#226
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.
Arielle Jacobs to lead HERE LIES LOVE On Broadway - News & Discussion Thread — Page 10
#227
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.
#228
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.
#229
Posted: 3/9/23 at 5:11pm
New seating chart, with accessible locations highlighted:
#230
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.
#231
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.
#232
Posted: 3/10/23 at 10:43am
Here’s a video of Korins talking us through the virtual renderings:
https://youtu.be/41yu8viASmE
#233
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.
The idea is to work and to experiment. Some things will be creatively successful, some things will succeed at the box office, and some things will only - which is the biggest only - teach you things that see the future. And they're probably as valuable as any of your successes. -Harold Prince
#234
Posted: 3/10/23 at 11:24am
$170-$180 feels…ambitious? What was the standing pricing like for the off-Broadway runs.
#235
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.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#236
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!
#237
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.
#238
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!
#239
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.
#240
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.
#241
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.
#242
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 ?
#243
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
#244
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.
#245
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.
#246
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.
#247
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.
#248
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.
#249
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
#250
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
Tickets From $59
Tickets From $71
Tickets From $71
Tickets From $95