Posted: 3/18/24 at 5:17pm
Between the vitriol toward Platt (a performer I’m not even particularly fond of!) and the pearl clutching over the idea the sacred Palace would be sullied by him performing there for 3 weeks, this thread is nuts.
Posted: 3/18/24 at 5:30pm
Strange Lupone said: "$375 is his top ticket price. $375. For Ben PLATT?!?!?"
You're right to be frustrated: the top price the final week of PARADE was $497 and the top price for DEH during his run was $448. They should go higher, they're leaving money on the table! :)
Please go channel your performative anger towards something more productive.
Updated On: 3/18/24 at 05:30 PM
Posted: 3/18/24 at 5:58pm
I’m not sure where you get “anger” out of me. I’m confused and disappointed, but that’s because I was expecting/hoping for something “bigger” (like a Gaga or a Streisand).
I do think his appeal and pop singer side is limited to a certain niche. If they can afford to drop $375 on him, have at it. I haven’t paid that much for a show/performer. But that does feel excessive for a performer. I did pay $300 for a day-of tenth-row Streisand ticket. But that was mostly to say “I got to see Streisand.”
Platt is no Streisand.
That said, thanks for judging my posts as performative. What is this, ATC?
Updated On: 3/18/24 at 05:58 PM
Posted: 3/18/24 at 6:02pm
Streisand has recently and repeatedly said she’s retired from performing. I doubt she was ever really a real option here, so there’s no point in bringing her up.
Posted: 3/18/24 at 6:10pm
Well, but of course there is.
1)Certainly, performers have said “farewell”, only to not be done at all. If the price were right….
2)I brought her up (maybe others have, too?) because that’s the level of performer I thought we’d see open the place. A Gaga. A Sting. Another Springsteen show.
Updated On: 3/18/24 at 06:10 PM
Posted: 3/18/24 at 6:11pm
Oh, who cares? Unless something changed, every source has state this ISN'T necessarily what's re-opening the Palace. BUT so what if it is? If you don't want to see him and/or pay those prices, don't go. Im sure we can send help if the criminal with a gun pointed at your head hasn't left yet.
Posted: 3/18/24 at 6:17pm
The idea of offering one’s opinion/reaction on a …. chat board. My bad. Please forgive. 🙄
Posted: 3/18/24 at 6:27pm
Strange Lupone said: "The idea of offering one’s opinion/reaction on a ….chat board. My bad. Please forgive. 🙄"
That’s what we’re doing, too. It’s a two way street.
Posted: 3/18/24 at 6:28pm
Uh huh.
Posted: 3/18/24 at 7:37pm
Strange Lupone said: " If the price were right…."
Yeah, Streisand is so in it for the money at this point. LOL
Posted: 3/18/24 at 8:33pm
It's similar to expectations when the shed opened VS what little has been there since, some due to pandemic. This is a huge disappointment for me, for many fans expecting more, but probably mostly for the people who sank 1billion + into the building I'm guessing? This is not what will earn their money back nor will the idea of retail on the ground in post pandemic.
Posted: 3/18/24 at 9:01pm
For God’s sake, people. It’s a THREE. WEEK. RUN. Some of y’all are acting crazy on this good day, carrying on like Ben Platt is about to sully the good name of THEE Palace Theatre and immediately bankrupt the owners. It’s too much.
Don’t want to go? Don’t buy a ticket. I won’t be, and I recommend you join me. It’ll save tickets for people who want them. Just nastiness for nastiness’s sake.
Updated On: 3/18/24 at 09:01 PM
Posted: 3/18/24 at 9:08pm
rg7759 said: "This is a huge disappointment for me, for many fans expecting more, but probably mostly for the people who sank 1billion + into the building I'm guessing? This is not what will earn their money back nor will the idea of retail on the ground in post pandemic."
My understanding is that TSX Broadway paid the Palace Theatre's owners (Nederlander & Stewart Lane) a large sum which covered all costs of raising the theatre, renovating it, and having it dark for 6 years, in exchange for the 30 feet of retail space on the ground level. TSX isn't getting a dime of ticketing revenue from the Palace, nor is Nederlander hurting for money after this project. And whether the retail space is utilized or sits empty isn't a concern of Nederlander.
https://nypost.com/2016/01/10/broadways-palace-theatre-is-getting-a-crazy-makeover/
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/28/business/palace-theater-times-square-lift.html
Updated On: 3/18/24 at 09:08 PM
Posted: 3/18/24 at 9:11pm
As my dear friend Fosca once said:
"If you have no expectations, you can never have a disappointment."
