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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.

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.

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.

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....

Any codes for this floating around?

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.

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....

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

^ 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.

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.

There was an article earlier in the run about this, with the lede "Anti-Jewish bigots steal the show in the revived musical. And that’s why it works."

I've got to agree: the white supremacists get all the air in the show because they had all the air in real life. They have more power in the show because they had more power in the case. We hear Leo's meek inner monologues and his most animated moment is acting out their false demonic ideas of him.

The Black characters are only given songs that fit their roles as conceived by old-school Southern whites, too: Rumblin' is made to feel like it's snuck in, and the other Black characters only get to sing when they're part of the murder investigation.

The fact they they close with a rousing rendition of "Old Red Hills," especially with the modern white couple enjoying a picnic, shows who won this story, and who is still winning. The music makes you feel that just the same. It's draining. It's maddening. And to me, it's exactly why the piece works.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/03/parade-broadway-musical-review-anti-semitism-leo-frank/673456/