Dessa Rose at the Mitzi Newhouse

[leomaxfrank]

Posted: 1/25/05 at 3:06pm

Since, 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]

Posted: 1/25/05 at 3:09pm

I 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.

[Justice]

Posted: 1/25/05 at 3:10pm

YAY DESSA ROSE!!!!!!!!!!!!! I cannot wait!

[leomaxfrank]

Posted: 1/25/05 at 3:12pm

Is 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.

[EffieWhite]

Posted: 1/25/05 at 3:15pm

They 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.

[leomaxfrank]

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]

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

[Thetruth]

Posted: 1/25/05 at 4:00pm

Lachanze is in this? What about The Color Purple? or is that scheduled for later?

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 1/25/05 at 4:10pm

Color 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).

[marincrazy11]

Posted: 1/25/05 at 5:52pm

I'm going to New York in March and I am sooooooooo excited to see this! I can't wait!

[InfiniteTheaterFrenzy]

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]

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

[marincrazy11]

Posted: 1/25/05 at 11:04pm

how much are tickets?

[jmnpublications]

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

[leomaxfrank]

Posted: 1/26/05 at 12:05am

Do you think discounts will be available at some point?

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 1/26/05 at 12:18am

Probably 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]

Posted: 1/26/05 at 12:20am

Do you know if I'd be able to get Lincoln Center student tickets to this show? I REALLY want to see this one.

[leomaxfrank]

Posted: 1/26/05 at 12:48am

So, basically even though it is open-ended you think I should definitely get seats now?

[broadwaybelter]

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]

Posted: 1/26/05 at 12:53am

It'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.

[leomaxfrank]

Posted: 1/26/05 at 1:02am

Thanks 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]

Posted: 1/26/05 at 1:14am

I 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.

[leomaxfrank]

Posted: 1/26/05 at 1:23am

I think it sounds like it'll be quite wonderful too, and I hope it will surprise people.

[JohnPopa]

Posted: 1/26/05 at 8:37am

Poor Flaherty and Ahrens, even their pre-show buzz is boring.

[MusicMan]

Posted: 1/26/05 at 9:23am

Amen, JohnPopa.