Posted: 3/18/24 at 9:30pm
This why theater people can't have nice things. You don't like Ben, don't go. But the constant trashing of his talent doesn't change the fact that he's talented - whether you like it or not. If he sells out it could create a precedent for "bigger names" to want to do concerts there. But sure, let's just burn it all down before its even re-opened.
Posted: 3/18/24 at 9:33pm
Luscious said: "So, all of you wannabe, know-it-alll, haters are wrong again. Haha!! When are you going to realize that all the hate and venom you spew is just going to come back and bite you in your talentless asses.
Already have my VIP tickets! Can’t wait for the opportunity to see this incredibly talented man perform and to meet with him again!! 💜🥰"
Ben, get the restraining order ready
Posted: 3/18/24 at 9:36pm
Like him or not, he's not selling out the Palace.
Posted: 3/18/24 at 9:37pm
Ensemble1698878795 said: "This why theater people can't have nice things. You don't like Ben, don't go. But the constant trashing of his talent doesn't change the fact that he's talented - whether you like it or not. If hesells outit could create a precedent for "bigger names" to want to do concerts there. But sure, let's just burn it all down before its even re-opened."
I don't think anybody at any point has insulted his talent, they've commented on his ability to actually sell the Palace for 18 shows.
Posted: 3/18/24 at 9:57pm
His talent is not in doubt. It’s just unfortunate that his friends and family (and I guess his reps?) are feeding his delusion that anyone gives an actual f**k about his original music. It’d be like Merman booking Carnegie Hall for 2 weeks to perform a program of soulful jazz and operatic arias!
Know. Your. Audience.
Posted: 3/18/24 at 10:01pm
TheatreFan4 said: "Luscious said: "So, all of you wannabe, know-it-alll, haters are wrong again. Haha!! When are you going to realize that all the hate and venom you spew is just going to come back and bite you in your talentless asses.
Already have my VIP tickets! Can’t wait for the opportunity to see this incredibly talented man perform and to meet with him again!! 💜🥰"
If you'd waited a few weeks you could have gotten it much cheaper, I'm sure."
Maybe, but I have lots of money and enjoy spending it on things that I enjoy. But thanks for the tip, nonetheless.
Posted: 3/18/24 at 10:03pm
HogansHero said: "Strange Lupone said: "If the price were right…."
Yeah, Streisand is so in it for the money at this point. LOL
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If the price were right, she’d do it.
Posted: 3/18/24 at 10:19pm
Luscious said: "So, all of you wannabe, know-it-alll, haters are wrong again. Haha!! When are you going to realize that all the hate and venom you spew is just going to come back and bite you in your talentless asses.
Already have my VIP tickets! Can’t wait for the opportunity to see this incredibly talented man perform and to meet with him again!! 💜🥰"
I feel like you're delusional enough to have thought the Dear Evan Hansen movie would've won him an Oscar,
Posted: 3/18/24 at 11:16pm
He could be the next Garland. Hopefully, a recording will be in the offing to rival Judy's legendary run!
Posted: 3/18/24 at 11:39pm
Would have thought George Santos was reopening the Palace from the looks of this thread.
Posted: 3/19/24 at 3:43am
tacotheatrelover said: "Luscious said: "So, all of you wannabe, know-it-alll, haters are wrong again. Haha!! When are you going to realize that all the hate and venom you spew is just going to come back and bite you in your talentless asses.
Already have my VIP tickets! Can’t wait for the opportunity to see this incredibly talented man perform and to meet with him again!! 💜🥰"
I feel like you're delusionalenough to have thought the Dear Evan Hansen movie would've won him an Oscar,"
It would be delusional to think that after watching the film. However, there is no doubt in my mind that someone somewhere, maybe even Ben, thought this was a plausible outcome right up until the trailer was first seen. I suspect this is why he took it so hard when the movie was not received well. I genuinely think he thought it might have been his Streisand Funny Girl moment.
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