A STEADY RAIN with Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig to Start Previews Sept. 10 at Schoenfeld Theatre- Page 4

[TalkinLoud]

Posted: 7/12/09 at 12:48am

Now you're all getting me worried.

Whatever, I'll just go at 5 a.m. one morning and get student tickets. That will be early enough (hopefully LOL).

[shh282]

Posted: 7/12/09 at 12:50am

Will the rush for this really be that terrible?

I'll be needing me some Starbucks that day/night.

[TalkinLoud]

Posted: 7/12/09 at 12:55am

I don't know for sure, but I'd imagine that the student rush would be pretty insane for this?

[Plum]

Posted: 7/12/09 at 12:59am

I'm not sure. Student rush obviously tends to be worst for teeny boppery shows, which this...isn't, exactly. But it does star two actors with big followings that include high school and college students.

The ladies who watched BFO 40 times aren't going to be the ones clogging up SRO lines - they can afford to buy tickets repeatedly.

[TalkinLoud]

Posted: 7/12/09 at 1:02am

When I rushed All My Sons, they didn't have student rush, but they had SRO. I don't remember what time we got to the theater though.

[jo]

Posted: 7/12/09 at 1:36am

I suspect that drama students would also show a major interest in this play. The play itself, a two-character gritty and harrowing drama, had gotten very good reviews from the critics of the Chicago production ( although disputed by some theatre fans here and on ATC) but the acting and directing virtuosity was agreed upon as excellent. Contrary to some people's expectations of Hugh and Daniel, they are not simply movie stars ( of mainly action-oriented movies) who want to dabble with the theatre. Both are formally trained in dramatic and classical theatre ( Hugh went to WAAPA in Australia while Daniel attended Guildhall in the UK). They are also fine movie actors. So, presumably the interest will not just be because they are good to look at - but because we may just be surprised by the acting quality that two versatile actors can deliver!

I am looking forward myself to that aspect very much -- even if I had been a repeat patron of "TBFO" and had actually discovered Hugh in London when he was Curly in "Oklahoma!". If you had seen him in the movies Erskineville Kings, The Fountain, and The Prestige, there is much to anticipate about this return to the theatre by Mr. Jackman!

[Plum]

Posted: 7/12/09 at 3:51am

Craig played Joe Pitt in the RNT's original Angels in America way back when. I don't doubt his stage chops.

[yay_gerb]

Posted: 7/12/09 at 9:23am

"When I rushed All My Sons, they didn't have student rush, but
they had SRO. I don't remember what time we got to the theater though. "

do you mean they just didn't have it for that day? because i remember rushing for All My Sons. i got a ticket 6th row center mezz.

[TalkinLoud]

Posted: 7/12/09 at 9:28am

Yes, I meant by the time I got to the BO window, they said they had no student rush for the day.

Sorry, I worded it poorly.

[yay_gerb]

Posted: 7/12/09 at 9:54am

it's cool lol. how many SRO positions is there in the schoenfeld? even tho it's not a teeny bopper musical, what jo said about the drama students will definitely happen. if they set a certain row aside for student rush, i'd guess they will be about 30 cheap tickets avavilable for each show, hopefully more(student rush and SRO).

[TalkinLoud]

Posted: 7/12/09 at 9:58am

I honestly don't remember how many SRO seats there were. 10-15, maybe? I think I remember my friends have 5-6-7, and we were pretty close to the middle.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 7/12/09 at 11:40am

If this is a 2 person show, it would mean 2 actors & 9 producers. Something is wrong with this equation.

One of the producers is Barbara Broccoli daughter on Cubby Broccoli who was half of the producing team that started it all way back when.

[Plum]

Posted: 7/12/09 at 6:34pm

Something is wrong with this equation.

Because big producing teams are weird these days how, exactly?

[Calvin]

Posted: 7/12/09 at 7:13pm

I did rear mezz, too. It's that middle price range that puzzles me. Why pay $20 extra a ticket to sit at best one or two rows in front of the people paying $20 less?

[NYadgal]

Posted: 7/12/09 at 7:21pm

No problem with Telecharge, either. Maybe waiting a bit helped?

I will be at the first preview.
And booked tickets during the run as a birthday present for my mom.

[jo]

Posted: 7/12/09 at 7:41pm

Seating configuration of the Schoenfeld --

Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
236 West 45th Street
Between Broadway and 8th Avenue
New York, NY 10036

Year Built 1917

Seating Capacity 1079 Total
Orchestra 621
Mezzanine 392
Boxes 24
Pit (Add'l) 42
Wheelchair 2
Standing 23

Updated On: 7/12/09 at 07:41 PM

[jeffsam16]

Posted: 7/12/09 at 9:01pm

Rumor has it they sold over $1 mil in tix already. Anyone else hear that?

[Plum]

Posted: 7/12/09 at 9:06pm

Yay first preview! I'll be there too, Addy.

[NYadgal]

Posted: 7/12/09 at 9:29pm

I love that you will be at the first preview, also!
That seems so right!

[lesmis]

Posted: 7/13/09 at 6:16pm

Just got tickets for 11/11 row F

[jo]

Posted: 7/14/09 at 7:46pm

Someone has just posted a new thread about a report from VARIETY that A STEADY RAIN has already posted $3 million in advance ticket sales!

I guess this makes RAIN plays quite popular

[Fan2]

Posted: 7/15/09 at 10:39am

This article is about ticket brokers complaining about no discounts/commissions, but there's also a possible spoiler in it as to the subject matter of the play, so keep that in mind before you click.
NY Post

[JenNYferTheatrical]

Posted: 7/15/09 at 10:48am

Oh my God, I cannot WAIT to see this show. It's going to be incredible.

[jo]

Posted: 7/15/09 at 11:20am

On the other hand, wouldn't restricting group sales orders free up more ticket inventory for individual theatregoers?
Updated On: 7/15/09 at 11:20 AM

[RippedMan]

Posted: 7/15/09 at 6:06pm

This play better be good. I've never even heard of the playwright before.