What’s Next for the Palace Theatre?
Jun 17
2024, 10:39:25 AM
Whatever you think of the auditorium (I'm mixed), the common areas and general flow is a disaster.
The escalators and hallways into the theater are comically, absurdly thin, and the bar creates a bottleneck that feels like a major fire hazard. The experience entering is slow and packed in a way you might expect at a football stadium more than a Broadway theater.
They pitched the 47th St entrance as a smarter, smoother way to get in but in reality it just feels
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YES! BEN PLATT IS REOPENING THE PALACE!!
May 28
2024, 04:00:03 PM
Strange Lupone said: "FOUR comps per member??? I’m gonna get fourand I’m not showing up. Sing to the empty seats, nepo baby!!!!"
Broadway has sexual abusers, wage thieves, and countless other ne'er-do-wells, but all the trolls come out to hate on Ben Platt than basically any other figure in the industry. Why?
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Lindsay Mendez in Merrily We Roll Along
Jan 29
2024, 11:49:02 AM
^ It's ridiculous to say you're not owed some reasonable likelihood of an advertised, above-the-title star attending a show. Yes, things happen, but to have the u/s go on for 5/8 shows a week, and have that attendance ballpark not be a fluke, and to continue advertising that star without announcing anything about absences, is abjectly dishonest.
People travel from far and wide to see broadway shows, and so even if they do refund you, there's already a potentially massive am
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Buena Vista Social Club at Atlantic Theater Company
Jan 8
2024, 11:33:07 AM
AntV said: "What happened to the todaytix rush? The show's listing doesn't even exist on there anymore. Will they have rush tickets at the box office instead? Even if the show is sold out?"
When Atlantic has a hit that extends, the pull the TodayTix rush.
In my mind it's one of the single tackiest things an established NYC theater does.
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Lindsay Mendez in Merrily We Roll Along
Jan 8
2024, 11:31:20 AM
Springtime said: "She has now missed 40 appearances in the run of 103 shows since opening, including four this week."
I feel for her with whatever she must be going through. But I also feel for the thousands buying exorbitant tickets each week. Appears that the producers are being greedy when they should just schedule an alternate.
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INFINITE LIFE at Atlantic Theater Company
Oct 4
2023, 10:07:58 AM
If anyone happens to have 2 tickets to the 10/14 matinee, please let me know. Name your price, LOL. (Or I’ll trade you 2 of my HERE WE ARE tix.)
My performance was cancelled due to COVID in the cast, and the Atlantic did not handle the situation well, so I was shut out of all of the other performances that could have worked for me.
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GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL! Previews
Sep 17
2023, 04:22:22 PM
BoringBoredBoard40 said: "KevinKlawitter said: " Cynthia Erivo joined the show last night."
And they seem to be hinting at another cameo for today's performance, based on the clue of "special Sauce" it might be Jonathan Groff?"
I wonder if they're gonna do the OH, HELLO thing where a new celeb joins each night....
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INFINITE LIFE at Atlantic Theater Company
Aug 23
2023, 10:47:04 PM
Any codes for this floating around?
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Broadway Singing Coach Barbara Maier Gustern Dies After Attack on Street
Aug 23
2023, 10:46:02 PM
I’m going to come at this from the opposite angle and say that even if she only serves 2-3 years that is a very substantial stain on a life. The best we can hope for at this point is that it leaves an imprint and she is rehabilitated.
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PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC Broadway Winter 23/24
May 18
2023, 03:01:08 PM
Oy. Trying to ride the antisemitism wave, I guess.
I love Josh Harmon, but this needed a whole lot of work at its last run. Hopefully they gave it a lot of revisions since MTC, but I wouldn't bet on it....
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Parade: Horrible Sound
Jul 30
2023, 05:58:03 PM
This is a longstanding issue, especially in the mezz but not just there. I've had many friends who have said they could barely understand the lyrics, and the one time I sat in the mezz all you could hear was percussion. I wrote an email to the lead producer but didn't hear back, nor does it seem they've fixed anything.
