Jay Johnson: The Two and Only

[NathanLaneStalker]

Jay Johnson: The Two and Only#0

Posted: 9/25/06 at 10:11pm

Is anyone going to see this?

"I'm tellin' you, the only times I really feel the presence of God are when I'm having sex and during a great Broadway musical." - Nathan Lane - Jeffrey

[lancerpanz]

re: Jay Johnson: The Two and Only#1

Posted: 9/26/06 at 12:08am

I heard it's incredible

[myManCape]

re: Jay Johnson: The Two and Only#2

Posted: 9/26/06 at 12:15am

Are they really not doing rush? I cant imagine the theatre is full.

"Have they come yet?"

[faithanytwo]

re: Jay Johnson: The Two and Only#3

Posted: 9/26/06 at 12:18am

Is it bad I hadn't heard a thing about this show until now?

[munkustrap178]

re: Jay Johnson: The Two and Only#4

Posted: 9/26/06 at 12:19am

I thought I heard somewhere that they WERE doing rush.

And the show is supposed to be very good. When it opened off-Broadway last year, it got rave reviews.

"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy." -Charlie Manson

[myManCape]

re: Jay Johnson: The Two and Only#5

Posted: 9/26/06 at 12:34am

BO said no rush until after it opens.

"Have they come yet?"

Updated On: 9/26/06 at 12:34 AM

[RentBoy86]

re: Jay Johnson: The Two and Only#6

Posted: 9/26/06 at 12:55am

All the people from Broadway on Broadway said he was horrible, but it was a mixed environment.

[Calvin]

re: Jay Johnson: The Two and Only#7

Posted: 9/26/06 at 1:09am

I saw it the other night and found it to be enjoyable -- but I'm not sure that it's a great fit for a Broadway house.

I wasn't sure what I was going to think of the show. I like ventriloquism OK, but a little of it goes a long way. However, I thought it was a lovely little exploration of an art (yes, an art) that I knew nothing about. It was even a little creepy, as I had no idea about the "relationship" a ventriloquist had with his dummy partner.

I didn't see the initial reviews, so I don't know how this is going to be received this time around. The routines themselves were rather corny in spots, but I thought that was a part of the charm. That's also probably why it didn't go over well at Broadway on Broadway: They'd lose a lot when not part of a cohesive whole. And even then, I'd imagine some will walk away from the show thinking it dull, schmaltzy or pedantic. But I didn't.

[Yankeefan007]

re: Jay Johnson: The Two and Only#8

Posted: 9/26/06 at 7:42am

Box office told me Rush starting on the first day of previews.

[ken8631]

re: Jay Johnson: The Two and Only#9

Posted: 9/26/06 at 7:44am

Saw it off-broadway and it was very entertaining. Not sure how well it will do in a larger house though. I'd go see it again, but not at full price.

[coolphantom919]

re: Jay Johnson: The Two and Only#10

Posted: 9/26/06 at 8:24am

go to this link!!!!!!


http://thetwoandonly.com/

Updated On: 9/26/06 at 08:24 AM

[ken8631]

re: Jay Johnson: The Two and Only#11

Posted: 9/26/06 at 8:25am

What link?

[folkyboy]

re: Jay Johnson: The Two and Only#12

Posted: 9/26/06 at 8:56am

i saw the show in Boston (pre-Broadway) and i have to say i'm in the minority by feeling that it was way too trite and hokey. there's moments when he starts defining sh*t for you out of the dictionary and it totally read off to me like a college kid reciting his class essay at a Six Flags Amusement Park.

[NathanLaneStalker]

re: Jay Johnson: The Two and Only#13

Posted: 9/26/06 at 6:40pm

Well, I'm not going. There are to many other shows to go see! (Butley, Martin Short, Lousing Louie, The Grinch, Blackbird, the Apple Tree, Beauty and the Beast w/Donny, and Chorus Line) But if I have extra time and money (Which I highly doubt) I'll go.

"I'm tellin' you, the only times I really feel the presence of God are when I'm having sex and during a great Broadway musical." - Nathan Lane - Jeffrey

[Producer2]

re: Jay Johnson: The Two and Only#14

Posted: 9/26/06 at 7:14pm

taking my mom- a ventriloquist and tv's "soap" fan