Does Chitty Chitty Bang Bang have a future?- Page 3

[SallyBrown]

Posted: 7/18/05 at 12:27am

Obviously I havent seen enough Broadway shows because I thought the dancing was fantastic...

Oh emcee him singing that is so brilliant! GUH I want a recording of him singing that. It was like eargasm time 100000000

[sanda]

Posted: 7/18/05 at 12:29am

I spent 26.5 for student rush. Yeah, I need to say Chitty has the best student rush I ever get. I appreciate it very much.

However, I left feeling bad, even for that money. If a show is bad, it is just bad. You cannot cheat yourself.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 7/18/05 at 12:30am

eh, the dancing isn't all that bad. Perhaps unsophisticated, if you will, in comparison, but the dancers are together and it doesn't look that messy. I think the choreographer is pretty young and a relative newcomer, but I'm not sure.

I think that song alone is worth my twenty-five bucks. Heck, that vibrato alone is worth my twenty-five bucks. I might go this week. heh.

Updated On: 7/18/05 at 12:30 AM

[JKM2159]

Posted: 7/18/05 at 12:35am

sanda how could you not of thought Jan Maxwell's performance as the Baroness is fabulous? Personally I think everything about this show is top notch and I think this is one of the few shows on Broadway that people can really get their moneys worth. I think CHITTY will run for maybe a year and a half to two years and then have an extremely succesful life on tour. The audiences night after night have been absolutely crazy about it. The problem is selling out that theater.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 7/18/05 at 12:37am

Jan Maxwell is freaking brilliant.

[sanda]

Posted: 7/18/05 at 12:39am

When I watched, in act 1, some kids around me were so bored that the parents had to take them out.

Act 2 is better, at least with that childcather, kids feel nervous.

Whether I wish it close or not doesn't count. Let's see if it can last. I don't think it will.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 7/18/05 at 12:41am

Wait a minute - did you see it today? With student rush?

[sanda]

Posted: 7/18/05 at 12:42am

No, I saw it on July 2.

[SallyBrown]

Posted: 7/18/05 at 12:43am

Jan Maxwell really is incredible.

AHH I still like the dancing. I dunno dancers amaze me since I can't do that kind of dancing I suppose...

I certainly got my 70 dollars worth. agreed, even if I hated the whole show Hushabye Mountain would have made me love it all..

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 7/18/05 at 12:45am

July 2 - my calendar says that was a Saturday. They're doing rush every day now? Urgh, so confusing.

ETA - I've just checked Playbill, Talkin' Broadway AND Chitty's official site, and they no longer list that rush is only on certain days. This is a happy thought. Happy indeed.

Updated On: 7/18/05 at 12:45 AM

[SallyBrown]

Posted: 7/18/05 at 12:49am

Oh God if I could so Student rush I would stalk each and every member of the cast.

[JKM2159]

Posted: 7/18/05 at 12:49am

Yes, I believe if available they will sell student rush any day.

[sanda]

Posted: 7/18/05 at 12:50am

The whole Act 1 bored me to hell.

There is only one minute, just one minute, when CCBB rise and turn and Raul and Erin and the two kids waved hands to audience and sung "chitty chitty bang bang, chitty chitty bang bang" .Honestly, I was excited as well.

That scene reminds me when I was in Disney magic kindom watching Cinderella and Prince waved hands in the parade. At that time I screamed to them happily. But for $70 I can stay in Disney for a whole day. If spent $70,waited for a long hour only for watching them waving, I should say that is too expensive.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 7/18/05 at 12:50am

My weekends just became about ten times more fun.

ETA - how were the seats you got, sanda?

Updated On: 7/18/05 at 12:50 AM

[JKM2159]

Posted: 7/18/05 at 12:51am

sanda, you said in Act II it's better because the kids feel nervous... I'm just confused as to how that is better?

[sanda]

Posted: 7/18/05 at 12:53am

fantastic seat. Orchestra, Row M 116.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 7/18/05 at 12:54am

On a weekend, brilliant. *gleeful bounce*

[JKM2159]

Posted: 7/18/05 at 12:55am

luvtheemcee how many times have you seen the show?

[sanda]

Posted: 7/18/05 at 12:56am

the childcatcher can catch the kids' attention.

Besides, act2 Marc did a nice job for that spanish dancing.

At the end, the kids are happy because the childcatcher will be hang to the ceiling and the CCBB will rise again and there is color paper falling from ceiling. Yeah! they are happy.

Those poor kids.
Updated On: 7/18/05 at 12:56 AM

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 7/18/05 at 12:58am

Four. *shuffles feet*

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 7/18/05 at 12:58am

bah, double post.

Updated On: 7/18/05 at 12:58 AM

[sanda]

Posted: 7/18/05 at 1:01am

Hi,Emcee,

you must love Raul to the bone. Without that emotion it will be out of my imagination to think about anyone watch that show 4 times.

I am sorry again if I hurt you. Raul is a great actor. I love his Arbiter in Chess Concert. If there is a Chess revival in Bway, (one of my favorite show), I wish him doing Freddie.
Updated On: 7/18/05 at 01:01 AM

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 7/18/05 at 1:13am

I do. Very, very much. And it's okay. I get defensive with them, I guess.

[gavrochegirl]

Posted: 7/18/05 at 1:21am

Now I'm flattered at Chitty's progress, rather than worried. $1,000,000...that's amazing, eh? The only thing I'm worried about now is if it has a national tour. I'd have a hard decision between it, DRS, and Spamalot. :-/ I'll probably end up with DRS...

BUT anyway....

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 7/18/05 at 10:08am

The only thing that had me worried about Chitty's ticket sales was walking past the Hilton and seeing a big sign that said "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Tonight's performance: &:00 PM. Good seats avaliable!!"