Dessa Rose at the Mitzi Newhouse
#0Dessa Rose at the Mitzi Newhouse
Posted: 1/25/05 at 3:06pmSince, noone has posted about this show in a few months I was curious if any new information has been verified. The cast looks amazing (LaChanze, Rachel York, Michael Hayden, Norm Lewis) and Ahrens/Flaherty's last show A Man of No Importance remains one of the best things I have ever seen. Any updates?
MargoChanning
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
#1re: Dessa Rose at the Mitzi Newhouse
Posted: 1/25/05 at 3:09pmI haven't heard anything since Hayden was confirmed for the cast. I'm guessing they're just gearing up for previews which start in three weeks.
#2re: Dessa Rose at the Mitzi Newhouse
Posted: 1/25/05 at 3:10pmYAY DESSA ROSE!!!!!!!!!!!!! I cannot wait!
#3re: Dessa Rose at the Mitzi Newhouse
Posted: 1/25/05 at 3:12pmIs there a possibility of this moving to a Broadway house at some point? I'd love for them to get publicity and credit for what could be another amazing piece of theatre. Which is something they didn't get for the touching and honest, A Man of No Importance.
#4re: Dessa Rose at the Mitzi Newhouse
Posted: 1/25/05 at 3:15pmThey are deep in rehearsals which are going well. Previews start February 17th. Any talk to a Broadway move will have to wait until the show opens and March and they see what the critical and popular response is.
#5re: Dessa Rose at the Mitzi Newhouse
Posted: 1/25/05 at 3:19pm
Yeah, I'm just hoping that it's a possibility. It seems to be a bit more accessible to the regular theatregoing public than "...Importance". They certainly deserve another successful show.
jmnpublications
Broadway Star Joined: 4/2/04
#6re: Dessa Rose at the Mitzi Newhouse
Posted: 1/25/05 at 3:48pm
The show certainly has the pedigree to move to Broadway. I can't wait for this one!
lc
#7re: Dessa Rose at the Mitzi Newhouse
Posted: 1/25/05 at 4:00pmLachanze is in this? What about The Color Purple? or is that scheduled for later?
MargoChanning
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
#8re: Dessa Rose at the Mitzi Newhouse
Posted: 1/25/05 at 4:10pmColor Purple is not until the fall at the earliest. Dessa Rose runs until May 29th (though I suppose it could be extended if it's well-received).
#9re: Dessa Rose at the Mitzi Newhouse
Posted: 1/25/05 at 5:52pmI'm going to New York in March and I am sooooooooo excited to see this! I can't wait!
#10re: Dessa Rose at the Mitzi Newhouse
Posted: 1/25/05 at 7:08pm
Bravo to Ahrens and Flaherty. They pick such interesting, diverse material.
*crosses fingers for good critical reception for Dessa Rose*
jmnpublications
Broadway Star Joined: 4/2/04
#11re: Dessa Rose at the Mitzi Newhouse
Posted: 1/25/05 at 8:15pm
I just bought my tickets online. I'll be there April 2, and I can't wait. Front row seats, too. This should get me through the next couple of months of snow!
lc
#12re: Dessa Rose at the Mitzi Newhouse
Posted: 1/25/05 at 11:04pm
how much are tickets?
jmnpublications
Broadway Star Joined: 4/2/04
#13re: Dessa Rose at the Mitzi Newhouse
Posted: 1/25/05 at 11:28pm
Tickets during previews are $70, then $75 after the official opening. That's full price through Telecharge. I don't know if any discounts will apply.
lc
#14re: Dessa Rose at the Mitzi Newhouse
Posted: 1/26/05 at 12:05amDo you think discounts will be available at some point?
MargoChanning
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
#15re: Dessa Rose at the Mitzi Newhouse
Posted: 1/26/05 at 12:18amProbably not. The Mitzi is the small off-Broadway space at Lincoln Center and the LCT subscribers by themselves can all but sell out an entire run there even before the few remaining tickets are made available to the general public. I'm a subscriber and if I don't snag my member seats for a show at the Mitzi within the first 48 hours member tickets go on sale, it's happened that my top 5 or 10 dates to go are totally sold out. The last show there, Belle Epoque, almost soldout within days and never offered discounts and considering the cast and creative team for Dessa Rose, I'd be surprised if this run isn't similarly sold.
Mattio98
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/10/03
#16re: Dessa Rose at the Mitzi Newhouse
Posted: 1/26/05 at 12:20amDo you know if I'd be able to get Lincoln Center student tickets to this show? I REALLY want to see this one.
#17re: Dessa Rose at the Mitzi Newhouse
Posted: 1/26/05 at 12:48amSo, basically even though it is open-ended you think I should definitely get seats now?
#18re: Dessa Rose at the Mitzi Newhouse
Posted: 1/26/05 at 12:51am
Lachanze is in it!! I hope she is in "The color Purple" on broadway...we'll have to wait and see...
ric
MargoChanning
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
#19re: Dessa Rose at the Mitzi Newhouse
Posted: 1/26/05 at 12:53amIt's not open-ended -- it's only scheduled to run three months and set to close May 29th (unless there's an extension). The LCT subscribers could sell that out by themselves. If you want to see it, I would call NOW for tickets.
#20re: Dessa Rose at the Mitzi Newhouse
Posted: 1/26/05 at 1:02amThanks Margo - The reason I had asked was because it said on Theatremania that it was open-ended. I highly doubted that to be true, they probably just had no closing date posted.
MargoChanning
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
#21re: Dessa Rose at the Mitzi Newhouse
Posted: 1/26/05 at 1:14amI would assume it'll extend since it's the last show in the space before summer and nothing is slated to go in there until fall, BUT if you can, definitely try to snag a ticket before the end of the run -- the show sounds awfully promising.
#22re: Dessa Rose at the Mitzi Newhouse
Posted: 1/26/05 at 1:23amI think it sounds like it'll be quite wonderful too, and I hope it will surprise people.
#23re: Dessa Rose at the Mitzi Newhouse
Posted: 1/26/05 at 8:37amPoor Flaherty and Ahrens, even their pre-show buzz is boring.
MusicMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
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