Profile for PipingHotPiccolo

yyys said: "Bad book + generic/samey songs are the main culprit."

These takes always fascinate me. A bad book and generic songs would be a reason for bad reviews and bad WOM which would then turn into bad sales. Sure.

But WOM wasnt bad, and the reviews were better than good. So how could the book/songs possibly have been a reason ticket buyers stayed away?

Bad marketing, bad subject matter, no recognizable IP/stars, sure, all factors. But the quality of

 "I don't think any of us who aren't a Black woman get to question how they interpret this material and production as presented."

if I am understanding this correctly, it is completely insane. I must be mistaken, because it seems like you're saying only Black women can question this production's interpretation, and surely no one can be that off-the-reservation delusional (particularly in a setting of anonymous posting where no one's race

Havent seen this, but its fascinating to me (even setting aside the unhinged soap box posts) that people seem frustrated that the show doesnt address race more. It certainly would be cool if Wolfe and Co found ways to explore that subtext given the actresses playing these roles but

can we not accept that SOME works have room to bend and stretch and some do not? Oklahoma! was a revelation because the script didnt have to change one ounce for Fish to find such depth and newness within th

Fan123 said: "Maybe I've been extrapolating too much from my own tastes, but I have been a bit surprised to hear that this show hasn't caught on more widely. Glowing reviews aside, from what I can tell (not having seen it) one could frame it asa romantic K-drama crossed with cosy fantasy; both of those are reasonably 'trendy' genres with sizeable and growing Western fanbases, to my understanding. But, here we are*shrug*."

Hard to tell how its being ma

this is a really refreshing, special piece. im so glad i saw it and i hope it finds its legs. the orchestra and mezzanine were both full tonight, fwiw.

i do wonder if the show would benefit from an off-bway run, to gain buzz/raves that can then launch it into tony season where it would absolutely be a contender. opening cold on broadway without known IP or a celeb name is just rough. the suggestion above that the show would do better set in the US is delusional- your bridge/tunnel and

verywellthensigh said: " Don't like it? Don't go to an early preview."

Bingo. It is just HIlarious how many people here rush to see the first preview and then are simply shocked and appalled that they found themselves at a.... first preview. Y'all want the excitement of seeing something raw AND the polish of a near-final product and that aint possible sometimes. 

Someone earlier in this thread said they were looking fwd to seeing this sho

Kad said: "bowtie7 said: "Maybe I'm just getting to old? Death Becomes Her is crazy fun but I have to wonder why? What was the great reason to make this a musical? As most have previously said the show is very funny and I enjoyed it very, very much (so did the rest of the wildly enthusiastic audience) but something was missing."

Why does it have to be anything more? I think there's something to be said for a show that just wants to entertain and

EDSOSLO858 said: "1)Maybe Happy Endingwould like a word, and 2) it’s possible the Longacre’s next show will beThe Motive and the Cue."

there you go again. ANYTHING is possible, and i surely dont have any reason to think this will be a runaway hit. you make so many silly predictions, of course some will be correct.

but the idea that they are *already* planning to close in a few weeks with rave language from multiple papers

Yeah, taking EDSOSL with anything but massive grains of salt would be a mistake. They predict every single show's imminent demise based on "people are saying" and whats "been floated" but its clear theyre just repeating unsubstantiated rumors. Some might turn out to be true, sure, but thats just the law of averages at this point. Pay no mind.

THAT SAID, its clear the show is struggling, so I was surprised to see that the two discount codes I have for it are not

JSquared2 said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "A December 22 closing is being floated around."



Would you give it a rest already? You've been spreading rumors about closing dates on THREE shows -- and you are wrong on all of them. GAFL"

And its usually couched in a non-committal flim-flam kinda way for deniability.  "Lotta ppl are saying...." A December 22 is floating around---by you and your friend? Sure, maybe. Thats

there are some beautifully written passages here, but overall this didnt do much for me. i dont know if the problem is the American lead character as she was drawn, or whether it was the performance, but i found her insufferable from the jump, which sorta threw the whole thing off balance.

The fact that the other two main characters are so wonderfully written and so PERFECTLY performed actually hurts the piece, a bit. Jude Tibeau is fantastic, and I wanted more of his Peter. And Pascal

Agree with Kad's mystery as to why shes become Such An Icon--i suspect that her kindness towards HIV patients was such an insane break from the norm--something those of us born in the mid to late 80s might not appreciate as much--that she was beloved for breaking out of an ugly mold.

but ultimately she was a con artist who seems to have just barely escaped serious prison time. the documentary and certainly Jessica Chastain gave us some insight into her as a person--con artists are

Play Esq. said: "PipingHotPiccolo said: "Jordan saw the show *three times* in NY alone, after loving it in London, and is getting attacked for....sharing his opinions about it? Am I getting this right?


People disagree with his take and want to express their disagreement: there's nothing wrong with that. I generally don't agree with his reviews, I just try tokeep that to myself."

What a vacuous, disingenuous response. No one, and