GHOST OF JOHN MCCAIN at Soho Playhouse
GHOST OF JOHN MCCAIN at Soho Playhouse
#1GHOST OF JOHN MCCAIN at Soho Playhouse
Posted: 8/30/24 at 10:15pm
I'm seeing this next Sunday, and I've been waiting to hear anything from the score to get an idea of to expect. Well, I definitely wasn't expecting this, and now I'm even more intrigued to see it. A while back, I saw a reaction to the reading in January that said the show was unexpectedly moving, and now I can see why.
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#2GHOST OF JOHN MCCAIN at Soho Playhouse
Posted: 8/31/24 at 12:01am
Sorry but that sounds so generic and trite.
#3GHOST OF JOHN MCCAIN at Soho Playhouse
Posted: 8/31/24 at 12:48am
https://www.instagram.com/p/C_Tvfi-PZi6/?igsh=MTd1aGUzMnNha3k5eQ==
Unique approach …
#4GHOST OF JOHN MCCAIN at Soho Playhouse
Posted: 8/31/24 at 4:44am
DiscoCrows said: "https://www.instagram.com/p/C_Tvfi-PZi6/?igsh=MTd1aGUzMnNha3k5eQ==
Unique approach …"
Oy.
#5GHOST OF JOHN MCCAIN at Soho Playhouse
Posted: 8/31/24 at 7:16am
well that immediately turned me off from knowing anything about this show.
#7GHOST OF JOHN MCCAIN at Soho Playhouse
Posted: 8/31/24 at 9:40am
I know the show’s whole vibe is irreverence but yikes.
Neill Graham
Swing Joined: 8/31/24
#8GHOST OF JOHN MCCAIN at Soho Playhouse
Posted: 8/31/24 at 10:15am
I'm curious now, too. I wasn't expecting that either-makes me wonder what else is in store.
JasonC3
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/21
#9GHOST OF JOHN MCCAIN at Soho Playhouse
Posted: 8/31/24 at 10:38amA despicable marketing choice that you'd think someone would have had the common sense to question.
Tsao5
Stand-by Joined: 2/7/06
#10GHOST OF JOHN MCCAIN at Soho Playhouse
Posted: 8/31/24 at 11:24am
That is one of the STUPIDEST ads ever. And Jason Tam....who I adore as a performer and person.......liked that post?!? There are literally people in that picture whose actions led to the horrible outcome for some of the police defending the capital. The ad is NOT provocative nor clever nor thought provoking- it's lazy and unprofessional and horribly disrespectful. The person who thought that would be so edgy to put up.............time to find a new profession.
#11GHOST OF JOHN MCCAIN at Soho Playhouse
Posted: 8/31/24 at 11:31am
To be fair, Tam is the lead in this.
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#12GHOST OF JOHN MCCAIN at Soho Playhouse
Posted: 8/31/24 at 12:25pm
People thinking this was somehow going to be a non stop laugh fest about the current state of the GOP today is mistaken. Nowhere is it advertised as a musical comedy. And that marketing is perfect considering the audience who would be interested in seeing this. Jason Tam is an exciting actor and his songs are beautiful in this. But Ben Fankhauser playing Lindsey Graham, Roy Cohn, and Joey Robinette will absolutely bring some laughs.
Musigamist
Stand-by Joined: 2/5/23
#13GHOST OF JOHN MCCAIN at Soho Playhouse
Posted: 8/31/24 at 12:46pm
For anyone interested, a (redacted) version of the script is available on the show's site to download.
verywellthensigh
Broadway Star Joined: 6/14/22
#14GHOST OF JOHN MCCAIN at Soho Playhouse
Posted: 8/31/24 at 4:38pm
Um...people died January 6th? That ad is MAGA-level tastelessness.
Updated On: 8/31/24 at 04:38 PM#15GHOST OF JOHN MCCAIN at Soho Playhouse
Posted: 8/31/24 at 4:44pm
Sutton Ross said: "People thinking this was somehow going to be a non stop laugh fest about the current state of the GOP today is mistaken. Nowhere is it advertised as a musical comedy.”
They may not explicitly be saying it’s a comedy but it is very much being advertised like a comedy.
#16GHOST OF JOHN MCCAIN at Soho Playhouse
Posted: 8/31/24 at 4:48pm
Never thought I'd start seeing pearl clutching over Jan 6th jokes that people have been making since like literally the day of. People need to unclench, the joke was funny.
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#17GHOST OF JOHN MCCAIN at Soho Playhouse
Posted: 8/31/24 at 5:03pm
Correct ^
JasonC3
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/21
#18GHOST OF JOHN MCCAIN at Soho Playhouse
Posted: 8/31/24 at 7:05pm
Intentionally using an insurrection against our government in a marketing campaign for a play is just classless.
What's next? Tickets for $9.11 on 9/11?
And telling people to "unclench" is so ****in' juvenile it is no wonder those who are doing so find the advertisement acceptable.
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#19GHOST OF JOHN MCCAIN at Soho Playhouse
Posted: 8/31/24 at 7:14pm
Don't buy a ticket then? Wait, did I just solve your entire problem?!
It's a musical in f*cking Soho. Jesus Christ.
#20GHOST OF JOHN MCCAIN at Soho Playhouse
Posted: 8/31/24 at 8:45pm
JasonC3 said: "Intentionally using an insurrection against our government in a marketing campaign for a play is just classless.
What's next? Tickets for $9.11 on 9/11?
And telling people to "unclench" is so ****in' juvenile it is no wonder those who are doing so find the advertisement acceptable."
Just you wait until I tell you about a President's Day Sale! Yeah, again I'll tell you to unclench.
#21GHOST OF JOHN MCCAIN at Soho Playhouse
Posted: 8/31/24 at 8:52pm
Here’s an idea…
Everyone is allowed to have their own opinions!
#22GHOST OF JOHN MCCAIN at Soho Playhouse
Posted: 8/31/24 at 8:54pm
TotallyEffed said: "Here’s an idea…
Everyoneis allowed to havetheir ownopinions!"
And if you didnt want a response, you would write it in a diary and not on a message board.
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#23GHOST OF JOHN MCCAIN at Soho Playhouse
Posted: 9/3/24 at 7:30pm
^Lolz 😂
First preview tonight, enjoy it for anyone whose going!
#24GHOST OF JOHN MCCAIN at Soho Playhouse
Posted: 9/3/24 at 9:09pm
Lots of Broadway names in this. Lots of seats available.
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#25GHOST OF JOHN MCCAIN at Soho Playhouse
Posted: 9/3/24 at 10:11pm
The writers of this wrote the genuinely dreadful Straight at Theatre Row, so that should tell you all you need to know about this. Pass.
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