Sutton Ross said: "Her review had nothing to do with you or Bart's achievement. You taking any criticism of this show as a personal attack is just wild. And we (us on BWW?) as a group do not have the power to close a show."
I didn't say you had the power to close a show. I said she was dancing on its grave. I'm not taking the criticism as a personal attack. I am questioning the timing of the criticism. Would it kill this person to
Betty, this is why I don't post very often. Needless negativity in response to a post celebrating one of the performers in the show. You are welcome to your opinion of BTTF, but that doesn't take away from Roger's achievement. Why are people STILL sniping at this show anyway? You've got your wish for it to close. There's no need to dance on its grave.
I had been preparing for this possible outcome, but I am still gutted that it is closing the day before I fly over to NY. I'm sure I'll have fun seeing other shows (we have tickets for Oh, Mary) but seeing Roger as Doc was the main reason for flying from the UK. Talk about bad timing.
SE was my first West End show back in the 90s when I was a teenager and the sheer spectacle blew my mind. I bought the album and played it a lot. These days I only hear the songs when they play during my shuffled playlists and I don't love them as much as I used to, but they're alright and they bring back fun memories. I haven't kept up with all the changes over the years and I'm sure that the new London show would feel very different if I were to see it, but
I'm 48 and I sometimes stage door with my mother who is in her 70s. If a show or a particular performer is important to you, then I think it's perfectly natural to join in with the stage door fun. We had some wonderful interactions with the BTTF cast back in January and, like quizking, we even made a friend. I don't think there should be an age limit on fun so long as we're all being respectful and dignified.
I have tickets for this. I thought Ncuti was wonderful in Doctor Who and I have never seen this play before so I am looking forward to what seems like a very fun show.
chrishuyen said: "I wonder if BTTF starting their tour early is eating into their Broadway sales."
From the moment they announced the very early starting date of the tour, I worried about this very thing. They're having an autumn sale and yet they're still playing to almost half empty houses now. The odds of me being able to use my January tickets are getting slimmer with each passing week.
I joined so I could talk about my favourite dude and my favourite show. I occasionally comment on other things, but as a Brit who only became interested in Broadway last year, my knowledge is very limited and I often feel out of my depth.
