Brooklyn Review Tonight- Page 2

[BrooklynFan]

Posted: 9/23/04 at 10:45pm

90 minutes and no intermission ever

[Tiny-Toon]

Posted: 9/23/04 at 10:46pm

only 90 minutes??
Now i have to buy another ticket for october 8th
for it to be 180 minutes!

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 9/23/04 at 10:47pm

That's it? 90 minutes?

[BrooklynFan]

Posted: 9/23/04 at 10:47pm

lol

[BrooklynFan]

Posted: 9/23/04 at 10:49pm

tes

[Tiny-Toon]

Posted: 9/23/04 at 10:53pm

You know... when ya think of it that way..
If you are paying a full-price ticket for $95..
It's like you are paying $1.03 for every minute in Brooklyn!

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 9/23/04 at 10:57pm

i took advantage of the $55 tickets - using a discount!

[Tiny-Toon]

Posted: 9/23/04 at 10:58pm

So it's 0.61 for ya

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 9/23/04 at 10:59pm

holler!

[bronxboundexpress]

Posted: 9/23/04 at 11:00pm

YES YES YES!!!!! I told you guys!!! Las Vegas style is coming to Broadway!!! Shows are so much better when they're 90 minutes straight with no intermission!! I've been saying it forever have I not?!?!?! YES!!!!! I'm going to love this show!!! F*CK the ****tyass logo!!!

[Tiny-Toon]

Posted: 9/23/04 at 11:02pm

Yay!!!!
WE GOT ANOTHER ONE?
Are you new or are you converting?



lol

[BrooklynFan]

Posted: 9/23/04 at 11:05pm

llllllllloooooovvvveeee

[bronxboundexpress]

Posted: 9/23/04 at 11:07pm

Well we havnt; seen the show yet. I am anxious to see it. I just think it's nice that we have another Vegas-length show.

[pab]

Posted: 9/23/04 at 11:10pm

Wow, here is a little different take on the show from another site:

http://www.talkinbroadway.com/allthatchat/display_message.php?id=57052

[bronxboundexpress]

Posted: 9/23/04 at 11:11pm

Playbill says the running time is 1,821 minutes!!

[LadyGuenevere]

Posted: 9/23/04 at 11:14pm

That (is it ATC) review sounds...so honest. Good points and bad points alike are pointed out.

Not OMG LYKE EDEN WAS SOOO COOL AND SHE SANG!

I want some honest review- if you think that it's worship-worthy, let us know why. And no 'just because's. Updated On: 9/23/04 at 11:14 PM

[Tiny-Toon]

Posted: 9/23/04 at 11:17pm

Yes! That's what i'm looking for! A honest review!

[pab]

Posted: 9/23/04 at 11:20pm

Hey bronxboundexpress, maybe Playbill meant that the show feels like it's 1,821 minutes.

Just kidding. I'm looking forward to seeing it on the 4th.

[showinoff]

Posted: 9/23/04 at 11:23pm

so I am new at this, but I have to say that I am looking forward to seeing this show! I was excited to see a true review via "all that chat". I hope this show can work out some of the kinks. Would love to see this show survive

[bronxboundexpress]

Posted: 9/23/04 at 11:37pm

lol im so glad theres no intermission. i think intermissions suck and are a waste of time and only benefit people who cant sit in a chair for an hour and a half even though they see movies longer than that straight through.

[pab]

Posted: 9/24/04 at 12:20am

Hey, it worked for one of the best shows ever - A Chorus Line.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 9/24/04 at 12:25am

Intermissions aren't just for the theatergoers, you know.

[mikeonbroadway]

Posted: 9/24/04 at 1:31am

My attempt at writing a review (which, I need to start doing if my hopes of being a theatre critic ever want to pan out. Don't judge this as a piece of journalism, though.)

The first 15 minutes of the show, aside from the songs I found myself rolling my eyes. A lot. The music was great and I found myself loving the set and the visuals. (Whoever said the costumes were amazing, I agree completely...the costumes were absolutely brill.) After about 6 or 7 of the songs, I didn't notice standing ovations (except for one) but they each stopped the show for a good 2 minutes.

The acting I felt was strong on all the actors' parts (as there were only 5 people in the cast).

My only problem with Brooklyn is that the story many of the times was trite and confusing. However, it wasn't as predictable as one may expect. The book didn't aid matters much, but I wouldn't say that the book was the sole reason for how it came across, the concept is just a little underdeveloped in parts.

Anyway -- I think that overall it was a very good and the music alone is worth ticket price (especially if you get SRO).

Intermission: Lack of intermission did not bother me, but around me it seems that it bothered alot of people and the constant coming and going detracted from the show for me. I personally like plays without an intermission as it doesn't disrupt the story (okay, I know what I'm saying...it just isn't coming out), especially if the show isn't insanely long (i.e. Les Miz sans intermission would be unbearable.)

-Mike

P.S.: Song list

Heart Behind these Hands
Christmas Makes Me Cry
Not a Sound
Brooklyn Grew Up
Creating Once Upon A Time
Once Upon A Time
Superlover
Brooklyn in the Blood
Magic Man
Love Was A Song
I Never Knew His Name
The Truth
Raven
Sometimes
Love Me Where I Live
Love Fell Like Rain
Streetsinger
Heart Behind these Hands (reprise)

P.P.S. - For the Rentheads frequenting the boards, Seb was in the audience (he sat across the aisle from me)

[Tiny-Toon]

Posted: 9/24/04 at 9:38am

Thank you SO much for the song list! I'm so glad i'm hearing many positive reviews about the first preview! I CANT WAIT!