Cole Escola is Mary Todd Lincoln in OH, MARY! Off-Broadway — Page 4

This is going to sell out off these reviews

and what has the Booth after Kimberly? any rumblings?

Kad said: "It would be kind of great for a play about Mary Todd Lincoln to play the Booth."

I mean come on the ad campaign practically builds itself

I keep checking for a NYT review, but it's looking more and more likely that the feature piece is the only coverage they're giving it. Is that usual?

If it does transfer, at least they'll review it then.

Do you think perhaps the NYT is waiting to publish the review until Monday, which is Abraham Lincoln's birthday? Would they be that clever?
Regardless, word-of-mouth on the street is mostly positive, tickets are selling like hotcakes, and they've just doubled their ticket prices, so even without that review they're doing good business.

Wow, I can't believe how popular this show is - I'm coming into town next week and pretty much every night is sold out. I ended up paying $200 for the very last seat, more than I've EVER paid for a show in my life! Hope it's worth it, I have high hopes.

It has a distinctly downtown sensibility. Perhaps it could transfer to the Orpheum or something.

Still no review from the Times, which is very unusual.

Cut out at intermission of Sweeney to put our names in for the cancellation line for this. Does not seem that hard in theory long as you show maybe 90 mins prior to the performance you want. The attendant running the show keeps things moving! Funny show-related quip, while waiting the Saturday night before, Blythe Danner was out front waiting to go to the show (apparently she loved it too).

Ok so the show,

Endlessly hysterical. Tailor made filth for any John Waters fan or camp lovers among us. Felt like I was witnessing a live action cross between a Waters film and a Carol Burnett episode. It is so tight and entertaining, you cannot help but feel like a dumb, giddy toddler mindlessly following the piece for all its stupid. I now crave an Escola show every other season at the very least. This is the kind of theatre I'd throw money at

I saw this on Saturday and absolutely loved it. Does anyone know about SRO for this? I was in the last row of the mezz through TodayTix and there were 5-6 people awkwardly standing behind the last row in the middle of the aisle for the entire performance. They didn't have seats up there, so my only guess is that it's some sort of unofficial standing room (maybe don't tell the FDNY lol). Anyway, has this been happening for every show? And does anyone know what they're charging for these tickets?

TaffyDavenport said: "On the show's calendar, dates from March 26through May 5 are now darker grey and crossed out, and, if you click on a date, the showtimes come up, so it looks like an extension announcementis imminent."

As someone who really wants to see this AND will be in the city Easter weekend, this would be the BEST news.

yyys said: "Wish it's at a different venue. That mezzanine is horrible. No rake in the orchestra eitherfrom what I've heard. Hope they don't jack up the prices on the extension."

This is the most I've ever paid for a show - I've heard terrible things about the orchestra and as a 4"11' person I'm reeeaalllly hoping it's not that bad!

Leaf Coneybear said: "yyys said: "Wish it's at a different venue. That mezzanine is horrible. No rake in the orchestra eitherfrom what I've heard. Hope they don't jack up the prices on the extension."

This is the most I've ever paid for a show - I've heard terrible thingsabout the orchestra and as a 4"11'person I'm reeeaalllly hoping it's not that bad!"

I haven't been in this theatre since the revival of Carrie 12(?) years ago, but I remember the sight-lines in the orch being every bit as bad as described in this discussion. If you're not in an aisle seat of one of the side sections, it's not fun.

Is the front row of the orchestra too close?