Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Boston — Page 2

Are you sure its not two tickets? I seem to recall that being the policy.

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ElphabaRose, it's definately one ticket. I know, sucks, right?

My spring break is next week so I only have Tues, Wed, Thurs, or possibly Fri night to catch it. Maybe even Sat matinee if I can find some students to do rush for my parents.

I was in Row G side mezz for Wicked...the view was okay, but I went to take a look in the balcony and everything is so small on stage! A gorgeous theater nonetheless!

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Yep, saw it tonight (way in the back of the Orchestra...but the seats were comp-ed, so hey).

I did get to see the OBC back in previews, so here are my comparative thoughts for others to agree/disagree with...

Tom Hewitt as Lawrence was wonderful. My jaw dropped when I read the program at intermission and realized I knew him from Rocky! Wow. Fun to see what an actual singer can do with the role.

D.B. Bonds as Freddy... I really felt like he was doing an impression of Norbert doing the part. Same vocal cadences and delivery. But...not nearly as funny. Someone else pointed out that he's very cartoonish; I find this assessment spot-on. I remember rolling in the aisles with Norb just non-stop. Sadly, I just didn't find D.B. funny at all. There were some laughs...but those were largely just funny lines written into the script.

Laura Marie Duncan really made Christine her own. Some of her physical presentation (namely her way of walking) had that delightfully ungraceful ditzy physicality of Sherie Rene Scott, but otherwise she brought a different interpretation. Gorgeous voice that really filled the theatre. Very enjoyable. ***spoiler*** not sure that the audience really got that it was her as Paula...

Kim Shriver as Muriel. I thought she was doing a Joanna impression, at first, but then I realized that some of the lines really beg for her unique sort of delivery. Was the role written with Joanna in mind? "I should go. Should I go? I should go." (or whatever). In the end I quite enjoyed her.

Drew McVety. Dare I say it? I prefered his Andre to Jbara's. Just perfect.

ditto for Paidge Pardy's Jolene. Amazing how she can belt that song during/after so much dancing!

other random thoughts: I thought the downscaled sets translated pretty well. I was utterly bored with the new first song. It bears noting that the audience was pretty unresponsive. Whether that's because it's a Tuesday opening or because some of the "sparkle" has worn off on the tour. Not sure...

For all those who went last night, how full was the house? I'm going tonight and I have row I mezzanine, but I was hoping I'd be able to move up. Glad you enjoyed it!

Wow. Im very excited!

My school doesnt give us student IDs. I have one from two years ago that they took a few times and when I saw Cats I just showed them my drivers license and they took it.

I wonder how likely student rush will be for the next two weekends

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They were VERY strict about the student rush last night. My friend was visiting from PA and didn't know we were seeing a show and didn't have his id with him. The box office woman was VERY rude and scolded him for not carrying around an ID. She kept telling us we were going to hold up the line so he said he would just buy a regular ticket. She then flipped out even more saying he was rude. She let it slide and we ended up getting five seats together row J.

I'm not sure how full the house was. The Orchestra was pretty full but I was unable to see the mezz or balcony.

That's true about the balcony; about five people were scattered throughout. Also, the mezzanine was only about half full, but its a weekday night, so I didn't expect a big crowd. I thought the show was excellent, on the whole. The first act was slow to start, but once the plot picked up (the bet), it was really good. I agree with the comment on D.B. Bonds simply copying Norbert; although I didn't see Butz, D.B. Bonds seemed like a copycat, and a ton of his jokes fell flat. However, Tom Hewitt was excellent. My favorites, however, were Jolene and Laura Marie Duncan as Christine. She played that character so well, and I really felt bad for her when she showed up at Lawrence's house and told him her money was gone.

So, overall, a very good production. I might even try to see it again before it leaves Boston.

I rushed tonight, got there at around 6:10, and there were four people ahead of me. At 6:30, there were maybe only six people behind us. More might have shown after we got our tickets, but I don't think you need to worry about not getting tickets if you want them.

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mrs feliciano: I think I overheard that. I didn't mean to be snoopy, but did you have another friend that was coming? Did he make it?

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Ok, yelli, question... where is the stage door?

It's the first alley past the parking place with all the ushers. So that would be a right, a right, and another right. If you don't see a door when you get to the alley, dont be afraid, its further on down.