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re: I was talking to folks around me and this included elderly and young folks. 

Elderly? Not meaning to be critical but unless you were talking about very old and infirm people, these were merely senior citizens. Most or all of whom would bristle at being termed "elderly." My own father is 90 and is so active that I wouldn't dream of describing him that way.

No big deal. Just a pet peeve of mine. I was a newspaper reporter and the word "eld

re: The most surprising thing to me in the broadcast was the audience reaction to the video montage—when I saw this in March the audience was stunned and appalled; you could hear the gasps....

I agree. The gasps were very real when I saw it last month, in fact one month ago precisely. The last image had such punch. It didn't come across the same way on TV. Hard to gauge how different the atmosphere may have felt in the theater tonight. They may have been extra-f

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Do not bother the box office. Call Telecharge if you must speak with someone. Or better yet, just leave the matter alone... The "why" is meaningless, and you as a customer aren't owed any justification for why certain seats are priced a certain way....

I am never rude to anyone on these boards and it's beyond me why you chose to be so snarky in your response. I couldn't care less if it's merely a pricing issue. I

Oh, I know. It''s crazy. I typically try to sit one row back from where ticket holders paid anywhere from c. $50-$100 more.

But this particular arrangement is odder than that. I can't remember which other recent show it was, might have been Mincemeat, but there was similar odd pricing in one particular row, with everything surrounding it costing upwards of $30-$40 more.

Guess I could try to call the box office and ask, though I'd be shocked to get an actual

This isn't the first time I've been perplexed by something like this, but I'm finally compelled to ask: Having had my Thursday matinee performance of BOOP! cancelled, I'm looking at other options and noticed that center-mezz row E is selling for $114, even though rows D and F are $139, as are the left and right sections of E.

So why the $25 drop for those center seats? Is there possibly some bank of lights hanging right above that are obstructive? Any answers (or gu

Yeah, I took advantage of the 5 p.m. Thursday matinee of Oh, Mary! on my trip about six weeks ago. That was a last-minute addition. Hadn't realized it was option until I got up to the city that morning. Then saw Operation Mincemeat at 8 p.m.

That's interesting about The Outsiders and Cabaret, both of which I saw last season. I'd been thinking that the variations in schedules in April/May were to make it easier for Tony nominators and voters to catch each new show.

Very bummed to get an email notifying me that Betty Boop's Thursday May 8 matinee — yes, Thursday — has been cancelled, and my ticket refunded.

A Thursday matinee of Gatsby last year was how I was able to cram a sixth show into what would have been a five-show trip.

I still have a couple of open slots but this season is so rich that I've had trouble narrowing down my list. And now I have to decide if one of the remaining slots is going be Boop. I

BenjaminNicholas2 said: "Re: SMASH: Considering Stro hasn'thad a hit in quite some and that this new production isn't getting positive buzz, perhaps it might be prudent for her or her team to keep track of what the boards are saying. There's a lot of good advice to be had here."

Exactly. That was precisely my point in posing the question. The experience and wisdom in the responses her

Was just reading the “Smash” previews thread where, despite a measure of positivity, the critique is mostly critical.

It made me wonder to what extent producers/directors take message board discussions to heart and make meaningful changes. Obviously, shows adapt during the preview run. But I’m specifically curious about changes that any of you attribute to the influence of Broadway World and other theater communities online.

As for Smash, I'm hoping