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I enjoyed this a lot, but there was something that I still can't put my finger on that felt just a little "off" about it, like it needs one more reworking but I can't figure out what they should change.  It straddles tone very well, the playfulness and archness of the characters and their line delivery giving way to the truths about their situations (weirdly it reminded me a bit of Prince F in that way).  There are a lot of laughs that carry you through the show, a

I suppose my expectations were tempered by this thread, but I found it really wonderful and came out quite affected by it.  I had first encountered Noah Galvin from his Real O'Neals days and then kind of written him off when he got caught up in the meme-ification of Ben Platt and DEH and all, but I found him quite appealing here and with a good sense of stage presence.  This play overall feels very millennial to me, both in Galvin's character and many of the jokes being made

If you're buying a solo ticket, TodayTix operates on the policy that you can't leave single seats stranded, so if there are two seats together they just won't show it if you're only looking to buy one ticket (since that would leave the second seat as a single seat).  The same principle applies for if you're buying two seats and there are three seats together, etc.

Otherwise, I think TodayTix has some tension butting up against the usual box office players, and

Also just to clarify, you can't really choose your seating, as the butlers (as they're called) kind of direct you to sit in specific spots.  So it just really depends what order you come in.  I think engagement level does help, since some of them aren't always based on seating, and the freak show scene is the "easiest" to manipulate yourself into getting something since you determine where you want to stand (I was able to get a note the second time because no o

I mean everything you're describing is kind of the social media effect.  It's not a big deal on social media if you've seen the show once, so people brag about seeing it multiple times.  Many of those people genuinely enjoy the show and that's fantastic! It shouldn't have any bearing on how you feel about a show, like you aren't "less" of a fan just because you haven't seen the show as many times.  The attention economy is about bigger and

Surprised no one's posted about this but I thought this was an utter delight yesterday.  Emmett O'Hanlon has a gorgeous voice and I hope to see him on stage more in the future, and Micaela Diamond can basically do anything at this point.  Andrew Durand and Jasmine Amy Rogers were both delightful as expected, and so was Ana Gasteyer who really excelled at the dry but knowing delivery.  I thought the chemistry between just about all the actors worked really well, and from

I agree with Kad that I think physical programs should still be provided as an option even if a theater pivots to primarily digital.  But we already have a case study in QR code programs in many theaters off Broadway (CSC, Signature, MCC, just to name a few).  They usually hand out a little cardstock page with the QR code, but it also has information like basic cast list/song list etc, which I think is a decent balance so you can still look up who the performers are during the show

Wasn't the QR code slip a compromise for NOT getting rid of physical Playbills?  I personally don't mind it as much, but I do wish it would be easier to get information at a glance once you're already in the theater.  The cast board is usually in the lobby and sometimes tucked away in a corner so you might not notice it unless you're specifically looking for it.  The process of scanning a QR code and letting a website load is certainly a bit more friction than j