broadfan327 said: "Would I be able to follow what is going on if I never read the books nor seen the movies?"
I haven't seen this play, but I have read all of the books and seen all of the movies multiple times. From the plot description of the play on Wikipedia, I expect you would be fairly lost for most of the time. These characters and stories were created in their own unique "canon", and there will be innumerable references that will mean nothing to you.
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A user on instagram has a photo of the inside of the lyric. The auditorium. It really looks beautiful! They’ve done such a good job! You can look for it;
DrewJoseph said: "A user on instagram has a photo of the inside of the lyric. The auditorium. It really looks beautiful! They’ve done such a good job! You can look for it;
User; nancybonyc"
Although I haven't been in that theater in a very long time, it doesn't "look" like anything special had been done to it (it is definitely a wider theater than the Palace in London). I would have thought that they would have tried to blend it in more with the show, but then again maybe the picture just isn't picking up on it.
Can someone going tonight please give us a seat report? Are they actually NEW seats -- as in -- are they 2018-human-sized and not 1910s-human-sized? Legroom? I'm in DC row A and sometimes those rows can be knee-killers. Tnx! :)
pdjennings, If you look towards the left side of the first photo of Concierge's post, you can see the space legroom looks plentiful (in the case of Broadway houses, that is). I'm in Row F all the way to the side in the right Orchestra. A little worried, but the stage is very open so that puts me at ease.
LesWickedly said: "pdjennings, If you look towardsthe left side of the first photo of Concierge's post, you can see the space legroom looks plentiful (in the case of Broadway houses, that is). I'm in Row F all the way to the side in the right Orchestra. A little worried, but the stage is very open so that puts me at ease."
It's not like they could "narrow the auditorium, so normal-sized seats and a wider set is really the least they could have done if their intent was to shrink the number of seats. Especially considering they added rows to the mezzanine, something that would not have been needed if they only removed seats. So they will hopefully be roomy and comfortable!
However, I still think they should have put this in the Shubert or Hirschfeld.
The Lyric is now owned by the Ambassador group from London. Sonia Freidman has had a long relationship with them. Major concessions were made between them so this was a better arrangement for all parties. They are settling in for a looooooong run.
Actually, they did narrow the theatre. There was a post on instagram where you could see a giant metal frame inside the already existing auditorium. And they lowered the ceiling as well.
If anyone would be so kind, I’m sure we’d all appreciate the standard reports on merch, Playbill billing, etc. Also love to know who’s playing some of the...unlisted characters. Thanks in advance!
As a former employee in that theatre, I can tell you just based on a few pictures alone, the changes are incredibly extensive, and gasp-inducing gorgeous. You can easily see the new ceiling in the auditorium, the addition of the extra rows to the front of the dress circle, and a complete restructuring of the boxes (they're so British in style now).
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