BE MORE CHILL (Broadway) Previews — Page 10

massofmen said: "i cannot wait to see another musical about teenagers whining about how difficult their lives are.

IM SO EXCITED!!!!"

 

Gee, Officer Krupke...

After Eight said: "Vote Peron wrote:

"But to have such a fun show about losers on Broadway is an underdog story that I can't pass up."

Isn't the designofthis show--- and really, all the others like it --- to scuttle the very notion of "losers?"”

 

Totally see where you’re coming from, but I’d argue no. It’s not like Mean Girls where everyone magically becomes “stars” at the end. I think the show makes it clear that you should be proud and embrace whoever you are - we all have “voices in our heads” but the loudest one is your own. And it’s our job to follow that, no matter what labels come with it. (The new song, “Loser, Geek, Whatever” is an amazing example of how they handle the topic)

 

Re: the dumb comment about whining teenagers - sure, I get it. There’s nothing new about the base of this storyline. But same goes for every love story, jukebox bio, and Disney show. They’re all formulaic. They all have a similar base. It’s up to the individual show to decide how to handle the topic & push the genre forward. 

I’m not interested in pitting shows against each other. But you can’t tell me that Mean Girls, Prom, Cher Show, and King Kong are better written shows than BMC. I simply don’t believe that’s true. But, like always, this board likes to decide one opinion and run with it. I hope more people give BMC a chance. 

 

everythingtaboo said: "One kid was in a tux with a red bowtie saying it was the best thing he ever saw, and that was a really sweet thing to see."

 

Awwwwwww. This is why I like the new generation of shows. The Prom, Mean Girls, DEH, Hamilton, Heathers, Be More Chill..though I'm not a huge fan of all of them, they are bringing new blood into theatre. I personally get really sad looking around at a show and I'm basically the only minority and/or millennial. In recent years, the shows arent just filled with 40 year old white people. I love that so many different types of people (age, race, background) are coming to shows now. 

 

 

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Broadway has turned into "high school musicals" or "jukebox musicals." Barf. 

Noticed there are a ton of unsold seats tomorrow and Wednesday. Would it be better to try TKTS as soon as they open or a couple hours before curtain?

I was there last night too. At 5:30pm I got a 5th row center TKTS ticket for $85. Score!

Troy blew Michael in the Bathroom our of the water. He sounded just like George but clearer and unstrained.

I’m disappointed in the changes to Jason’s look. I thought the Squip costumes and wigs were nearly perfect off broadway. He looked weirder, and definitely greasier and not as cool as before.

Ethan Slater, Alex Newell, and of course Joe Iconis were in the audience.

Braniff Forever said: "What makes a show last a long time?"

People buying non-discounted tickets.

That seems very unlikely. Dear Evan Hansen was essentially sold-out to oversold from the first full week of previews through to present day, 1.5 years later.

BMC is already down after the first week of previews, and seats seem available for all shows, even in the immediate future. Not only are overall ticket prices lower, overall sales and gross are also lower. I'm not saying it definitely won't be profitable, but I don't think there's much to suggest that it will have anything close to the impact that Dear Evan Hansen had - even if somehow it wins some Tonys, just based on some very immediately looking trends. Check out the grosses and tickets sold for the next few weeks and you should see the trends more clearly. If it spikes up and increases week to week, there's a chance, but it doesn't appear likely.

This will be one of those cult shows that closes earlier than expected.

Happy for those who were introduced to theater because of it, though.

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Even tho there’s a general common theme between DEH and BMC, they are vastly different in appeal to a general audience. BMC is really kinda out there in its quirkiness and almost sci fi which gets a little strange. I don’t see it having the same impact or success that DEH has had and continues to have. I wish it well though. I had a fun time and regardless of the material, I thought it was a superb young cast.

I'm wondering if the off bway show "Superhero' will be the Hit BMC wants to be.  I haven't seen 'Superhero' but the videos of the show songs seem more engaging and relatable to a wider audience then the songs of BMC.  Nothing against BMC and we are now comparing a freshman off bway show to a now bway show.  May the strongest heartbeat win!

YvanEhtNioj said: "everythingtaboo said: "One kid was in a tux with a red bowtie saying it was the best thing he ever saw, and that was a really sweet thing to see."



Awwwwwww. This is why I like the new generation of shows. The Prom, Mean Girls, DEH, Hamilton, Heathers, Be More Chill..though I'm not a huge fan of all of them, they are bringing new blood into theatre. I personally get really sad looking around at a show and I'm basically the only minority and/or millennial. In recent years, the shows arent just filled with 40 year old white people. I love that so many different types of people (age, race, background) are coming to shows now.



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"40 year old white people" - Is forty supposed to be old now?  I'll ignore the "white people" comment.  Young people throughout history have come to Broadway shows.  You think you're the first generation to see Broadway shows at a young age?  The difference NOW is that shows are pandering to your age group - THAT is the difference.