Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga to star in Macbeth in March 2022 — Page 3

TaffyDavenport said: "TarHeelAlan said: "TaffyDavenport said: "I splurged for this when tickets first went on sale, and I feel much better having spent $150 for mezzanine row D at the Longacre than at the Lyceum. Although, had I known, I might have bought a cheap balcony seat, since the Longacre's is so much better."

We are in the exact same situation as you, having also bought $149 tix for Mezzanine Row D. They seemed to be a good combination of decent location and reasonable price. I'm not familiar enough with the two theatres to make a direct comparison, so just wondering why you feel these seats are actually better in the Longacre than the Lyceum? Thanks for any insight you can offer."

Well, besides the fact that the Lyceum is kind of a dump, the mezzanine at the Longacre is closer to the stage, overhanging the orchestra at row H, as opposed to row L at the Lyceum. I think the difference is noticeable."

Makes sense, thanks for the information.

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Princeton2 said: "Unfortunately now isn't the time to be doing new plays etc. Theatre needs bums on seats, so known crowd pleasers and big names are what's needed to encourage people back into theatres."

Daniel Craig is the name here, and people would see him in anything. So it's unfortunate that it had to be THIS play. This will be Broadway's 5thMacbethsince 2000, and it is coming right on the heels of the Joel Coen film version with Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand.

I'm glad he wants to do theatre. I am a big supporter of movie stars doing theatre and bringing in new audiences. And I understand that new plays can be scary.But like Denzel, Jackman, Viola Davis, Pacino, Streep, etc. audiences would flock to *any*play hedecided to do.

(Ruth Negga is a wonderful talent but is less of an "event" than Craig when it comes to ticket sales.)"

Yes but the important factor you are missing is that Craig might have only specifically wanted to do this play.

So my partner's tickets for the Belasco run were cancelled and refunded. Weren't they just supposed to be transferred over? He says he never got an email notification, and only realized after AMEX let him know of the credit. The seats we had existed in the Longacre seating plan, any reason why they might have been cancelled?

A little too early to ask, but based on previous records of *famous actors in iconic plays*, what are the chances that this Macbeth will appear on TKTS/TDF?

jiaxing_26 said: "A little too early to ask, but based on previous records of *famous actors in iconic plays*, what are the chances that thisMacbethwill appear on TKTS/TDF?"

My guess is it will pop up on TKTS in the first few weeks. In the current covid climate it wouldn't surprise me if some of the Tuesday or Wednesday performances later in the run showed up as well. Just my guess.

I received an email yesterday telling me that my seat is the same row and number, but, since the Longacre has evens on the left instead of the right, it's on the opposite side of the theatre.

Dolly played at the Longacre?

Auggie27 said: "Just bought late April seat for a Christmas gift. I agree: the Longacre balcony is a better locale, and it's still very affordable. Second row center is $95. That's damn good, since only one flight down is that astronomical price. You're still just about as far from the stage, only at a different angle. Go for balcony. Now*.

*I did this for Bette's Dolly, and can attest that it was a helluva good seat. Front balcony is Broadway's affordable secret."

Oh, screw this creative team. I need another MACBETH like a hole in the head but this whole cast (plus Craig and the luminous Negga) make me want to see it now. *dumps out contents of wallet on box office counter*

Updated On: 2/14/22 at 11:20 AM

will there be rush tickets?!

Grabbed a rear balc seat for July. Not sure what to expect since I've never seen Macbeth before. I'm interested in the show itself and also to see the reviews on this board are for this one and decide if I want to keep or refund.

Updated On: 2/14/22 at 04:04 PM

When was Gold's last good show? Seems like he's had a ton of misses.

RippedMan said: "When was Gold's last good show? Seems like he's had a ton of misses."

Depends on who you ask, since he's a divisive director who does a lot of different kids of work. But I think he did a great job with "Secret Life of Bees," which was just the summer before the shutdowns. Before that, there was "A Doll's House Part 2" which was also pretty strong. I regrettably wasn't able to see his "Othello" but I seem to recall it was pretty well-received.

As I said earlier in this thread, his career has been such a bizarre hodgepodge of styles and approaches. It's like he's 3-4 totally different directors sharing a body and a name.

For years people have been saying that his track record with new work seems to be better than revivals, but even that statement is complicated by the fact that his revivals have sometimes been bad for totally opposing reasons (some were too safe and sterile, others were too messy and experimental). And for my money, I've enjoyed several of his more widely-criticized productions, such as Glass Menagerie.

I do think Scott Rudin deserves a lot of blame for that LEAR. Scott wanted to deliver a starry ensemble around Glenda, which he did at the expense of them being remotely cohesive. Everyone seemed like they were in a different play, and Ruth Wilson emerged as the MVP. Scott is also the Philip Glass connection.

So in a world where the cast was more cohesive and it wasn't punctuated by odious music, that revival could have been a lot more digestible.