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I saw this 2 weeks ago and thought it was one of the best new musicals I’ve seen this year. The music was catchy, the story was (surprisingly) engaging and incredibly touching. The performers were all fantastic (except for one who played the flute). Not sure if it’s a microphone issue or if she just couldn’t project.

Owen22 said: "Ensemble1698878795 said: "Who made you the barometer of Joy's performance? It feels like youzeroed in on her being "mediocre" and wanted to see that reflected in others opinions. Rooting for negative responses about anactors performanceis uber strange. You can say she was not for you and go about your life. Yikes."Everybody on these boards declare in definitives but that hardly makes anyone a barometer on the subject on which they're speaking. And I'm sorry I do get angered when...

I saw it in the middle of preview and absolutely loved it. I thought Audra absolutely nailed the role of grit and determination, and even Gypsy’s transformation seemed believable to me. Similar to other people here who loved it, I had never seen Gypsy before, nor familiar with the story line but I have seen a lot of musicals in the last few years so I’m not new to the genre. The comments here all made me questions if I was seeing the same show as everyone else here.It seems rather surprising ...

I was in center E orchestra. At first I was very worried that I would miss the actions given how high the stage was, but I was able to see everything. After the shipwreck I thought it’s quite clever to have the mirror above the lifeboat. I felt very immersed being so close to action. Would not hesitate to sit there again.

corninthesky said: "Has the book changed much since London? As I read reviews between here and Reddit, it seems like the biggest complaint is the book. Funny how the book was raved in London. Also interesting that they list this as 2:30 runtime on the website but people are saying it runs about 2:45. Are they throwing the kitchen sink to see what lands and have major cuts coming?"What's the runtime now? I don't see it on the show or ticketing website, but online says either 2 hour and 10 mins...

CreatureKitchen said: "Also, not being snarky but genuinely asking: was the word of mouthbetween Sunset and Cabaret that different? Before it opened, I remember it getting absolutely glowing wom both her and on Reddit. I spend more time on Reddit, so I may have missed some discourse here, but most of the wom was that it was mindblowing and the hot show of the season. I didn't start to see naysayers really come out of the woodwork in force until the reviews came out."I don't remember ever hear...

I saw it this afternoon too. Truly excellent. Funny storytelling with great acting all around.

incomesabby said: "I do hope the production can find an audience, and I wonder why it's not..."I listened to the released songs and they just don’t sound very catchy. I got my tix for the first week after preview since I don’t think it will last.

I had seat J26 at the Savoy and had perfect view of the screen despite being far to the side. The screen is pretty high so I would want to make sure the top is not cut off by the overhang from the balcony if you are in the back of mezzanine.

220Basswood said: "Hello. When I saw Glen Close in this show I thought it didn't have much of a set. It was a good show and I still recall her telling my mother and I after the show about her dog. Someone said the new production is "stripped down" so I am wondering if anyone knows what the sets will look like. The last production seemed like it had a stripped down set so I am wondering if the new one is(1) "stripped down" compared to the last one, which would mean there isn't a set or (2) it ...

How is the tour? I missed it when it stopped by Philly. But my Broadway friends saw it and said it was the most boring show they’ve ever seen and regretted staying for the second act. They said there was no chemistry and no one was memorable. I was surprised since I saw it twice with Lea and it was thrilling. The songs and the vocal made the time go by so quickly. I’ve only heard amazing things about Katerina so I’m very confused.

Looking at the seat map. What would people recommend? For the same price, would you recommend orchestra or runway? The cheaper seats are on the side of rows K15-16 and L12-13 or EE 125-127. Are the views okay or should I spend more and move closer? Thank you!

HunterK said: "Good evening all,Does anyone know if there are updates or new codes for:OH MARYSTEROPHONICONCE UPON A MATTRESSI thank you so much in advance for any help! Trying to buy tickets for mid August.Have a great weekend!"The partial view side orchestra seats for Stereophonic are available for $60 in August. Based on the photos and posts here, they aren’t too bad.

I’m glad many of the unknowns in the cast are getting a fan following. The crowd has been huge since the previews and skews young. It think being younger (cast) and new to broadway helps with the stage door energy. They were def so excited just being there and took quite some time with the audience.I think Gatsby stagedoor maybe slightly larger. JJ and Eva are also very gracious and generous with their time.

OhHiii said: "Phillyguy said: "I'm looking at the seat map for multiple dates during the preview and it seems that all the front orchestra seats are unavailable. Do you think they are already sold out or if some are held back to be released later?Trying to decide if I need to pull the trigger on the remaining seats or wait."The front rows won’t be put on sale until the set is loaded in and they have a sense of the stage height will be such that they have to sell them as a sort of partial view...

I'm looking at the seat map for multiple dates during the preview and it seems that all the front orchestra seats are unavailable. Do you think they are already sold out or if some are held back to be released later? Trying to decide if I need to pull the trigger on the remaining seats or wait.

Interesting that you feel this way. I saw this in Chicago recently and I thought it feels surprisingly relevant despite how old the book was. You don’t think women having to resort to underground abortion is relevant?

I was not shocked Outsiders won based on the NYT polls and the amount of dislike here for HK, which was my personal pick from this season. I thought the sound quality from the performances were just awful. Last year, only &Juliet had major sound issues. This year, I thought most had terrible sound problem. The camerawork also seemed bizarre. If I had not seen these shows in person, I’m not sure if I would want to see them based on the clips.

Wow. Outsiders!