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In Transit to Circle in the Square
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#50In Transit to Circle in the Square
Posted: 9/26/16 at 5:51pm
Any word on how it's selling? I keep forgetting it's happening.
Pootie2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/1/14
#51In Transit to Circle in the Square
Posted: 10/3/16 at 3:46pm
Well, the latest bit of news I caught via Twitter: the box office opens today. Previews start November 10 for a month. Anyone planning on going? Best of luck to the creative team and cast, really.
#BoycottTrumplikePattiMurin
#52In Transit to Circle in the Square
Posted: 10/3/16 at 5:01pm
The marketing for this show is terrible.
A little swash, a bit of buckle - you'll love it more than bread.
#53In Transit to Circle in the Square
Posted: 10/12/16 at 7:43pm
Cast singing opening number in studio
I'm looking forward to seeing with Marshall's choreography.
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#54In Transit to Circle in the Square
Posted: 10/12/16 at 7:47pm
I keep hearing absolutely zero traction about this show. Like, none at all.
#55In Transit to Circle in the Square
Posted: 10/12/16 at 7:47pm
The video of that opening number did NOTHING for me.
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
sephyr
Leading Actor Joined: 11/21/10
#56In Transit to Circle in the Square
Posted: 10/12/16 at 8:34pm
theaterdrew said: "Cast singing opening number in studio
I'm looking forward to seeing with Marshall's choreography.
"
I like the lyrics and song itself. Looking forward to seeing more :)
#57In Transit to Circle in the Square
Posted: 10/12/16 at 9:54pm
Are they recording a cast album or just some promo tracks? It looks interesting.
VintageSnarker
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/30/15
#58In Transit to Circle in the Square
Posted: 10/13/16 at 4:49pm
Admittedly I'm not reading all the headlines on main sites (theatermania, broadwayworld, broadway.com, playbill, etc.) like I used to but I shouldn't need to in order to hear something about this show. How are they planning to get people to see it?
#59In Transit to Circle in the Square
Posted: 10/13/16 at 4:55pm
I love a cappella singing, and I think this song sounds great! I bought $31 tickets at the promotion on Saturday that seemed to be, sadly, underpromoted. I hope the production gets its publicity machine in gear!
#60In Transit to Circle in the Square
Posted: 10/13/16 at 5:00pm
I like that song but I could not take an entire show of a capella.
"Broadway...I'll lick you yet!"
Pootie2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/1/14
#61In Transit to Circle in the Square
Posted: 10/13/16 at 5:17pmI'm genuinely curious how they can stay on-key and stuff without instrumental cues.
#BoycottTrumplikePattiMurin
#62In Transit to Circle in the Square
Posted: 10/13/16 at 5:30pm
Mildred Plotka said: "I like that song but I could not take an entire show of a capella.
That's exactly what's keeping me from this show. I love a lot of the cast but hate a capella.
A little swash, a bit of buckle - you'll love it more than bread.
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#63In Transit to Circle in the Square
Posted: 10/13/16 at 5:32pm
Just listened to the video and it's truly difficult for me to be so critical about the show because these are clearly immensely talented singers who are putting so much of their craft into this work. But, as others have written, I also could not stand a full show of a capella, nor do I think the content matter is compelling enough to sell tickets. All that combined with bad marketing spells doom for this show, in my opinion. I can't see it lasting through the winter.
#64In Transit to Circle in the Square
Posted: 10/13/16 at 6:21pm
Just listening to that opening song, and liked it quite a bit. Looking forward to hopefully catching this on a future trip!
broadwayguy91
Broadway Star Joined: 12/23/15
#65In Transit to Circle in the Square
Posted: 10/13/16 at 11:18pm
Pootie2 said: "I'm genuinely curious how they can stay on-key and stuff without instrumental cues."
it's possible that they have those tiny little earphones that singers use in concert where they can hear a click track / instrumental track
#66In Transit to Circle in the Square
Posted: 10/14/16 at 7:24am
Waiting for this to show up on tdf..
chesneysnow
Swing Joined: 4/29/11
#67In Transit to Circle in the Square
Posted: 10/16/16 at 8:30am
no instrumental track. Just giving info... it's going to be authentic a cappella. OK I will shut now... hope to see you there...
trpguyy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/25/05
#68In Transit to Circle in the Square
Posted: 10/16/16 at 10:41am
Pootie2 said: "I'm genuinely curious how they can stay on-key and stuff without instrumental cues."
A combination of talent and practice.
#69In Transit to Circle in the Square
Posted: 10/16/16 at 10:48am
No names in this show, poor marketing, etc. I doubt the average New Yorker or tourist evens knows about this show. Does it last long? Maybe the Circle will be available for the Spring?
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
#70In Transit to Circle in the Square
Posted: 10/16/16 at 11:14am
^^^^ Let's give it a chance, please! It's too early to be discussing its closing.
Pootie2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/1/14
#71In Transit to Circle in the Square
Posted: 10/16/16 at 11:50am
I'm not a NY native, so I wonder what the marketing has even looked like. The website immediately mentions Frozen and Pitch Perfect, but I'm unfamiliar with the latter and am positive this show is nothing like Frozen at all. Their Facebook website has over 4k followers, much healthier than their Twitter account at least, but it seems there really isn't much buzz otherwise. Maybe members of the cast can break into song in random places as advertisement since instrumental backing isn't necessary...
Kristen Anderson-Lopez and several of the cast members will be at BroadwayCon, so maybe that's another opportunity for buzz, but the con isn't until the end of January.
#BoycottTrumplikePattiMurin
VintageSnarker
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/30/15
#72In Transit to Circle in the Square
Posted: 10/17/16 at 3:26am
I wish them well and I'm definitely curious about the show. Will the singing be amplified? But it's less than a month before previews start and I don't know any more about this show (besides the cast) than I did when it was first announced.
I think perhaps an a capella musical might have had a better shot when Glee was initially a big hit but I'm not opposed to it as an idea.
trpguyy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/25/05
#73In Transit to Circle in the Square
Posted: 10/17/16 at 6:53am
"Will the singing be amplified?"
Very much so, yes.
itis2l84u
Stand-by Joined: 10/16/15
#74In Transit to Circle in the Square
Posted: 10/17/16 at 4:33pm
broadwayguy91 said: "Pootie2 said: "I'm genuinely curious how they can stay on-key and stuff without instrumental cues."
it's possible that they have those tiny little earphones that singers use in concert where they can hear a click track / instrumental track
"
It looks like that is actually what they're doing...
https://twitter.com/iamdavidabeles/status/788089233315692548
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