Jordan Sees PRIVATE LIVES- Page 2

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 11/11/11 at 6:09pm

My pleasure!

And just a heads up that even though they're not doing rush, at least for right now the back of the mezz is $46 on Wednesday matinee only. So it's a way to save some money if you can...

[egnarotsew]

Posted: 11/11/11 at 9:28pm

A few nights are available on tdf including opening night.

[mallardo]

Posted: 11/12/11 at 7:23am

Is it still being played with one intermission as it was in London? To me that was a problem because it puts acts two and three together making for a very long second half - especially as the third act is far and away the weakest act.

[GatorNY]

Posted: 11/12/11 at 9:56am

To the poster who asked about where Jordan got his ticket...I got my ticket on TDF for about $40.00. Will post back on Wednesday where the seat is located.

[julesboogie]

Posted: 11/12/11 at 10:28am

I also really enjoyed it. Kim was really great. I went into it thinking i might see Samantha from Sex and the City. She made me eat my words. Lovely, and then annoying, and the vengeful...so on and so forth. She did it all. And i really enjoyed the second act set. I could not stop staring at the fish tank. I want it for my house.

Curious, did everyone else have a house that thought the first blonde actress that came out was Catrall? I think my house did as they applauded for her. I even spent the first few mins thinking it was her.

[TexasPSM]

Posted: 11/12/11 at 10:53am

I saw this wonderful revival last night through the good fortune of my TDF account. I've been in love with Mr. Gross since "Tales of The City", and who didn't adore (and want to be) Kim Cattrall's Samantha in "SATC"? Very solid acting, incredible energy, wonderful pacing, beautiful and appropriate costuming, and the set for Act's II and III I'd move into tomorrow if I had the chance! (The chosen color palette and "fish tank" for Amanda's apartment is absolute brilliance.)

The only thing I felt lacking was the anemic lighting design. The characters would frequently walk in and out of dark spots all over the set; particularly on SL around and below the piano. Hopefully they'll fix this before opening. If not it will be the one low point of an otherwise superb revival. (Also, the period "porthole window" proved a bit problematic last night when the maid attempted to open it in Act III. A minor problem that a stagehand obviously corrected during the scene, as the window was open several minutes after her business.) And speaking of the maid, this was a wonderful comic turn by Caroline Lena Olsson who almost steals the scene by speaking nothing but flawless French.

As a newbie who has lurked here for years, I'm happy to make my first post and say that my first show as a New Yorker once again (it's been 15 years since I was a resident) was this very satisfying, and visually pleasing revival of "Private Lives". (Tonight it's the first preview of "Lysistrata Jones"!)

[Eris0303]

Posted: 11/13/11 at 12:43am

Paul Gross is one of those actors who could read the phone book and I'd pay to see it. I've liked him ever since I was 15 years old and he was playing a mountie on Due South.

[Copperfield2]

Posted: 11/13/11 at 10:08am

I know most are seeing this revival for Kim Cattrall but Paul Gross is the reason I'm seeing this. I've always liked him since Due South and then Slings and Arrows was perfect for him. Unfortunately his stint as the devil in Eastwick didn't last long. I hope he gets raves because I want US audiences to see him more. From the promotional clip I watched, he seemed perfect for the role he's playing. I'm attending Thanksgiving weekend.

[TimesSquared]

Posted: 11/13/11 at 3:14pm

What a wonderful production! The entire cast is absolutely first-rate. Especially, Paul Gross; it's as if the role were written just for him.

The only low-point was the intermission: two sloppy-looking stage hands wearing shorts, t-shirts and sneakers clomped around in full light, in full view of the audience, with noisy cordless drills dismantling the veranda railing at the edge of the stage. In the midst of such a stylish production, it was like a bad joke. All the audience around us in the mezzanine was laughing through the whole thing.

NOTE to the director: Everything that happens between entering the house and leaving the house is part of the audience experience.

I know that it's possible to require that stage hands wear proper clothing, sometimes even costumes, during a performance. They should, at least, have been required to wear "blacks", and the railing should not require power tools to remove it.

NOTE to the TD: The railing sections could easily be fastened together with opposing pairs of loop latches (like those found on a footlocker).

[RippedMan]

Posted: 11/16/11 at 4:11pm

So would you all recommend this or Lysistrata Jones? I kind of want to see this because it sounds like a great master class in acting.

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 11/16/11 at 5:49pm

I haven't seen "Lysistrata Jones", but this play gets revived every few years, and honestly, the play is dated and doesn't shock anyone anymore nowadays. Kim's performance is outstanding, but she is always 1st rate, on SATC and in every play she does. That's why I'd recommend you to see a new musical instead. Just my humble opinion, don't want to cause any drama.

[luha]

Posted: 11/16/11 at 6:07pm

Does anyone know if Kim does stage door? I would like a pic with her.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 11/16/11 at 6:25pm

She was signing and taking pics the other night. She was so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so sweet.

[luha]

Posted: 11/16/11 at 6:25pm

Thanks Jordan !

[Blockhead24]

Posted: 11/16/11 at 6:47pm

RippedMan, after seeing Lysistrata Jones downtown I'd go with Private Lives.

Psyched to see this tomorrow!!

[GatorNY]

Posted: 11/16/11 at 8:04pm

Just wanted to report that my seat that I got on TDF for today's matinee was Orchestra M, seat 26. For $40 it was fine, although I missed some of the entrances on stage left.

[Plum]

Posted: 11/16/11 at 9:13pm

TimesSquares, I'm sure you'll be delighted to know that the stagehands moving the balcony during intermission at the matinee today were wearing black. :P

The play itself wasn't that amazing except intermittently, but the actors are all creditable (Madeley) to great (Gross, who comes so far into his own in Act III he's getting laughs pretty much at will). Act II flags a bit, and the apartment set is just plain weird in parts (ducks on the wall? why?), but the audience seemed really into the show, and I got some very strong laughs from it, too. Victor and Elyot's fight in the third act is a thing of joy and beauty forever.

Since I am thoroughly broke, I can't say where this revival stands in the overall Broadway landscape this season, but I wouldn't be surprised if other productions surpassed it. It's fun, but it's not great.

I sat in the cheap rear orchestra tickets, which was actually quite awesome because the last two rows are raised - I'm only 5'4" and I had a totally unobstructed view of the stage.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 11/16/11 at 11:20pm

I just don't know. I mean, if Lysistrata weren't selling well and was poised to close, then I'd want to see it. But it doesn't seem that way, so I don't know.

[bwayfan7000]

Posted: 11/16/11 at 11:36pm

I got tickets to see this in January. I'm so excited!

[TimesSquared]

Posted: 11/20/11 at 4:10pm

"TimesSquares, I'm sure you'll be delighted to know that the stagehands moving the balcony during intermission at the matinee today were wearing black. :P"

Thanks for the update, Plum. Now if they can just eliminate those cordless drills...