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I thought the movie was not ultimately successful but I do not get the point in comparing the two movies. It's as much based on Kings Ransom as it is High & Low. If you thought Spike Lee was trying to be Kurosawa or Washington was trying to be Mifune, I feel like you watched a different movie than me. The reality is NO ONE is Kurosawa. Also. No one is Spike lee. Kurosawa has more masterpieces but Lee's contributions to cinema are incredible and incomporable. 

Did

"That is insane, and reprehensible on the part of the theater and/or production."

I believe this is a policy of Ambassador Theater Group. My husband is legally blind and can't see much if he's not in the first couple of rows. Usually, first row tickets are regular price but when they're not we buy low-vision seats. We gladly pay full price but can't afford premium. Not only are front row tickets premium so were the low-vision seats for Sunset or Parade an

I swear that I've tried to search this subject but couldn't find what I was looking for. Feel free to direct me to a previous thread and delete this, if needed! 

What's the contract situation for these recent tour stops on Broadway? Do they switch to a production contract or do they stay on the new tour agreement? Are shows at MSG (Annie) or the Apollo (Dreamgirls) or any other shows that play NYC but not a Broadway venue treated the same?  I've heard folks sa

"It's free will" 

So is everything. This is not an interesting or unique observation. And it's not relevant to what the poster was saying.

When there are shows that costs 900$, people aren't going to see as many shows. Of course, this is their choice. However, if there weren't shows that cost 900$ a ticket they would not have to make this choice. Folks would have plenty of money to see other shows.

Jay has made this same point everytime he&#

"I don’t think lead-time is the issue. Audiences buy later nowadays."

While this is probably true, I'd like to point out that I can no longer afford to buy tickets in advance. For the majority of my life, I'd come to New York twice a year with all my tickets bought way in advance. Tickets bought in advance were always much more affordable, either because tickets were priced lower to generate interest and word of mouth or because there were discount codes of

This seems like it was just generally some really misguided producing. This did not sell well in Chicago and did not sell well in Australia. Additionally, they took a very small production that thrived on its intimacy and blew it up to a mostly standard proscenium production and didn't effectively adjust its scope or scale. Just sort of wrong at every turn. It's sad because the parts that worked in Chicago really worked. Unfortunately, that was only about 15 minutes but you could real

The whole experience is terrible. The seats are too small, the drinks are hilariously overpriced, the sightlines can be unpredictable from production to production, you're herded in like cattle at the last minute, callouts feel more frequent and are often shrouded in mystery, and it all costs a fortune. The audience being atrocious is a factor... but it's part of a larger whole. While we can demonize the audiences (and maybe we should), it's clear most producers and presenters spe

"Excuse my ignorance but why are tix general admission? Is it immersive like Masquerade or just first-come, first-served seating? There's 0 information given on the website or press release in this regard."

First of all, calm down. We'll get through this together. 

Second: "will transform House of the Redeemer... exclusively 100 guests per night... just feet from the action in a beautifully appointed library which was transported floorb

"All because the cities are getting out of control and no matter the color or the mayor, they can’t maintain any decent conduct under their watch. 

But yes let’s be nice and kind to everyone, while people and property get unlawfully harmed by the innocent perpetrators. Feelings are important. "

If it that was true, why not start with the most violent cities in America? LA and Chicago aren't even in the top 15. This whole thing is all a

"Did anyone else see Bug off broadway 20 something years ago?  It was totally forgettable." 

While I think that we can go back and forth about the quality of the writing in Bug... it's shaken me to my core that someone has described it as "totally forgettable." 

The graphic violence. The lengthy full nudity. The scene change at intermission. The dynamite performance of Shannon Cochran and  the star-making performance of Michael Sh

If you wanna see the show, 154$ seems fairly reasonable. Everything is so expensive I'd gladly pay that to see a swell show. Just last week, I started the early stages of planning my yearly trip to New York over Thanksgiving and I simply can't justify it. Chess and Ragtime tickets are really too high for me to be able to afford it anymore. Our last trip we paid about 200-250$ a ticket for standard seats. For years we were able to get ample discounts for buying so far in advance but th