Arielle Jacobs to lead HERE LIES LOVE On Broadway - News & Discussion Thread- Page 10

[RippedMan]

Posted: 3/9/23 at 7:25am

They’ll be plenty of seats. They want $$. They aren’t going to alienate a whole section of people. 

[The Distinctive Baritone]

Posted: 3/9/23 at 1:59pm

EDSOSLO858 said: "Jacobs is an inspired choice if true. Such a gorgeous voice."

According to her Wikipedia page, she is half-Filipino, so if they are trying to be as authentic as possible with casting, given that she already has an established track record of successfully leading a Broadway show, I think that rumor is more likely true than not. 

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 3/9/23 at 4:19pm

Yes, she and her brother Adam Jacobs are half-Filipino. Would love to see her sink her teeth into something like this.

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 3/9/23 at 5:11pm

New seating chart, with accessible locations highlighted:



 

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 3/9/23 at 5:27pm

Scarlet Leigh, I think you were right. That is rough when the majority of the people sitting have to do so in the rear mezz. Woof. 

Thanks for the info, Taffy. 

 

 

 

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 3/10/23 at 10:41am

Standing Room - $169-179

Floorside Seating (elevated) - $169-299 

Front Mezzanine - $149-299 

Rear Mezzanine - $39-129 

All prices are not including fees, and VIP Lounge floor seating not on sale yet.

 

Post-opening schedule:

Tues-Friday at 8 p.m.

Saturday at 3:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Sunday at 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 3/10/23 at 10:43am

Here’s a video of Korins talking us through the virtual renderings:

https://youtu.be/41yu8viASmE

[Dylan Smith4]

Posted: 3/10/23 at 10:52am

I must say, this is a really cool set design! Might have to check this out this summer! I like how they're turning this large theatre into an immersive experience. 

[Alexander Lamar]

Posted: 3/10/23 at 11:24am

$170-$180 feels…ambitious? What was the standing pricing like for the off-Broadway runs. 

[Kad]

Posted: 3/10/23 at 11:32am

Standing is really the “optimal” ticket for this and the whole production is sort of built around it, so that price point makes sense. But now they’re going to have to sell it. 

[jkcohen626]

Posted: 3/10/23 at 11:56am

What even are these prices?!?!?

The mezz prices are actually a lot better than many Broadway shows right now, but the dance floor prices seem absurd to me. 

Maybe I'm wrong about this, but I feel like the Venn diagram of people who would be interested in standing a dance floor for a disco musical about a Philipino dictator and people who can afford to drop $200 on a Broadway ticket is pretty freaking close to two completley seperate circles. 

Obviously an off-West End show and Broadway show will have VERY different prices, but the standing tickets for Guys and Dolls are significantly cheaper than most of the seated tickets. I guess I was wrong to assume the same here!

 

[DurantPlummer41]

Posted: 3/10/23 at 11:56am

The price for the standing room is higher than I would have expected. But who knows, ticket prices seem to be consistently higher these days, especially for musicals.

Arielle Jacobs is not someone I would have thought of... I believe I saw her as Nina on the In the Heights tour over ten years ago now. I didn't see the musical she did at second stage but I remember hearing good things about her performance.

[jkcohen626]

Posted: 3/10/23 at 12:00pm

DurantPlummer41 said: "The price for the standing room is higher than I would have expected. But who knows, ticket prices seem to be consistently higher these days, especially for musicals.

Arielle Jacobs is not someone I would have thought of... I believe I saw her as Nina on the In the Heights tour over ten years ago now. I didn't see the musical she did at second stage but I remember hearing good things about her performance."

TBH, here performance in Between the Lines was kinda giving Dora the Explorer. She was just way too old to be playing the character and she, a woman in her 30s, didn't know how to anturally talk like a teenager. 

She has a fantastic voice though, and I think she could actually really rock this!

[Tag]

Posted: 3/10/23 at 12:13pm

jkcohen626 said: "What even are these prices?!?!?"

Someone has to pay for Korins' ridiculous design.

