Profile for Sally Burns

Sorry, I was referring to the original production not having a Mormon (not the subsequent revival/tour).

ImAProphet said: "When does the slap happen? Having never seen the tour I'm trying to think of a moment where it would be appropriate..."When Raoul decides that Christine should agree to star in Don Juan Triumphant to give them the opportunity to capture the Phantom.

Esther said: "He said the same thing re: VW at Symphony Space last week at a book reading/interview they had in conjunction to their joint memoir being published,"The Curran in SF had free tickets when they were in town for their book tour last weekend and I had to miss it because I was out of town. So jealous you got to see them!

I saw the Phantom tour in SF last month too and I was disappointed as well. I understand that changes have to be made for tours, but it felt like some of the choices they made had nothing to do with that. For example, Christine's dress in Masquerade was just a pink and purple satin corset with a skirt. It's similar to what's used in the current Broadway version but without any rhinestones, stars, or other adornment. So many of the other costumes in the production are blinged out to the max so...

Fosse76 said: "My quibble with this revival remains to be the the many lyric changes, most of which are pedestrian, and the horrendous new song for Ellen. I actually thought the physical production was pretty good. Definitely grittier than its predecessor design from the non-Equity tour fromthe beginning of this century."I didn't like all of the changes to the lyrics either. The last time I saw this show was in 1998 during the second national tour but I still noticed all of the changes to the...

antonijan said: "Was there a Mormon missionary in the previous productions?"I don't think so, but if there was, it certainly wasn't a Book of Mormon-ish type Mormon who said, "HELLO!"

angoradebs said: "Does anybody know for sure where the lottery seats are for Cleveland? Are they in the front row? I'm driving up Saturday to see the Sunday matinee, and I'm thinking of trying the lottery for the Saturday evening performance.I know chances of winning are super super super super slim, but I'm not even going to bother if they are, like, last row of balcony or something."I don't know where the lottery seats in Cleveland are, but in SF they were whatever random seats they had lef...

Bwayfan292 said:"Is there going to be a third tour? Or is there already one? On equity auditions they are calling for ensemble parts for the Peggy tour"hamiltonstradition said:The Puerto Rico company.OTHER DATESFirst Rehearsal in NYC: November 12, 2018First Rehearsal Puerto Rico: o/a December 26, 2018First Performance in Puerto Rico: January 8, 2019"Call_me_jorge said:"Is that going to be it’s own production or just a stop on a tour? The initial press release I read it as the latter"dmwnc1959...

Kitsune said: I haven't seen Les Mis in probably 15 years, and it is among my favorite musicals. Unfortunately I'm not seeing any Goldstar discounts for the SF run, and the rush has been very hard so far.Would you say this production is worth shelling out $100+ for? Trying to decide if I would be willing to pay full price."I agree with Babe_Williams - it really depends how much you love Les Mis and how okay you are with the changes. I paid $95 for center orchestra seats when they went on sale...

Jallenc32 said: "Caught the show in Philly last night. Holy backphrasing Batman. I don't know if Javert ever sung two lines in a row as written. The show has devolved into cartoon (something that's been happening for years now), but I've never seen it played this badly & broadly on a major tour.Also the new tour orchestrations were horrible. Incredibly synth heavy with a weird piano solo in On My Own. I'm actually wondering if a couple players were out and they couldn't get subs in time. They...

Miles2Go2 said: "she was second guessing herself after her Facebook friend was bragging about how easy it is to win lottery tix. I already mentioned the possibility that these might be box seats, but she doesn’t think they are. I think it’s best I zip my lip unless she asks. She’ll just make herself miserable worrying if I say more. The reality is there are perks to box seats: great leg room and she’ll have greater appreciation of the set design (center stage anyway) than her lottery-winning ...

dmwnc1959 said: "Sally Burns said: "Yay, can't wait to hear what you think about the two different casts!Just to give you an idea of the vastly different photo op situations..."GREAT pictures.It’ll be interesting to see how the two different theaters handle the exterior “Hamilton”signage, and whether it will be as extensive as that. I can only pray. The two shows I’m seeing are approximatelyfive months apart, with seven other shows in between them, so hopefullyI can remember the first cast we...

dmwnc1959 said: "^ ^ ^ Thank you for all of this. I’m seeing the show twice, once each at the State Theater Playhouse Square (Cleveland) and the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts (Pittsburgh). I’ve never been to the former, but the latter only has one area where they sell souvenirs, albeit like with “WICKED”, it may be several booths end to end to end and cover a much larger area.I always arrive before the street doors open so that I can get inside early and scope out the merchandise. I’...

dmwnc1959 said: "In regards to the show's playlist, when does Act 1end, and what song starts Act 2? Just want to get an idea, that when I am sitting at the show, when to anticipate a dash off to the souvenir stand and restrooms. Thanks!:)"My recommendation: when you enter the venue, ask the ticket taker at the door where the merch booths are. I have seen Hamilton in three different cities and they almost always have more than one location. The one closest to the entrance usually has the longe...

Steve C. said: "It's nice to see there are other fans of (not only) Corey Cott, but his hairy chest ! Normally, we have to shave all the hair from certain places for certain roles. I wonder if, when "Bandstand" tours if one of the requirements for "Donny" will be "must have hairy chest"!! Ha-a! At least we can enjoy his for now!"I agree that it was nice to see an actor who wasn't waxed within an inch of his life and as hairless as a plastic Ken doll!

I really wanted to like Soft Power, mostly because of all the things that it is NOT. It's not a jukebox musical. It's not a revival. It's not a movie being made into a musical. It feels like those categories cover 90% of the musicals that have come out in recent years.On top of that, the creative team has multiple Tonys so I had pretty high expectations for the book/music/direction/overall show.The cast was really great. Everyone from Conrad Ricamora to the ensemble was clearly talented.And t...

MarkBearSF said: "I'm glad to hear that they addressed the bathroom problem. That theater needs so much work to live up to its potential. The brown painted walls are so DRAB, and the huge outer lobby, with the stairs to the mezz really needs to be reconfigured to expand the cramped orchestra lobby to encompass the stairs and some of that space."I agree.The bathroom situation was pretty dismal and the lobby space is so small and not used well. I really hope they found a way to make things bett...

Sho-Tunes-R-Us said: "A major lapses of the synapsefor me, Sally Burns. I have re-edited my original post re the theatres. Thanks for bring it to my attention."No worries! I've had much worse brain farts!

adamgreer said: "I hope AMC refunded all of your tickets for that hassle!"They gave us movie passes and made sure to tell us that we could use them for anything including Dolby movies that cost $22, but considering that we paid $18 per ticket, it's not as impressive as I think they wanted it to be.I feel bad complaining because I just wanted to enjoy seeing Bandstand but the whole experience was frustrating from beginning (even before I bought the tickets) to the end (or lack thereof since we...

I originally wanted to see this on Thursday night but for some reason, the Fathom website would only let me buy tickets for the Monday night show. The Thursday show was listed but when I tried to click on the ticket link, I got a message that said the theater was still setting up ticketing and to check back later. I was afraid that this meant they were not going to do the Thursday show so I just bought tickets to the Monday show. I kept checking to see if tickets were available for Thursday a...