LIFE OF PI Reviews — Page 2

PipingHotPiccolo said: "That they put the critics in the front mezz (a first?) confirms the point."

Interesting that they put the critics in the mezz. The 2020 WEST SIDE revival did that too. Encores puts them in the very front of the Grand Tier -- I was actually wondering if PARADE might put them in the mezz for Broadway considering the design, but I don't believe they did.

Wonder if they try to get all the Tony voters upstairs too?

Updated On: 3/31/23 at 12:05 AM

Crazy how no one figured out the mezzanine vs. orchestra situation sooner. Oh, wait, we did, 5 months ago:

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.php?thread=1154664

Unlike the ending of A Doll's House, this issue was easy to predict.

Updated On: 3/31/23 at 12:25 AM

TaffyDavenport said: "Crazy how no one figured out the mezzanine vs. orchestra situation sooner. Oh, wait, we did, 5 months ago:

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.php?thread=1154664

Unlike the ending of A Doll's House, this issue was easy to predict."

No, we agree. We knew. More so it’s interesting that they put the critics there since if you read the review and get a closer seat you will likely miss out on all that.

This was a miss for me. I had no intention of seeing this having read the book years ago and I didn’t enjoy it. The New York Times review peaked my interest, though...

While there is no doubt this is a gorgeous play in terms of the physical design elements and puppetry, everything else is just plain bad. Terrible writing and pretty abysmal acting (why was everyone SHOUTING their lines throughout the entire play?).

The first act is much stronger than the second. The problem is that most of the interesting events unfold in act 1, and all of the cool visual moments and “surprises” are in the first act. This makes for a long, boring, and uneventful act 2. The play easily could have been shortened to 90-100 minutes with no intermission.

This just didn’t do it for me. It reminded me a lot of War Horse, but War Horse was stronger IMO.

Added to each performance date’s page on Telecharge in big red letters: “Due to the height of the stage, some projection and design elements displayed on the stage floor may not be fully appreciated from Orchestra rows B through F.”

The show works much better with a female in the lead. Break legs Uma!

carlisle14 said: "Seeing this on tour in Baltimore this season. My subscription seats are very close to stage, orchestra level. For the tour do I need to swap seats for the upper seating to see the floor show?"

I would definitely recommend sitting upstairs for this one.