Anyone here from Sydney? Frozen Australia questions

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 12/2/20 at 10:19am

Any aussies here planning on seeing Frozen? Curious how they are doing this with the 85% capacity restriction and everything. I hope they're successful for the sake of the theatre world at large. 

[binau]

Posted: 12/2/20 at 10:55am

The Capitol is a large barn and I’m guessing the 85% will mean not filling the nosebleed section up in the rear mezz that in my experience can start to get a bit thin in terms of sales for longer successful runs anyway (e.g. see Wicked). I suspect the bigger problem will be even trying to move the seats that are on sale. From what I can see, it doesn’t look like people are rushing to the theatre. Additionally, my understanding is that Pippin over at the lyric has not exactly been a financial cash cow either. It may take a bit of time, a vaccine and a growing economy for things to truly bounce back (the same in London and New York).

[rosscoe(au)]

Posted: 12/6/20 at 6:52pm

Pippin got Slaughtered by the critics. 

[Owen22]

Posted: 12/6/20 at 9:15pm

rosscoe(au) said: "Pippin got Slaughtered by the critics."

No it didn't.  Why would you lie about something that is so easy to check out?

[Owen22]

Posted: 12/6/20 at 9:15pm

rosscoe(au) said: "Pippin got Slaughtered by the critics."

No it didn't.  Why would you lie about something that is so easy to check out?

[morosco]

Posted: 12/6/20 at 9:30pm

rosscoe(au) said: "Pippin got Slaughtered by the critics."


No it didn't. Why would you lie about something that is so easy to check out?



Thank you Owen22! I agree. After reading the original post, I researched the reviews and rosscoe(au) is indeed wrong in reporting that the show got "slaughtered by the critics".

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 12/6/20 at 9:47pm

rosscoe(au) said: "Pippin got Slaughtered by the critics."

Isn’t this pippin the same pippin which won the 2013 tony award for best revival? Why would someone feel the need to lie about this is beyond me.

[rosscoe(au)]

Posted: 12/7/20 at 1:53am

Owen22 said: "rosscoe(au) said: "Pippin got Slaughtered by the critics."

No it didn't. Why would you lie about something that is so easy to check out?"


Trust me I didn’t lie the only review I saw was from the guardian ( and I should have quoted that better instead of saying all critics ) 

but it hadn’t been a love fest for it 

Pippin review – musical theatre returns with a sea of spectacle that almost drowns the show



 

Lyric Theatre, at Sydney’s Star Casino

This big, strange musical is an acrobatic, fire-juggling, hoop-jumping extravaganza. Like all magic, it’s also an exercise in misdirection

 

[Owen22]

Posted: 12/7/20 at 10:44am

rosscoe(au) said: Trust me I didn’t lie the only review I saw was from the guardian ( and I should have quoted that better instead of saying all critics )

but it hadn’t been a love fest for it

Well...The Guardian review was three star...hardly a "slaughter"....