#76
Posted: 3/1/09 at 8:40pm
I think that Next to Normal will have a good run after the Tony Awards. I also don't see Little Mermaid or Mary Poppins closing anytime soon.
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#77
Posted: 3/1/09 at 9:34pm
Spring Awakening had to go. '13' also never had time for word of mouth to get around... opened in a bad time.
2008: Feb. 18- Rent, Feb. 19- Curtains, April 18- Xanadu, April 22- Wicked, April 26- Legally Blonde, May 31- Wicked, June 13- The Little Mermaid, June 28- Wicked and Young Frankenstein, July 2- The Little Mermaid, July 6- A Chorus Line and Legally Blonde, August 16- Xanadu, September 13- Legally Blonde and 13, September 28- Xanadu and Spring Awakening, Oct. 12-GYPSY and [title of show], Oct. 19- Hairspray & Legally Blonde, Nov. 9- Wicked and 13, Dec. 14-13, Dec. 26- Billy Elliot, 2009: Jan 1- Shrek, Jan 2- 13 and Wicked, Jan 4- 13, Feb 17- In The Heights, Feb 19- Billy Elliot, Feb 22- Sweeney Todd (tour), March 28- Mary Poppins, April 4- Mamma Mia!, April 15- Jersey Boys (on tour), April 25- next to normal & 9 to 5
May 1- Billy Elliot, May 3- Spelling Bee (tour), May 8- Chicago, May 21- Wicked, June 6- Everyday Rapture, June 23- The Wiz, June 25- Hair July 15- Shrek, August 9- Wicked, September 7- Rock of Ages, October 11- Next To Normal, October 23- The Marvelous Wonderettes, November 7- Ragtime November 29- Dreamgirls, December 25- Billy Elliot, December 30- Finian's Rainbow, 2010: January 9- Bye Bye Birdie, January 16- Memphis February 17- The Phantom of The Opera, February 18- God of Carnage, March 7- Billy Elliot, March 31- American Idiot
#78
Posted: 3/2/09 at 11:12am
I still can't believe that 13 closed so early. I saw it last October and it blew me away. It was intelligent, funny, touching and highly entertaining. JRB constantly proves that a score can be both sophisticated and "catchy". (I've played the CD over and over!) And the kids were phenominal.
Btw - tickets for Next To Normal went on sale today - and I just booked my ticket for May 14, aisle seat in Row D orchestra! Very excited about seeing this!
Btw - tickets for Next To Normal went on sale today - and I just booked my ticket for May 14, aisle seat in Row D orchestra! Very excited about seeing this!
THEATRE 2020: CURTAINS**** LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE GIRLS***** WICKED***** KEITH RAMSAY TAKING NOTES WITH EDWARD SECKERSON***** KAYLEIGH MCKNIGHT CONCERT***** RAGS***** ON MCQUILLAN'S HILL** DEAR EVAN HANSEN***** THE JURY***
#79
Posted: 3/2/09 at 11:21am
Am trying to book some tickets on the US ticketmaster site. For some reason, when the "will call at box office" delivery method is chosen, the UK is not one of the options for billing address county. What should I do? Has anyone else experienced this problem?
#80
Posted: 3/2/09 at 11:57am
Hmmm i really don't know. When we bought our tickets last year we just printed out the details and then presented it at the box office to pick up the tickets. Is there an option for you to do that?
#81
Posted: 3/2/09 at 12:02pm
That is the "will call at box office" option - kinda like "collect at box office". However, to fill in the billing address for my credit card I cannot put in the UK in the country section 
#82
Posted: 3/2/09 at 12:22pm
Is there an "Other" option?
or "Great Britain"
or "Europe"
I can't remember what option we used.
or "Great Britain"
or "Europe"
I can't remember what option we used.
#83
Posted: 3/2/09 at 1:29pm
Wow. I'm a total idiot - Great Britain is on the list!!
#84
Posted: 3/2/09 at 1:33pm
Mama, I need your help. I'm about to book for 9 to 5 at the Marquis and can either sit in S108 in the stalls or B118 in the circle. Which view would be preferable? I know you saw it in LA at the Ahmanson but any advice would be great 
Updated On: 3/2/09 at 01:33 PM
#85
Posted: 3/2/09 at 1:39pm
MMMMMMM!
