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I saw this on Wednesday and can't stop thinking about it. Like so many of said, I was skeptical going in, but with the cast and pictures I have seen on Instagram, I decided to get a discount ticket.  What a pure delight. Got me right in the Christmas spirit and I am still thinking about it all today. I told my family to book tickets ASAP.

Even if you aren't a fan of the story, go for the pure artistry. WOW.

It is official - the film is coming back November 15th and 19th! 

bfreak said: "While I may be proven wrong, at this point I do not like this concept. The creatives are good, but the source material relied so much on that one iconic performance, that I feel anyone may feel underwhelming as the lead and the show could be stale. Tootsie I'm fine with, not in love with this project. Wishing for more truly original musicals to come to Broadway."

THAT is my big hesitation.

I agree - I don't hate the team. I guess I was one of the few that truly loved Something Rotten. 

I completely agree. It breaks my heart that the show couldn't last a little longer. It was not given a fair shake, IMHO. And Laura's performance was so surprising. I miss that show - so glad they made it into a Fathom event though.  

The show I am most looking forward to this season - Christopher Sieber and Beth Leavel can sing the Apple iTunes Terms of Service Agreement to me and it would be hilarious. 

GiantsInTheSky2 said: "I can confirm that many of my friends and some coworkers only know/care of The Band’s Visit because of Tony Shalhoub. They are not theater people but really wanted to see him in it."

Same with my friends/family. It surprised me, but anecdotally, I can confirm the same experience. 

Anyone else see this? Been up for 24 hours.

https://twitter.com/JesseKGreen/status/1029874807154909185

Really excited about this!

S394206H said: "Seems Ken Davenport has now taken over the BWW Twitter account- what on Earth is going on with this tweet? I don’t think I’ve ever seen something like this tweeted for another show.
https://twitter.com/broadwayworld/status/1029392886385848321?s=21
(Apologies if the link is static, I’m posting from my phone)"

This is weird. I don't want to vote, but curious what the break down is....

BroadwayConcierge said: "The Observer is negative.

"A sweaty, janky garbage fire."

"Would I rather see an Aerosmith jukebox musical than this “original” rubbish? Hell yes.""

 

You totally buried the lede - “BROADWAY NICKLEBACK”

Double post - excuse me

Nailed it, somecheapfrenchthing. I had all the same thoughts. Except I paid...ugh.

I have very fond memories of this production, though I was not the savvy theatergoer I am now

And?format=auto&width=600 I do vividly recall the jump scare! 

Yes but perhaps you might be in the same boat as many of us that have been marketed to incessantly. I received no less than 3 different emails from “Ken”/GTBBT today and apparently I am duplicate on one of those lists so even though I have already seen the show, I got 6 emails today and it is enough already. I don’t want to keep reliving it! ?? At this point, I am surprised he hasn’t pulled the “raves” from this thread to include in his pull quotes.

Maybe I just have NYMF on the brain because 'tis the season...but this would have been the middle of the pack in any NYMF season.

HoH without a doubt - there is love, charm, old school musical theater comedy, true diversity, and fresh faces. Really pleasantly surprised with how well constructed it was overall too. 

GTBBT on the other hand was 2.5 hours I will never get back.

There are 100 better ways to have done this. Not to mention, there were multiple people that read that and thought "yes. this is something that should go into the paper of record."

Unnecessary. 

Unprofessional. 

Unsubscribing. 

Will someone write the Song of Gettin the Band Back Together? I really want to hear the inside scoop from the “Grundleshotz”....