Posted: 6/10/15 at 2:40am
With Gigi closing, I find myself scrambling to find something to see in its place on a Monday night coming up in a couple weeks.
Does anyone have any information or advice on any of these off Broadway shows .... Gloria, Ruthless, and Churchill?
I have read descriptions of all three shows but any additional insight or opinion would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
Posted: 6/10/15 at 9:57am
Posted: 6/10/15 at 10:19am
I've seen Gloria and I second neonlights on that. Sight unseen, Ruthless is several rungs down the ladder and Churchill didn't do a lot for me. One major caveat: Gloria is not for the faint of heart, and I mean it.
Posted: 6/10/15 at 10:55am
Can someone tell me the running time for GLORIA? Trying to squeeze it in. Also why is the front row considered "obstructed view" and so much cheaper?
Updated On: 6/10/15 at 10:55 AM
Posted: 6/10/15 at 1:15pm
Thank you, neonlights and Hogan for the endorsements of Gloria. I was leaning that way and I am happy to hear your thoughts. I agree Gloria is in a different class than the others and I am aware of Branden's success and Obie Awards with Octoroon and Appropriate. It was good to hear from someone, Hogan, who has already seen it.
If possible, can someone PM me so as not to provide any spoilers to the general audience here and clue me in a little on the "faint of heart" stuff lol? I would be going with someone who some may describe as "faint of heart", so this show may be a bad idea for us.
Updated On: 6/10/15 at 01:15 PM
Posted: 6/11/15 at 12:09am
I saw Ruthless many, many times years ago Off-Broadway. It's hilarious! A smart musical parody on show business. Take off on lots of references, i.e. Gypsy, The Bad Seed, All About Eve, etc.
They did some benefit performances a few months ago and it was still great.
So looking forward to this new production!
Posted: 6/11/15 at 12:56am
Clyde,
The running time for Gloria is 2:15 which includes intermission.
I rushed the show on Monday and was in the middle of the front row. The stage is very wide and maybe because of that they are considering it to be partial view. In other words, in order to get the full scope of what's going on sitting a few rows back may be better which is why they are selling it for cheaper than the other seats.
Posted: 6/11/15 at 1:34am
Ruthless is one of the funniest musicals out there, but I am not sure about this production.
