BAT OUT OF HELL Will Play 8 Weeks At NY City Center In 2019 — Page 11

RippedMan said: "Tickets were also bought for the tour "

What tour are you referring to? Are they relaunching the cancelled tour?

Zenobia said: "Having seen the show several times in London - if they use the same set (and I'm sure they will) they cannot bring the action downstage due to how the set is constructed. There's a lot of camera work though, so they might install extra screens up on the balcony and on the very sides of the orchestra where people might be able to see what they're missing (at least in part). But I would avoid the balcony and make sure to be able to see as much of the whole stage as possible."

If they use the entire stage and have screens or a scrim against the back wall the balcony will be hard pressed to see anything. And if they use scaffolding to elevate actors or musicians way upstage by the back wall the balcony will have a hard time seeing then as well. My guess is that extra screens will be put in on the sides (as Zenobia stated) similar to what they use for television Upfronts or Concerts to give the balcony a better view of things. And that could work well if video is incorporated already in the staging.

The best seats in the house at City Center, and you may quote me, are in the Grand Tier.

I am going to assume the tour cast is contractually obligated to be involved.

If he heals up by then. Transcribed from a video message posted to the tour's Facebook page:

"Hi, this is Meat Loaf, and I had planned on being in New York this week to help announce the exciting news about the Bat Out of Hell musical. But I got so distracted, thinking about the killer performances and the head-banging songs, that I fell right off a stage and banged myself up real good! Ouch! So let this serve as a warning: Bat Out of Hell will seep into your brain and make you lose all control! The leads of this show, Andrew and Christina, are true rock stars and they've never made our songs sound better; in fact, the entire damn show is so good it might be hazardous to your health! So see it at your own risk - but see it!"

Well...I'm in. Third time better be a charm [tour canx for SF and DC previously]. Flying in from San Fransissyco August 19 and attending August 20 at 7pm. Center orchestra, row L, aisle seats. Happy to receive feedback from anyone re the location.

SmoothLover said: "Sho-Tunes-R-Us said: "Well...I'm in. Third time better be a charm [tour canx for SFand DC previously]. Flying in from SanFransissyco August 19 and attending August 20 at 7pm. Center orchestra, row L, aisle seats. Happy to receive feedback from anyone re the location."



I think your seat will be great. It is 4 or 5 rows from the back of the house. I do not think it is a show one would want to sit to close to.

The one thing that my stage hand friend told me was that some of the delays that happened as far as officially announcing the run and starting ticket sales had to do with a back and forth between lawyers. I would guess some of it had to do with technical elements of the show since you cannot compromise the proscenium or the interior of the theatre. My other guess would be financial agreements especially if the producer cancels the show..

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Thanks. And we won't even THINK "cancel", hokay? <big grin>

I wonder if Andrew will play all shows. Went to see him in London - his understudy went on. Came home and bought 1st row center seat to Boston opening night - tour cancelled. I LOVED being in the front row. It was so much fun !

We saw Polec at a Saturday matinee last June, so he did some matinees.

In any event, I've been listening to the cast recording and recalling how much fun I had at the show - even though it is incomprehensible, muddled and insane. I would see it again - my lovely spouse has no such interest.

I think they did a "sing a long" performance in London - I wonder if one will be designated for the City Center run.

The producers have a terrible track record. I mean, the balcony of City Center is pretty damn huge. That's a large chunk of tickets that people are going to be wary of buying. Why not just come to Broadway in the summer after something closes? Like the Hair tour did, etc? This just seems odd planning and odd choices.

This whole thing is... questionable. Coming to a Broadway-adjacent theater at the end of summer? And one that is far more suited to concerts and ballet than a lavish musical production? With only the "timeless music of Meat Loaf" as the main draw?

It... would not be something I'd invest in.

I think they purposely did not want a Broadway house but I cannot remember the reasoning. I think it might have been less expensive for them and it does seat around 2400. And maybe if you cancel at City Center you do not lose as much as if you cancel on Broadway. The only thing is I do not think you can be considered for a Tony award at City Center.