PLAZA SUITE Previews
PLAZA SUITE Previews
#1PLAZA SUITE Previews
Posted: 2/24/22 at 12:00am
Our first entry in the spring 2022 Broadway sweepstakes is unabashedly New York.
The first Broadway revival of Neil Simon’s classic comedy Plaza Suite begins previews tomorrow night at the Hudson Theatre, prior to a March 28 official opening. The five-person show marks real-life couple Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker’s long-awaited return to the New York stage; they play three couples occupying the same room at the Plaza Hotel successively. Rounding out the cast are Danny Bolero, Molly Ranson, and Eric Wiegand. Helmed by John Benjamin Hickey in his Broadway directorial debut, Plaza Suite will play a limited engagement through June 26.
“Karen and Sam are a long-married pair whose relationship may be headed for an early checkout. Muriel and Jesse are former high school sweethearts who seem destined for an extended stay. And Norma and Roy are the mother and father of the bride, ready to celebrate their daughter’s nuptials – if only they can get her out of the bathroom.”
Who’s made a reservation?
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Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#2PLAZA SUITE Previews
Posted: 2/24/22 at 2:00am
I'm skipping this one unless there's an announced absence for Broderick. He puts me to sleep.
"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)
adotburr
Broadway Star Joined: 10/6/21
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Posted: 2/24/22 at 4:52am
I’ll be seeing this in May and looking forward to it! I’m not seeing it for who’s in it. I’m seeing it for the play itself.
she/her . “everything’s legal in new jersey”
#4PLAZA SUITE Previews
Posted: 2/24/22 at 5:57am
I am also going in May. I absolutely love Sarah Jessica Parker, and have never seen a Neil Simon play live, so I am very excited!
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
#5PLAZA SUITE Previews
Posted: 2/24/22 at 2:07pm
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#6PLAZA SUITE Previews
Posted: 2/25/22 at 7:14pm
Is anyone going to first preview in just under an hour?
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Papi2013
Featured Actor Joined: 5/4/13
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Posted: 2/26/22 at 4:09pm
EDSOSLO858 said: "Did anyone go tonight?"
There were a few things posted on here last night but apparently they were deleted. This is not the forum to look for any honest reaction to anything. Maybe this production is advertising here?
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#9PLAZA SUITE Previews
Posted: 2/26/22 at 4:13pm
Uh, most shows advertise here and I doubt anyone's review was deleted unless it was straight up mocking someone's looks or something.
#10PLAZA SUITE Previews
Posted: 2/26/22 at 4:18pm
Papi2013 said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "Did anyone go tonight?"
There were a few things posted on here last night but apparently they were deleted. This is not the forum to look for any honest reaction to anything. Maybe this production is advertising here?"
What are you talking about? Someone on here made a nasty comment which was deleted along with a couple of responses to the comment. There have not been any thoughts on the show posted by people who have seen it yet. I'm sure that will change as the show continues its preview period and even after it opens.
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
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Posted: 2/26/22 at 4:31pm
Papi2013 said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "Did anyone go tonight?"
There were a few things posted on here last night but apparently they were deleted. This is not the forum to look for any honest reaction to anything. Maybe this production is advertising here?"
A few things? Really? I’ve been following this thread and zero review was posted, just a now-deleted pointless rant about SJP’s voice. No one has said anything about a preview performance.
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#13PLAZA SUITE Previews
Posted: 2/26/22 at 4:44pm
The only thing I read here was a attack on her voice and one mean spirited remark by someone with really nothing to say. But not a review or anything of importance. Glad it is gone. That picture looks lovely.
HUSSY POWER!
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Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#14PLAZA SUITE Previews
Posted: 2/26/22 at 5:05pm
Didn't see it Dame, but I'm glad they are deleting comments from people that did not see the show. It makes no sense to comment about the details of a show you didn't see.
Matt Rogers
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/4/04
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Posted: 2/26/22 at 5:29pm
Sutton Ross said: "Uh, most shows advertise here and I doubt anyone's review was deleted unless it was straight up mocking someone's looks or something."
Most shows advertise here? You mean through producers shilling their shows on a message board?
