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[Miles2Go2]

Posted: 4/9/19 at 12:47am

SuzieM said: "I'm so excited to see Jonny Lee Miller in this! Can someone tell me a little more about the language and themes in Ink? I'm trying to decide if I should bringmy young teen. Thanks!"

TKTS lists the age guidance for this as 16, but doesn’t say why. Considering  Murdoch’s reputation, I would imagine it’s due to graphic language and talk about sexual situations. 

[sppunk]

Posted: 4/9/19 at 9:31am

SuzieM said: "I'm so excited to see Jonny Lee Miller in this! Can someone tell me a little more about the language and themes in Ink? I'm trying to decide if I should bringmy young teen. Thanks!"

Lots of F-bombs and the entire last 30 percent focused on taking a photo of a topless woman. 

I didn’t come across any “worse” than any other show and What The Constitution Means to Me is more graphic. 

[CityLights3]

Posted: 4/11/19 at 9:07am

Johnny Lee Miller = WOW
Never, did I expect him to be that good.
Will write more when I have time about my thoughts on this rollercoaster of a production of one of my favorite new plays, but...

Those making Tony predictions had better find room for Miller on that already insanely talented list of Leading Actors in a Play. That performance is light years better than what London audiences saw and maybe one of the most dynamic and unexpected gifts of theatre acting.

Not to mention Bertie Carvel and the spark he brings alive as well.

[hveasey]

Posted: 4/12/19 at 9:27am

Saw this last night. Miller was truly excellent and absolutely deserves a Tony nom. Carvel was great as well, but this is really Miller’s show.

[HBBrock]

Posted: 4/14/19 at 9:49am

Saw this last night and absolutely loved it. A really tight production all around. Both Bertie and Jonny deserve Tony noms, the 2:40 running time flew by, the set was amazing, and the story compelling.

[The Other One]

Posted: 4/14/19 at 10:20am

Just adding my enthusiasm to everyone else's here.  I saw this last Tuesday night.  Miller is remarkably good (the only person on Broadway now to rival Bryan Cranston), the set is wildly imaginative yet utterly functional, the script is sharp and INK is a smart and entertaining production; time well spent indeed.

Updated On: 4/15/19 at 10:20 AM

[kevinr]

Posted: 4/14/19 at 10:28am

I am seeing this in July and am a fan of Jonny Lee Miller.  I was wondering if he signed/posed for photos with fans at the Stage Door?

[raddersons]

Posted: 4/14/19 at 10:46pm

Wow I absolutely loved this, and was expecting it to be a total snooze. I definitely agree that it manages to address relevant modern day issues without hammering it into your head. It indirectly deconstructs the idea of what makes news what it is today by asking — what’s relevant in a news story? Facts? Unbiased reporting? Analysis? Ink answers: None of that. Just find an audience that wants to read what they want to see, and they will buy it, plain and simple. Jonny Lee Miller’s performance was stellar.

It takes a bit of time to warm up, is a tiny bit too long, and is emotionally pretty cold, but... tabloids are cold. They do what they want and leave behind a reckoning that they don’t have to deal with. That’s the way this industry was built. I had a damn good time.

[LuPita2]

Posted: 4/14/19 at 10:51pm

I, too, thought this was sensational. Just give Miller the Tony already, he was unbelievably brilliant.  

[uncageg]

Posted: 4/15/19 at 2:00am

Just bought a ticket to see it this week on tdf. looking forward to it.

[broadway86]

Posted: 4/15/19 at 8:58am

I also thought this was terrific. Jonny Lee Miller and Bertie Carvel were standouts, but the entire ensemble was strong and playing to the same level. Really smart writing, and clever multi-faceted staging. Thoroughly enjoyed it!

[CityLights3]

Posted: 4/15/19 at 9:43am

The incredibly smart thing about INK is it knows exactly what it’s saying without beating the audience over the head with politics and grandstanding and instead tells a fascinating story that, all on its own, manages to say so much more. The author seems to draw parallels to the political climate across the world right now without even trying too hard and by simply telling the deplorable story of Rupert Murdoch and Larry Lamb. The fascinating feat is that you somehow find yourself rooting for the men all while knowing just how deplorable an corrupt everything they are doing truly is.

This type of storytelling could have gone wrong very quickly, but instead every facet of that production raises to the quality of the incredible storytelling. The more I think about it, Johnny Lee Miller isn’t just the glue that makes this production work, hes the standard that everybody that steps on a broadway stage should emulate. Both he and Bertie Carvel, in a perfect world, will be lauded many times over for their performances. The impressive thing is their isn’t a weak link in the cast. There are supporting roles for many in this cast and not a weak link among them.

Often play come across the pond and when they are recast, loose that thing that made them special. This one got expediently better! The outstanding set fits in the Friedman like a glove and it’s a magical 2 hours and 40 minutes of theatre going from top to bottom.

[SuzieM]

Posted: 4/17/19 at 11:50am

Loved it! Even got my playbill signed by Bertie Carvel and JLM. They were so entertaining!!

Updated On: 4/17/19 at 11:50 AM

[Mike Barrett]

Posted: 4/23/19 at 1:20pm

Ink has been extended thru June 23rd! 

[SuzieM]

Posted: 4/23/19 at 3:19pm

kevinr said: "I am seeing this in July and am a fan of Jonny Lee Miller. I was wondering if he signed/posed for photos with fans at the Stage Door?"

I sent you a msg with the details of JLM signing my playbill.

 

[LimelightMike]

Posted: 4/25/19 at 2:31pm

What's the better seat locale? Orch or Mezz? The stage looks veeerrrry high. 

[bjh2114]

Posted: 4/25/19 at 3:22pm

LimelightMike said: "What's the better seat locale? Orch or Mezz? The stage looks veeerrrry high."

I sat in the front row and didn't think the view was bad at all. 

[LimelightMike]

Posted: 4/25/19 at 4:26pm

As an update from earlier: Requested a refund in ppace of Row B, Seat 117 for tomorrow evening. Redeemed Row AA, Seat 111 of the Dress Circle fkr a performance next month. Hoping it's worth the Audience Rewards points! 

[RippedMan]

Posted: 4/26/19 at 11:32pm

I saw tonight via their $30 under 35 program, and enjoyed it overall, but wasn’t blown away. I think it’s an interesting story, but something felt off with the pacing and direction. The girl singing felt off to what was happening, etc. The writing only become clunky to me in the end with the “model” and how that was handled. It was trying to say something progressive, but like, Lamb laid out exactly what was going to happen, and it happened that way. So why should I then feel bad for the girl? He didn’t pull anything on her? Just felt like we didn’t need that bit.