Perfect Crime to start shows again

[SouthernCakes]

Posted: 3/11/21 at 5:37pm

No article but a friend involved with the show says its set to reopen in the next month! Its the longest running off Broadway show in nyc.

[JBroadway]

Posted: 3/11/21 at 5:43pm

At first glance, this seems to make perfect sense: considering Perfect Crime has been scraping by with tiny audiences for a while now, it stands to reason that they wouldn't be daunted by the limited capacity the way other commercial theatres will be. 

However, it becomes confusing when you consider that their audience consists almost entirely of tourists who go to TKTS, and find out about the show from a promoter there. 

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 3/11/21 at 7:06pm

Amazing. I said I’d see anything that opens again but I guess this just proved me wrong.

[SouthernCakes]

Posted: 3/11/21 at 8:48pm

I saw The Office: The Musical is opening around the same time!

[IronMan]

Posted: 3/11/21 at 9:02pm

Hasn't the world suffered enough? 

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 3/11/21 at 9:59pm

Hahaha

[bjh2114]

Posted: 3/11/21 at 10:19pm

Jordan Catalano said: "Amazing. I said I’d see anything that opens again but I guess this just proved me wrong."

DEAD. Lol. I legit snorted at this.

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 3/12/21 at 9:41am

I miss theatre so much.


But not that much.

[jonartdesigns]

Posted: 3/12/21 at 10:52am

If they have to limit capacity won’t that drastically effect their standard audience size of 4 people?

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 3/12/21 at 11:32am

She’s used to performing in front of less.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 3/12/21 at 5:51pm

An absolutely dreadful production. The script is predictable, the set is cheesy, the direction is non-existent and Catherine Russell's acting varies drastically from performance to performance. (Her costumes consist of whatever she's wearing that day)

Updated On: 3/12/21 at 05:51 PM

[msmp]

Posted: 3/13/21 at 4:36am

Is there *anything* positive about the production other than Catherine Russell having done it (literally) 12,000 times? (Though from what I understand that's not necessarily a good thing...) Updated On: 3/13/21 at 04:36 AM

[Dollypop]

Posted: 3/15/21 at 8:59pm

Sorry, I can't say anything positive about the show. I did interviews with several cast members down through the years and saw the show each time. It's just a bad play from the get-go.

Catherine Russell and I get along fine. She also handled the box office for THE FANTASTICKS and when she saw I was bringing one of my grandchildren to the show, she'd upgrade their seats so they'd have a better view of the stage. However, she's incredibly inconsistent as an actor.

BTW;  Each time I saw PERFECT CRIME, there was a respectable number of people in the audience.

Updated On: 3/15/21 at 08:59 PM

[ACL2006]

Posted: 3/15/21 at 9:23pm

Maybe THE FANTASTICKS can return? They often played to very small houses. The last time I saw the show, I went with a small group as they knew the actor playing Matt at the time. There was roughly 40 people there and after the show, they mentioned what a large, responsive audience they had.

[Kad]

Posted: 3/16/21 at 12:05pm

I would not be surprised if the actual perfect crime was that this production was some sort of money laundering front.

[SouthernCakes]

Posted: 3/16/21 at 12:21pm

That whole building is an eye sore since Snapple took off their advertisement. The theaters themselves aren’t great either. Very low and small.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 3/16/21 at 5:37pm

I’d love to see The Fantasticks back Off-Broadway. I was in New York in 2005 and 2018 so I missed the original production and I missed the revival. But it seems wrong to bring it back just because it usually played to small houses.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 3/16/21 at 6:06pm

I am waiting for a musical version of it .This would get me back to the theater.

[JBroadway]

Posted: 3/16/21 at 9:28pm

What a shame that a beautiful little masterpiece like The Fantasticks has been lumped together (in any conceivable way, shape, or form) with Perfect Crime.

[tomwsjr]

Posted: 3/16/21 at 9:59pm

One of the WORSE plays ever produced in NYC; Absolute garbage!!!!

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 3/16/21 at 11:05pm

That honor would go to El Grande De Coca Cola or Dr Selavys Magic Theater

[jonartdesigns]

Posted: 3/20/21 at 12:57pm

The problem with Catherine Russell’s performance summed up in a gif.

[Alex Kulak2]

Posted: 3/20/21 at 6:21pm

I’ve never heard about this show, but now I NEED to see it to find out what doing the same role 12,000 times does to a person.

[Ragged Tear]

Posted: 3/20/21 at 8:28pm

It certainly makes sense that non-union shows can get away with reopening, however safe or unsafe that may be.

[morosco]

Posted: 3/20/21 at 9:08pm

I think the below is hilarious. It's from the show's website. A show so bad that they need to offer some explanation for the plot holes.

Spoilers

With [playwright] Manzi's infamous twists and turns some audience members feel a little puzzled at the end of the show. To help with this we've created an answer key, but be warned, reading this ahead of time will spoil some of the plot points.

Click here for the Answer Key