Bonnie & Clyde -- 1st Preview Today — Page 3

For the most part, the gunshots are okay. I would say there are about 10-15 shotgun sounds. Then there are the two MASSIVE automatic sections -- some serious tommy gun action going on.

SPOILER: The opening moments of the show are thrilling. Bonnie and Clyde are in the car and suddenly a burst of guns. They're dead. BOOM. We're back at the beginning. In the final moments, Jeff Calhoun chooses to NOT show us what he showed at the beginning, which is striking, beautiful and surprising.

I spent the last ten minutes eagerly awaiting the opening picture and I never got it. Not quite. And that anticipation, that waiting, it was magnificent.

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Wow! Pleasantly surprised to hear it went so well! Was thinking that if this tanked (I thought it would be as quick as Wonderland!) Jeremy Jordan would just go to Newsies. If this does even semi- well and can run at least until the summer, what are the chances that Newsies does come this spring without Jordan?

"Theatertrash" I'm in complete agreement about the opening and final scenes. Very moving.

I don't think "When I Drive" was a poor song, I just thought it slowed down the pace of Act I that is in need of cutting but we can agree to disagree about whether or not it should be cut.

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"You Can Do Better than Him" I think is the song you're referring to. I could also do with seeing that cut. The whole plot line of the cop's love for Bonnie seems a bit strange and unnecessary in retrospect. It was hardly developed, I kept waiting for something to happen and removing that song would make the undeveloped plot line much less of a focus.

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Whizzer, I know exactly what you're talking about with the flags line. I forget how it went but I remember cringing and the audience nervously laughed. I thought the song, however, was a nice "period song." Most of the other music has nothing to do with the setting and the wider world and I thought it was a decent introduction to Act II, though you may be right about the anachronism.

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I won't be surprised if Laura and Jeremy win a Tony. (unless they get drowned out by competition.) Laura was a star in my eyes as soon as she sang her solo in the first act.

The set was interesting and worked really well. It looks like the picture someone posted on the first page. I love how they used the spaces between the wood. And it was always a surprise to see what was behind each wall.
(I'm still rooting for Spider-Man's set for a Tony, but this one could get nominated.)

I was surprised to see how they used the gospel number "Gods Arms Are Always Open". It was not my fav on the demo, yet I loved how it was broken up and sung on stage.

In the end I feel like it was a great musical full of great songs with an interesting story.

P.S. Get ready for lots of gun fire!

^ So the set has not changed? Just instead of saying the title it says 1934? I love how the set looks.

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What type of merch did they have? A Poster?

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Hobson's character is odd.

SPOILER: Towards the end, he sort of takes over. But -- is he the sheriff? I didn't think so. Bonnie's complete lack of interest in him makes us completely uninterested as well. His entire character could be cut and the overall plot would not change at all.

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What is the merchandise like?

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They have a very cute flask (which I considered buying for first previews...), a keychain, a magnet, a couple of AWESOME tee-shirts (I will definitely be buying one at some point) and windowcards. I THINK there was a coffee mug too... Not positive on that one though. It was very crowded at the booth and hard to get a close look at everything.

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Projections are used a lot to great effect. Throughout the show, the actors snap pictures of each other and the actual picture of that individual in the same pose gets projected on the wood panels. It was very effective and was a very good constant reminder of the story's truth which made the story seem even more engaging. Kudos!

There was a poster and t-shirts, I didn't see much else but I didn't really look.

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Great to hear all the wonderful response!
Oh, and since no one's said, have they kept Jeremy's nude scenes in the show?