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I've never really understood the assertion that the show is too British.  What wouldn't you know if you're American that would be crucial to understanding the show?  We see so many WWII movies (a lot based around the British side of events) and they do just fine at the box office (I'm aware that movies and Broadway are different beasts but still) and there's not any cultural knowledge I can think of that you'd need to know to follow the story (maybe just know

Saw this tonight and it's one of those shows I feel like I was a little lost for most of it but just went along for the ride and fully enjoyed it.  Annie Tippe came out before the show just to say thanks for coming and that they're implementing changes every day so I'd definitely want to come again once the show is frozen to see what they landed on.

The music had a lot of Great Comet tinges in some of the melodies (particularly the Natasha songs) and also the elec

Cabaret marks another time where critics seemed to diverge from word of mouth, and it had a lot of momentum from the London production and still managed to rack up a good number of Tony nominations.  Also, most people probably bought their tickets months ago and I doubt that a few critics would stop them from going (especially since word of mouth is still fairly strong and there seems to be a sort of anti-critic movement on social media, which I suppose is working better for a show like

I think the other part it comes down to is that tourists may not know or care about Bob Fosse as much anymore, and that was basically the main appeal of Dancin', especially when there was no storyline or stars or anything (and I think this revival also got fairly middling reviews from critics).  Illinoise does have a storyline, is based around a fairly successful album, and has Sufjan Stevens's name attached (who has quite a number of fans), and to a slightly lesser degree, Justi

If anything, Illinoise has an actual storyline so I'd say that puts it closer to the "standard" definition of a musical than other revues like Fosse or Jerome Robbins' Broadway (both of which won for Best Musical).  A musical story is told through singing and dancing, and while the dancing is more in focus than other musicals, all the same elements are there.

It's fine to not like the show or say that it wasn't what you expected for a "musical",

The ratings ARE usually pretty dismal but a Tony performance can live on past the telecast and catch on online.  And while shows also do numbers on talk shows and such, usually it's not with full costume and set behind them, and I think there's probably also a certain perception of prestige for just having performed on the Tony Awards.  Some people may not watch the awards themselves but would go down the list of performances just to see if any of them pique their interest.<

Like others have said, intermission is the best time to move.  Especially if you're somewhere like a box seat or side mezz, it can be easy to spot empty seats leading up to intermission and set a goal of moving there.  If it's a seat in your row and you could just scoot down to it, I'd recommend waiting until AT LEAST after the opening number, if not after the second or third songs.  (Sometimes shows will claim they have a no late seating policy and still seat peopl

Friend who rushed recently got side orchestra row G for Appropriate (on a Sunday, showed up over an hour early but was the only one there for a bit and people didn't really start coming til half hour before) and side orchestra around row E for Gatsby (showed up an hour and 40 minutes early and there was already a decent sized line).  She said the view was fine for both shows but did feel like Gatsby would've played better from a slightly more central seat but it was worth the rus