Groban & Ashford in SWEENEY TODD On Broadway - Reviews & News Thread — Page 5

Robbie2 said: "FANtomFollies said: "No matter the style, I'm hoping for something large and at least slightly immersive. I find the Lunt Fontanne to be one of the ugliest theatres on Broadway so I'd love for it to be covered in scenery of some sort."

Totally agree - it's has the tackiest interior of all the houses- the exterior is majestic though.

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Robbie2 said: "Robbie2 said: "Robbie2 said: "FANtomFollies said: "No matter the style, I'm hoping for something large and at least slightly immersive. I find the Lunt Fontanne to be one of the ugliest theatres on Broadway so I'd love for it to be covered in scenery of some sort."

Totally agree - it's has the tackiest interior of all the houses- the exterior is majestic though.

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Looking at this photo the rear mezzanine is terrible and so removed and distant from the stage at the L-F! Fyi for those considering buying seats there.

The Lunt is such a long, deep theater that any seats in the rear orchestra or mezz aren't good seats. Definitely one of the worst Bway houses.

I bit the bullet and paid 152.50 for Row E in the rear Mezz. I probably should have gotten a seat a few rows back as that railing in the rear Front Mezz is a bit high. I sat in Row C rear Mezz for Motown and I vaguely remember it being a bit distracting.

I paid like $160 for Row L, Right Orchestra Center. Granted, that was during the pre-sale so the tickets must've been more reasonably priced for that pre-sale. $243 for rear Mez? My god! I had tickets close to that value for Music Man, but that was mid-rear orchestra.

FANtomFollies said: "Hairspray0901 said: "ACL2006 said: "One performance I looked at had Orchestra row U for $243... insane."

I have seats for front row Mezz and they were the same price! How does that makes sense?!? Not only is Row U far away but the top of the stage is cut off a bit from the overhang!"

no idea. Wild. Attached a screen shot for reference. It’s for a preview performance, to boot!

Ensemble has been revealed

https://www.instagram.com/sweeneytoddbway/

Timothy Hughes!!!

I'm considering getting a ticket for the show after their opening, but do leads tend to be out that day? I want to make sure I see everyone even though I absolutely support understudies and standbys (I have purposefully bought tickets for understudy shows).

FANtomFollies said: "I saw on Patricia Phillips instagram that she has left Phantom and will be in Sweeney :)"

Darn. I saw her twice in November as Carlotta and loved her. I actually prefer Patricia to Raquel Suarez-Groen and was hoping she'd stick around.

I imagine Paul-Jordan Jansen is understudying Sweeney, since he won a Jeff Award in Chicago for the role. Since Timothy Hughes was a Hades understudy, I imagine his agent would have negotiated for him to understudy Sweeney and/or The Judge as well, although does Josh Groban really need three understudies? If Nicholas Christopher is the "standby" (weird language since he is in the cast already), and has a bit of a fanbase because of Hamilton, he will be the one going on if Groban cannot and Jansen and Hughes would be second/third understudies.

ACL2006 said: "The wording for Nicholas Christopher is odd. Originally I thought he would be the standby for both Sweeney & Pirelli. But he's playing Pirelli AND the Sweeney standby. Don't think I've ever seen someone in the cast also be listed as a standby. Usually being a standby is completely separate."

Definitely odd phrasing. He must have negotiated being the first cover whenever available and the production is choosing the term "standby" to make that clear. I've never heard of a "standby" being IN the production. Anyone else?