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#17PLAZA SUITE Previews
Posted: 2/26/22 at 5:49pm
BrodyFosse123 said: "Das curtain call:
https://youtu.be/aGNANJXgW9M"
That set looks beautiful.
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Posted: 2/26/22 at 8:49pm
Just pure class. Two life long theater actors who have stood by the industry during its darkest hours. So happy that this show is running and I was one of those who held held on to the ticket!
Be Kind
tagiunagi
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/27/05
#19PLAZA SUITE Previews
Posted: 2/26/22 at 9:15pmI’m at the show now. It’s just at intermission between Act 1 and Act 2 right now (theres a brief pause between Act 2 and Act 3). SJP is definitely carrying the show. I didn’t see the comment on the chat about her voice that was deleted but I wasn’t bothered by her affectation that she has—I think it fits the time period and play. She’s definitely working hard for the laughs and the audience is eating it up. Broderick is doing his usual deadpan schtick but I don’t think anyone was expecting anything else. The set and costumes are lovely. There’s nothing really daring or different so far, but again, this isn’t the production for that. You’re here for the stars. They’re selling posters, keychains, mugs, sweatshirts, and tshirts for merch.
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BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#20PLAZA SUITE Previews
Posted: 2/26/22 at 9:41pm
The deleted comment wasn’t about her performance. The person was being snarky about her speaking voice on the curtain call video. His snarky comments were personal attacks on SJP and had zero to do with PLAZA SUITE. This is why they were rightfully deleted.
tagiunagi
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/27/05
#21PLAZA SUITE Previews
Posted: 2/26/22 at 9:58pm
Act 2 is MUCH better than Act 1. Lots of physicality from them both. It’s a much showier act. The affectation from Act 1 is gone. Looking forward to Act 3.
Question: Will Esparza win for The Homecoming?
BobbyBubby: I hope so. If only for the mental health of many people on this board.
#22PLAZA SUITE Previews
Posted: 2/26/22 at 11:14pm
I was also there tonight, and I mostly enjoyed it. The set is beautiful and got its own applause when the curtain came up. I was worried at intermission as both SJP and MB were stiff as a board in Act I. Something just felt strained, and it seemed like they were both trying for laughs and not getting them. But after intermission, it was like someone threw a switch. Acts II and III were much funnier, and both of our leads had great moments of broad physical comedy that they made the most of. They're not trying to do anything revolutionary here, but it's a perfectly pleasant evening at the theater.
Auggie27
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/03
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Posted: 2/26/22 at 11:42pm
I saw the national company of the original staging and know the script. The first act text was Simon’s stretch at the time, a dip into darker waters that would arrive fully with The Gingerbread Lady and continue into his family trilogy and Lost in Yonkers. It was never especially laugh-ridden, Karen an insecure wife aware that her distracted husband is slipping away. Simon actually cut laughs out of town to serve the integrity of the underlying drama, always sad. I am curious to see how Parker plays it. I suspect she brings something fresh.
"I'm a comedian, but in my spare time, things bother me." Garry Shandling
BroadwayBen
Broadway Star Joined: 6/5/03
#24PLAZA SUITE Previews
Posted: 2/27/22 at 12:17am
I was there tonight and thought it was pretty wonderful. I thought they handled the darker tones of the first act beautifully and you really felt a marriage that was straining. The second and third parts were both hilarious. They are both real stars, and they're giving it their all for the audience, and it was so much fun. They both had moments where the laughter was so explosive throughout the theatre. My favorite was the third act because it was near non stop laughter once it got going. It'sseems silly to say, but I was surprised how great their onstage chemistry is. The set, costumes and lighting were all first class. A definite pleasure night.
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#25PLAZA SUITE Previews
Posted: 2/27/22 at 7:09am
KingOfTheMine said: "I was worried at intermission as both SJP and MB were stiff as a board in Act I. Something just felt strained, and it seemed like they were both trying for laughs and not getting them."
Sadly, most don’t know the play going in so they’re unaware that Act 1 isn’t played for laughs, which is why it starts the play. Each Act elevates the level and style of comedy which is why Act 3 is slapstick. Many assume all 3 Acts are broad Neil Simon comedy. Nope.