Both are fab
I saw Victor /Victoria twice from round about both those seats.
Its a great theatre with no restricted view but some may see it as a big one -go for the circle ones!
Yep!
If it was me now I'd go for the circle.
I saw it from row D in the circle in LA and it was nothing short of perfect. Similar theatres with LA a bit bigger if i remember!
Both are fab
I saw Victor /Victoria twice from round about both those seats.
Its a great theatre with no restricted view but some may see it as a big one -go for the circle ones!
Yep!
If it was me now I'd go for the circle.
I saw it from row D in the circle in LA and it was nothing short of perfect. Similar theatres with LA a bit bigger if i remember!
#86
Posted: 3/2/09 at 1:57pm
Just booked my first ever Broadway ticket (of a show that I'll be old enough to remember) - B118 in the dress circle of the Marquis. Big moment for me :)
Updated On: 3/2/09 at 01:57 PM
#87
Posted: 3/2/09 at 7:26pm
Well, you guys better book your tickets to see one of Broadway's biggest disasters in some time.
Its new production of 'Guys And dolls' has just opened to some pretty savage reviews that are not gonna help a show that is too often revived anyway!
'uninspired' New York Times
'I was totally underwhelmed' NY Theatre Guide
"flatfooted and dull' NY Daily News
"a joyous perversion' Record
'uneven, charm-challenged' Bloomberg
'theatrical explosions are rare' AP
Bet they are sorry they said no to the Donmar /Piccadilly production now!
The art work speaks loads for this production- yuk!
Its new production of 'Guys And dolls' has just opened to some pretty savage reviews that are not gonna help a show that is too often revived anyway!
'uninspired' New York Times
'I was totally underwhelmed' NY Theatre Guide
"flatfooted and dull' NY Daily News
"a joyous perversion' Record
'uneven, charm-challenged' Bloomberg
'theatrical explosions are rare' AP
Bet they are sorry they said no to the Donmar /Piccadilly production now!
The art work speaks loads for this production- yuk!
Updated On: 3/2/09 at 07:26 PM
#88
Posted: 3/2/09 at 7:43pm
I'm glad I decided not to include this in my 6 shows in NY in May.
THEATRE 2020: CURTAINS**** LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE GIRLS***** WICKED***** KEITH RAMSAY TAKING NOTES WITH EDWARD SECKERSON***** KAYLEIGH MCKNIGHT CONCERT***** RAGS***** ON MCQUILLAN'S HILL** DEAR EVAN HANSEN***** THE JURY***
#89
Posted: 3/2/09 at 8:06pm
Rumor from a friend in New York in the last hour is that they may take it off this Sunday.
#90
Posted: 3/2/09 at 8:09pm
When Cartwright gets the best reviews, you know the show's in trouble. I've got a feeling the production is going to go down in history as how not to do Guys and Dolls. If I have a spare matinee (unlikely but still) I might just go to TKTS and get a ticket.
What intrigues me a little is that the Donmar production is about to open in Sydney as the second leg of what was billed as a "pre-Broadway tour". Maybe they didn't get the memo about the trainwreck version that beat it to NYC?
What intrigues me a little is that the Donmar production is about to open in Sydney as the second leg of what was billed as a "pre-Broadway tour". Maybe they didn't get the memo about the trainwreck version that beat it to NYC?
#92
Posted: 3/2/09 at 8:21pm
Would you care to shed some light on what made the NT production so legendary? Was it at the Olivier or the Lyttelton?
#93
Posted: 3/2/09 at 8:28pm
The staging!
The cast!
Amazing!
The atmosphere in that theatre every night was totally electrifying. I sat it about 20 times and one night even slept outside from 9pm to get tickets for a performance when all seats were £1.
By 6am the line could have filled the Oliver 100 times over and the stars of the show, Julia McKenzie, Bob Hoskins, Julie Covington had set up tables giving away tea and coffee.
