I saw Millennium Approaches on a Wednesday night and Perestroika on the following Friday. I enjoyed seeing them separately and don't think I would've gained significantly more from seeing both in one day - it's the same show after all. I live 2 miles away from NT so was easier for me to do separate nights, better to leave the two show day tickets for people that have different London travel arrangements.
I don't know if this will keep its erratic schedule or will fit into more of a routine on Broadway. Cursed Child's London schedule is two shows on Wed, Sat, Sun and evening performance Thu & Fri. Perhaps Angels will do something similar though Nathan Lane did say in the Platforms event how much he enjoyed having time off between shows.
Also don't forget that the National Theatre is not the West End (i.e. non-profit). The performance schedule was not designed to maximise ticket sales above all else - I imagine there was a predominantly creative push around on what days which part will be performed. I don't know if this will be the same on Broadway.
Feel free to ask any more questions!
