Stage door age limits
Oct 15
2024, 09:45:00 AM
What a strange comment to make.... when I have gone to stage doors I usually see all ages represented.
Should there be an age limit for broadway shows? If you are past a certain age you can no longer enjoy the show?
If you can enjoy the show, you can also enjoy meeting the actors and getting your playbill signed.
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Little Shop...Who Leads? Anyone know?
Oct 3
2024, 02:05:20 PM
I visited New York specifically to see ABF and Sarah - and I thought they were absolutely perfect in the roles. However, this production is so fun any good actor could nail the part and make it work - that's what is fun about how this show rotates so many performers.
I feel like the parts work best if Seymore is in his 20's and Audrey is in her late 20's / early 30's. (hence my thoughts on why Andrew and Sarah were perfect) but this is theatre - older actors
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A three show day?
Oct 3
2024, 01:57:14 PM
In January I did 2:00 Gutenburg - 4:00 Taping of Stephen Colbert - 7:00 (or 7:30) Hadestown.
It's pretty fun!
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Water for Elephants’ to Close on Broadway, Dec 8th
Oct 3
2024, 01:55:14 PM
I'm glad I saw the show last week when I was in town. There are moments of pure magic combining lighting, set design, circus arts, music, and choreography. Unfortunately for me, in between those moments was one of the worst written shows I've ever seen on Broadway. I really didn't like it and I'm not surprised it is closing.
Now on to the early December closing - I wonder if they have a client ready to move in with a Holiday only show that they k
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DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES Previews
Jan 20
2024, 11:07:37 PM
I attended Tuesday night's performance - I bought tickets for Brian and Kelly and they did not disappoint - simply incredible singers and actors - the best of the best. I also thought the Lighting Design was particularly lovely especially with the water reflections. The set worked well for the show.
The story is both drawn out and rushed at the same time and I definitely don't understand the choice to not have any other characters involved with this show. What
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INTO THE WOODS Reviews
Dec 25
2022, 12:22:15 PM
I saw the show last week and thought it was fantastic. Bought 2nd row center seat online the day of for $210 with tax and fees - was worth every penny. I thought the cast was pretty close to perfect with Delphi Borich on as the US for Little Red and Paul Krepel as the US for Narrator.
Brian, Stephanie, and Joaquina were all 3 simply unbelievably perfect.
I don't research shows much before I buy tickets cause I don't like spoilers so I was a bit su
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Best virtual theatre you've seen this year?
Mar 17
2021, 11:32:26 PM
I loved Rattatouile the musical and I've also really enjoyed Andrew Barth Feldman's "Broadway Who Dunnit" murder mysteries. The ones with Rob Mcclure were insanely good and the latest one with Michael Parks deserves to be made into a movie. (It would be an improv "Best of Show" type of movie but a movie none the less!).
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Beautiful Danny Burstein Essay
Jan 11
2021, 10:49:09 PM
I've only met Danny and Rebecca at stage doors over the years but just in those quick moments, I could tell there was something truly special about both of them.
Obviously, I'm crying, it doesn't seem fair. I know that life isn't fair but this seems particularly unfair.
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Post covid, likelihood of needing a college degree for theatre?
Jan 11
2021, 10:45:37 PM
Can only speak from my own experience but I dropped out of high school and have made a great career out of Lighting Design.. well until Covid but what else is new.
I've done some work as a promoter and producer as well.
It's really all about who you know.
Started in 2005.
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How a Spider-Man musical became a theatrical disaster
Dec 4
2020, 10:59:05 PM
I don't think it was particularly worse than Moulin Rouge. Really fancy sets. Good cast. Should be a good plot. But feels like an empty, hollow, theme park show without the heart and soul of a typical Broadway musical.
I remember it being fine. Moulin Rouge was fine too but I paid $200 for it, which is way too much for a "fine" show. ha.
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I regret not seeing...
Oct 24
2020, 10:24:56 PM
Little Shop of Horrors with Jonathan Groff. I went to see Moulin Rouge on that trip... definitely would have picked Little Shop.
