Posted: 8/28/18 at 11:19pm
Posted: 8/28/18 at 11:20pm
JBroadway said: "oncemorewithfeeling2 said: "I’m going to be mean and say it, butif it’s going to come to Broadway, I hope they’re making a plan for security and crowd control."
Another observation from this past weekend: the teenage audience members were very well-behaved, and all the recent reports on audience behavior in the main BMC thread have said the same thing.
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That’s so good to hear. I was at the third preview and there were an alarming amount of straight up squealing both before the show started and from those waiting for the cast. I’m pleased to hear that it’s become more subdued. I really support theater that draws in younger audiences, but I also support teaching and keeping up a certain level respect in the theater.
Posted: 8/28/18 at 11:33pm
Posted: 8/28/18 at 11:38pm
It'll play the Lyceum in February, March at the latest and close after not winning any major awards.
Also that authors bio at the end of the article. WOOF! Tacky. Tacky. Tacky.
Where is the algorithm for that?
Posted: 8/29/18 at 1:54am
Lyceum is all wrong for this show. But maybe it will find an audience.
Posted: 8/29/18 at 10:07am
Not surprising. I sure have doubts about it translating its fandom into actual ticketbuyers, though. Unlike, say, Hamilton- which I've seen at least one article attempt to compare Be More Chill to- this show's devotion seems to exist solely in one, admittedly sizable, bubble. I'm not seeing many people outside that bubble care much about it. It has almost zero presence in my social media- and my social circle is mostly comprised of actors and people in the industry.
Updated On: 8/29/18 at 10:07 AM
Posted: 8/29/18 at 10:19am
Jordan Catalano said: "The only thing I know about this show is that is apparently strictly appeals to kids who have no way of paying for broadway tickets to go see it."
I can't stop laughing at this. Way too accurate. All their target audience talks about on social media is how they can't afford to see these shows, but then says how Mean Girls was robbed of the Best Musical Tony Award. I honestly feel bad sometimes haha.
Posted: 8/29/18 at 3:03pm
This "transfer" (if it were to happen) has Ken Davenport written all over it.
Posted: 8/29/18 at 5:24pm
OK kids, let's have a bit of a reality check: have we not yet learned that saying a show is coming in does not always (and more often than not, does not) mean it is actually coming in.
Also, this actually has none of Ken Davenport written all over it. But why fret over details and facts?
Posted: 8/29/18 at 8:36pm
it is 100% transferring to Broadway and going into the Lyceum. Announcement next week
Posted: 8/29/18 at 8:39pm
Updated On: 8/29/18 at 08:39 PM
Posted: 8/29/18 at 9:24pm
I preface this by saying I have never seen the show. But the rabidness of the fans on social media absolutely terrifies me and I hope that there is some kind of plan in place to protect the actors from fan craziness (a la the people who stalked Slater after Spongebob).
Posted: 8/29/18 at 9:41pm
cb2addict2 said: "it is 100% transferring to Broadway and going into the Lyceum. Announcement next week"
Be sure and come back after next week and admit you were wrong.
Posted: 8/29/18 at 10:23pm
And if he's right?
Posted: 8/29/18 at 10:28pm
Posted: 8/29/18 at 11:02pm
Posted: 8/29/18 at 11:09pm
I'm genuinely really surprised by the animosity from this board towards this show. As a whole, Be More Chill is lightyears better than Head Over Heels or Gettin' The Band, and it is so fresh and vibrant, with a fanbase that adores it. While the theater at Signature only seats 300, the fact they sold that out in one fell swoop is a bit remarkable. Every critic liked it except Brantley. It has all the makings of an underdog hit.
Will it be a huge blockbuster? Probably not. Will it win a ton of Tonys? Probably not. But the way I look at it, is if Hadestown, Jagged Little Pill, or Moulin Rouge don't come in this season, why don't we allow a genuinely good show to have a moment to shine?
Posted: 8/29/18 at 11:18pm
Posted: 8/29/18 at 11:22pm
Posted: 8/29/18 at 11:24pm
BroadwayRox3588 said: "Don't teenagers know how to use the search feature?"
A couple years ago, I wanted to make a comment on an off-topic thread I’d seen about the movie Manchester by the Sea. I put the movie title in the search bar, selected “off-topic,” and got a bunch of nonsense. When I searched on google I immediately got the right result.
Suggesting that people might find relevant threads by searching here is absurd.
Posted: 8/30/18 at 12:12am
Bwayfan292 said: "For me its not the show its more the fans im dreading. Sure the show is good, and its a hell of a lot better than some of the crap thats playing now. But once the fan base come, and I find the be more chill “stans” to be more crazy than the Heathers “stans” the shows gonna go to chaos. But of course, we survived the Brendon Urie Kinky boots fans, so I guess we might survive this one."
This is where I'm at. The show might very well be good--I won't judge it yet. But the fanbase verges on toxic on the best of days from what I see on Twitter and Tumblr. My fear is it will be the Brendon Urie fans on steroids, coupled with even more outlandish behavior from the youngest.
Posted: 8/30/18 at 12:27am
As a musical theater actor and activist (if that's a thing?), I'm really happy to see the art form still alive and well and "trendy." I mean, all for it. So I hope it finds success. This season is so lackluster, and without the show from the Public transferring, the season is wide-open.
Posted: 8/30/18 at 12:34am
VotePeron said: "I'm genuinely really surprised by the animosity from this boardtowards this show. As a whole,Be More Chillis lightyears better thanHead Over HeelsorGettin' The Band, and it is so fresh and vibrant, with a fanbase that adores it. While the theater at Signature only seats 300, the fact they sold that out in one fell swoop is a bit remarkable. Every critic liked it except Brantley. It has all the makings of an underdog hit.
Will it be a huge blockbuster? Probably not. Will it win a ton of Tonys? Probably not. But the way I look at it, is if Hadestown, Jagged Little Pill, or Moulin Rouge don't come in this season, why don't we allow a genuinely good show to have a moment to shine?"
I have no animosity to the show whatsoever. I don't know anything about it. What I DO know is that it was not capitalized as of the other day, that it has no names attached to it as producers, that the Shuberts don't book uncapitalized shows with unknown producers, and that if all of the pieces suddenly fell into place, there's no one here to make a deal this week. So what do we have: a rumor, that may or may not be based on someone's aspirational expression of a dream. Could I be dead wrong? Yes. Is it likely? No.
Posted: 8/30/18 at 12:36am
msmp said: "Bwayfan292 said: "For me its not the show its more the fans im dreading. Sure the show is good, and its a hell of a lot better than some of the crap thats playing now. But once the fan base come, and I find the be more chill “stans” to be more crazy than the Heathers “stans” the shows gonna go to chaos. But of course, we survived the Brendon Urie Kinky boots fans, so I guess we might survive this one."
This is where I'm at. The show might very well be good--I won't judge it yet. But the fanbase verges on toxic on the best of days from what I see on Twitter and Tumblr. My fear is it will be the Brendon Urie fans on steroids, coupled with even more outlandish behavior from the youngest."
Toxic? Seriously? I went to the matinee Sunday. It is very clear this show truly resonates with its target audience. But to a person, everyone was well behaved and the whole thing had a very positive vibe. Unless some of you will be working security at the theater it ends up at, what exactly will you be needing to "survive"?
Posted: 8/30/18 at 12:41am
VotePeron said: "I'm genuinely really surprised by the animosity from this boardtowards this show. As a whole,Be More Chillis lightyears better thanHead Over HeelsorGettin' The Band"
Wow, that is quite the pairing to be better than... two shows losing money hand over fist.
