LACKAWANNA BLUES Previews- Page 2

[Daniel M]

Posted: 10/8/21 at 7:23am

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Daniel M said: "I was there tonight and the bonus concert performance was phenomenal! I wish Ruben a speedy recovery."

Did they cancel the performance after people had already started arriving at the theatre?"

Yes. I must’ve been on line for 20 minutes, and by the time they cancelled the line stretched past the Barrymore. People were getting irritated due to the wait and many left before the concert was announced.

[Alexander Lamar]

Posted: 10/8/21 at 7:58am

What’s the story with the concert? Who performed and what did they perform?

[Dollypop]

Posted: 10/8/21 at 9:33am

I wish Santiago-Hudson well but his health issues have me reconsidering buying a ticket for this show. I'd hate to travel into the city only to discover the performance has been canceled.

[BIG BALONEY]

Posted: 10/8/21 at 9:52am

When you arrive at the theatre at 6:05 and told doors will open for the 7:00 show there is reason to stand on line outside then. Your still waiting 45 minutes later with hundreds of middle aged and older folks lined up only to be told no show tonight. People at that point were very unhappy because the announcement should have been made much earlier, just out of consideration. I'm a member of MTC and I will not rejoin because I resent the way I was treated. Going to the theatre was once fun but now there are besides this debacle many more issues to deal with. I have no intention of going back to Lackawanna Blues.

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 10/8/21 at 10:04am

BIG BALONEY said: "When you arrive at the theatre at 6:05 and told doors will open for the 7:00 show there is reason to stand on line outside then. Your still waiting 45 minutes later with hundreds of middle aged and older folks lined up only to be told no show tonight. People at that point were very unhappy because the announcement should have been made much earlier, just out of consideration. I'm a member of MTC and I will not rejoin because I resent the way I was treated. Going to the theatre was once fun but now there are besides this debacle many more issues to deal with. I have no intention of going back to Lackawanna Blues."

I would be deeply frustrated as an audience member too.

But as anyone who has dealt with back problems will tell you...sometimes you can be having a great day and then WHAM, you stand up or take one wrong step and you're hunched over or lying down indefinitely in agonizing pain. The fact that they didn't announce it earlier probably means RSH was feeling well enough to perform until right before curtain time...no theatre would cancel a performance that late by choice. Getting him an emergency medical exam for show-cancellation insurance purposes could also be a factor in the late announcement.

The role is such that it could be performed seated and be equally compelling (like John Cameron Mitchell in Hedwig)...but sometimes even sitting is a no-go with back pain.

I wish him a speedy recovery. His performance is a marvel.

Updated On: 10/8/21 at 10:04 AM

[EvanstonDad]

Posted: 10/8/21 at 10:12am

Reviews for this show are posted at playbill.com. I realize that critics write their reviews ahead of time and have them queued up to print on opening night, but it seems strange that all of these publications went ahead and posted reviews as if the show actually opened.

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 10/8/21 at 10:26am

EvanstonDad said: "it seems strange that all of these publications went ahead and posted reviews as if the show actually opened."

Yes in the unlikely scenario in which the rest of the run is cancelled, it would be the rare show to be reviewed but never actually "open." Even though Opening Night in this case was simply a review embargo (it looks like the party and invited performance were still held on the original opening date).

I wonder if some publications had already started printing today's papers and that's why the review embargo stayed? Looks like the official announcement was made around 6:45 last night (later than, for example, the March 12 Bway shutdown). The embargo for reviews of a 7pm opening would be around 7:30 or 8pm.

[Daniel M]

Posted: 10/8/21 at 10:31am

Alexander Lamar said: "What’s the story with the concert? Who performed and what did they perform?"

Junior Mack and Ayodele Maakhero came out with their guitars and performed about 6 blues songs, one of which was an original by Ayodele about COVID safety and dating (see: sex).

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 10/8/21 at 4:08pm

This weekend's performances are cancelled.

So, technically, the show still has not actually opened, despite BroadwayWorld's headline.

[starcatchers]

Posted: 10/8/21 at 6:42pm

Wishing him well. If you were thinking of seeing this, and you're able to take the little bit of risk, please don't let his injury issues deter you from buying a ticket. This show was one of the most incredible things I've seen in a long while. 

