Bye Bye Birdie dress rehearsal anyone ? — Page 2

So did anyone actually go to the dress rehearsal? Any comments?

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Looks like no one "rated" an invite! Sad.

We'll here tonight.

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"DCR, I don't mean to sound rude, but why have you been so down on everything lately? I know I probably shouldn't talk, but it seems like you're not really super pumped for any upcoming shows."

Like what? I'm actually one of the few people who is excited about the majority of the shows this season. So what shows am I not excited about sense you seem to know everything about me?

I'm excited fro Superior Donuts, A Little Night Music, Memphis, Spiderman, The Addams Family, Ragtime, Finnian's Rainbow, and many other shows.

Updated On: 9/10/09 at 07:06 AM

"Looks like no one "rated" an invite! Sad.

We'll here tonight."

I was there, and there's plenty to say, but since it's a Roundabout show, all you people are going to do is bitch about it anyways. If you weren't invited to the dress, then go see it for yourselves.

Can you really judge a show based on a dress rehearsal or first preview? It takes several performances for the cast to develop a rhythm of playing for an audience.

I don't get why so many of you want to rush to the very first public performance instead of giving the show a little time to develop. It almost seems like some of you can't wait to trash it.

Some are trashing it without even seeing it, or even worse, basing their evaluations not on this show but on previous Roundabout performances. They have had some successes over the years..revivals of 110 IN THE SHADE, CABARET, ASSASSINS, SUNDAY IN THE PARK, NINE. You make it sound like every show they produce is a complete disaster.

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frontrowcentre2: thank you x2,000,000

I was at the final dress last night...few things...

Gina Gershon...terrible. She needs to make her Rosie more likable.
John Stamos...alright. He needs to settle into it more. He's too stiff.
Bill Irwin...genius.
Jayne Houdyshell...brilliant.
Allie Trimm...adorable.
Nolan Funk...eh. Just a pretty face. Not strong vocally.
Matt Doyle...one of my FAVORITE parts of the show!

The ensemble of kids...fantastic! Lots of energy. They really shine. They're the star of the show at some points.

Any questions...throw'em at me.

The show actually ran smoothly last night. They didn't stop once. I was impressed with the production side of the performance.

Actually, in all fairness, we all only paid $10 for the first preview. So they could essentially walk through the whole thing and we'd be getting our fair share. But I have a feeling that the show will tighten up within a couple weeks and we'll have a BETTER feel for the show then. Certainly we can't assess the show in the same way the critics will tonight, but we can ballpark where the production will be.

Did that even make sense?

I understand both sides of the argument in this case. Bye Bye Birdie is a very solid show (in my opinion), I LOVE the cast members they assembled, and the Director has come off to be extremely professional and intelligent; however, I am well aware that a large portion of all roundabout productions that weren't transfers were not generally liked on this board and by critics. I don't think that DCR meant to say that this production is bound to be bad, but he thinks that there is a good chance that Roundabout can possibly wreck another show.

As for me, I don't have an opinion on how this show will be received. It has a lot of positive factors that could benefit it and a lot of negative factors that can destroy it. I choose to hope that this production will be great and wait to see what the general opinion is (and I'm sure DCR feels similarly).

At the risk of getting eaten for saying this, I think this show will most definitely be a popular choice among tourists for a little while (at least).

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1.5 hours!!!

For those who have seen or going to see it, what is the new Henry Miller's Theatre like on the inside?