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[bear882]

GIANT Previews#100

Posted: 3/26/26 at 2:57am

Play Esq. said: "tater tot said: "Hey guys, i'll be coming to New York in August, this is currently scheduled to close June 28, any chancethis extends?"

Yes. Especially after he wins his Tony. But if you thought prices were high now though…"

Dumb question: Does Best Actor in a Play winner affect the box office all that much? If John Lithgow wins, but the play doesn’t, would that matter? (I don’t even know how much winning Best Play matters.)

[trpguyy]

GIANT Previews#101

Posted: 3/26/26 at 6:26pm

If it extends, it will almost definitely be for only 2 more weeks

[BWAY Baby2]

GIANT Previews#102

Posted: 5/4/26 at 6:46am

Giant waste of time-- it starts out anti-semitic- ends anti-semitic-- no growth- no drama- and I really thought it was more like a waste of my time and money.

[BoringBoredBoard40]

GIANT Previews#103

Posted: 5/4/26 at 9:14am

BWAY Baby2 said: "Giant waste of time-- it starts out anti-semitic- ends anti-semitic-- no growth- no drama- and I really thought it was more like a waste of my time and money."

boy did you miss the point

[carolinaguy]

GIANT Previews#104

Posted: 5/4/26 at 11:57am

Historically, only Best Musical has any lasting box office impact.

Just remembering you've had an "and" When you're back to "or" Makes the "or" mean more than it did before

[JT2030]

GIANT Previews#105

Posted: 5/16/26 at 6:35pm

Couldn't find an official 'reviews' thread following search (and apologies if I missed one.)

Saw the play last night, and was a bit disappointed. Lithgow is in top-form, devouring the role of Dahl and very much playing the 'cat toying with a mouse' between charming to monster and back within seconds. And for an 80-year-old, he continues to challenge himself and create new and distinct characters whether on stage or film that blows my mind. He is indeed riveting - it's the play itself that didn't match his stature to me.

I appreciated all of the supporting cast, and liked Aya Cash quite a bit (I know she's gotten a bit of mixed reaction here, and I'm also admittedly a fan of both her stage and screen work) but in pondering the play afterward, I think I would've preferred a 100-minute two hander of Lithgow and the agent with some more tangible stakes. The "art vs. the artist" debate isn't an easy one, but it's worth having; I wish the play was a bit more focused. It was quite literally people entering and leaving the lion's den over and over for 2+ hours, and brought to mind one of the criticism's of Albee's Virginia Woolf - "Why don't they just leave the house?" like every haunted house / horror film.

I consider Hytner to be one of our greatest directors (I'll give a TedTalk on that National Theatre / LCT Carousel anytime someone would like it) - but it really just seemed like he was playing traffic cop here and moving people around a very strange set. All felt very dramatically inert.

Lithgow is always worth seeing (tangent: there's a *wild* genre film The Rule of Jenny Pen I just watched with he and Geoffrey Rush that is a blast). But with so many wonderful offerings and tickets so pricey, I would skip this one unless you end up with a rush or lottery ticket, which I was fortunate to get.

Other notes:

- Lottery seats were far side Orchestra Row G 17/19 - beyond missing about 30 seconds of stage-right entrances, they were wonderful seats and everything is blocked so center that I'm certain even an officially marked 'partial view' seat upstairs or down would be a fine experience.

- Stage door was busy but warm and friendly - most everyone came out quite quickly and chatted / signed. Lithgow didn't sign or do selfies, but walked the line + posed for pictures of him, taking in much deserved praise and chatting with folks. Total class act.

Updated On: 5/16/26 at 06:35 PM