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I am so curious about this.  I loved it back at The Public, but that was an entirely different, era and venue.  Back then, David Byrne spoke to boomers and Fat Boy Slim to gen Xers.  Do either of them generate the excitement they did back then?

The Public had a relatively small space (and reasonable ticket prices) so it was packed every night with a pretty hip, young downtown crowd.  Does this work if the dance floor isn't jammed?  Does the Broadway demogra

I am really surprised there is no thread about this yet.  This is a great show.

There are definitely some elements that need to be tweaked before it moves on, and I hear that the first several previews had understudies, but I saw it last night with the full cast and it blew me away.

Incredible music, staging, and acting.  I can't get the songs out of my head.

My group felt there were some minor story issues, and they definitely need to let some o

I saw this tonight.  The Show Score reviews may have been somewhat harsh, but unfortunately the book is predictable and cliched, and the music is just a series of songs, that aren't particularly well integrated into the narrative.

On the positive side, the music is nice enough, and the band contains a french horn and a harp.   The cast are all earnest and committed.   

So my bottom line is if you have tickets, and reasonable expectations, you won'

I've lived in NYC all my life.  I'm older, I ride the subways and walk the streets every day.  NYC is as safer now than it's ever been.

The big difference today is that there are cameras everywhere which capture almost every crime.  This is of course one of the deterrents that has made the city safer, but it also makes for great television, and feeds the political agenda of the NY Post, Fox News, etc.  Statistically, you are safer on the subway in the ci

I'm an old straight white guy, I saw this last night and I loved it.  The audience was mostly young, they also ate it up.

What concerned me was that the theater was only 75% filled during what should be a very busy week.  The show is clearly connecting with the Tik-Tok crowd.   They knew the cast, they knew the lyrics, I bet they knew the dances.

The question is how to get it to a wider audiences beyond the target demographic, including people i

Broadway marketing is incredibly up to date.  The vast majority of spending is on social media (including influencers) and digital research.  The marketing agencies are able to target anyone who has shown any interest in a play, or even googled the style of music, an actor, or anything related to the show.  

As I said on another thread the problem with both KPOP and ANM was the same problem that literally every new musical has, they were good, but not good enoug

I'm an older straight white male.  I don't accept that I am not the intended audience.  I have enjoyed and appreciated countless queer and BIPOC theater productions, films, and other arts and media.

IMO the problem with both ANM (which I have only seen at the Public) and ASL is that they were good but not great. Sadly, I feel I can say that about all the new shows I have seen this year including Almost Famous, and A Beautiful Noise, for which I am the target audience.