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I saw the matinee today and really enjoyed it.  In reading this thread, I thought that the  people who attended the first preview were pretty harsh on the show.  I know it's a chat board and everyone has an opinion, but some of these seem very mean spirited.  Almost like they hope it fails.  As a theatre lover, I am always rooting for a hit or at least a fun time.  I had a fun time, especially in the first act.  I thought the lead Grant Gustin was g

Was anyone else there at today's matinee?  Liev Schreiber came on and started the show which is a monologue to the congregation.  After a couple of minutes he said "excuse me ladies and gentlemen but I need a minute" and left the stage.  The house lights came up and they first announced there would be a slight delay and then a few minutes later they announced that Liev was sick and the understudy would go on in 10 minutes.

I got a refund at the box off

I agree with the last post.  I saw the show with my daughter a couple of weeks ago when Mendez was out.  We are big broadway fans and have seem many shows. We saw Lindsay in Wicked as well as other shows.  Her understudy was fine, but we both kept thinking how great she would have been in the role.  
If we had known in advance, we would have picked another sate..  But we did not ask for a refund because we were there already and my daughter was leaving town

I loved Memphis and saw it a couple of times with Adam Pascal who could sing the role much better than Chad.  I found it moving and liked the music a lot.

I know this is a chat board for people's opinions but I don't understand why there are so many negative responses to a post that is saying something postive about a show.  Considering we are all supposed to be theatre lovers, it is still suprising to me that so many on this board are snarky and negative.  Is it

I saw the matinee yesterday and didn't realize that Fishburne was going to be out.  I should have gotten a refund but figured I would give it a shot with Ray Anthony Thomas.  He had to call for a line twice at the beginning of the first act.  It was weird because all of a sudden he said 'line' and someone who appeared to be in the front row gave him the line.  Then a few sentences later he asked for a line again.  I have been going to the theatre for 45 ye

I was there today.  Running time a little under 2 hours.  It will go longer tomorrow because they pick the winners and give the presentations. Seth was great as always.  His deconstructions are a highlight every year.  Don't miss the opening number.  It was my favorite.  I was been going to this for over 20 years but I didn't think this was one of the better ones.  My highlights:

Andre De Shields doing the moment of silence

The Great So

I was wondering what featured actors in plays and musicals make on bway.  I think the equity minimum is around $2,000 a week, but I am curious if it is much higher for features- do they make $5-10K a week.  Obviously it would depend if they are a draw, but in most cases I would think that featured performers are not well known outside the bway community.  For example, what do you think the featured performers in Dear Evan Hansen or Kiss Me Kate make.  
Thanks in

I saw the matinee today.  I rarely post but this production was so good that I wanted to share my experience.  Robyn Hurder was probably the best Cassie I have ever seen and I saw the original production several times.  I missed Donna Mackechnie but saw Ann Reinking, Vicki Frederick, Sandahl Bergman and many others from that era.  I love Charlotte D'Ambroise but she didn't have the voice that Robyn had.  And Robyn's dancing was amazing.  I though