CAROUSEL Closing 9/16 — Page 3

DottieD'Luscia said: "I last saw this production on Saturday evening, July 14th. The front and rear mezzanines were quite empty. I knew then the run of this show was questionable."

Yeah I saw the show on July 28th and saw lots of empty seats in rear mezz, side mezz, and extreme side orch. :/ I was still hoping it would last until the holidays.

From talking to friends who have seen multiple productions of the show, this one seems to be very ballet dance heavy.

Are there any vacations or absences planned?

I haven't been on this board in probably two years, and quickly logged on when I read about "Carousel's" demise. I saw a revival about 50 years ago and adored the show. However, if they started chopping scenes and numbers, it's unsurprising that the show didn't last. I hope "My Fair Lady" has a solid run -- it's another show that I'm hoping to see when I make it back to NYC, probably next year. At least "Hamilton" will still be running -- I assume -- and, hopefully, the original POTO production. I've seen the POTO tour four times now, and I just can't warm up to it, even with Derrick Davis's extraordinary performance about a year ago. I suspect that directors of new productions sometimes make changes just to make changes, and not because they really improve the show. That, IMO, is the flaw in the Phantom tour, and it sounds like it may also be the problem in Carousel.

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Their social media’s has been very quiet about this for some reason. Nothing from their Facebook or Instagram

I find it odd that this isn't on BroadwayWorld's "latest headlines."

The production was OK, I saw it back-to-back with My Fair Lady on a Wednesday in March and found it forgettable.

I saw the show two weeks ago. All of the stars (Lindsey, Jesse, Renee, Josh etc...) were truly amazing. I could have sat in my seat all night if the individuals would have continued. The dancing was great, but the voices were showstoppers!

The show itself, however, is an odd story. It’s too bad the second act didn’t work as well as the first, but it’s a tough show.

The individual performances were wonderful. It’s not likely this much “Broadway Royalty” will share the same stage again. If you haven’t seen it... treat yourself to Carousel before Sept 16.

I also thought it would last longer and be a victim of the usual slew of January closings, so this shocks me just a tad.
I saw it on a comp a couple weeks ago and didn’t hate it nearly as much as I was expecting to but I’m also not overly familiar with every scene, song, line, etc. in this as much as others are so I guess I went in with not a whole lot of expectations. I wouldn’t have been able to tell you where the cuts are, because because that’s how unfamiliar I am with it.
I wasn’t wholly moved by it like I feel I should be, but Jessie unexpectedly broke me at Billy’s death because she knows not to play it just as mourning over him but also as a new widow who’s thrown into a tizzy with so much anxiety over what’s she’s gonna do next as it was still an era of female oppression. But that was the only moving moment for me which is sad considering something else which is something I’m surprised no one seems to have mentioned...They have RENÉE.QUEEN.OF.OPERA.FLEMING at their disposal and they didn’t give her the bigger, interpolated ending of Never Walk Alone?? That’s bascially the 11 o clock number in this beastly show and they didn’t.give.her.that. I heard the cast recording of it and hoped beyond hope the show was different but nope, they stuck with the anticlimactic ending...
Overall yes this was very amateurishly directed, and relied WAY too much on heavy dancing for a show that no one come to see the dancing for. People see this because they want to hear these glorious songs sung gloriously and be moved by that. The dancing didn’t fit here. Sad to see it go possibly too soon, but it sounds like the better decision.

I hope in like 5 years LCT gets a hold of the rights, because I’d just love to see a bart sher interpretation.

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What are the possibilities of this touring? I’m assuming it would probably be non-eq, but despite the reviews I’d like to see this colossal mess of a production.

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Goodness knows I am no fan of Miss Fleming (especially in any kind of popular music), and I didn't even like the "extra" stuff they gave for her to sing eg "What's the Use of Wondrin" and the end of "You'll Never Walk Alone" which I didn't care for from the recording. Just my opinion.

But I am not sure what the poster is referring to here. I have seen at least 1/2 dozen productions of "Carousel" and even appeared in it myself in a local production. I have never heard/seen of an "interpolated" ending of this song. Would like to know more. Maybe this is done in recent productions?

OP:

They have RENÉE.QUEEN.OF.OPERA.FLEMING at their disposal and they didn’t give her the bigger, interpolated ending of Never Walk Alone?? That’s bascially the 11 o clock number in this beastly show and they didn’t.give.her.that.

My only complaint is that the closing is an evening performance, which makes a day trip from DC impossible.

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ladypresent said: "Good call not bringing in the Lyric opera house of chicago production in..you know the one with actors who could actually act and have sexual and emotional tension? Laura Osnes and Steve Pasquale would (should) have been in this.



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Yes, it was a good call. That production was tepid and dull. I'm not sure what chemistry you are speaking of. It was one of the biggest wastes of $125 I spent on a ticket. I have not seen the Broadway production, but I feel pretty confident that it could not have been much wors that the production at The Lyric.

How awful are the partial view seats at the Imperial? I won a lottery ticket for Aladdin and was in Box 5 and the view was terrible. I could make out about 30% of the stage if that, with little to no view of the scenery further back. It was not worth the 30 bucks, I would have much rather been told how bad the seat was an opted to pay for a better seat.