Cradle Will Rock- Page 4

[Jane2]

Posted: 7/11/13 at 4:41pm

Perhaps we'll see each other Jordan. If you see me, you'll know it.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/11/13 at 4:42pm

Lol. I'll run around screaming your name, Jane.

Emcee when are you going??

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 7/11/13 at 4:43pm

Saturday.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/11/13 at 4:44pm

Well, I'll have to walk up there and search for you.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 7/11/13 at 4:46pm

They invented this thing called a cell phone...

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/11/13 at 4:48pm

Yeah but that takes all the fun out of it.

[Jane2]

Posted: 7/11/13 at 4:50pm

So you're not in the mezz tonight, Jordan?

[wonkit]

Posted: 7/11/13 at 4:53pm

Can't wait to hear more reactions.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 7/11/13 at 4:57pm

Just run around shouting "EMCEE!" It'll work great.

[NewYorkTheater]

Posted: 7/11/13 at 5:09pm

I'm seeing it tonight too.
Anybody else going to the "Lobby Project" a half hour before the show? Director Sam Gold and Amy Herzog are talking about "how personal politics impacts art."

[Jane2]

Posted: 7/11/13 at 5:16pm

Anyone else here going tonight?

[mattywhits]

Posted: 7/11/13 at 6:06pm

Damn I wish I could see this.

[NYC4Life]

Posted: 7/11/13 at 6:33pm

For those who care to read the New York Times Review:

http://theater.nytimes.com/2013/07/12/theater/reviews/the-cradle-will-rock-a-30s-revival-at-city-center.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/11/13 at 9:39pm

Well now I know why that show is so rarely performed.

[macnyc]

Posted: 7/11/13 at 10:41pm

I was there tonight, and I have confess that I didn't know what was going on half the time, but it could be me. The singing was glorious, but I don't think the score was that good. Maybe I need to listen again.

Updated On: 7/12/13 at 10:41 PM

[Jane2]

Posted: 7/11/13 at 11:01pm

I was sitting pretty far away tonight and I couldn't hear anything, so I only knew part of what was going on. No matter, it was pleasant.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/11/13 at 11:32pm

Yeah the sound was HORRIBLE. I don't think I've ever heard a show there sound as bad as this one did.

[gchris11]

Posted: 7/12/13 at 12:29am

Going tomorrow night. Think they will fix the sound issues by tomorrow night?

[ken8631]

Posted: 7/12/13 at 7:38am

Was there last night. It was OK, an odd "play". Enjoyed the performance, especially Raul's - he was his typical self. Sound seemed fine (we were in Row M or orch).

At first, there was a guy on stage who looked like Raul, but I remembered he doesn't show up until later in the play.

Sometimes wasn't sure what character was playing who, but it wasn't that complicated.....

[macnyc]

Posted: 7/12/13 at 8:53am

I was confused by that, too! I thought Raul had made an early entrance! I wanted to add that the orchestra seemed to be drowning out the singers at first. Either the balance got corrected or I got used to the sound as the evening progressed, but It ceased to bother me.

[wonkit]

Posted: 7/12/13 at 9:13am

The sound in the Grand Tier on Wednesday seemed all right. I thought the shared mics were responsible for a lot of the dropped lines. That can be a really tricky thing to time right if the dialogue is fast.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 7/12/13 at 10:06am

Heh. The acoustics in City Center have never been what I would call "great."

[wonkit]

Posted: 7/12/13 at 10:21am

Especially in the orchestra.

[Jane2]

Posted: 7/12/13 at 10:22am

I was way up in mezz row E on the side. No sound problems whatsoever there. No one I was with noticed a problem either.

There were some pretty enjoyable moments for me, and they were all with the songs. I liked the "score" very much.

[dave1606]

Posted: 7/12/13 at 10:27am

I was there last night. I think the real problem with this show is that it should never be done in a concert setting. A frothy show like Gentlemen Prefer Blondes or No, No Nanette are fun things to see in a setting like that, but this seemed very strange out of context and the direction did nothing to help matters. A lot of what the director seemed to want to do might have worked nicely in a theater, but in a concert reading like this it just didn't quite work.

I respected the show a great deal and actually thoroughly enjoyed the score which was performed to perfection by the Encore's Orchestra and the cast. Anika Noni Rose, Raul Esparza and Da'vine Joy Randolph all stood out.

I agree with Whizzer that I was never emotionally involved, but in the end I enjoyed it for what it was. I may never want to see a production again, but for a $25 orchestra seat to see an all star cast like that, I was perfectly happy.