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Rushing Parade, Shucked, Good Night Oscar, Some Like it Hot
Jul 20
2023, 09:04:23 PM
rachelfran said: "I won Good Night Oscar for tomorrow night and paid for my ticket -- got a confirmation at 4:12pm that says "Your ticket(s) will be emailed shortly." but hasn't been as yet.(it's now 8:25pm) I"m not sure how concerned I should be. I know Shucked didn't send me tickets until the day of but I'm pretty sure it told me that on the confirmation. I don't know how to reach out for help from the show or telecharge or just wait until later t
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Parade - Ben Platt
Jul 19
2023, 05:02:02 PM
binau said: "I don't know if Ben Platt has ever missed a scheduled performance, has he? Also, from recent reports his vocals seem to be holding out well (I did feel during DEH they got a bit tired). Just so happy how much this revival worked out in nearly every aspect (at least for me)."
In prior shows, I don't know, but he hasn't been missed one in Parade.
And I agree that it's all just working nicely. Funny to remember how many people were sa
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Philadelphia: Canceled final week of Moulin Rouge tour
Jul 9
2023, 08:25:20 PM
Call_me_jorge said: "While I understand the city of Philly, I don’t understand how it’s feasible for shows to tour, especially tours concurrent with the Broadway production, there when it’s so close to NYC. In my head, it would be similar to if the two Hamilton tours were both booked at the Pantages in LA and Sergerstrom in Costa Mesa at the same time, aka it wouldn’t work."
It's been covered earlier in this thread to some degree, but alth
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THE COTTAGE On Broadway - Previews Thread
Jul 9
2023, 08:10:32 PM
A warning: act 2 starts very suddenly and LOUDLY"
You clearly know how to use the spoiler tag! Why not put this spoiler in it, as well!
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Lillias White in Hadestown??
Jun 30
2023, 06:54:28 PM
FANtomFollies said: "Is there any speculation if Reeve Carney will ever leave this show? I've always wanted to see it but I just really don't like Reeve as a performer."
I'm right there with you. Normally one performer wouldn't be such an issue but he is at the center of the whole show. I so wish they'd hung onto Damon for Broadway.
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Rush tickets right before a peformance?
Jun 27
2023, 11:35:39 AM
I do this all the time and it often works. If you have a half hour to play with you can even visit a few theaters and compare options. The one thing to be aware of is that lines get long in the 30m before curtain with the audience for that performance, so your options will be a bit more limited as box office staff will be focused on serving them.
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PARADE On Broadway - News & Discussion Thread
Jun 27
2023, 11:30:46 AM
Huss417 said: "Are there any promo codes floating around or have they all been pulled?"
ATLANTA still worked last I checked. BIGNEWS was pulled, I believe.
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PARADE On Broadway - News & Discussion Thread
Jun 23
2023, 10:43:57 AM
^ That's correct. There are also lyrics that are overtly antisemitic, particularly in Tom Watson's song as he foments the mob. They include:
Will you bеg for the jew’s reward
Or walk with us on thе side of the Lord?
Slaton jumps at the jew’s command
See them laugh when an angel dies
See them tell all their Jew-lovin’ lies
But they’ll run on the judgement day
Someone’s gonna pay when the flood comes
I do recognize that these don't immediately pop out on first viewing (especially with this particular production's sound mixing issues), but I think it's one of many smaller things in the piece that point toward antisemitism as a major root cause for the events.
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Josh Gad & Andrew Rannells to star in GUTENBERG! THE (BEST) MUSICAL (EVER)
Jun 23
2023, 10:33:36 AM
schubox said: "Any thoughts on where to sit for this? I haven't been to the Cort in years and I know it was renovated and became the James Earl Jones. Trying not to break the bank and wondering if L in the Orch would be too far back?"
It's a small show, so I would choose downstairs as close a possible. Orch L should be just fine.
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