Bilyl Crystal and Randy Graff to star in Mr. Saturday Night, Music by JRB

[BCfitasafiddle]

Posted: 9/22/21 at 12:37pm

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Billy-Crystal-Will-Star-in-a-Presentation-of-New-Musical-in-Development-MR-SATURDAY-NIGHT-at-Barrington-Stage-20210922

 Music by Jason Robert Brown, Lyrics by Amanda Green, Directed by John Rando.

Billy Crystal is starring in the developmental presentation of a new musical adaptation of Mr. Saturday Night at Barrington Stage! Co-starring alongside him is Tony Winner Randy Graff.

Updated On: 9/22/21 at 12:37 PM

[SouthernCakes]

Posted: 9/22/21 at 12:40pm

This will be a big ol hit.

[LightsOut90]

Posted: 9/22/21 at 4:27pm

grabbed a ticket for the first night, can anyone tell me the easiest way to get there from the city?

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 9/22/21 at 4:32pm

By car.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 9/22/21 at 4:45pm

It's about a 3 - 3.5 hour trip via car - are you asking about public transit?   

[pmensky]

Posted: 9/22/21 at 5:10pm

LightsOut90 said: "grabbed a ticket for the first night, can anyone tell me the easiest way to get there from the city?"

I would drive up and make a weekend of it. I would get a hotel in Salem, not Boston. It’s a great time of year to visit. 

[barcelona20]

Posted: 9/22/21 at 5:11pm

pmensky said: "LightsOut90 said: "grabbed a ticket for the first night, can anyone tell me the easiest way to get there from the city?"

I would drive up and make a weekend of it. I would get a hotel in Salem, not Boston. It’s a great time of year to visit."

Does anybody have a map?

[pmensky]

Posted: 9/22/21 at 5:16pm

barcelona20 said: "pmensky said: "LightsOut90 said: "grabbed a ticket for the first night, can anyone tell me the easiest way to get there from the city?"

I would drive up and make a weekend of it. I would get a hotel in Salem, not Boston. It’s a great time of year to visit."

Does anybody have a map?"

Oh, Barrington! For some reason I was thinking Huntington Theatre Company. My bad!

[dramamama611]

Posted: 9/22/21 at 5:17pm

pmensky said: "LightsOut90 said: "grabbed a ticket for the first night, can anyone tell me the easiest way to get there from the city?"

I would drive up and make a weekend of it. I would get a hotel in Salem, not Boston. It’s a great time of year to visit."

I wouldn't stay in Boston OR Salem -- totally different sides of Massachusetts -- like 2.5 - 3 hours away, practically as long as the trip from NY.  PLEASE don't talk about things you know nothing of.  (And no, don't stay in Salem near Halloween.)

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 9/22/21 at 5:19pm

How rude. And anyone can stay ANYWHERE NEAR HALLOWEEN. 

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/22/21 at 5:19pm

Isn’t Salem like 3 hours away from the theater?

[pmensky]

Posted: 9/22/21 at 5:19pm

dramamama611 said: "pmensky said: "LightsOut90 said: "grabbed a ticket for the first night, can anyone tell me the easiest way to get there from the city?"

I would drive up and make a weekend of it. I would get a hotel in Salem, not Boston. It’s a great time of year to visit."

I wouldn't stay in Boston OR Salem -- totally different sides of Massachusetts -- like 2.5 - 3 hours away, practically as long as the trip from NY.PLEASE don't talk about things you know nothing of. (And no, don't stay in Salem near Halloween.)"

People here just love jumping on others for making silly mistakes. As I said above, I was mixing up Barrington with Huntington. How dare I! Grow up.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/22/21 at 5:19pm

Didn’t see that message above.

[Someone in a Tree2]

Posted: 9/22/21 at 5:30pm

Isn't it more surprising that JRB isn't providing his own lyrics to this? Has he ever worked on a score with another lyricist before?

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 9/22/21 at 10:20pm

Someone in a Tree2 said: "Isn't it more surprising that JRB isn't providing his own lyrics to this? Has he ever worked on a score with another lyricist before?"

