Profile for JSquared2

gibsons2 said: "hork said: "Matt Rogers said: "Does anyone dislike this thing or is justtotal love? I recently saw it and my opinion definitely does not match theraves posted here or from the critics."

I wouldn’t say I disliked it, per se, but I definitely didn’t like it. It felt like a weird pantomimed production of Godspell a lot of the time."

I felt I was at some sort of dance school finals or something, not a

VintageSnarker said: "Well, one reason to get there early is that some people are furious with you if they have to get up to allow you to get to your seat. I still rarely get there more than 20 minutes before show time but I've become accustomed to the glares."

 

I find that it's practically Newton's Law that the couple who are sitting on the aisle are there when the house opens -- and the couple sitting dead center (and ESPECIALLY in the firs

jv92 said: "The security and house staff at Nederlander and Jujamcyn houses have been obnoxious and overbearing for years. This is nothing terribly new.Surly, ill-tempered and ill-prepared. I can't say the same thing about the same people that work at Shubert houses.

At this point, I avoid those line situations like the plague if I can (easier to do now without the Covid checks-- which were, of course, necessary at the time), and if I'm treated poorly, I give it ri

Jarethan said: "JoeW4 said: "It's an interesting question -- I'd be curious to hear from people who have been attending Broadway shows for many decades, to hear theories about what might have caused a change, if there's been one. Because it seems to me that the hardest things about this process -- having to shepherd a large number of people into a confined space with assigned seats, in a short amount of time -- has theoretically stayed the exact same for however

Wick3 said: "Also, what's sometimes confusing is the EXIT sign. In some theaters, there is an EXIT door on one wall but we aren't allowed to use it at all and have to exit on the other end of the theater after the show (Jacobs for example.)
 

The red neon EXIT signs are required by law in all public spaces -- they need to show every possible way to exit (not just the "preferred" exit stations.  In case of an emergency, people will need to

They’re valid rumors I heard a few weeks ago before the Oracle effectively confirmed it."

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But, I do wonder if there are adjustments that could be made? Opening the theatre one hour before? There are occasions where I have waited across the street until ten minutes before the performance, and just walk right in, and often, the culture seems less frenetic.

 

You appear to have solved your own problem.  Don't arrive an hour early -- everyone has an assigned seat -- it's not first come, first served. There is no reason to be there "early&q

BorisTomashevsky said: "JSquared2 said: "NOWaWarning said: "I’d love for Santino Fontana to get another crack at it."



He was pretty terrible in it when he did the one-night concert for Transport Group last year.

Karen Akers, on the other hand, was STILL a fantastic Luisa!

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Santino was indeed shockingly bad in the part. The role has enough laissez-faire in the writing. And then we got

thirtythirtyninety said: "Caught the matinee today ( from the front row!) based on the incredible recommendations on this board, and I absolutely adored this show!

I only wish there were more songs in the second half, but I could have sat there rapt for another 3 hours at least!

Side note: it's fun to realize that Kendall Roy and his beleaguered assistant Jess are both currently dazzling on the Great White Way!"


Kendall Roy’s ex-