CONFIRMED: CABARET at the August Wilson Theatre, Spring 2024 — Page 17

tacotheatrelover said: "Why rip on one production of a show when countless other theatres just ripped the Mendes production right out of the depths and put them on their stage. The director has said on multiple occasions that He's wanted to direct "Cabaret" since he saw it on Broadway with Alan Cumming and honestly did a damn good job. Yes a lot of the costumes are inspired from the London Production. Yes it might look like just a blatant ripoff of the London production but i can assure you it is not. Why make art if no one enjoys it, If it makes people come back around again and again like a lot of people have according to front of house, Why criticize it.? It did was it was supposed to do and was only around for a month, and that was the best damn month of theatre I have had."

Who criticized? I was pointing out the truth: the director was inspired by both Frecknall AND Mendes’ productions. That’s obvious.

I don’t doubt the production you saw was very good, but I always get the ick when someone cops someone else’s intellectual property and tries to pass it off as their own simply because the majority of people seeing it won’t know the difference or won’t care. That includes all the productions that were heavily stealing Robert Brill and William Ivey Long’s design aesthetics, and will continue as they steal Tom Scutt’s designs.

To be clear, YOU did nothing wrong by seeing it. I’m glad you enjoyed yourself so much and that you’re immersing yourself in theatre as much as you can. I hope you get the opportunity to see the show in New York as well.

Updated On: 1/26/24 at 08:13 AM

tacotheatrelover said:
Hint taken :) I'm now up at 1:50 looking at dates, and trying to figure out what's going to be open then.

I wouldn't worry so much about that now as there is always something to see. Probably only August is the worst time for shows.

By Autumn only the better shows that opened in the Spring will still be around, and things we haven't even heard about yet - & Sunset Boulevard - should be opening.

There will be shows that you will be able to get deals on tickets for. There always are.

Save your pennies & watch the dollars grow.

Don't forget to plan ahead for the other first time NY experiences. There are limited daily tickets for things like climbing up inside the Statue of Liberty. I highly recommend that experience.

I believe rehearsals started today.

Jordan Catalano said: "Got the email from the show today about “upgrading my experience” with their food and drink. I had to laugh because they’re advertising different “grazing boxes” of food and that has to be the most unappetizing way of selling food that I’ve ever heard. But they are pushing that Moët HARD. I’ll put $5 down that they have a Moët vending machine in the theater like ATG has in their UK houses, now. And that makes me fearful they’ll also have the buckets of popcorn."

Pardon my language, but I just saw the prices for the food and… WHAT THE ABSOLUTE F*CK ARE THOSE PRICES!? THAT’S MORE THAT THE CHEAPEST SEATS FOR THE SHOW!?

Prologue Company Announced!

Exciting!

I kind of thought they'd pull in people from NYC's thriving nightlife scene for this.

Kad said: "I kind of thought they'd pull in people from NYC's thriving nightlife scene for this."

What would be the point? It’s a pre-written prologue show, not a literal nightlife performance.

I just passed by the theatre. I think the entrance will be through a door on the left side of the theatre. It’s adjacent to the main entrance. I looked through and it looks like they’re doing some work inside. It looked like they knocked down some walls, I’m assuming to take us to the lobby of the August Wilson. Sign at the main entrance saying box Office opens Monday.

Dolly80 said: "I wouldn’t get too excited about the prologue. If it’s the same as London- it’s like bad student theatre.
Adds absolutely nothing to the evening at all. But then the entire production favours gimmicks and style over any substance."

Couldn’t agree more about the prologue - very much a “self-devised” free movement kinda thing - and the London production. But as I said months ago, I expect audiences will convince themselves that they’ve had a good time to justify the money they’ve spent on tickets.

At the very least we will get some schnapps. More than what any other show does.

Has anyone happened to capture any photos from the inside while passing the theatre by chance? I know patience is key and preview’s start in less than a month but I’m growing restless. I’m absolutely dying to know what they’ve done to The August Wilson.

Updated On: 3/9/24 at 04:42 PM

That's recorded in a studio and not during live performance with not particularly great production. Jake Shears could barely eke out a voice live without cracking every second note (and he couldn't act at all)

Updated On: 3/11/24 at 06:00 AM