Profile for Mike66

LuPita2 said: "No, it's really not. Judging by the popularity of Angels in America last year, I think people make time for brilliant theater. They will spend an entire day seeing an 8 hour show, or devote two days to it if it's worth it."

So here's a hint for you that you may find shocking, since you are obviously always able to do whatever you want.  The rest of us aren't like that.  Some people don't have the time (regardless

pollster2 said: "It was brought to my attention that someone spammed the poll. As a result, I was forced to delete about 70 responses -- all submitted in roughly a minute and with nearly identical results. I see no reason to spam this poll. Thank you to those who have only submitted one ballot."

You should tell us (a) how this changes the results and (b) who was the big benefactor of the spamming.  Seems like a fair punishment that fits the crime... (Sorry, Gilb

Sauja said: "I get that The Prom is holding out for the Tonys and (maybe) the Ryan Murphy Netflix production. And maybe Be More Chill is holding on in the hopes that their numbers will boost when kids are on summer vacation. But real question: can anyone guess why King Kong hasn't pulled the plug? They must be atrophying money, no?"

I'll bet they think it would be embarrassing to close before their awards are received at the Tonys.  "Thanks for the

GavestonPS said: "Dave13 said: "You can use the Broadway grosses tool on this site.

I looked at the last week of each year, which is the holidays.

The earliest is 1984. $31.34
1990 $39.72
2000 $67.73
2010 $99.62
2018 $152.56"

To push it back a few years, I remember paying $16.50 for a top price ticket to ANNIE in 1977. I thought it was outrageous (even before I endured the show)!

In the 1960s, it wasn&

LLW2 said: "Mike66 said: "The written play states specifically that Aunt Maggie Far Away hears Banshees in the final scene."

It says we do too! The stage directions say, "Outside, the Banshees scream. It rises." I don't remember hearing offstage screams, but as others have said, there's a heck of a lot going on in that last minute."

The final page of the play reads (in part):

The sound getting closer.&nbs

PHANTOM.

Looks, it's one of thegreatest showsever, right?

But more to the point, I was 5 when my parents took me to see "Pajama Game" (1955) -- I still remember the 'magic' of it.  The dancing, the movement, 'all those people down there.'  

If you want to start her out with the best, the costumes, the music, and yes, the wonder of the story -- you really cant go wrong.

And, I'll also second the recommendation about LION K

Saw them both last weekend.  

You cant go wrong with either one.

If I had to pick one to see right now, it would be WAVERLY, because Elaine May is fabulous and its closing soon.  I think FERRYMAN will run for quite a while.

To the comments made here -- I agree that the intervals (to move the sets around) in Waverly were annoying at the time, but I forgot them by the next morning, and the performances stayed.  The accents were very difficult in Ferryman -- t

Saw and loved Ferryman this past weekend.  Well, I loved it when I could understand it. The accents were very very hard for me, and I lost a lot of dialogue.

I thought it was me, except that at intermission and leaving the theater, I heard lots of people commenting that they didnt understand this or that -- large chunks of material.

And sitting around after the show and talking with the group that went -- there were a half dozen people who basically heard just parts

Saw Waverly last weekend after seeing the Off Broadway production years ago.  (It's different seeing it at age 40 than at age 60...)

I so very much remember a scene in the hallway that served as the climax between Grandmother and Grandson.  And then the Grandson spoke to the audience with the line "Well, Grandma had gone to pieces, but the pieces were still Grandma."

I've used that  line for decades trying to explain dementia