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#126

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Posted: 6/5/14 at 11:49am

As much as I didn't care for the first act, I would agree that maybe in the right hands this could've been something exciting.

"I know now that theatre saved my life." - Susan Stroman

#127

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Posted: 6/5/14 at 11:55am

There's a story in the NY Times today about the show:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/08/theater/holler-if-ya-hear-me-uses-songs-by-tupac-shakur.html

#128

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Posted: 6/5/14 at 11:56am

I'm confused on the "stadium seating" everyone is speaking of. Anyone up to explaining this to me?

#129

I love this quote form that article: “Holler if Ya Hear Me,” which opens at the Palace Theater on June 19, and weaves 21 songs by Shakur (two of which are musically arranged versions of his poems)...

So - "musically arranged" is the new term for "composed music?"

Since this show elevates Shakur and only Shakur, the composers are irrelevant, I guess. Or only worthy of footnotes at best.

Updated On: 6/5/14 at 12:03 PM

#130

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Posted: 6/5/14 at 12:07pm

ucjrdude, they explain it on the website.
http://hollerifyahearme.com/
Just click on tickets

#131

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Posted: 6/5/14 at 12:07pm

"I'm confused on the "stadium seating" everyone is speaking of. Anyone up to explaining this to me?"

They removed the normal orchestra seats, and the orchestra seating now rises up and "connects" to the mezzanine.

Err, actually, let's see if I can steal their photo...

#132

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Posted: 6/5/14 at 12:09pm

Hmm. Cool concept in my opinion. How many seats does this eliminate from The Palace?

Updated On: 6/5/14 at 12:09 PM

#133

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Posted: 6/5/14 at 12:11pm

Oh, it's produced by a South Korean theater impresario. That explains that.

A little swash, a bit of buckle - you'll love it more than bread.

#134

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Posted: 6/5/14 at 12:18pm

Re the "stadium seating" - they didn't remove any seats, they just installed the stadium seating riser and cut off the back half of the orchestra. The seats are still there. I was confused when I walked in and saw the graffiti wall that constitutes that location that the stadium seating starts.

Even with the considerable amount of seats they eliminated (I don't know the exact number but it looked like exactly half of the orchestra section) there will still plenty of seats available in mezzanine and the balcony.

#135

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Posted: 6/5/14 at 12:20pm

"How many seats does this eliminate from The Palace?"

620.

#136

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Posted: 6/5/14 at 10:48pm

Anyone returned and noticed if they have or haven't made changes?

#137

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Posted: 6/5/14 at 11:03pm

I was there and left at intermission. I hated every minute of it. First act was 1:15, so I have no idea if cuts were made. When people started yelling at the rappers like they were at a church sermon, I knew I had to get our of there.

#138

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Posted: 6/5/14 at 11:16pm

I also left at intermission for the first time ever for a Broadway show. It was uncomfortably bad. And not in a train wreck kind of way, but more in a puzzlingly confused how did anyone think a paying audience would like this kind of way. The direction is horrific as is the blocking so much so that I never knew who was talking, who any of the characters were, or what was going on. There may be a good show buried in there somewhere but this just has far too much muddled confusion to save it at this point.

Scratch and claw for every day you're worth! Make them drag you screaming from life, keep dreaming You'll live forever here on earth.

#139

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Posted: 6/6/14 at 10:54am

broadwaydevil, I'm glad you also found it difficult to figure out who was talking/rapping/singing. Glad it's not just me.

A little swash, a bit of buckle - you'll love it more than bread.

#140

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Posted: 6/7/14 at 10:52am

I got to see this last night. Overall, it wasn't the trainwreck I was expecting. I enjoyed it more than I thought.
Lots of bad audience behavior, though. One guy a few rows away from me knew all of Tupac's words and rapped along every number...out loud. No one near him was brave enough to shush him. Thank goodness he left (or moved) at intermission.
At intermission, I complained to an usher about all the texting and facebook activity during the show. She said unfortunately, they're not allowed to stand in and monitor during the entire show. (Is this policy real?) She went on to say that she predicts this will be a common activity during this show.

#141

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Posted: 6/7/14 at 10:49pm

Saw it this afternoon and after hearing everyone's comments on here, I was very hesitant. There's definitely work to be done (trim the second act, tighten the actual book, cut some profanity), but I really enjoyed it. The talent was strong and the music/lyrics were powerful. There were too many deep, slow, individual songs in Act II, and it started to lag, but when everyone came back together for "California Love," it was infectious. "I Get Around/Keep Ya Head Up" was my other favorite.

#142

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Posted: 6/7/14 at 11:16pm

Saw this tuesday, with the little tech hiccup at the end of act one. Very excited to see this again after opening!

#143

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Posted: 6/8/14 at 3:12pm

Where do i even begin? I was at the matinee yesterday and this show is just.....BORING! The story is almost nonexistent, the staging is boring, and it could stand to have A LOT MORE choreography ADDED. This show is a flop, but not even a "its so bad its good" flop. This one just lies there for over 2 hours and nothing happens. It wasn't until Act 2 that i realized they were loosely telling a modern version of West Side Story.

The cast is all uniformly great and doing the best job they can with this dreck of a book. Tonya Pinkins is severely underused. The lyrics are hard to understand most of the time (with fast rap i don't know if they will be able to ever fix that).

The one thing that I did LOVE was the lighting. The light design was excellent! If it wasn't for that i would have left at intermission.

This is going to close faster than a drive-by shooting.

#144

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Posted: 6/9/14 at 9:52am

Saw it Friday night. The first act had so much potential, I enjoyed it. I mean, it needs work but I was excited by it.

The second act...oh boy. Awful.

#145

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Posted: 6/9/14 at 10:15am

Oh, it's produced by a South Korean theater impresario. That explains that.

That explains what?

"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian

#146

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Posted: 6/9/14 at 12:04pm

FameBroadway2, how does a drive-by shooting close?

#147

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Posted: 6/9/14 at 12:20pm

Don't bother FameBroadway2 with such questions... they are just stereotyping and being glib all at once. So clever...

#148

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Posted: 6/9/14 at 12:25pm

I haven't seen the show, but maybe it's a reference to a drive-by shooting in the show?

Or, crassly, the drive-by that killed Tupac?

Seeing the show tonight. Really hoping the Tony voters have left town because based on the reaction so far, they may want a recall on that Best Director Tony they gave Kenny Leon last night.

"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008

#149

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Posted: 6/9/14 at 12:32pm

LOL ask Leon about Hoopz haha.

"At intermission, I complained to an usher about all the texting and facebook activity during the show. She said unfortunately, they're not allowed to stand in and monitor during the entire show. (Is this policy real?) She went on to say that she predicts this will be a common activity during this show. "

I blame Kyle!

#150

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Posted: 6/9/14 at 12:37pm

Based on the pictures I have seen, it looks like this show is using remnants of the set the West Side Story had when it played the Palace a few years back.

"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "

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