My Name is Lucy Barton - previews
My Name is Lucy Barton - previews
Dan6
Featured Actor Joined: 8/7/10
#1My Name is Lucy Barton - previews
Posted: 1/5/20 at 2:43am
First preview was tonight...anyone there? I love Laura Linney and am eager to hear about this one.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#2My Name is Lucy Barton - previews
Posted: 1/5/20 at 9:00amCant wait to see this one.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
CityLights3
Chorus Member Joined: 9/16/18
#4My Name is Lucy Barton - previews
Posted: 1/5/20 at 9:52amSeeing this at the end of the month. Very excited for it.
Auggie27
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/03
#5My Name is Lucy Barton - previews
Posted: 1/6/20 at 11:29am
Not on TDF yet. Hoping.
"I'm a comedian, but in my spare time, things bother me." Garry Shandling
HBBrock
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/11/07
#6My Name is Lucy Barton - previews
Posted: 1/6/20 at 2:58pm
Seeing this tonight (won the TodayTix rush).
#7My Name is Lucy Barton - previews
Posted: 1/6/20 at 3:05pm
HBBrock said: "Seeing this tonight (won the TodayTix rush)."
Could you please share here the rush seat location once you get the ticket? Thanks!
MNNiceorIce
Understudy Joined: 7/11/19
ArtMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/10/08
#9My Name is Lucy Barton - previews
Posted: 1/6/20 at 6:22pm
MNNiceorIce said: "Does Linney usually stage door?"
She usually does and is very friendly. At least, that has been my experiences.
ArtMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/10/08
Det95
Featured Actor Joined: 10/14/19
#11My Name is Lucy Barton - previews
Posted: 1/6/20 at 6:44pm
MNNiceorIce said: "Does Linney usually stage door?"
She did when I saw Little Foxes a couple seasons ago. It was a matinee too.
HBBrock
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/11/07
#12My Name is Lucy Barton - previews
Posted: 1/6/20 at 11:35pm
My rush seat was Mezzanine Row E Seat 103.
Linney was good (not amazing).
The play itself was a complete and total bore, and a waste of time.
Snoozefest.
BWAY Baby2
Broadway Star Joined: 11/10/14
tombomb31
Stand-by Joined: 3/17/15
#14My Name is Lucy Barton - previews
Posted: 1/7/20 at 10:35am
HBBrock said: "Seeing this tonight (won the TodayTix rush)."
I really want to see this show when I’m in town next week...have an extra slot on January 18 @ 2pm. How fast do the rush tickets sell? Never tried rush before!
Gwiss
Chorus Member Joined: 12/13/15
#15My Name is Lucy Barton - previews
Posted: 1/8/20 at 3:57pm
Anyone else seen this show? Is it really that boring as some have said? I love Laura Linney and I was considering catching this next week but am now having second thoughts. Any care to share their reactions to the previews? Thanks.
Dan6
Featured Actor Joined: 8/7/10
#16My Name is Lucy Barton - previews
Posted: 1/10/20 at 4:57pm
This is opening in five days and so far we have ONE poster who's actually seen a preview. Are there any other reactions out there?
UncleCharlie
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/26/16
#17My Name is Lucy Barton - previews
Posted: 1/10/20 at 10:32pm
Dan6 said: "This is opening in five days and so far we have ONE poster who's actuallyseen a preview. Are there any other reactions out there?"
Maybe they're doing the exact same thing you're doing, waiting for OTHER people to go to help them decide whether to see it.
SouthernCakes
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/19
#18My Name is Lucy Barton - previews
Posted: 1/10/20 at 11:39pm
I almost went but hate solo shows so passed.
Updated On: 1/10/20 at 11:39 PM
DreamboatAnnie
Swing Joined: 4/25/16
#19My Name is Lucy Barton - previews
Posted: 1/14/20 at 8:23am
Our two rush tickets were mezzanine D 2/4 on aisle. Good unobstructed view though far back.
#20My Name is Lucy Barton - previews
Posted: 1/14/20 at 8:47pmThis is one of those cases where even one of the best actors out there can’t save the day. This play is just an epic bore of colossal proportions. I didn’t care about the character of Lucy Barton at all, which is a problem considering this is a one woman show. This has nothing to do with Laura Linney, who did the best she could with material that makes watching paint dry sound exciting. This just didn’t do it for me. At all.
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
#21My Name is Lucy Barton - previews
Posted: 1/15/20 at 10:24am
What makes it so boring? Too long? Lack of a compelling arc? Weak plot?
http://puccinischronicles.wordpress.com
#22My Name is Lucy Barton - previews
Posted: 1/15/20 at 10:33am
I liked it but it's very over-written, a bit slow, and I guess I didn't care about Lucy Barton much either but Laura Linney is her usual fantastic self.
A little swash, a bit of buckle - you'll love it more than bread.
HBBrock
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/11/07
#23My Name is Lucy Barton - previews
Posted: 1/15/20 at 11:04am
A bit slow? This is the slowest, most boring 90 minutes of the theatre season. I can only imagine all the snoring happening at the matinees with the MTC subscription base.
Updated On: 1/15/20 at 11:04 AM
#24My Name is Lucy Barton - previews
Posted: 1/27/20 at 10:31pmI am absolutely fascinated that people found this boring. I mean it’s not a Transformers film and there’s no explosions but I saw this tonight and damn, I thought it was remarkable.
#25My Name is Lucy Barton - previews
Posted: 1/28/20 at 12:13am
I'm in the camp that found this utterly boring and entirely pointless. I'm slightly biased in that I hate when shows are predominately narration, but my personal taste aside, it also raises the question of why they bothered turning this into a stage play if they were just going to treat it like an audiobook. The few attempts at genuine theatricality fell very flat for me.
EDIT: and just to be clear, when I say “theatricality,” I don’t mean explosions or grandness or heavy action. I just mean a dramaturgical purpose for existing in the form of a stage play.
