"Honeymoon in Vegas" Preview Thread- Page 13
"Honeymoon in Vegas" Preview Thread
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
Honeymoon in Vegas - Previews#300
Posted: 12/30/14 at 10:49amComparing HMIV to GGLAM is not a valid comparison. Honeymoon came from a relatively high profile out of town production in Paper Mill. It has a "star" (Tony Danza) and a well known Broadway composer (who won 2 Tonys this past season.) It has a lot of hype around it in the theater community. Theoretically, it has tourist appeal. GGLAM had none of those things.
Honeymoon in Vegas - Previews#301
Posted: 12/30/14 at 11:07amNot to mention that Vegas is a larger show than Gentleman's Guide, correct? So that would drive up the cost of this show as well.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
Honeymoon in Vegas - Previews#303
Posted: 12/30/14 at 9:58pmGentleman's Guide also benefited from having the best overall reviews of all the new musicals that opened last season. I don't think Honeymoon in Vegas will have that same advantage.
Stand-by Joined: 8/13/07
Honeymoon in Vegas - Previews#304
Posted: 12/31/14 at 1:52pmIf Honeymoon gets similar reviews to Papermill then it will certainly be the best reviewed new musical to open so far this season...
Honeymoon in Vegas - Previews#305
Posted: 12/31/14 at 8:38pm
Attended the show last night for the last 2014 performance.
I felt overall the show was enjoyable and funny, but not perfect.
I disagree that the projections made the show feel cheap; there were plenty of physical set pieces and the projections blended well. It was fun to see how many different things emerged from the elevator. I enjoyed the lighting and costume design as well.
The staging was well-done and the choreography was energetic, if not particularly original.
JRB's music was frequently toe-tapping and I walked out humming the finale song, but I did feel that there was one too many ballads that interrupted the energy of the show. The orchestra was excellent and it was nice to see them featured for the overture and entr'acte on stage.
For a musical comedy, the book should have been funnier. The actual lines most often fell flat with the audience, while the physical bits created by the actors and the "set suprises" landed much better.
Danza was good - certainly charming - if anything was holding him back it was his singing voice.
Rob McClure was excellent and Nancy Opel was hilarious. I also enjoyed Brynn O'Malley; I think creative is to blame for the lack of character development in Betsy. David Josefsburg was also very good. Leslie Donna Flesner's showgirl is hysterical and I watched her consistently during the show. Ensemble members Raymond J Lee, George Merrick, and Catherine Ricafort had fun moments throughout and it was nice to see them featured as well.
Definitely not a deep show, but if you want an entertaining performance you'll get it!
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
Honeymoon in Vegas - Previews#306
Posted: 1/2/15 at 9:14am
"If Honeymoon gets similar reviews to Papermill then it will certainly be the best reviewed new musical to open so far this season..."
I have a feeling it won't. Critics will say it lost something between Paper Mill and Broadway, which many have said. And also, they haven't made any efforts to improve the show via cutting or writing new material.
Honeymoon in Vegas - Previews#307
Posted: 1/2/15 at 2:04pmI just saw Honeymoon's TV commercial on Logo. It was okay at best.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/2/13
Honeymoon in Vegas - Previews#309
Posted: 1/2/15 at 3:46pmI don't see how the new logo is an improvement over the old one. I think the older one is more fun.
Honeymoon in Vegas - Previews#310
Posted: 1/2/15 at 3:59pmThey've actually made the logo worse.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/15/14
Honeymoon in Vegas - Previews#311
Posted: 1/2/15 at 4:03pmTheir logo from the Paper Mill run was the best they've had.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
Honeymoon in Vegas - Previews#312
Posted: 1/2/15 at 4:10pmThat new logo was made on a Intro to Photoshop course.
Honeymoon in Vegas - Previews#313
Posted: 1/2/15 at 5:15pmThat looks appallingly amateurish.
Honeymoon in Vegas - Previews#314
Posted: 1/2/15 at 5:15pm
Another bad move on changing the logo as it does nothing to improve the image for this show as the original was far superior and stands out! Thoughts on why the change from the marketing team 2 weeks prior to opening after previewing 2 endless months.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/15/14
Honeymoon in Vegas - Previews#315
Posted: 1/2/15 at 5:33pm
Paper Mill poster Updated On: 1/2/15 at 05:33 PM
Broadway Star Joined: 7/21/04
Honeymoon in Vegas - Previews#317
Posted: 1/2/15 at 5:44pmThat's the best of the three! But it could still use a flying Elvis or eight.
Honeymoon in Vegas - Previews#318
Posted: 1/2/15 at 9:24pmIf they wanted to accurately represent the show, a third of the poster would be Hawaii.
Honeymoon in Vegas - Previews#319
Posted: 1/3/15 at 2:01pmThat's true, a lot of us liked the Hawaii part of the show. Saw it again last night. This show is good, good, good If critics like it it will be a monster come May and June
Honeymoon in Vegas - Previews#320
Posted: 1/4/15 at 12:50am
Very generic rom-com musical. I was barely awake throughout.
That said, I attended with friends who never attend theater....and they enjoyed it. I suppose that speaks well for future out of town sales...maybe? Though, they did find it mildly racist.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
Honeymoon in Vegas - Previews#321
Posted: 1/4/15 at 1:10amChanging the Papermill logo makes as much sense as a 2 month preview period.
Honeymoon in Vegas - Previews#322
Posted: 1/4/15 at 2:59pm
This show just seems unable to excite. It's rather surprising given the fun easily sellable subject matter and good reviews. I'm surprised it's not doing better. Could the producers be to blame? Not for it not being a hit…no one can make that happen… but shouldn't this be in the 400's and 500's. Not the 300's.
My heart goes out to this show.
Honeymoon in Vegas - Previews#323
Posted: 1/4/15 at 3:46pmIt seems as if the producers are relying on Brantley's rave review in the Times from the Papermill tryout as it does not seem to be helping the show out during the 2 endless months of previews so yes blame the producers and marketing!
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
Honeymoon in Vegas - Previews#324
Posted: 1/4/15 at 9:49pm
Is this the same marketing team used for Bridges.
The Last Ship has putrid marketing bordering on nearly invisible.
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