9/2/21 Reopening Nights Thread — Page 4

gibsons2 said:
Ah, I was waiting for this review! So great to know that Tom delivers as Hades. Did you happen to see any merch? Were there refreshments? I don't know how I'm going to survive five more days til I see Hadestown again."

all the same merch as pre-COVID (shirts, bandanas,etc), but the only newness i noticed was a Reeve Carney solo CD. Bar was open ( the line was uber - long) and had the usual souvenir cups -- bought one just to insure i had something to raise at the encore. Was hoping they'd have pre-signed Playbills for sale for either Broadway Cares or the Actors funny, but they did not

Hope the next few days go quickly for you :)

Updated On: 9/4/21 at 12:07 AM

ageorges3 said: "Any word yet on whether they raised the music for Hades to accommodate Hewitt? From what I know of his other work, it doesn’t seem like he has the same bass range as Page. Raises an interesting question about what will happen to the role in the future - there are so few leading men types on Broadway with bona fide bass voices."

I was there on 9/2 and they didn’t change the key to any of the songs. Hewitt simply sang some parts up the octave. It was pretty seamless. He was very good, but I definitely missed Patrick’s deep voice. It’s just so deliciously evil

onesongglory2 said: "Are they allowing drinks at your seat or only in the lobby?"

Drinks may be brought to your seat

ImAProphet said: "ACL2006 said: "How was entering the theater with ushers checking tickets and vaccination cards?"

I was at Hadestown and it was pretty painless. Someone came down the line as we were waiting and asked us to have our cards and IDs out. As we entered the barricades leading up to the doors there were employees on either side to check our cards. Took about 5 seconds."

Did everyone have to present their actual, printed vaccine card, or did they accept pictures from a mobile phone? I asked Telecharge about this and they said phone pics would be allowed, particularly from patrons visiting from outside NY.

Lot666 said: "ImAProphet said: "ACL2006 said: "How was entering the theater with ushers checking tickets and vaccination cards?"

I was at Hadestown and it was pretty painless. Someone came down the line as we were waiting and asked us to have our cards and IDs out. As we entered the barricades leading up to the doors there were employees on either side to check our cards. Took about 5 seconds."

Did everyone have to present their actual, printedvaccine card, or did they accept pictures from a mobile phone? I asked Telecharge about this and they said phone pics would be allowed, particularly from patrons visiting from outside NY."

I used a photo on my phone for both waitress and Hadestown.

For those with an iPhone, I highly recommend storing your vaccination record into your Notes App. Add a Note and click the camera icon and select “scan document”, your camera will scan the document and decipher exactly what type of doc you’re scanning. It will crop and resize it automatically and allow you to “lock” the document so you need a passcode or facial ID to open it. It automatically names it “COVID-19 Vaccination Card Record”. It’s a MUCH easier way to access quickly as opposed to keeping it in your camera roll and having to search for it through your photos. I assume most places will have no issues with photos of documentation, but I plan to have my physical card at all times just to be safe.

I fly into the City tomorrow morning and will be seeing Hadestown on Friday and Waitress on Saturday. I am so freaking excited and I can barely concentrate on work today.

Question for those who’ve already been to Broadway’s reopening… are 6:00 pm reservations still okay for pre-show dinner? Haven’t made reservations for Friday yet, but my Mom and I have reservations at BUTTER at 6:00pm before Waitress. As a party of 2 it seems like more than enough time and the restaurant allows for an hour and fifteen minutes for our group size… but I know many restaurants have been a lot slower with staffing shortages, etc.