Not a show that's been produced, but I believe he has. But this is also Billy's passion project and he put it all together...I wonder if he was friendly with Adolph which is how Amanda is attached?

Either way, perhaps JRB will enjoy the freedom of only being composer. He is a better composer than lyricist, and nice that there is at least *one* woman on the creative team. I assume this score is more in the music style of Honeymoon in Vegas?

[JayElle]

Posted: 9/23/21 at 12:29am

LightsOut90 said: "grabbed a ticket for the first night, can anyone tell me the easiest way to get there from the city?"

driving?  or bus/train/air?   Here's sample route from midtown if driving.  Google maps.

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Port+Authority,+8th+Avenue,+New+York,+NY/Barrington+Stage+Company,+30+Union+St,+Pittsfield,+MA+01201/@41.6290837,-74.8419379,8z/am=t/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x89c25964d74dd319:0x5d36fac721722f88!2m2!1d-73.9917036!2d40.7567523!1m5!1m1!1s0x89e74e3f7b7d41b3:0x8a496620c11a62a1!2m2!1d-73.2534224!2d42.453495!3e0

 

[nsguy45]

Posted: 9/23/21 at 1:57am

The Hotel North in Pittsfield, MA is steps away from the Barrington.

I stayed there when I went to see Company with Aaron Tveit at the Barrington in 2017.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 9/23/21 at 2:31am

pmensky said: "dramamama611 said: "pmensky said: "LightsOut90 said: "grabbed a ticket for the first night, can anyone tell me the easiest way to get there from the city?"

I would drive up and make a weekend of it. I would get a hotel in Salem, not Boston. It’s a great time of year to visit."

I wouldn't stay in Boston OR Salem -- totally different sides of Massachusetts -- like 2.5 - 3 hours away, practically as long as the trip from NY.PLEASE don't talk about things you know nothing of. (And no, don't stay in Salem near Halloween.)"

People here just love jumping on others for making silly mistakes. As I said above, I was mixing up Barrington with Huntington. How dare I! Grow up."

 

If you look at the timestamp, I was likely typing when you posted.

 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 9/23/21 at 6:45am

Pre-Broadway run, does this aim for Spring 2022 on Broadway? Can Crystal do 8 shows a week? He'll be 74 years old next year.

[BCfitasafiddle]

Posted: 10/23/21 at 8:52am

Anybody going to see this? I've heard so little.

[OuttaTowner]

Posted: 10/23/21 at 2:33pm

Seeing it next Saturday.
Will report back afterwards.

It’s being advertised as a staged reading with minimal sets and costumes, so there’s no way to gauge what this might look like on Broadway.

[TimeToStartLivin]

Posted: 10/23/21 at 3:55pm

LightsOut90 said: "grabbed a ticket for the first night, can anyone tell me the easiest way to get there from the city?"

Going from NYC to Pittsfield is best by car as noted earlier. It's about 3 hours from Manhattan. There is a bus from Port Authority but last I knew it only ran a few times a day and it took about 4+ hours, but the bus station is very close to the theater. There is Amtrak that goes to NYC to Albany then a connecting train to Pittsfield that is also very limited. If you want to make a nice trip of it, get a car, and look for hotels/airbnbs/bed-and-breakfasts in Pittsfield, Richmond, Lenox, Stockbridge, West Stockbridge, even Great Barrington (although that's about 40 minutes drive to the theater). There are a few hotels within walking distance to the theater if you don't drive.

[suzycat]

Posted: 10/23/21 at 4:25pm

I’ll be seeing it tomorrow!

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 10/23/21 at 4:27pm

Enjoy!

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 10/23/21 at 8:38pm

ACL2006 said: "Pre-Broadway run, does this aim for Spring 2022 on Broadway? Can Crystal do 8 shows a week? He'll be 74 years old next year."

It's opening spring 2022 at the Nederlander Theatre. Announcement to come soonish.