Is Spamalot Worth Standing For?- Page 2

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 4/2/05 at 12:50pm

I did it last night, and I say yes. I didn't want to wait months to see it, and I didn't feel like spending a ton of money, either. You stand in the back of the orchestra, so you can see *really* well. You kind of forget you're standing really, and it's only $20.

[Corine2]

Posted: 4/2/05 at 12:51pm

Great. I will do it next week.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 4/2/05 at 12:52pm

Plan on getting there around 8, or you won't get the tickets.

[Corine2]

Posted: 4/2/05 at 12:55pm

What?
What do you mean?

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 4/2/05 at 12:57pm

They start selling SRO tickets at 10, when the box office opens. You should plan to get there around 8 a.m. because there will be a line. I got there at about 5 to 8, and there were already almost ten people.

[Corine2]

Posted: 4/2/05 at 1:01pm

So you have to wait two hours to stand two hours.
No show is worth that. Updated On: 4/2/05 at 01:01 PM

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 4/2/05 at 1:05pm

awww. Bring coffee and a newspaper or something. You'll be fine!

[magruder]

Posted: 4/2/05 at 1:12pm

Or buy a balcony seat. You don't miss a thing up there, and its vastly better than the generally obstructed view in the mezzanine, or far sides of the orchestra.

[CJR]

Posted: 4/2/05 at 1:44pm

Reminds me of the OLD days of Chicago Rush when it was at the Shubert.... although 8am is nothing! I remember getting there at 6:45am and having 10 people in line in front of me!

Just be happy you live in Manhattan, Corine.... think of how I must have felt coming in from Connecticut at that hour to get on the rush line!

[PerhapsACreamPuff]

Posted: 4/2/05 at 1:55pm

Corine, is English your first language?

[Broadwaylady]

Posted: 4/2/05 at 4:13pm

Corine, you go girl. If you can stand, do it. Unfortunately, my legs are not what they used to be and I do not think I could stand for two hours, but you never know. When I saw Chicago last summer, I had a fractured knee, did not know it, and went to the show. A dog had run into my knee, honest injun, head on, but after getting a cortisone shot I went. It took me so long to go to the bathroom at intermission, I had to stand the second half of the show. Was it worth it? Well, let me say this, it was my second time seeing Chicago and I was watching Melanie making an arse out of herself. No, it was not worth it.

[InfiniteTheaterFrenzy]

Posted: 4/13/05 at 2:06pm

Oh my God.
I have never not liked a show so much EVER.
I saw Spamalot last night, and I found it to be one of the most unfunny, unclever, just plain bad things I've ever seen on a stage.
I went with two friends, one who LOVES the Monty Python movies, and one who thinks they're okay. I myself, find them pretty funny, but they're not my favorite. We all sat there, shellshocked. Nothing was amusing. I tried to find things funny a few times, but couldn't. I wasn't impressed with any of the performances at ALL, especially not the three male leads. If I had gone into this show with the lowest expectations possible, I would've walked out disappointed, I think. All three of us just stared at each other at intermission. It was like watching a movie being translated to the stage, with nothing added, and famous actors badly doing impersonations of the originals. The songs weren't clever, and they were also practically non- existent. "The Song That Goes Like This" was the definitive high point in what is one of the worst shows I've seen all season. I feel sorry for Christian Borle and Christopher Sieber, who I have loved in most everything else they've been in. The chorus seems to be one of the least hard- working on Broadway, no zany characters to perk up the background, and certainly no choreography to work with- I see that easy choreography is the point, but it wasn't even clever or funny! I felt like I was watching a 3rd grade play... done by non- native speakers... who have just discovered their legs and arms. The thing was, I couldn't even hate the show! I just sat there the whole time, trying to like it, and feeling very... numb. I would rather see Good Vibrations, Brooklyn, or my next door neighbor's cat performing a variety show than ever sit through Spamalot again. It was the first show I've ever seen in the theater where I literally felt nothing.

[NBC]

Posted: 4/13/05 at 2:27pm

And I, on the other hand, went to the Sunday matinee and upon leaving thought it was well worth my $101.25. I love both Monty Python and Tim Curry. I had seen the show once from standing room, and I do think it is worth it for $20, though I admit the first time I saw it, while I liked it, I was a tiny bit disappointed because I didn't love it as much as I thought I would. With the reviews and some of the word of mouth coming out of Chicago, I was expecting to see something practically revolutionary. (I think another factor was that I did standing room alone, and on Sunday I saw the show with some of my best friends, so it was only natural I'd have a better time.)

But on Sunday, since my expectations weren't quite as high, I just enjoyed myself and laughed until I was almost in tears. I do agree that it is not a show that really tries to make you care about the characters (I feel even DRS tries harder at that). But I still had a terrific time - and I feel much more satisfied about the $101.25 I paid for Spamalot than I do about the $75 I spent on Chitty Chitty Bang Bang!