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Posted: 4/3/25 at 10:18am

Penna2 said: 
There is this element of his feeling betrayed by the women he loved...even if only imagined. Outside of the times he was on stage or working with his music, he was insecure. I'm not sure of the exact words, but he would say in the dressing room he was this short, ugly guy from the Bronx but when he walked out of the door he was Cary Grant - that's what he loved the most.

Very interesting post about Darin. I don't really know anything about him.

The last part really struck me, because I'm sure many of us have met guys like this - either people you have worked with or been in relationships with - guys who are just so insecure, and then they get so worked up about any perceived sleight.  They're their own worst enemies damaging every relationship and themselves. One kid I had working with me about 15 years ago broke his hand trying to punch through somebody's windshield over really nothing.

 

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Another guy I went on a couple dates with, I chuckled at the wrong moment - & the drama.  I'm like, you're more handsomel than Tom Cruise,  You just dropped your shorts to reveal you've got a baseball bat between your legs - no I am not laughing at you, I'm happy, I am very very happy.    I am giggle with glee like Beef Tobin.  If you don't like hearing that,  well it looks like you've got the tool to shut me up.

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Posted: 4/3/25 at 11:12am

Went to see this last night, and had a great time. Groff is clearly enjoying himself so much, and we as the audience were eating it up - he's charming as hell, he's onstage for basically the entire first act... a born entertainer! If you are a fan of his, I'd strongly advise a trip to CITS. 

The show itself is fine, nothing mind-blowing - not sure how well it would work without Groff. Gracie Lawrence has a nice voice, but needs to get a little more comfortable as an actor. Erika Henningsen was a more well-rounded performer, and has good stage presence. Michele Pawk made me cry one little tear, she was lovely. 

I don't disagree that the book, particularly the second act, could use some work, but as I was unfamiliar with Bobby Darin outside of a few songs before I saw this show, I have no specific complaints. It's a biomusical, certainly not my favorite genre, but the runtime felt pretty snappy and the show kept me engaged.

A woman who moved to a seat in front of me at intermission was clearly not engaged, though - she kept checking her (very bright) watch every three minutes, scrolled on her phone for a bit til her seatmate asked her to stop, left her phone on full brightness in her lap for a while, and then left five minutes before the end of the show. A real asshole, not sure why she didn't just leave at intermission since it clearly wasn't her thing. 

The theater transformation is so impressive, I truly hope they get some love for it. I've been there for five other shows, and while I loved the use of the space for Oklahoma!, no one else used it quite as beautifully as this show. As far as seating, we were in seats G 102 and 104, off the aisle at the top of the semicircle, and had a fantastic view of the whole stage. The table seating looked a bit awkward as far as having to move around to see - if I were getting a table, I'd go with one of the ones on the sides rather than the center. The mini banquettes looked ideal, though, as those folks were right in the midst of things with a better view - wish they'd been on sale when I bought tickets. 

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Posted: 4/3/25 at 11:33am

I sat in row K (last row) and view was great! Creative folks sat next to me and stood behind me taking notes.

For $101 without waiting in rush line I’m happy with the seat.