Profile for jcdenton08

Thanks for the replies DAY THREE: - Monday 16th February 2009 Headed for the Statue of Liberty on the "1" train.. arrived at 9.15am and was told all tickets for the Statue and museum had been sold for the day, and there would be a two and a half hour wait for a ferry to the island. We left. We paid our respects at Ground Zero, and I spent a full hour in tears in the museum. Harrowing. The day was centered around our evening entertainment which was; Katie Thompson + Special Guests, Birdland Ja...

Hi all! Some of you may remember giving me advice before my trip about NYC and in particular ticketing. To all those who helped out, I just wanted to say thank you. Your advice proved valuable to us, and really helped us get the most out of our vacation. Here is a long and detailed review of our holiday including all the shows we took in, and the casts etc. I am not biased to any actor or show (unless I say otherwise) so I guess you'll have to take me on my word at what I say. I do not mean t...

You're quite right of course, what ho!

It's okay and all sorted now everybody. I think we made the most full itinery known to mankind! lol Thanks for all the recommendations - I am not adversed to seeing a play FWIW - it's more a case of wanting to do the whole "tourist thing", and sitting down for a serious play might bring down our spirits a bit, when we want to be running around like crazy. I found a couple of absolute *gems* to fill the empty nights!

Thanks for the tips. I took your advice and checked out those websites, theatremania, broadwaybox and playbill.com - I've seen the 39 steps in London so I'll pass on that. I've pretty much decided on Shrek but they are only offering Row Y (very back row) in the very left hand side seats for $80.00 each plus $18 booking fees.. think I'll try TKTS instead!

Thank you everyone once again for such helpful, positive responses :) I just remember we actually got Phantom at half-price using a ticket offer so I don't feel so bad now.. Wicked it seems I actually got very good seats - albeit at the full price. It's only TLM which I've been stung with.. I just need to find a way to try and fix it. Any ideas?

Thank you both I have a few more questions.. 5) Are seats at TKTS sold front to back as in London? 6) How long has Little Mermaid been at TKTS since opening? I was (somehow) under the impression it was doing as good business as the likes of Wicked and Jersey Boys! Will the theatre be anywhere near full on Sunday? I was thinking if some of the front of the stalls are empty if I should try and ask for an upgrade closer, or sneak forward at the interval?

Hi, I am a first time visitor to Broadway from the UK, visiting with my partner for 5 days. Further to my other posts, some other questions have arisen. I know these must seem terribly simplistic to those experienced theatregoers, but it seems the ticket situation on Broadway is *completely* different to the West End and the rest of Europe, and I would really appreciate some honest, simple answers to a few questions, if at all possible? 1) Can somebody please explain to me what "Student Rush"...

I withdraw my post.

Hmm, so do you think it was a mistake to book three shows in advance? Little Mermaid we paid $262.60 including Ticketmaster (scam) fees for two mediocre seats about 14 rows back in the orchestra.. but apparently it would've been better waiting, saving myself $130.00 and getting them on the day! Same for Phantom - got tickets in side orchestra full price.. could've saved another $100.00! Lesson learned.

Hang on... Looking at the TKTS website is very confusing. It implies that half price (50%) tickets are available for Little Mermaid, Shrek etc - even for a Saturday night! That can't be right - I thought the likes of Little Mermaid, Phantom and to a lesser extent Shrek were always full in advance for busier nights?!

Hi, thanks for the reply re: TKTS. My question was just as with the first post; I am trying to get an e-mail address for the Lunt-Fontanne theatre, or ideally for the Company Manager? Thanks, JC

Hi guys! I am travelling from the UK to visit NY, arriving this Saturday (14th). I have two questions I hoped you might help me with; 1) Arriving Saturday afternoon, what kind of availability is there left at TKTS for Saturday night, in your experience? We already have Little Mermaid booked for Sunday, Phantom for Tuesday, and Wicked for Wednesday, but are trying to squeeze one more in! 2) I am trying to contact the Company Manager at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre re: a letter I sent a few weeks ...

Hence "studio" recording, not "original cast recording".. in the biz, the term studio recording refers to any professionally produced (non-bootleg) recording made with the *consent* of the copyright owner, but not necessarily the express endorsement. In this case it's a studio concept recording produced and sent out to try and convince backers to part with their money.. Other examples of this include the Les Miserables original French concept album, the Chess concept album.. The OLC of Evita ...

My opinion, as a rule of thumb most DANCE-intensive shows go badly downhill after the first cast-change. This is due to original cast being choreographed and directed in by the original production team.. the second cast are then basically told to do what the first cast did, and so the quality depreciates with each week that passes, the steps get looser and looser before you end up a horrible Chicago-shaped mess Spamalot in London during previews and the first few months, compared to third cas...

Of the three I've seen live AKA actually at the theatre, Sarah Earnshaw was the best, as first cover for Helen Dallimore. She wasn't perfect, but was miles better than the other two. Helen Dallimore (funny acting, bad singing), Dianne Pilkington (horrible, horrible put-on voice) As for everyone else, Kristin set the bar rediculously high - but I still have time for Megan Hilty who I think is also excellent in the role

"First Katie Holmes and now this? Yuck." Erm, I don't think the two are actually a fair comparison in my opinion. Julia Stiles is a recognised, albeit fairly limited, stage actress, who takes her work very seriously. Having read through all the posts regarding this, it seems to me only one person actually saw her in the play in London? In my opinion this does not need to be revived, not because it isn't a fantastic piece of writing, as well as some of Mamet's best, but because it has been don...

Becky and I are both huge Evita fans, and own every cast recording, as well as other recordings.. I've only actually seen two different professional productions live, the current U.K tour and the 2006 London Revival.. so the easiest way is to list my favourite people in the roles; Evita - Elena Roger (Amazing live, doesn't work on the rushed CD, therefore either Madonna or Julie Covington) Che - Antonio Banderas or David Essex Peron - Jonathan Pryce or Philip Quast The best overall album, wit...

Thanks I saw her actually in London as MP and in Chitty.. she's very good, if anybody else is reading this!