This is a key example of why Broadway needs a non-traditional theater space.
Or this show should have gone into Circle in the Square.

[Alex M]

Posted: 3/10/23 at 12:14pm

I dont know if this has been asked but: Is there a reason this couldn't go in the circle in the square? I'm not asking to be snarky or anything just it genuinely seems like this would have fit there easier. I do love the innovation of redesigning the whole theatre, just curious.

[Alex M]

Posted: 3/10/23 at 12:17pm

Tag said: "jkcohen626 said: "What even are these prices?!?!?"

Someone has to pay for Korins' ridiculous design.

This is a key example of why Broadway needs a non-traditional theater space.
Or this show should have gone into Circle in the Square."

LOL i think we posted very same time.

 

[WldKingdomHM]

Posted: 3/10/23 at 1:12pm

So how many tickets are they selling for the dance floor a night ? 100 people arm to arm is crazy ?

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 3/10/23 at 1:29pm

If the seat location search function on Telecharge is accurate, there are 313 standing room spots available. On there, for whatever reason, it's split into 6 rows of 50 seats, plus 1 row of 13.

Updated On: 3/10/23 at 01:29 PM

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 3/10/23 at 1:54pm

What do they do on nights the dance floor is almost certainly undersold? Will rush tickets be standing room? Lottery? Because lemme tell ya, having worked for and attended undersold immersive performances, nothing is sadder than thin crowds for what should be a crowded experience. And I can’t see that section selling out at that price point.

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 3/10/23 at 2:03pm

ColorTheHours048 said: "What do they do on nights the dance floor is almost certainly undersold? Will rush tickets be standing room? Lottery? Because lemme tell ya, having worked for and attended undersold immersive performances, nothing is sadder than thin crowds for what should be a crowded experience. And I can’t see that section selling out at that price point."

I mentioned something along those lines a few days ago –– depending on WOM and pricing, the SRO section could have trouble getting to capacity. Especially on weeknights and during Covid-heavy times. The pricing seems ambitious.

Now, the good news is they could probably get away with 100-150 people in that area and it'll still look pretty full. Not necessarily good for their box office, but it's something. And they can fill it in via TDF or lotto too.

I don't think we can approach this like a traditional Bway show, even tho it has traditional Bway people producing it.

[DurantPlummer41]

Posted: 3/10/23 at 2:16pm

jkcohen626 said: "
TBH, here performance in Between the Lines was kinda giving Dora the Explorer. ....

She has a fantastic voice though, and I think she could actually really rock this!"

 

The dora comment threw me, lol. On the other hand, I would think that you'd want the floor to be like $50, and have it be sold out for every performance. But I am clearly not a producer and they have to make their money. 

 

[newyorker1410]

Posted: 3/10/23 at 2:40pm

I am so curious about this.  I loved it back at The Public, but that was an entirely different, era and venue.  Back then, David Byrne spoke to boomers and Fat Boy Slim to gen Xers.  Do either of them generate the excitement they did back then?

The Public had a relatively small space (and reasonable ticket prices) so it was packed every night with a pretty hip, young downtown crowd.  Does this work if the dance floor isn't jammed?  Does the Broadway demographic bring the kind of energy and youth needed to create the needed excitement?  

I am still very much looking forward to this, and with the creative team I think it's going to be great, but still a tricky move.

 

[RippedMan]

Posted: 3/10/23 at 3:44pm

I’m sure they crunched the numbers and it wouldn’t be sustainable at Circle in the Square. Or maybe they got a big cut on the rent for the Broadway. Who knows.

I just wonder how bad those $39 rear mezz seats are. 

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 3/10/23 at 3:52pm

The last 2 rows of the rear mezzanine are pretty bad for every other show at the Broadway, so I think they’ll be even worse for this one. Talk about being alienated from the immersive experience.

Updated On: 3/10/23 at 03:52 PM

[VintageSnarker]

Posted: 3/10/23 at 6:35pm

MimiChika said: "Rumor online is that Arielle Jacobs is our Imelda Marcos"

Holy Adaptational Attractiveness if this is true