Flying Over Sunset - Previews Thread — Page 23

To be fair, many Broadway theaters are not selling that well due to covid, protocols and low tourism.

From reading the comments on this thread, it will be quite interesting to read the critical reviews. I am guessing it will be "mixed to negative" but guess we will find out next week. I was really hoping this show would be very good and be able to give "Six" some Tony competition, I don't think that will happen from what I have read here so far.

Cast recording announced:

Flying Over Sunset Will Release Original Broadway Cast Recording | Playbill

Gonna be playing this a lot.

I saw it Friday night. The last two rows of the orchestra were pretty empty, as was a lot of the loge. I enjoyed Act 2 a lot more than Act 1. I agree with the comments that this may have been better as a play, although I did enjoy some of the dancing sequences. You see your money on the stage in terms of the set, this is what LCT excels at in that space.

dshnookie said: "100 or 500, which is the better section sight line wise?

Mainly interested in seeing Cusack sing her face off and Yazbeck’s feet.0:)

Thank you!"

For those 2 things, definitely the 500's.

My friend and I sat in D106 and D107, and sight lines were decent. I seem to recall earlier in the thread that the 500 seats had views blocked in Act 2 during the scene when the fog machine was used. I can confirm that we could see just fine during that scene.

The Grant character dances on both stage left and right, so I don't think it makes much difference (and the solo part of the tap is on an elevated surface so you'll be able to see regardless). Carmen sings the title song on both stage left and right, though most of the 11 o'clock number is sung to stage right (100 seats). One (minor but artistic) thing you miss in Act 2 from the 100s is a clear view of the "shadow characters" that are veiled by the scenery on stage right.

Just keep in mind that both sides offer partial views (and sound) throughout the show. Hope this helps!

Dan6 said: "TaffyDavenport said: "Also, I have a discount code that expires tomorrow: $62 for any non-premium preview seat, $72 after opening through closing, including the center sections. FSWL21 on Telecharge Offers."

Can those who’ve seen the show help me decide on seats? I currently have H501-504 but it looks like I could use this code to exchange at the same price for either Row K in the 200s or front row Center Mezz. I enjoy being close enough to see facial expressions, but also want to appreciate the setting and projections and not to have any of the major action blocked. Will only get a chance to see this once, so appreciate any guidance!"

I'd say row K, since you'll be more centered. Not even the front row of the loge is ideal for seeing facial expressions.

JaglinSays said: "Are there any actors of color in the production?

The absence of Bipoc characters seems out of step with the times."



1 actor of color out of 15 white actors. The one actor of color, Kanisha Marie Feliciano, replaced the white actor Erika Henningsen who played the role before the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020. I've never seen tokenism that blatant in my life, which is saying something for theater. Normally I'd say that that's better than a solely white cast, but when the replacement seemed so much like a desperate attempt to save face, I'm not sure if that's true.

Updated On: 12/11/21 at 05:58 PM

Sauja said: "You’re forgetting that Nehal Joshi isn’t white.



As to the show, I don’t think it all works, but it’s incredibly ambitious, and so even when it didn’t quite land, I loved watching it try. Give me 100 more like this rather than another Doubtfire any day."

I agree 1000% that original is so much better than a cash grab. But that's also why it felt like such a let down. I was half asleep. lol. I did not know that about Nehal, so thanks.

"1 actor of color out of 15 white actors. The one actor of color, Kanisha Marie Feliciano, replaced the white actor Erika Henningsen who played the role before the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020. I've never seen tokenism that blatant in my life, which is saying something for theater. Normally I'd say that that's better than a solely white cast, but when the replacement seemed so much like a desperate attempt to save face, I'm not sure if that's true."

Meanwhile, three of the six leading ladies in "Six" are black. "MJ The Musical" has two white people in the entire cast. Older shows like "Hamilton", "Ain't Too Proud" and "Tina The Musical" casts are mostly POC. Shows like "Book Of Mormon", "Caroline, Or Change" and "Lion King" have more than token amount of POC actors. The musical "For Colored Girls" is coming to Broadway in spring of 2022 and I will assume that the cast will be 100% black or darn close to it. Before you want to blast "Flying Over Sunset" for having a basically all white show, do you have any idea how many POC auditioned for the show?

Updated On: 12/11/21 at 07:20 PM

SPOILERS

I had extraordinary TDF seats -- 9th row center, row k -- for a Wednesday matinee. But I'm glad the place is filling up. My friends all feel Cusack is the event. I felt it was much more the three of them, but I certainly love the Cusack vocals. A family member thought the show had "too much Claire," which in a way I get, since the second act basically repeats her first act trauma intact. I still wish her trip with the two men present ... you know ... involved the two men. Yet they leave the stage and we get more of her mother/daughter tragedy. That's the central flaw in the 2nd act for me: putting these three attractive people together and not getting more juice and heat out of it. (Sorry, the Sella character, beautifully drawn and played, is not a protagonist, as much as I love his moment with Yazbeck's Grant.)

But I loved the score, and know the recording will be an evocative preservation. The Starobin orchestrations, not enough said about them. Quite lovely.

Updated On: 12/11/21 at 08:37 PM

SmoothLover said: "Dan6 said: "TaffyDavenport said: "Also, I have a discount code that expires tomorrow: $62 for any non-premium preview seat, $72 after opening through closing, including the center sections. FSWL21 on Telecharge Offers."

Can those who’ve seen the show help me decide on seats? I currently have H501-504 but it looks like I could use this code to exchange at the same price for either Row K in the 200s or front row Center Mezz. I enjoy being close enough to see facial expressions, but also want to appreciate the setting and projections and not to have any of the major action blocked. Will only get a chance to see this once, so appreciate any guidance!"



K in the 200’s trust me.

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Exchanged, thanks very much!