Posted: 10/28/18 at 8:49pm
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BAT-OUT-OF-HELL-Musical-Sets-8-Week-NYC-Run-at-City-Center-in-2019-20181028
I’m excited to finally be able to see this!
Posted: 10/28/18 at 8:53pm
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Posted: 10/28/18 at 8:58pm
RippedMan said: "How interesting but excited! Just wish we could get more of these type of things! Like Love Never Dies."
Love Never Dies is in Denver now. A friend saw it last night and loved it.
Can't wait for Bat Out Of Hell.
Posted: 10/28/18 at 9:19pm
when was the last time a show played this long at City Center? Don't shows usually only run, at most, a few weeks?
Posted: 10/28/18 at 10:00pm
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Posted: 10/28/18 at 10:51pm
I was planning on seeing this when it hit Philly in the spring, but now I can save on an Amtrak fare :)
Posted: 10/28/18 at 11:41pm
its playing city center because broadway theater owners wont give Michael Cohl a house now after spider-man, botching the Night w/ Janis Joplin transfer and calling off a huge arena tour of JCS, he is an absolute liability
Posted: 10/29/18 at 4:01am
The NYC critics will make mincemeat of this. It isn’t, by any standards, a well put together piece of musical theatre. I saw it twice. Second time to make sure my eyes and ears weren’t deceiving me. Ghastly.
Posted: 10/29/18 at 8:03am
LightsOut90 said: "its playing city center because broadway theater owners wont give Michael Cohl a house now after spider-man, botching the Night w/ Janis Joplin transfer and calling off a huge arena tour of JCS, he is an absolute liability"
And this was without the presence of producer David Sonenberg and composer Jim Steinman. Put all three together, and you get this unfortunate marketing:
"From the people who brought you Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark and Dance of the Vampires comes the inevitable attempt to cash in on a Meat Loaf album."
Couldn't find a Broadway house? Plausible, but I'm thinking the real answer is wouldn't find a Broadway house if their lives depended upon it. Needless to say, this show has legs of milk and sugar-water at best.
Updated On: 10/29/18 at 08:03 AM
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Posted: 10/29/18 at 12:05pm
1. What happened with the Janis Joplin transfer?
2. Is CC subject to Bway union contracts?
Posted: 10/29/18 at 12:11pm
zainmax said: "1. What happened with the Janis Joplin transfer?"
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/26/theater/how-a-night-with-janis-joplin-was-suddenly-canceled.html
Posted: 10/31/18 at 11:50am
RippedMan said: "How interesting but excited! Just wish we could get more of these type of things! Like Love Never Dies."
Yes!
Posted: 10/31/18 at 12:08pm
The linked article now just goes to BWW's home page. (did they jump the gun?)
Posted: 10/31/18 at 12:19pm
zainmax said: "1. What happened with the Janis Joplin transfer?
2. Is CC subject to Bway union contracts?"
Just my guess, but I believe since this is just a stop for the tour, they’ll be on whatever contract the tour is on.
Posted: 10/31/18 at 2:45pm
Posted: 10/31/18 at 4:38pm
Has anyone seen the show? Hasn't it been very well received in the UK?
Also, I have heard that there are moments in the show with pyrotechnics/gunshots/etc. Are they particularly startling or loud? I know someone, who is interested in seeing it in NYC, but tends to be pretty jumpy/startled easily (with gunshots & the like.)
Should such a person go to the show or avoid it.
Updated On: 10/31/18 at 04:38 PM
Posted: 11/1/18 at 8:41pm
The Bat Out of Hell tour closes this Saturday night.
Posted: 11/1/18 at 8:56pm
Loopin’theloop said: "They toured with many original Meatloaf alumni in the pit, throughout the UK - I don’t know about over here."
Unless I've missed something, I have counted no members of the Neverland Express, in the programme or any of the show's press. (All of the most recent Meat Loaf alumni, incidentally, are busy with their own Loaf-a-like act, which you can learn about here. We'll see which show lasts longer.)
"The story, script, direction and acting kinda have to be seen to be believed"
Ain't that the truth. *grimace*
Posted: 11/1/18 at 9:18pm
trpguyy said: "The Bat Out of Hell tour closes this Saturday night."
I heard this as well and it boggles my mind. Terrible for all involved.
Posted: 11/1/18 at 9:22pm
How awful for everyone involved.
Posted: 11/1/18 at 9:42pm
Are you all saying the North American tour has been cancelled? The Toronto engagement was always scheduled to end on Saturday night, 11/3/2018.
I'm asking because I'm supposed to write a check for my "January in LA" tickets in a few days. No point in paying money if I'm only going to have to ask for a refund...
Posted: 11/1/18 at 9:44pm
It ends in Toronto. Tour is cancelled.
Updated On: 11/1/18 at 09:44 PM
