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This is sort of disappointing. These are all great talents but I was hopeful this was going to be filled with Broadway stars the way the West End version was filled with some West End heavy hitters. I sort of don't understand what the point is... but it'll probably be a lovely show. 

"Stereophonic,....but not this new cast."

So... Our Town? Or are you recommending Back to the Future?

 

I saw them do this and thought it was pretty delightful. I will say... seeing all three on stage sort of makes one of them look a good deal less talented than the other two... even as all three are lovely stage presences.

"Much more helpful than simply writing "it's bad" like so many."

Agreed, yea. I really appreciate the description! I don't know why people comment negatively without explanation. 

Imma be honest but the more AKarp2013 talks about the production the better it sounds.

"this is a... overly earnest play..."

No. It's not. 

"its stultifying boring to sit through.. "

No. It's not. I haven't seen this production but I have seen about 15 other productions (a few high school ones) and a good production is funny, interesting, and delightful.

"but because the play is so one note..."

This is a wild assertion. 

Because Romeo is older. It's in the text that way. 

But I agree that it probably doesn't matter that much if the production is not leaning into that. 

While everyone says their show is "going to broadway," Titus Burgess said at his concert in Chicago last night that The Preacher's Wife would play Broadway next year. 

His concert was pretty spectacular. It was more jazz and rock than Broadway, and I think a lot of folks were hoping for a lot more Titus Andromedon (there was none).

Yes! Of course that's true. I've just only ever had trouble with SeatGeek shows. It may actually be Ambassador Theatre Group. Since I think they're behind both Sunsent and Cabaret (and the show I tried to buy last year with similar issues).

Regardless. Bummer. Haha. 

That is an intentionally inflammatory title. But. 

My husband is legally blind and needs to sit in the first few rows or it might as well be an audio recording. In the past we've always bought front row seats way ahead of time and there's been no issue. It used to be that front row seats were "regular" price which we're more than willing to pay. This has changed in the last few years and many shows now price the front row at "premium." 

No intermission is WILD! There's supposed to be two. And it plays beautifully that way.

The book was a little wobbly but goodness gracious did this give me a high for days. If I lived in the area I'd have gone back again and again.

Natalie Venetia Belcon was EXTRAORDINARY.

In Chicago the book wasn't just bad but deadly. The direction, performances, and music were all pretty terrific but it just hung there like a sad, raggedy drug store pinata. You could feel the audience wanting to love it and erupting whenever the music and performers did their thing. I'm not sure adding directors is the move. 

"Also, the punctuation goes inside the quotation marks, a mistake people on here make constantly."

Questions marks don't go inside the quotation marks if the quote is not a question.

The Broadway Gatsby is a nice pop musical that betrays its source material. The ART Gatsby is currently a failed work of art. Hopefully they can make it a success.