I noticed that Broadway For Broke People has very specific information about a supposed Fun Home lottery. Has anyone heard anything about this? I can't find any announcement that they will be doing a lotto or anything.
I bit the bullet and just bought my tickets for my trip with the discount code that's out. I didn't want to risk TDF/lotto/TKTS since it's my most anticipated show of the season.
I got row D, seats 106 and 108. I'm assuming these will be great seats... Hoping so, I've never been to this theater before.
^^^ I've sat all over the place in that theatre, and there really aren't any bad seats, unless you are in the very front row and there is furniture in your way for part of it. From the press photos I've seen of FH, it looks like the "cheap seats" on the one end are cheaper because there will be some partial obstructions due to a wall and the band.
Generally, I can say that of all the shows I've seen there, directors/designers have taken great pains to make sure no one close is getting an obstructed view the whole time due to set pieces and/or blocking. (I did not see The Miracle Worker, where I read of complaints about just that!)
I always try for row C or higher just to be safe. I think you'll be fine.
Just noticed the lotto option for Fun Home on TodayTix. I don't think I've been this excited to see a show since If/Then premiered last year! Can't wait for tomorrow night.
It really is just astounding. It's more intimate, it's more complex, it's more in your face, but every decision is so thoughtful. The trapdoors and the appearance, disappearance, reappearance, and absence of set pieces add tension and feeling to every moment.
The performances have--somehow--deepened even further and every single performer stands out, I truly don't think there's one person who stands out more than the rest. Skeggs' "Changing My Major" is joyful, anxious, nervous, everything. Lucas's "Ring of Keys" is as bright, beautiful, and so incredible to see still, it just blows my mind that she's 11 years old. And Kuhn's "Days and Days" all but stops the show. Cerveris has brought even more heartache and pain and it's on full display with the new staging. The way "Edges of the World" has been presented at the Circle in the Square is incredible.
Beyond powerful, beyond anything I've seen this season. When I saw the show at the Public, I didn't think it could get any better, but boy was I wrong. The final tableau deserves an award of its own. So thrilled this show finally made its way to Broadway.
First of all, the staging is absolutely astonishing.
Sam Gold is brilliant. The way the performers move - the way the set moves - the way the floor moves - the whole thing flows in a seamless, magical way. Wait until you see the way they used Circle in the Square. I still can't get over certain moments, like "Telephone Wire"...
This is one of the most moving shows I have seen. Ever.
It's flawless. Hard to believe it's the first preview of brand new staging. Gold did beautiful work. The cast is astonishing. It better damn well sweep the awards.
"I know now that theatre saved my life." - Susan Stroman
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
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I would say the 200 sections, both even and odd, provide the more "centered" view. Though, Gold did a really good job at playing the show to all sides.
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