25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee REVIEWS — Page 3

I loved taboo but I think one of its problems was the theatre. yes it pulled it off in the plymouth but I would much rather have seen it in a different theatre.

the sight lines in the audience are terrible for a musical.

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And what if Brooklyn doesn't close before the Tony deadline...? Is there anywhere else it could conceivably go?

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The Plymouth didn't hurt Jekyll & Hyde at all.

(And actually, Umge, the Cort and the Plymouth are almost exactly the same size. Both are just slightly under 1100 seats, but the Plymouth has a single mezzanine, while the Cort has a mezzanine and a difficult-to-sell balcony).

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Just got a ticket to "Bee" and will say that if you were planning or were on the fence about going - you best get your tush in gear. It's nearly impossible to find a ticket. And no, I'm not shilling... just being sincere about trying to find a seat during the run...

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yeah i have no time to go back and see it again...but it is a wonderful show

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The Helen Hayes would also be a good theatre; too bad it's already taken by Jackie Mason's sure-to-be-awful new show.

Regarding the question of whether Brantley will review the show if it moves to Broadway, if the Times follows its custom, then Brantley will NOT review the show if it transfers. The Times usually takes one of two tactics when an Off Broadway show moves to Broadway:
1. Re-print the initial review (they did this in the case of Proof, among many others)
2. Send the initial reviewer to re-review the show (they did this in the case of Urinetown: Bruce Weber gave his opinion of how it worked in a larger theatre, and in post-9/11 NYC)

My guess is that if "Spelling Bee" moved to Broadway, Isherwood would be sent to review it again. I think they do this because it would be unfair to a show to give it a rave, have that show decide to move to Broadway on the basis of said rave, and then have another critic pan it when it opens on Broadway.

I agree with you that the palace also has terrible sight lines. I just find the plymouth to have pretty bad sight lines. I have sat all over the theatre as well. Brooklyn I was in the fourth row on the left of the house and hated the view. Taboo was towards the back of the theatre on the right and my friend missed 1/2 of the show.

jeckyl and hyde i did sit center orch in the 4th row and did actually like that view.

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Didn't Mason's show last about a week last time? Maybe if it really hurries out again...