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As much as I enjoyed Lesli Margherita's performance, and having seen all five Broadway revivals of Gypsy going back to Angela in 1974, Lesli's performance is on par with the other performers who played her role previously. It's a great character, who gets to have a field day with one number, but that's about it. In every previous production of Gypsy, including the original production, the performer playing Tessie Tura was not nominated for a Tony. However, the performer playin

My experience is that refunds are typically issued through the point of sale, but in some cases, the box office can arrange an exchange. The last time I exchanged was 20 years ago when Donna Murphy was out of Wonderful Town. We weren't made aware of the absence until we arrived at the theater (we didn't get much advance notice back then as people do today). Although we had purchased our tickets through another vendor (I don't recall which one), we were able to get a new set of tic

I remember that Swan Lake being well-received and beautifully performed. I don't recall there being any negativity surrounding mounting it on Broadway. It was a stunning production with elements of homoeroticism, but I don't recall it being "overly queer." I saw it twice and don't remember anyone in the audience being aghast, appalled, or even disliking it. Both times, the audiences appeared to be typical Broadway audiences for the late 90s (a lot of middle-aged/older wh

mrshowbiz90210 said: "I did see the show twice in Chicago, wanting to love it. Such scorn in this board for an honest assessment. It is not original, the music and lyrics are childish and the choreography is cut and paste. Talented cast? Very. But really there is nothing to cheer. I am sorry people think this is a condemnation or take down.But why should hard working people waste their cash on a show when the season has way better options. Prices are so high and this show is not wort

ElizaCindGuen_Andrewsoo said: "By any chance is there a more recent Floyd Collins code that would apply to Orchestra section in April?Trying to decide if I should get center orchestra row J but4off aisle (J304) or Orchestra right (3 off aisle - H403). Is the viewfrom the orchestra right section better or worse than being center orchestra but two rows back? Any advicewould be swell since I’m getting tickets for my nephews birthday and it’s his first Broadway show. Thank yo

In the mid-90s I saw George C. Scott in Inherit the Wind on Broadway. Scott was visibly ill - pale and unable to stand for long periods. In many of his scenes he held on to or leaned on tables to steady himself. On several occasions it appeared that he might pass out. In the scenes where his character (Drummond) was supposed to be intense, Scott was mostly tepid. Scott was obviously weak and we expected Scott's understudy to appear at any given moment. Scott performed for the ent

I saw the show with Redmayne, but my cousin saw it last month with Lambert. Apparently, he did something similar at the performance she attended. She mentioned it over the holidays saying that it struck her as odd because she was in her late teens/early 20s when she saw the original production and the ending of that song was very different as the word "Jewish" wasn't used out of deference to 1960s audiences. My cousin said that the emphasis on "Jewish" was repeated wit

I agree that stage dooring back in the day (my first Broadway show was in 1974 at age 15) far less a 'thing" than it is today. Generally, there would be several people milling about at the stage door waiting for a performer to emerge from the theater, and there were many more people for big name stars, but people were usually well-behaved. I don't remember anything like the craziness that exists today. Although stage dooring may be a common phenomenon, the "normalc