Angels Taking the Simon for 18 Weeks! — Page 3

God knows how much I want to relieve the amazing 8 hours I spent with this production. I hope the Simon can serve the piece right, since the sense of epicness the London production evoked partly came from the sheer scale of the huge stage that Lyttleton has. During the performance I attended, Prior's final speech was disturbed by a very "havenly" call, which I sincerely hope the Broadway audience won't reprise. 

Can someone explain what the schedule might look like with the plays running on the same day?   

haterobics said: "BroadwayBrat said: "Can someone explain what the schedule might look like with the plays running on the same day?"

This was the UK schedule:https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/sites/default/files/ntgds_ec_angels_in_america_schedule_060117_v2.pdf"

Thanks!  

 

Perfect production.

If Lane goes supporting then this show is winning Actor, Featured Actor and Featured Actress.

There's no way Garfield doesn't win EVERYTHING for his prior. He was perfection, not even Lane can beat him.

Matt Bomer as Joe?

Bobby steggart?

Such thrilling news 

Hopefully scheduling will be more coherent than NT run. The final performances were a two-show day on a Saturday. And Millenium Approaches was done on the preceding Friday night, meaning that audience would've had no chance to see Perestroika!

Also no competition between this and Cursed Child. The length of AiA makes the experience so rich and worthwhile. Whereas the length of Cursed Child is a cash grab IMO (and I say that as a Potter fan). Could easily have been just one show and consequently half the ticket price - I hope people see through it.

I was very lucky to see this and Harry Potter on 2 play days on my recent (actually my only) trip to London. I just have a feeling like I will be priced out of these productions. If I had to choose between the two then Angels would win by a landslide. I think I came out of the NT with a glazed look on my face and I still can't articulate how incredible it was.

AllThatJazz2 said: "Just how expensive are people thinking this is going to run? (Ballpark, I understand the pricing structure hasn't been released yet). How did London do it? Buying tickets separately for each play, or was there an option to buytogether for the 2-play dates?"

The NT prices were 

Friday and Saturday evenings
£65, £56, £46, £31, £18

 

Two-Play: combined ticket days*
Weekdays: £130, £120, £104, £82, £58, £30
Saturday: £130, £125, £108, £87, £60, £33

 

£130 is roughy $170
 

Callum_brown1 said: "Hopefully scheduling will be more coherent than NT run. The final performances were a two-show day on a Saturday. And Millenium Approaches was done on the preceding Friday night, meaning that audience would've had no chance to see Perestroika!"
 

The NT schedule was a nightmare to navigate.  I was in London for 7 days during its run and had only one chance to see the whole thing in order.  Fortunately, the Theater Gods smiled and I was able to see it on a 2-play day (which is, imo, the best way to experience this amazing work).

I heard that at least part of the scheduling mess had to do with the extensive set work that needed to be done after every performance of Perestroika.  This was the reason why, for example, Millennium Approaches was performed on that last Friday night. They couldn't have done Perestroika on Friday and then been ready for the final 2-play day early on Saturday.  Hopefully, any re-configurations of the set for the run at the Neil Simon will alleviate this issue.

 

Callum_brown1 said:  "Also no competition between this and Cursed Child. The length of AiA makes the experience so rich and worthwhile. Whereas the length of Cursed Child is a cash grab IMO (and I say that as a Potter fan). Could easily have been justone show and consequently half the ticket price- I hope people see through it."

No competition, whatsoever. Angels is a modern American masterpiece, presented with renewed insight & vigor. Cursed Child is overblown fan fiction, gussied up with special effects.  (I'm still trying to figure out just what the Olivier voters were smokin' when they gave it all those awards. It's really Not. That. Good.)

 

 

Brian Smith call your agent 

he can be a good Joe and hot to boot

PepperedShepherd - i agree entirely!

For others asking, you had to buy tickets separately, unless it was a two show day. Though some two show days had tickets available for just one performance (this still wasn't the norm). I saw Millennium Approaches on a Wednesday night and Perestroika on the following Friday. I enjoyed seeing them separately and don't think I would've gained significantly more from seeing both in one day - it's the same show after all. I live 2 miles away from NT so was easier for me to do separate nights, better to leave the two show day tickets for people that have different London travel arrangements.

I don't know if this will keep its erratic schedule or will fit into more of a routine on Broadway. Cursed Child's London schedule is two shows on Wed, Sat, Sun and evening performance Thu & Fri. Perhaps Angels will do something similar though Nathan Lane did say in the Platforms event how much he enjoyed having time off between shows.

Also don't forget that the National Theatre is not the West End (i.e. non-profit). The performance schedule was not designed to maximise ticket sales above all else - I imagine there was a predominantly creative push around on what days which part will be performed. I don't know if this will be the same on Broadway.

Feel free to ask any more questions!