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springwillcome said: "Well, obviously I'm biased. But everyone I've spoken to had extremely positive WOM, which is why I saw this show in the first place. Most (of course not all) press I've seen is positive. I gone 4 times with friends as well as convinced 5 other friends to go on their own, and every single one loved it with one person only liking it. Obviously that's not a majority or representation of the general population, but I can see where one would feel

HD1313 said: "..I had a similar situation when I went to see Fun Home and Emily Skeggs and Michaeal Cerveris were both out, and returned...the day after I saw the show...very frustrating. It happens, but nonetheless, frustrating. I hope that you can sort out a way to see Ben in the role before he leaves. He truly is fantastic.

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Are you seriously comparing the absence of Emily Skeggs and Michael Cerveris to that of Ben Platt in one of the most lauded performan

Eliza2 said: "Malka2 said: "Just saw both of these shows for the first time this week (Bandstand at Sunday matinee, Groundhog Day last night) and neither was what I expected from the promotions/chatter I've seen.


I expected Bandstand to be a fairly light and fun swing dancing show, instead I cried through almost half the show as Corey Cott left everything on the stage portraying the unseen pain of returning vets.... So powerful.


And Grou

AC126748 said: "10086Sundays said: "DEH says that, but when I saw it, they brought in latecomers.  This was second row center orchestra, they were an older couple who slow moving and kept loudly apologizing for being late while everyone moved so they could take their seats.  This happened while Evan is in the computer lab at the beginning writing the letter.  So aggravating.

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Same, unfortunately. I've seen the show three ti

I've seen DEH 9 times, going back to its run at Second Stage, and Groundhog Day 5 times. Obviously, I love both shows and have seen both (again) in the past 2 weeks.  If I were a Tony voter and had only seen the most recent performances of each, I would give my vote to Andy Karl.  Ben Platt seems to have fallen back on some bad habits, e.g., overplaying the twitchiness and, as someone said above, going for the showier emotion rather than the more subtle moments.  I don

CT2NYC said: "I saw the show this past Wednesday matinee, 5/10. He was in, and an usher at the theatre confirmed that he's back to 8 shows a week. He wears a knee brace, which is humorously featured during the scene with the fur coat. Some have said that he might be on a full schedule just until the Tonys, but he strikes me as a dedicated performer with a great work ethic who wants to do the job for which he was hired. Like Judy, I assume that he's back for good, ba

There is also a stark difference between "It Get's Better" and "You Will Be Found": "It Gets Better" is based on people's real experiences, spoken by those people as an encouragement to others.  "You Will Be Found" is based on Evan's fabrication of Connor's life, a way for Evan to falsely speak for Connor in order to exploit Connor's death.  Remember, Evan's subconscious manifes

The book isn't flawed because Evan is a flawed character. As you say, that's what makes characters interesting. The book is flawed because it comes to unearned conclusions and has the characters act in unrealistic ways. Evan didn't do any good by spreading messages like "You Will Be Found" on social media, and in fact I would argue that he did a great deal of harm. Connor wasn't found, and there is no guarantee that any lost or unstable person in Conno

Daddy Warbucks said: "Curious to see how the attendance numbers will be affected by the reviews which were, despite the Times review, a bit all over the map. Watching the early box office numbers from previews, I still think this one is review-proof and Tony-proof. I think a rave can give an unknown quantity a big boost (though not always), a show like Anastasia already has such a built in and fanatical fan base: 1) teenage girls, 2) their parents who knew the movie wh

muscle23ftl said: "ArtMan said: "Ticketmaster has recently changed their map/seat function for at least concerts.  I'm finding it harder to find the option of which seats are available (on the map) for upcoming concerts.  As far as which one I prefer I would say Telecharge.  Their fees are not as high and their customer service, on average, is better than Ticketmaster.

 

Their fees are about the same though, I prefer to buy

Saw it tonight for the 3rd time; Andy was on and he was as terrific as the first 2 times I saw him.  He's wearing a brace (shin to mid-thigh) on his left leg but, honestly, it would otherwise have been impossible to know he'd suffered an injury.  Granted, my memory is not the greatest, but I didn't notice any changes  other than the elimination of that leapfrog move which originally caused his injury.  He moved very well and didn't show any eviden

Sondheimite said: "
It's a stick and play role:  you can stick anyone who can sing/dance the role into the part of Phil and they can play it without any different to the material.  I would bet that over 99% of audiences won't care or notice the difference in Andy Karl not being there. 

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Doesn't that depend on the reviews?  The only reason audiences care about seeing Ben Platt in DEH is because he's gotte