American Utopia on Broadway — Page 2

^ Sure, that's more than reasonable. I was just suggesting the album as a good starting point.

Updated On: 10/11/19 at 03:56 PM

I was inadvertently double-booked for tonight and decided to see this and I'm glad I did.

I've been a Talking Heads/David Byrne fan for 40 years, so I may come at this with bias, but he and the rest of the cast sound incredible and this is a wildly entertaining show.

I'm surprised more people are not talking about this, but seeing the audience tonight, might explain it.

This is the worst behaved audience I have ever seen in a Broadway theater. I'm guessing that many in the audience have never been in a Broadway theater. But,once you accept that this is a concert and not "theater," it's easier to accept the drunk folks, the drugs, the talking, the phones etc.

This is David Byrne's show, but it would be nothing without the uber-talented supporting cast. They sing, they play instruments, they move and they support David Byrne in every way imaginable.

It's a pricey ticket for a misbehaved audience, but if you go, knowing what to expect, the show itself is worth every penny.

uncageg said: "The audience is what is keeping me from seeing this."

If a rowdy, standing, dancing audience, under the influence, is not your thing, it will really frustrate you.

If you can put that aside, it’s a great show.

If you approach it as a concert, it’s typical concert behavior. I went with that approach and had a blast (and i don’t drink or do anything else).

loved every single second of this show. highly recommend - this is a must see

uncageg said: "I may see it after the holidays. I have always been a fan of his music and this show looks like it is excellent. I really do want to see it."

I think you’ll love it.

And, I don’t mean to imply the audience was mean or unpleasant. They just didn’t act as we expect a Broadway audience should.

We were toward the rear of the orchestra on the aisle and I highly recommend an aisle, if you can manage.

The gentleman mid-row in front of us was really into it and started swinging his arms while “dancing” and nearly clobbered the woman seated next to him. I felt a bit safer on the aisle :)

I hope you get to see it. Can’t wait to hear what you think.

Bumping to ask if the way Once In A Lifetime was performed on SNL is the way it was in American Utopia, because it has the feel of a stage presentation.

I agree. The impact is much greater on the broadway stage. I think there were more musicians because the music sounded a little weaker on snl. In the theater, that music gets into your whole body and you can't stop moving around to the beat. Byrne requested that the audience stand and dance during one of the numbers. I didn't stop moving around all night. I'd see that show several more times.