It was simply a landmark production.
The cast!
Amazing!
The atmosphere in that theatre every night was totally electrifying. I sat it about 20 times and one night even slept outside from 9pm to get tickets for a performance when all seats were £1.
By 6am the line could have filled the Oliver 100 times over and the stars of the show, Julia McKenzie, Bob Hoskins, Julie Covington had set up tables giving away tea and coffee.
It was simply a landmark production.
#94
Posted: 3/2/09 at 8:30pm
Sounds like one of those rare times when a production just comes together perfectly. The three names you mentioned would have me camping out in an instant!
Olivier or Lyttelton?
Olivier or Lyttelton?
#95
Posted: 3/2/09 at 8:35pm
It used very inch of the huge Olivier!
It was a huge production.
It was a huge production.
#96
Posted: 3/2/09 at 8:49pm
Did it use the drum revolve?
The only production I've ever seen at the Olivier was the Hugh Jackman Oklahoma! My whole family came over here in the summer of 1998 and that was my first West End show. All I remember was the big round stage, a cornfield as high as a elephant's eye and being creeped by Jud - Shuler Hensley I believe?
Why did the National's streak of amazing musical revivals end? Guys and Dolls, Carousel, Okalahoma, My Fair Lady, South Pacific, Anything Goes and others right?
The only production I've ever seen at the Olivier was the Hugh Jackman Oklahoma! My whole family came over here in the summer of 1998 and that was my first West End show. All I remember was the big round stage, a cornfield as high as a elephant's eye and being creeped by Jud - Shuler Hensley I believe?
Why did the National's streak of amazing musical revivals end? Guys and Dolls, Carousel, Okalahoma, My Fair Lady, South Pacific, Anything Goes and others right?
#97
Posted: 3/2/09 at 8:56pm
It was the first and one of the very few productions taht used the entire drum and all the lifts.
#98
Posted: 3/2/09 at 10:13pm
just to jump in and say
NEXT TO NORMAL, NEXT TO NORMAL, NEXT TO NORMAL lol
NEXT TO NORMAL, NEXT TO NORMAL, NEXT TO NORMAL lol
Namo i love u but we get it already....you don't like Madonna
#99
Posted: 3/3/09 at 12:34am
Mama, this revival, good or not isn't going anywhere anytime soon... the name will carry it for a while and already has. They're selling to about full capacity.
2008: Feb. 18- Rent, Feb. 19- Curtains, April 18- Xanadu, April 22- Wicked, April 26- Legally Blonde, May 31- Wicked, June 13- The Little Mermaid, June 28- Wicked and Young Frankenstein, July 2- The Little Mermaid, July 6- A Chorus Line and Legally Blonde, August 16- Xanadu, September 13- Legally Blonde and 13, September 28- Xanadu and Spring Awakening, Oct. 12-GYPSY and [title of show], Oct. 19- Hairspray & Legally Blonde, Nov. 9- Wicked and 13, Dec. 14-13, Dec. 26- Billy Elliot, 2009: Jan 1- Shrek, Jan 2- 13 and Wicked, Jan 4- 13, Feb 17- In The Heights, Feb 19- Billy Elliot, Feb 22- Sweeney Todd (tour), March 28- Mary Poppins, April 4- Mamma Mia!, April 15- Jersey Boys (on tour), April 25- next to normal & 9 to 5
May 1- Billy Elliot, May 3- Spelling Bee (tour), May 8- Chicago, May 21- Wicked, June 6- Everyday Rapture, June 23- The Wiz, June 25- Hair July 15- Shrek, August 9- Wicked, September 7- Rock of Ages, October 11- Next To Normal, October 23- The Marvelous Wonderettes, November 7- Ragtime November 29- Dreamgirls, December 25- Billy Elliot, December 30- Finian's Rainbow, 2010: January 9- Bye Bye Birdie, January 16- Memphis February 17- The Phantom of The Opera, February 18- God of Carnage, March 7- Billy Elliot, March 31- American Idiot
#100
Posted: 3/3/09 at 5:12am
I'm certainly not wishing it to close but the dice are against it at the moment.
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