[Dollypop]

Posted: 10/9/21 at 10:23am

"Your still waiting 45 minutes later with hundreds of middle aged and older folks lined up only to be told no show tonight."



You make it sound as though being middle aged or older is a bad thing.

Please know that I may be 74 years old, but I saw all the truly great musicals WITH THEIR ORIGINAL CASTS!

Thank you very much.

[veronicamae]

Posted: 10/9/21 at 11:11am

BIG BALONEY said: "When you arrive at the theatre at 6:05 and told doors will open for the 7:00 show there is reason to stand on line outside then. Your still waiting 45 minutes later with hundreds of middle aged and older folks lined up only to be told no show tonight. People at that point were very unhappy because the announcement should have been made much earlier, just out of consideration. I'm a member of MTC and I will not rejoin because I resent the way I was treated. Going to the theatre was once fun but now there are besides this debacle many more issues to deal with. I have no intention of going back to Lackawanna Blues."

This makes me sad. The performer of the show likely did everything he could to get on stage for you until it was decided he couldn't. You were inconvenienced for a bit, and assuredly refunded (right?), and prior to this you chose to become a subscriber to their season to support them, and because of one disappointment caused by an injury, you're going to stop supporting an entire non-profit that produces some six shows every year? Have you considered...calling them and speaking to them about the situation? The arts, especially non-profits, need all the support they can get right now. This is really disheartening to read.

[EvanstonDad]

Posted: 10/13/21 at 12:27pm

So has this show actually opened yet?

[TheQuibbler]

Posted: 10/13/21 at 1:54pm

Is there a 30 Under 35 code? I’m a member of the program but haven’t seen anything about it.

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 10/13/21 at 6:07pm

Per Telecharge and a Tweeter, the matinees have been cancelled and he's doing 5-6 shows a week for the rest of the run. So hopefully that will be enough to allow him to continue without being in agonizing pain...and then jump right into the director's chair for Skeleton Crew.

https://www.telecharge.com/Broadway/Lackawanna-Blues/Ticket

[VintageSnarker]

Posted: 10/13/21 at 6:54pm

TheQuibbler said: "Is there a 30 Under 35 code? I’m a member of the program but haven’t seen anything about it."

BLUES3U3 through October 31 

BLUESFAF for the regular discount

[Dollypop]

Posted: 10/13/21 at 8:46pm

According to TDF, there is a matinee scheduled for Sat, 10/23. Don't know if it's still in effect.

[TheQuibbler]

Posted: 10/14/21 at 1:35pm

VintageSnarker said: "TheQuibbler said: "Is there a 30 Under 35 code? I’m a member of the program but haven’t seen anything about it."

BLUES3U3 through October 31

BLUESFAF for the regular discount"

Thanks, VintageSnarker!

[Dollypop]

Posted: 11/3/21 at 9:54pm

After reading Jordan Catalano's glowing comments about the play, I bought a ticket and saw it tonight. I agree with him wholeheartedly. The text Iis beautifully written and the performance is spot on.

Thank you, Jordan.

 

(Edited to correct typos. Never post messages on a train!)

Updated On: 11/4/21 at 09:54 PM

[poisonivy2]

Posted: 11/3/21 at 10:01pm

I saw this tonight almost on a whim. Almost didn't go because I was tired. So glad I saw this. What a beautiful tribute to an amazing woman. 

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 11/3/21 at 10:49pm

So glad people love it!!

[swoboda]

Posted: 11/4/21 at 3:53pm

When one man can transport you back to the locations and people of his past and have you feeling that you're there right with him? I believe that's a gift.
On top of that, his early life is totally interesting with an unorthodox yet loving upbringing. The tenderness which Santiago-Hudson conveys in his portrayals is very touching. It's clear he both loved and felt loved by the folks who "brought him up".

[poisonivy2]

Posted: 11/4/21 at 7:00pm

I am curious about the history behind Ruben Santiago and "Nanny." I couldn't find much information about the real-life "Nanny." Anyone know why Ruben's parents could no longer care for him and he ended up with Nanny?