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Inspired by the discussion about Floyd Collins audiences, have you ever left a show at intermission and why?

The only Broadway or touring show I left was The Kite Runner, which I found to be absolute misery p*rn and incredibly (intentionally and unintentionally) unpleasant.  Learning that Act 2 was longer than the first made me walk out of the theater, and I had no regrets, especially after reading the plot summary.

There have been many others where I’ve thought

pacificnorthwest said: "As I mentioned on a separate thread, I received an email a couple of days ago informing me that the Thursday, May 8, matinee of Boop was cancelled and my ticket would be refunded.

Super bummed, as that aws a way to get a sixth show out of my trip in May.

Does anyone know of other shows with Thursday matinees or other irregular performance times prior to the Tonys? I've looked to some extent but come up empty."

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JSquared2 said: "DAME said: "Boop will also do great on the road."

That seems highly unlikely -- especially if it's a Broadway flop. Who would the target audience be -- nursing homes?"

I hate to say that that is a key demographic of road houses, but that is a key demographic of road houses.  Also, the Chicago audience who saw it as part of their subscription season seemed generally pleased by it via the word of mouth I heard

"Love" is a strong word, but Paradise Square is this for me.  To crib from its ad campaign, it held the promise of what a good musical could be, even if it wasn't one.  I saw it multiple times during its out-of-town in Chicago and once with the final changes on Broadway, and while it never made it there, I always saw the possibilities it held and I respected that.  An ambitious show that had some thrilling moments, some real duds, and a producer that

bear88 said: "With the discount, those new seats are $198.50, which is what I paid for second row seats. Less expensive seats pop up in the mezzanine.

My expectations for Bernadette Peters aren’t through the roof, given her age and some of the comments here, but I have never seen her perform live. At first, I was going to skipOld Friends, having seen a lot of Sondheim lately (and with a lot of shows that interest me on my spring trip) but one of the things t

CATSNYrevival said: "I’ve only seen the movie. Aren’t they together a lot in the movie? Not just “The Next Ten Minutes.” I didn’t realize it’s not usually done that way. Do people not like the movie for that reason?"

My take on the movie is that there was essentially no way to film the material without having them both in every scene, but that robs the material of one of its theatrical strengths.  The movie is fine, but it&rsq

Kad said: "Well, considering the long history of productions not making meaningful changes despite reactions here and elsewhere, I think it's safe to say the answer to the subject question is generally no."

I know I certainly romanticize the old image of late night meetings and rehearsals with a ghostlight resulting in massive changes that save a show, but that era is gone.  Once shows go in front of audiences, songs might change and specific lines might be

I saw it three times in Chicago because they were making genuine changes (adding songs, revising staging), but I've always told people that it was fun and fine but there were some core problems that were going to take more time to fix.  I assumed they would do so during the long wait before Broadway, but alas.  I'm a little disappointed that the political storyline still barely registers until the second act, and that Faith Prince is still stranded.  If I end up seeing

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "As of now, there appears to be a new second-act opener and a different duet for Prince and DeRosa later in the act."

The Prince/DeRosa portion seemed to receive the weakest response out of town, right?"

Absolutely.  And this is the material that I heard was being reworked but never made it into Chicago performances.

I thought Boop! was fine, but most importantly I thought it im