Profile for Jarethan

CJRochester said: "I've been looking at tickets for an April trip. The first few rows of the Mezz are significantly cheaper than the corresponding seats in the orchestra underthe mezz. Does anyone know why? I realize folks haven't seen the show yet, so we don't know much about how it's staged. I've never sat in the mezz at this theatre. Is it really bad?"

Front mezzanine seats in the Palace Theatre are really excellent, closed to the stage than ma

TheOtherOne2 said: "Great choices, Jarethan, as I would expect from you. Two points:

1) That last revival of The Diary of Anne Frank was not really a revival. It was Wendy Kessleman's revision of the Goodrich and Hackett original. Was it the revision or itsproduction you did not like?

2) Find Your Way Home, slog or not, transferred from the Atkinson to the Biltmore towards the end of its run so uncageg could easily have seen it there.&

BrodyFosse123 said: "Neil Simon’s THE STAR-SPANGLED GIRL

Neil Simon’s LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR

Neil Simon’s CALIFORNIA SUITE"

I have to tell you that I saw a production of California Suite five or six years ago and it was painful to sit through...has really aged badly.  Also, The Star Spangled Girl was one of Neil Simon's few flops...it was really lousy.  If you are interested b

chrishuyen said: "re: MHE I wonder if people are waiting for the more "permanent" casting to be announced before choosing to attend"

My only issue with that observation is that the current male lead won the Tony -- beating Jonathan Groff in what will likely be viewed as a legendary performance -- and is not likely to be replaced by anyone who is as well-known as he is: Glee, Emmy winner, Tony winner.  I do not know if Hudson Williams can sing, but -- s

Really surprised how well Dog Day Afternoon did.  I did not think Jon B or Ebon MB would sell tickets.  I doubt these sales are based on the name of the property.  It is actually doing considerably better than Death if you think in terms of average ticket price.  I guess it shows that 2 supporting performers in well-watched TV shows and movies are bigger ticket sellers than 2 of Broadway's greats.  I do acknowledge that we have the opportunity to see Lane and

I started seeing shows in the mid-sixties.  That means that I never got to see Judy Holliday or Gertrude Lawrence or Ezio Pinza or Alfred Drake in a musical or Laurette Taylor or Katherine Cornell or Claudia MacNeil or Lunt and Fontanne or Marlon Brando or most of Mary Martin's work (I did get to see I Do!  I Do!) or prime Ethel Merman (I saw her in a tired revival of Annie Get Your Gun and in Hello! Dolly) or most of Shirley Booth's work (I did see Look to the Lilies,

jimmycurry01 said: "That sounds like a sound investment. Quick, someone call their agents; I smell a hit!"

I would love to see a revival of Mame.  I still remember the date that I saw it for the first time, June 25,1966.  (It also happened to be my best friend's birthday, which admittedly made it easier to remember).  It was probably the single most enjoyable theatre performance I have ever attended in my life.  Who knew Angela Lansb

rg7759 said: "Unfortunately to quote tim chalam, if they couldn't do a proper anniversary celebration for rent, no one will care about this. But putting the films in theaters again would be nice"

One hundred years for a trailblazing musical that altered the direction of musical theatre does not seem on the same level as the 20th or 25th anniversary of Rent.  I have read so many times that Oklahoma was the trailblazer.  I think they always forget Show Bo

kdogg36 said: "quizking101 said: "It feels a bit like what happened for the recent Sweeney - they had great sales out of the gate and, once it came to recasting, they got the people that clearly weren’t the first choice, leading to a commercial and critical downturn."

I feel likeSweeney Toddcontinued to do good business with Tveit, Foster, and Locke - less than with Groban, but still solidly in the black every week. Although that doesn'

Merkin2 said: "Chess is absolutely not fun. It’s just a mostly serious show that is too silly for words. The songs aren’t even good and the chorus numbers are very wordy and mostly unintelligible. I’d rush The Outsiders or get tix for Mexodus."

Once a moron, always a moron.  The current production of Chess, flaws and all, is one of the most thrilling evenings in the theatre I have experienced in ages, probably decades.  The score is legend

I would think that the awareness that this is such a big hit on Broadway would make this very desirable on the road. 

Unfortunately, I do not think it is ta good property for the road 'barns'.  It is a very small show and will get swallowed up in most of the standard road theatres, which could hurt its reputation.  I just picture this in the Straz Theatre in Tampa, for example, and don't see it working.  I wonder whether they would be better&nb

I imagine the producers of Oh! Mary! are wishing they did not sign JCM for such a long engagement.

If there was any doubt that Lea Michelle is a huge box office attraction, last week's Chess grosses should take care of that.  Given that Aaron Tveit has sold plenty of tickets, I really didn't expect Chess to suffer as much as it did. without her  I imagine that Lea's willingness to extend beyond the June date will play a huge role in any decision to extend.&nb

Melissa25 said: "Wow. Happy for Chicago. That's some Broadway debut $$$$ for Whitney Leavitt. She is killing it at the box office."

I never cease to be amazed when some Reality TV star joins a show like Chicago and the grosses go crazy.  Really amazes me that someone as talented as Kate Baldwin on the other hand hardly sells any tickets, based on the non-holiday grosses during her tenure.  

If Just in Time has not recouped, wouldn&#

I know that JCM wrote Hedwig, but don't know much about him other than that.  He signed up for 3 months, than anyone other than Cole.  Is it possible that the longer duration of his run is impacting ticket sales (besides cold weather, the 700 or so performances it has already given).  I have only seen Oh! Mary once, I'll admit (loved it); but, stupid as this sounds, the picture of him would not incent me to buy a ticket to see him; he looks like he is fighting

Merkin2 said: "They have still been doing around a million give or take every week. I guess the stunt casting hasn’t been as good as they want? I wonder if this closing announcement could spur higher numbers at the box office and they could finish out the year? Maybe announce Aaron Tveit is coming back to close it out?

If not, ATG will have three big theaters to fill this fall, St James, Hirschfeld, and August Wilson

Do you really think Aaron Tveit is goi