I also wish I could have seen If / Then and Finding Neverland. I never made it up to NYC when those shows were running.
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Handful Of Vegas Shows Reopening
Oct 22
2020, 03:48:02 PM
Piff the Magic Dragon will be opening as well. I saw his matinee show on my last trip to Vegas and was very funny. A smaller show of course but he has a hilarious showgirl that has worked with him for a few years and they have a very fun on-stage personality.
David Copperfield's show will be interesting to see when it reopens, his show usually has SO much audience involvement he may be putting in some different routines. It may be a unique opportunity to see some of his older
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Your Experiences with Rush Tickets?
Sep 28
2020, 10:37:00 PM
On my last trip to broadway, which was October of 2019 I had the following experiences -
Hamilton - went to box office the day I arrived and asked about 1 ticket for that night (Tuesday) or either show on Wednesday. There was nobody in the cancellation line, and he offered me a center orchestra ticket for regular price. $220? or $250? I was very happy tp pay it.
Alladin - Checked the box office about an hour before show, asked about limited view and was offered
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What Was The Worst Musical You Saw
Apr 8
2020, 01:46:03 AM
I'm torn between Spiderman and Moulin Rouge. Spiderman was really bad... but at least had the special effects and an original score. Moulin Rouge.... I loved the cast but I just couldn't stand all the modern pop songs randomly shoe-horned into the show.
But that's me... I LOVED Mary Poppins and saw it many times on Broadway and on tour. I'm wondering which cast people saw that rank it up with the worst... I can't imagine anyone NOT enjoying a performance by Ga
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Coronavirus affecting stagedoors?
Mar 7
2020, 10:55:19 PM
I've been to a decent number of stage doors and I don't think I've ever shaken anyone's hand or otherwise touched them. Just a quick greeting and an autograph. It seems like most cast members just sign playbills pretty quick, I'm not sure what the concern would be.
If an individual Cast member chooses not to go to the stage door, that's perfectly fine. But to to make a rule banning it seems a bit extreme... just remind cast to wash their hands afterwards. <
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Frozen Broadway Updated
Feb 19
2020, 11:04:05 PM
"I did however question the turntable, unless I remembered wrong, I can only recall it being used twice the whole night, once in Monster and again in the finale where the 2 get raised up slightly. Seems like a waste of turntable to me."
I've yet to see Frozen on Broadway, but the "Broadway style musical" playing at Disney's California Adventure uses the turntable several times in some clever way.
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Ideas for in-between shows?
Feb 18
2020, 10:11:24 PM
New York Public Library is free. You can just wander and enjoy the rooms, architecture and exhibits but you can also do some research in whatever subject you are interested in. On my last trip I spent a few hours looking at vintage travel advertisements in one of the research rooms. Of course if the weather is nice, I love relaxing in Bryant Park as well.
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Jordan Fisher—DEH
Jan 29
2020, 11:56:38 AM
Thanks for the review. Glad you enjoyed the show, and that you enjoyed Jordan's performance.
How was Connor Murphy? Alex just left the cast too and I thought he was excellent as Connor. It's a shame you didn't see Andrew's performance... it was truly something special imho. I'm kinda kicking myself for not getting back up to NYC to see it again!
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Rachel Bay Jones to Lead NEXT TO NORMAL at the Kennedy Center
Jan 9
2020, 02:16:53 PM
South Florida said: "I saw what this show did to Alice Ripley, by tour time she was burnt and probably shouldn't have done it. Rachel beat my girl for DEH, I want SJB to play this role if it becomes a revival. I can die happy after that."
I saw Alice in N2N three time. She seemed a bit burnt out the second time I saw the show on Broadway. She was absolutely at 100% when I saw the tour in Charlotte.
It's funny... I was telling someone about Dear E
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$42 tickets to Dear Evan Hansen?
Jan 3
2020, 05:10:28 PM
I got an excellent orchestra ticket at TCKTS for Dear Evan... I think it was $90 but it was a premium seat.. would have been over $200 at the box office.
If you can, see it with Andrew and Alex in the cast.. they are both amazing in their roles. You have a few weeks left
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