Any first preview thoughts, guys?
JSquared2 said: "Fordham2015 said: "Looking at the cast list I noticed that Peter Bradbury (understudy for Dave Moss and Baylen) is on his third show of the season after McNeal and Cult of Love. Talk about hustle!"
Yup -- Bradbury has coveredpretty much every male movie/TV star between the age of20-60 for the past decade or two. Directors seem to love him"
Good for him. It's a good gig and a special skill to be able to successfully understudy/stand by for a number of principal roles.
Maureen Anderman (a Tony nominee) stood by for Glenda Jackson, Elaine May, Mia Farrow, and Vanessa Redgrave (twice).
Tony Carlin (son of Fran Sternhagen) is another usual suspect on standby lists, as was the late Merwin Foard.
Featured Actor Joined: 5/14/14
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I was at last night's preview. I was most excited to see Bob Odenkirk and Michael McKean from being a fan of their work in Better Call Saul, and curious to see how Kieren Culkin would play a role I strongly associate with Al Pacino (the film is the only version I've seen).
I thought the show was in great shape. Odenkirk was a standout for me, channeling the desperation and showmanship he mastered in BCS. I wish McKean had more to work with. I wasn’t familiar at all with Bill Burr, but he fit his somewhat one-note role well and reminded me - unfortunately - of Jim Cramer. Kieran Culkin had a very hyper presence and his threats rang hollow. He was fun to watch, but it felt like he was inhabiting a different world from the rest of the cast.
The sets were expansive and detailed, though I had one nitpick in “the board” being perpendicular to the audience and obscured a bit by some filing cabinets - you’d need to be house left to see it clearly. The material does feel very dated and the audience was noticeably uncomfortable with the racist and homophobic jabs. I was hoping this production would offer some new element that commented on the piece as a whole, but very much felt like a time capsule unearthed.
Once again, I was reminded of how piss-poor the bathroom situation at The Palace is.
I got some "obstructed view" mezzanine seats. Anyone sit up there and can tell me the visibility?
Interesting to hear that about Culkin. I have really only seen him in Succession and A Real Pain. He was fantastic in both, but both roles were very similar - a charming but broken man-child loser. Roma is so different and seems like such a stretch. I imagine that his performance is interesting to watch, but likely at odds with the material.
Chorus Member Joined: 5/30/18
What are the chances that they open up the balcony for part of the run considering it’s practically sold out through most of March and April already?
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/23/17
swright1031 said: "What are the chances that they open up the balcony for part of the run considering it’s practically sold out through most of March and April already?"
Where are you seeing this? Yes, the weekends are very well sold. But a quick look at weekdays through April/May shows quite a lot of inventory remaining -- especially for weekdays.
Chorus Member Joined: 5/30/18
March is almost complete sold out and the first half of April is as well. I did not mention May because I know that there are still seats left for then.
Swing Joined: 12/7/22
I'm seeing the show next week. Has any of them forgot their lines like Denzel?
The play is only like 80 minutes long and more or less an ensemble piece, so I can't imagine lines being an issue.
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