ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE Previews- Page 4

[darquegk]

Posted: 2/21/18 at 11:11am

So the takeaway I'm getting from this is that the show is weird, but gratuitous weird and not Jimmy Buffett weird. Given that Buffett has done fairly well as a novelist (I liked his Vonnegut-meets-Big-Lebowski "Where is Joe Merchant" back in high school), it's a shame he didn't put his hand in and craft something a little more adventurous but on-brand.

[Jarethan]

Posted: 2/21/18 at 11:23am

Dollypop said: "broadwaysfguy said: "any one seen this?

if the parrot heads are singing along to every song, they have to do announcements and put a stop to it

why would i want to pay good money to hear top broadway talent get drowned out by a drunken idiot next to me....

seriously?????"



Really? People sing along with the overture in HELLO, DOLLY!as well as during the encore of the title number and finale and no one seems to mind. Or does this only happen at performances I attend?


I have only seen the revival twice, but it did not happen either time I saw it.  I could probably have tolerated it during the overture, but I did not pay $200 to listen to someone else distract from what was happening on-stage.  

It did happen when I saw 'On Your Feet' -- the people right behind me were avid fans -- and it was incredibly annoying.  After 10 - 15 minutes of hearing every song come from two directions, and failing with dirty looks, I turned around and told them to 'shut the f*** up and go to a Karaoke bar after the show if they needed to sing Estefan hits.'  It worked.

"

 

[BenjaminNicholas2]

Posted: 2/21/18 at 5:48pm

Love Lisa Howard.  Hate JB.  Literally, despise the guy.

A little background...

He came to an island I love, used all of our street names, places and people to make his music, make himself rich and then pulled up the stakes and left.  Sold his house.  Sold his studio.  Stopped playing concerts there.

And when he was asked why he didn't donate to the Florida Keys after the last round of Hurricanes, he suggested that 'other people' should group together and do the donating.  

He sold the Margaritaville end of his biz years ago to a Brazilian equity firm.  Cashed out, again.  Many of his Parrotheads have no clue they're buying into something that really has nothing to do with Jimmy anymore.

[bk]

Posted: 2/21/18 at 6:24pm

tobiasragg said: "I saw the show in La Jolla, can't wait to go back tonight. I hate that I love it so much. Get a cheap ticket, have a ton of booze, and just forget everything else. That's the point....."

So, in other words, a show for drunks.  Perfect.  That's what musical theatre should always be about.  

[VintageSnarker]

Posted: 2/21/18 at 8:43pm

BroadwayBeebe said: "Knowing that this is the team that delivered us Come From Away made it even worse as they proved they can do simple and effective storytelling and this was the direct opposite. "

I thought Come From Away was also full of bad jokes and had a meandering plot.

Did anyone sit through this and Red Roses, Green Gold? How do they compare? I'm trying to figure out what tier of inept we're talking about.

WhizzerMarvin said: Poor Paul Alexander Nolan. He suffered through the JCS revival and Dr. Z, only to come out safely on the other side to do Bright Star. Sure, that flopped too, but it was more than respectable and he was very good in it. Had nice chemistry with Cusack. Unfortunately Margaritaville sends him back in the Dr. Z direction. Hope he makes it out of this one alive to see another day...

I liked him better in Dr. Zhivago than Bright Star. That was some rough material in Bright Star. And he was good in Daddy Long Legs.

Also, I feel like you're playing some kind of two truths and a lie game because I refuse to believe everything in your recap of the show is true.

[Alfie6]

Posted: 2/21/18 at 8:46pm

Did anyone sit through this and Red Roses, Green Gold? How do they compare? I'm trying to figure out what tier of inept we're talking about.

 

I haven't seen this but NOTHING can ever be worse than Red Roses Green Gold. I had a full on existential crisis watching that garbage fire.

[HunterK]

Posted: 2/22/18 at 1:31am

I went to tonights show (3/21) and I have to say "WHIZZERMARVIN" basically summed it up perfectly. 

I just had a few questions or comments (Please bare with my venting):  Why is Lisa Howard in a damn short blond wig??? Dancing clouds?? Where was Rema Webb's accent the first 20 minutes of the show? Allison Luff's character is a dirt scientist? For a jukebox musical? HUH? I will now have nightmares of Lisa Howard flying with cheeseburgers. BEST PART OF THE MUSICAL: RYANN REDMOND as the TSA OFFICER! Oh and I got a free beach ball! 

We saw Christopher Ashley and Mike O'Malley at Intermission and they just looked as miserable as we felt.  I am serious on that one. Show ran 2 hours 30 minutes but felt much longer. The cast busted their butts, but the material is just so low grade. 

