Encores! 2023: LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA with Ruthie Ann Miles, DEAR WORLD with Donna Murphy, and OLIVER!- Page 3

[chewy5000]

Posted: 6/16/22 at 5:05am

How about someone like Mary Testa as Fagin?

[Synecdoche2]

Posted: 6/16/22 at 4:43pm

Quinn Wilson said: "Perhaps we shouldn’t joke about gun violence"

I was joking about "Billy Porter's 'The Life'"

[Melissa25]

Posted: 9/29/22 at 4:07pm

Single tickets for members went on sale today. My wallet is wailing but I am happy that I was able to get somewhat decent seats for Dear World and Piazza.  

I was a little surprised to see that the price for Oliver! was higher ($185) than the other two ($165) shows. Side mezzanine/balcony is $135/60 vs. $85/45.  They are indeed smoking something potent over on 55th Street.

[fashionguru_23]

Posted: 9/30/22 at 8:40am

Melissa25 said: "Single tickets for members went on sale today. My wallet is wailing but I am happy that I was able to get somewhat decent seats for Dear World and Piazza.

I was a little surprised to see that the price for Oliver! was higher ($185) than the other two ($165) shows. Side mezzanine/balcony is $135/60 vs. $85/45. They are indeed smoking something potent over on 55th Street."

I wonder if it's like when the subscription houses in my city get a "family show" I notice the prices go up a bit, because families are going to be coming, so that is more than 1 or 2 tickets sometimes wo why not get all they can. Oliver also seems to be the most mainstream show out of the 3, that you might get more than the average person going.

[amiyagi]

Posted: 10/6/22 at 12:55pm

Has anyone actually managed to get through and buy tickets in the public on sale? Seating chart crashes every time, if I even manage to get that far. 

[musikman]

Posted: 10/6/22 at 1:04pm

amiyagi said: "Has anyone actually managed to get through and buy tickets in the public on sale? Seating chart crashes every time, if I even manage to get that far."

Yea, website continues to crash for me too 

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 10/6/22 at 1:11pm

Over the hour, I was able to get one ticket, miraculously.

[StageDoor3]

Posted: 10/6/22 at 1:19pm

I had a ticket to Oliver in my cart and the site bombed out while I was checking out. I've been on the website for over an hour. Now no dates show up under tickets. I just get the "loading" symbols. Grrrrrrrr!  Please, sir, I just want one ticket!

Updated On: 10/6/22 at 01:19 PM

[hearthemsing22]

Posted: 10/6/22 at 2:21pm

I was able to get through for Light in The Piazza which I'm super excited about! 

[3NU]

Posted: 10/6/22 at 3:55pm

Uggghh, of course City Center releases the discount code for Access City Center Club less than an hour after I bought full priced tickets.   How easy do y'all think it would be to sell my Encores tickets secondhand at face value if I was thinking of buying additional/replacement tickets with the discount code?  Or maybe I should just count my losses and move on?

Updated On: 10/6/22 at 03:55 PM

[Play Esq.]

Posted: 10/6/22 at 4:38pm

Got my tickets for LITP but what a S*^t show. A better solution would be to staggered ticket sales.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 10/6/22 at 4:39pm

Dang, these tickets are going fast. Good for Encores but I didn't expect picking to be so slim so fast. 

[Hamilfan2]

Posted: 10/6/22 at 5:05pm

Seems like they changed the way Access City Center works this year- or maybe it’s a glitch.  but most of the tickets appear to be the same price, just with a reduced fee ($3 instead of $10), which only the lowest priced seats- normally $35 reduced to $25 (plus $3 fee).  And those are only in the balcony.  Very lame if this was intentional, what’s even the point?

[VintageSnarker]

Posted: 10/6/22 at 7:21pm

Jordan Catalano said: "Dang, these tickets are going fast. Good for Encores but I didn't expect picking to be so slim so fast."

Piazza was an easy yes but I'm still hesitating over Dear World. Not sure how long I can wait to decide.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 10/6/22 at 7:55pm

I wasn’t gonna hesitate on getting tix to a few dates for “Dear World” - a show I’ve dreamed of seeing live for so many years. Good seats were moving insanely fast so there wasn’t even really time to think. 

[hearthemsing22]

Posted: 10/7/22 at 8:26am

I already have LITP, I think my family is going to come with me to see Oliver!...should I also consider Dear World? I'm not picky on seating :) 

[inception]

Posted: 10/7/22 at 3:59pm

I tried right when the sale went live & had the same problem with site not loading.  I tried a couple hours later after I had driven down to Las Vegas from Utah, and got on no problem.  For the Saturday night of Dear World there still seemed like lots in the Mezzanine though Orchestra seemed almost sold out.

Airfare on United is almost double what I paid for my trip in July, so I might try the direct flights to JFK that JetBlue has started.  I've heard mixed reviews though.

[binau]

Posted: 10/7/22 at 4:52pm

To hear Donna Murphy sing and act “I don’t want to know”, “Kiss her now” and “and I was beautiful” feels like it could end up being one of those rare special moments in musical theatre that are becoming rarer and rarer in our lives right now. I would not even hesitate to buy if I had the opportunity to see. 

[BCfitasafiddle]

Posted: 10/12/22 at 1:20pm

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Updated On: 10/12/22 at 01:20 PM

[Dan6]

Posted: 10/27/22 at 1:07pm

Any intel/speculation about casting for Oliver?  I would expect them to pull in some big names for a 2-week run, but it seems odd that they haven't announced anything yet.  Into the Woods was the equivalent show of last season, and cast was announced before individual tickets went on sale (though it did end up changing significantly!). 

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 10/27/22 at 1:29pm

OLIVER doesn’t really lend itself to star casting. Not a ton of guys who mean A LOT at the box office are gonna be rushing to play Fagin for two weeks; maybe you get a Tony nominee/winner for Nancy at best.

Any speculation of casting will also depend on how they are handling it racially — if some roles will be deliberately people of color, or vs. “colorblind” casting across the board. (I would assume the former.)

Would be shocked if we get anyone close to Sara B or NPH.

[broadwayben3]

Posted: 10/27/22 at 1:31pm

Curious about casting for Dear World too!

[BritCrit]

Posted: 10/27/22 at 3:11pm

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "OLIVER doesn’t really lend itself to star casting. Not a ton of guys who mean A LOT at the box office are gonna be rushing to play Fagin for two weeks; maybe you get a Tony nominee/winner for Nancy at best.

Any speculation of casting will also depend on how they are handling it racially — if some roles will be deliberately people of color, or vs. “colorblind” casting across the board. (I would assume the former.)

Would be shocked if we get anyone close to Sara B or NPH."

Over here in London, Fagin is usually played by big-name stars (Johnathan Pryce, Rowan Atkinson, etc) but that can sometimes be a bit of a problem. In the original production, the reimagining of Fagin represented a Jewish writer and a Jewish actor "claiming ownership" of one of the most notorious Jewish villains in literary history. Casting non-Jews can diminish this somewhat and lead to the character becoming a caricature. Therefore, I would prefer a Jewish actor in the role...

 

 

 

 

 

[JSquared2]

Posted: 10/27/22 at 4:43pm

If PICTURES FROM HOME is a short limited run they wouldn't be available --- but Nathan Lane or Danny Burstein would be great Fagins.  Fred Molina would also be great, and so would John Lithgow or Tony Shalhoub. Hell, I can even see Harvey Fierstein in the role!

[BCfitasafiddle]

Posted: 10/27/22 at 4:49pm

Peter Friedman for Fagin!