Off Broadway?
Off Broadway?
#1Off Broadway?
Posted: 5/10/09 at 8:59pm
So, I was looking at a list of current off Broadway shows and I realized that besides the two that I've seen (Altar Boyz and Rooms) I haven't really heard much about any of them.
Seeing shows like In the Heights and Next to Normal off Broadway made me realize that some of them can be really, really, incredible and that I shouldn't put them last on my priority list, however, I have no idea which would be worth investing in.
Any suggestions would be amazing (plus brief descriptions or the type of crowd you think it appeals to if you have the time would be beneficial to everyone, I think)
Thanks
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#2re: Off Broadway?
Posted: 5/10/09 at 9:50pmI saw Marvelouse Wonderettes when I was in town. I am 21 and I loved it but I noticed the crowd was a bit older. Its cute, not ground breaking but was a fun night at the theatre.
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#2re: Off Broadway?
Posted: 5/10/09 at 9:58pm
Off-Broadway is amazing! They're smaller, more intimate venues and the pieces are more generally "out there".
I've seen Altar Boyz and The Marvelous Wonderettes and I saw Saved! when it was playing.
I'm really curious to see The Toxic Avenger and Happiness.
Sorry this post wasn't more useful.
Updated On: 5/10/09 at 09:58 PM
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#3re: Off Broadway?
Posted: 5/10/09 at 10:02pm
Fuerzabruta is a fabulous piece of performance art. I would say teens through middle age would love it.
I'm dying to see Toxic Avenger as well.
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#4re: Off Broadway?
Posted: 5/10/09 at 10:03pmSee RUINED. The best new play of the year. See it, see it, see it.
#5re: Off Broadway?
Posted: 5/10/09 at 10:26pmSee Everyday Rapture before it closes at the end of the month. And Wonderettes of course.
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#6re: Off Broadway?
Posted: 5/10/09 at 10:30pm
MARVELOUS WONDERETTES was hands down one of the most excruciating jukebox experiences I have ever had in a theatre.
Just DREADFUL!
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-Kad
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-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
#7re: Off Broadway?
Posted: 5/10/09 at 10:33pmAlmost every jukebox experience is like that, Foster.
I'm a professional. Whenever something goes wrong on stage, I know how to handle it so no one ever remembers. I flash my %#$&.
"Jayne just sat there while Gina flailed around the stage like an idiot."
#8re: Off Broadway?
Posted: 5/10/09 at 10:34pmI enjoyed JERSEY BOYS and XANADU very much.
"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
#9re: Off Broadway?
Posted: 5/10/09 at 10:36pmXanadu could be considered half a jukebox though, right?
I'm a professional. Whenever something goes wrong on stage, I know how to handle it so no one ever remembers. I flash my %#$&.
"Jayne just sat there while Gina flailed around the stage like an idiot."
#10re: Off Broadway?
Posted: 5/10/09 at 10:38pmI suppose. My point is that shows like JERSEY BOYS and XANADU have a worthwhile book stringing the songs together. Hell, even MAMMA MIA has a decent story stringing all of those Abba songs together. The book for WONDERETTES is practically non-existent.
"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
#11re: Off Broadway?
Posted: 5/10/09 at 10:39pmThe Marvelous Wonderettes was excellent...I loved it. I would also recommmend Happiness.
#12re: Off Broadway?
Posted: 5/10/09 at 11:01pm
I love it when people "discover" off-Broadway!
I've seen STUFF HAPPENS, EURYDICE, FORBIDDEN BROADWAY, DEAD MAN'S CELL PHONE, SAVED!, NEXT TO NORMAL, and maybe another one or two I can't remember. Not really a long list, but it will grow once I move to the city.
The simple difference between Broadway and off-Broadway, other than the house count, is that Broadway shows tend to me more commercial (drawing big names, recognizable titles, etc.). The quality of theatre is the same: a crapshoot.
I would have LOVED to have seen shows in both their off-Broadway and Broadway productions. NEXT TO NORMAL will be the first this has happened, for me. But I would have LOVED to have seen the off-Broadway productions of RENT, URINETOWN, AVENUE Q, GREY GARDENS, SPRING AWAKENING, IN THE HEIGHTS, etc.
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