I'm good with JB for a long long time.

[After Eight]

Posted: 2/22/18 at 8:14am

Vintage Snarker wrote:

"Did anyone sit through this and Red Roses, Green Gold? How do they compare? I'm trying to figure out what tier of inept we're talking about. "

 

I'd say we're talking about a fairly inept tier here. A very cheesy tier, certainly.

Red Roses, Green Gold was cut from the same shabby cloth as this, but was even worse.

How I wish people could write musicals like No, No, Nanette or Best Foot Forward today. Then at least we could forget our troubles, c'mon get happy, and have an enjoyable evening in the theatre.
 

Updated On: 2/22/18 at 08:14 AM

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 2/22/18 at 10:31am

Just had to share this photo, that I found too hysterical. They all look so miserable.

[HunterK]

Posted: 2/22/18 at 1:49pm

Rema is giving some serious "Side Eye" in that picture!! LOL! She is thinking "What the F did I just get myself into? Can I get out on The Color Purple Tour.." Damn she would be killing each city as Shug!!!

[@z5]

Posted: 2/22/18 at 6:41pm

Have to say though they don’t look at miserable as how you’re dressed for a show in your pic!

[Miles2Go2]

Posted: 2/22/18 at 6:46pm

@z5 said: "Have to say though they don’t look at miserable as how you’re dressed for a show in your pic! "

Maybe before you post a snarky comment criticizing a fellow commenter’s attire, you could at least bother to check your comment for grammatical errors. 

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 2/22/18 at 6:54pm

@z5 said: "Have to say though they don’t look at miserable as how you’re dressed for a show in your pic! "

Hahaha!!! You got me at my attire, but that photo was taken in the morning when we picked up our tickets and I was too quick to pick a pose.

edit: and now i’ve changed my icon, so this convo looks stupid.

Updated On: 2/22/18 at 06:54 PM

[GeorgeandDot]

Posted: 2/22/18 at 8:07pm

It's 2018, literally nobody cares what you wear to Broadway anymore. I'm guessing @z5 is connected to this production somehow.

[HunterK]

Posted: 2/22/18 at 11:08pm

@Miles2Go2 & @Call_me_jorge - love you guys. Looks like @z5 is taking on a bully role here in this thread. I don't even think JB would like that!

Updated On: 2/22/18 at 11:08 PM

[mailhandler777]

Posted: 2/23/18 at 1:47am

Call_me_jorge said: "Just had to share this photo, that I found too hysterical. They all look so miserable."

You stole my friends pic from Instagram from when he went. Not cool bro. 

[haterobics]

Posted: 2/23/18 at 4:01am

mailhandler777 said: "You stole my friends pic from Instagram from when he went. Not cool bro."

Can one steal something illegal?

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 2/23/18 at 8:29am

mailhandler777 said: "Call_me_jorge said: "Just had to share this photo, that I found too hysterical. They all look so miserable."

You stole my friends pic from Instagram from when he went. Not cool bro."

Cool

[newintown]

Posted: 2/23/18 at 8:52am

"You stole my friends pic from Instagram from when he went. Not cool bro."

Doesn't saying "bro" non ironically automatically make one uncool? They say that the 90's called, and they want their slang back.

[mailhandler777]

Posted: 2/23/18 at 11:16am

Call_me_jorge said: "mailhandler777 said: "Call_me_jorge said: "Just had to share this photo, that I found too hysterical. They all look so miserable."

You stole my friends pic from Instagram from when he went. Not cool bro."

Cool"

At least credit the person who took the pic. 

[mailhandler777]

Posted: 2/23/18 at 11:19am

haterobics said: "mailhandler777 said: "You stole my friends pic from Instagram from when he went. Not cool bro."

Can one steal something illegal?"

Curtain call pics are not illegal.

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 2/23/18 at 11:26am

jorge is neither taking credit nor profiting from your friend's picture. This is a total nonissue.

[newintown]

Posted: 2/23/18 at 11:39am

"Curtain call pics are not illegal."

Oh, yes, they are. There's nothing in the pre-show announcement that says "taking of photographs and use of recording devices is forbidden by law, except during the curtain call, when you can do whatever you want."

But since this doesn't seem to be a real show, so much as a fan opportunity, who cares, really?

[ghostlight2]

Posted: 2/23/18 at 6:17pm

"But since this doesn't seem to be a real show, so much as a fan opportunity, who cares, really?"

Who are you to decide what a real show is?

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 2/23/18 at 8:04pm

I saw this the other night. I am not even going to waste time giving my full thoughts. The show is an absolute garbage fire.