Hugh Jackman in The Music Man- Page 29

[TheSassySam]

Posted: 9/15/19 at 9:04am

qolbinau said: "Calming my anxiety, does Scott Rudin ever manage not to deliver a show by the scheduled first preview date? Besides unforeseen accidents like Gary."

I believe Dolly's preview was pushed back, but it was with enough time for people to get new seats. 

[CT2NYC]

Posted: 9/15/19 at 9:16am

TheSassySam said: "qolbinau said: "Calming my anxiety, does Scott Rudin ever manage not to deliver a show by the scheduled first preview date? Besides unforeseen accidents like Gary."

I believe Dolly's preview was pushed back,but it was with enough time for people to get new seats."

Dolly's first preview wasn't delayed, but Three Tall Women's was.

Updated On: 9/15/19 at 09:16 AM

[CT2NYC]

Posted: 9/15/19 at 9:36am

schubox said: "IdinaBellFoster said: "Ended up grabbing some of the $109 tickets for January 2021. I’ve never bought tickets for anything that far ahead."

Where did you find tickets that cheap? I don't see anything under $179"

Rows G-J, seats 22-28 in the mezzanine are $109. They're sold out for most of the early dates.

[IdinaBellFoster]

Posted: 9/15/19 at 1:34pm

CT2NYC said: "schubox said: "IdinaBellFoster said: "Ended up grabbing some of the $109 tickets for January 2021. I’ve never bought tickets for anything that far ahead."

Where did you find tickets that cheap? I don't see anything under $179"

Rows G-J, seats 22-28 in the mezzanine are $109. They're sold out for most of the early dates."

They also may not exist on the weekends. I went with a Thursday as it was the cheaper option! 

[#1Elphie]

Posted: 9/15/19 at 1:37pm

IdinaBellFoster said: "They also may not exist on the weekends. I went with a Thursday as it was the cheaper option!"

I have a $109 ticket for a Saturday evening show, so they do exist on the weekends unless they raised the prices (which is very possible!). 

[CT2NYC]

Posted: 9/15/19 at 1:56pm

#1Elphie said: "IdinaBellFoster said: "They also may not exist on the weekends. I went with a Thursday as it was the cheaper option!"

I have a $109 ticket for a Saturday evening show, so they do exist on the weekends unless they raised the prices (which is very possible!)."

No, they're still $109, just much harder to find.

[jo]

Posted: 9/16/19 at 8:59am

Warren Carlyle and Hugh Jackman are already testing some dance routines for The Music Man --

https://twitter.com/RealHughJackman/status/1173566358971437057?s=20

In a recent interview, Sutton Foster did mention that they will be doing a lab for the show in September. Maybe this will be part of it?

Updated On: 9/16/19 at 08:59 AM

[raddersons]

Posted: 9/16/19 at 10:58am

Hm, the content of that tweet makes me wonder if Hugh Jackman is a shill for Ken Davenport....

[Kad]

Posted: 9/16/19 at 11:57am

They're doing for a lab for a production of The Music Man? Really?

[jo]

Posted: 9/16/19 at 12:05pm

Kad said: "They're doing for a lab for a production of The Music Man? Really?"

Scroll down to the part where Sutton talks about the Music Man. She says there is one lab in September and another one in Feb 2020.

http://www.playbill.com/article/sutton-foster-on-what-to-expect-from-the-music-man-younger-and-more

 

Updated On: 9/16/19 at 12:05 PM

[Tag]

Posted: 9/16/19 at 12:35pm

Rosie O says on her blog today that she begged for Mrs. Paroo.

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 9/16/19 at 12:36pm

Kad said: "They're doing for a lab for a production of The Music Man? Really?"

Should we really be that shocked? It’s a Scott Rudin production.....

[Highland Guy]

Posted: 9/16/19 at 12:48pm

jo said: "That was quite orderly processing by Telecharge, considering there were so many people examining ticket choices. I completed my ticket wishlist for my favorite time to be in NYC - a very busy time, though, complete with parades and tree lighting
"

 

Your posts are always so positive and upbeat.  Very refreshing!

 

[corninthesky]

Posted: 9/16/19 at 2:13pm

Tag said: "Rosie O says on her blog today that she begged for Mrs. Paroo."

I thought she was gonna be in Funny Girl alongside Lady Gaga....

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 9/16/19 at 2:15pm

Tap dancing?  huh?

[binau]

Posted: 9/16/19 at 3:17pm

Except with perhaps the risk of overbaking the whole thing, I personally like that they are taking some time to invest a bit more in the development of this production. Everyone involved from the ticket buyers to Rudin to the creatives to Hugh Jackman probably have high expectations. They have a lot of time to really think through their ideas and test the execution of them before it’s too late.

[carolinaguy]

Posted: 9/16/19 at 3:28pm

They did a lab for the Carousel revival a couple of seasons back and that was still a Dumpster fire, so I hope this lab is more successful.

[Mark Waltz]

Posted: 9/16/19 at 3:51pm

Front mezzanine tickets for November of 2020. It is going to be the longest 14 months of my life! Between the election and "The Music Man", November of next year is already filled with tension! 

[Highland Guy]

Posted: 9/16/19 at 4:24pm

I don't care if they Tap, Waltz, Fox Trot, Tango, Break Dance, Hula, Swing, Square Dance, Jitterbug, Disco........or HOP.   I will be there!

 

 

[binau]

Posted: 9/16/19 at 4:55pm

While many (perhaps even most) tickets, especially the most expensive prime orchestra ones, appear to have moved - there is definitely a decent amount of availability in many performances left. I'm sure it'll mostly be gone in the next few months, but it's not a complete immediate sell-out. I wonder if Bette Midler had a stronger start.

Updated On: 9/16/19 at 04:55 PM

[nealb1]

Posted: 9/16/19 at 6:21pm

Qolbinau, yes when tickets for Bette's HD went on sale 3 years ago, it was the largest 1 day sale in Broadway history.  

http://www.playbill.com/article/ticket-sales-for-bette-midler-hello-dolly-break-broadway-record

[jo]

Posted: 9/16/19 at 7:53pm

Highland Guy said: "jo said: "That was quite orderly processing by Telecharge, considering there were so many people examining ticket choices. I completed my ticket wishlist for my favorite time to be in NYC - a very busy time, though, complete with parades and tree lighting
"

Your posts are always so positive and upbeat. Very refreshing!

"

Thanks for the kind words. I do love New York - where I discovered Broadway when I used to work there. I've also been on this message board since almost Day 1 ( 2003) and enjoy the theatre-related conversations as I can only revisit NYC once in a while.

[magictodo123]

Posted: 9/17/19 at 8:17am

Now that ticket prices for this show have been released, I can't help but wonder...what will be more expensive? These? Or tickets for Company? 

[teatime2]

Posted: 9/17/19 at 8:27am

magictodo123 said: "Now that ticket prices for this show have been released, I can't help but wonder...what will be more expensive? These? Or tickets for Company?"

Is that a joke?

[magictodo123]

Posted: 9/17/19 at 8:29am

teatime2 said: "magictodo123 said: "Now that ticket prices for this show have been released, I can't help but wonder...what will be more expensive? These? Or tickets for Company?"

Is that a joke?"

No, it's genuine curiosity. No need to be snarky.