ALEX EDELMAN: JUST FOR US Previews

The comedian Alex Edelman starts delivering the punchlines tomorrow (June 22) at the Hudson Theatre, where his one-man show Just for Us begins a quick preview period. This summer engagement officially opens on June 26 and is currently set to conclude on August 19. Just for Us is written by Edelman and directed by the late Adam Brace, who passed in late April.

“In the wake of a string of anti-Semitic threats pointed in his direction online, standup comic Edelman decides to go straight to the source; specifically, Queens, where he covertly attends a meeting of White Nationalists and comes face-to-face with the people behind the keyboards. What happens next forms the backbone of the shockingly relevant, utterly hilarious, and only moderately perspirant stories that comprise Just for Us.”

Who’s going?

I thought is was an OK (B/B+) show in London, but yes, his constant frantic pacing around the stage was a major distraction.

DOA. 

BorisTomashevsky said: "DOA."

It's a limited run that probably has the lowest capitalization of any show post-pandemic. No development, no casting, no set, just the typical costs (rental, tech, advertising, etc.) and a single stool. 

It also has great word of mouth among the UWS/UES Jewish crowd. The biggest issue it'll actually face is that a lot of those people have seen it already. 

bholtzinger544 said: "It has a very small set done by David Korins, there's some photos on their insta story. Looks like they made a small proscenium for the back of the stage with a black backdrop and then back stage wall is exposed behind the small proscenium."

I wonder which set was more difficult for Korins, this one or Here Lies Love? 

I mean if Birbiglia has problems selling, but from what I heard this has a like 2 million cap so even if it only plays to 50% every week it should do fine, if anything is just makes the eventual sale of the special to Netflix or whoever worth more

Did anyone go tonight?

I saw the show tonight and found it very funny! I haven’t laughed that much in a while. Yeah it has a very specific audience, he basically says it’s aimed towards UWS Jews, so I don’t know how it would play to those who aren’t familiar with all his references. But I thought it was great!

Can't imagine they will be much different then they were off-broadway?

Also Alex Timbers is now the show's "Creative Consultant" a.k.a the replacement director for Adam Brace who passed a few weeks ago.