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King Lear oh Dear

WilsonThomas2
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King Lear oh Dear#1
Posted: 3/2/19 at 10:21am

I am very curious to hear thoughts from those who have actually seen the show.

I was there last night and, I do not say this lightly, the show was sadly the worst production I have ever seen on a Broadway stage in the last twenty years.

Ms. Jackson is going a fine job but she is flighting a marathon of an uphill battle that nothing can fix at this point.

Jarethan
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King Lear oh Dear#2
Posted: 3/2/19 at 10:42am

WilsonThomas2 said: "I am very curious to hear thoughts from those who have actually seen the show.

I was there last night and, I do not say this lightly, the show was sadly the worst production I have ever seen on a Broadway stage in the last twenty years.

Ms. Jackson is going a fine job but she is flighting a marathon of an uphill battle that nothing can fix at this point.
"

 

I am guessing that you must work for the producers of The Waverly Gallery, which I would guess is the up-to-now front-runner for the Best Revival of a Play category.  I have not seen the play yet, but I am suspicious whenever a first day poster uses hyperbolic statements like 'the worst production I have ever seen on a Broadway stage in the last twenty years''.  Has no credibility whatsoever to me.  It may very well be just that, but to start a separate thread after 2 preview performances just seems obnoxious to me.  

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King Lear oh Dear#3
Posted: 3/2/19 at 10:52am
What play are you shilling for?
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King Lear oh Dear#4
Posted: 3/2/19 at 10:56am

Oof...... poor form. Agree with the above replies. Creating a bwayworld account (today) to trash a show... with no justification, no real impressions or insights, and a jingly thread title?? Seems like the plan here backfired. 

Updated On: 3/2/19 at 10:56 AM
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King Lear oh Dear#5
Posted: 3/2/19 at 10:56am

I am so looking forward to seeing this - I hope as the other posters before me have pointed out - you are a shill for another show

 

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King Lear oh Dear#6
Posted: 3/2/19 at 11:01am

tomwsjr said: "What play are you shilling for?"

Not shilling for anything.  I am just very tired of people joining and then posting either 'its the greatest' or 'its the worst' posts immediately.  Have zero credibility for me.  Had it been one of the posters on this board whose opinion I have come to respect, I would be thinking to myself '****, I decided to splurge on this -- if I am going to sit through 3 1/2 hours of Shakespeare, I want a really good seat -- and go cheap on TKAM', which I just assumed I'd like from any seat in the Shubert (except rear mezzanine).  

Note: as it is, I must admit that I am a little worried based on the posts so far on the real KL thread, but the money is sunk and I only bought the tickets to see Glenda Jackson again.  To quote Something Rotten, 'I (mostly) hate Shakespeare'.

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King Lear oh Dear#7
Posted: 3/2/19 at 11:06am

Jarethan said: "tomwsjr said: "What play are you shilling for?"

Not shilling for anything. I am just very tired of people joining and then posting either 'its the greatest' or 'its the worst' posts immediately. Have zero credibility for me. Had it been one of the posters on this board whose opinion I have come to respect, I would be thinking to myself '****, I decided to splurge on this -- if I am going to sit through 3 1/2 hours of Shakespeare, I want a really good seat --and go cheap on TKAM', which I just assumed I'd like from any seat in the Shubert (except rear mezzanine).

Note: as it is, I must admit that I am a little worried based on the posts so far on the real KL thread, but the money is sunk and I only bought the tickets to see Glenda Jackson again. To quote Something Rotten, 'I (mostly) hate Shakespeare'.
"

I think the “what play are you shilling for” comment is directed at the original poster.

 

JSquared2
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King Lear oh Dear#8
Posted: 3/2/19 at 12:54pm

Jarethan said:  I am guessing that you must work for the producers of The Waverly Gallery, which I would guess is the up-to-now front-runner for the Best Revival of a Play category. I have not seen the play yet, but I am suspicious whenever a first day poster uses hyperbolic statements like 'the worst production I have ever seen on a Broadway stage in the last twenty years''. Has no credibility whatsoever to me. It may very well be just that, but to start a separate thread after 2 preview performances just seems obnoxious to me."

Nice theory --- but Rudin is the producer of both Lear and Waverly Gallery.

 

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King Lear oh Dear#9
Posted: 3/2/19 at 1:08pm
Ah, saying this is the worst thing ever with nothing to back it up, sounds legit! Show isn't even opened yet lol relax