Living on Love: favorite cast member?

[Daddy Warbucks]

Posted: 2/23/15 at 11:17pm

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Flash-Sneak-Peek-at-LIVING-ON-LOVEs-Renee-Fleming-Douglas-Sills-and-More-in-Costume-20150223

Some new pics of the Living on Love cast just got posted. I'm so excited about this cast. Who are you most excited to see in the show?

Renee Fleming will be great in her debut, and I'm excited about Anna Chlumsky and Douglas Sills. But I think I might be most excited to see Jerry O'Connell. I can't tell you how many times I watched Stand by Me over and over again in the 80's.

[Wee Thomas2]

Posted: 2/24/15 at 9:48am

It's a fun show and Renee has comedy chops I did not expect. But don't go looking for any "message" here.

[tazber]

Posted: 2/24/15 at 10:01am

You should invest!

[Daddy Warbucks]

Posted: 2/24/15 at 12:57pm

Wee Thomas2, did you see it at Williamstown? Did the audience find it funny (even if it was a light hearted comedy)?

[Wee Thomas2]

Posted: 2/24/15 at 2:46pm

I did and they did. Renee gets to sing (a little) and the story is cute, but that's about it. We only saw that and "Fool For Love" and we're really looking forward to seeing that one again on B'way.

[Phillypinto]

Posted: 2/24/15 at 2:51pm

RENEE FLEMING!!!!! and yeah i heard its actually very funny!

[Ado Annie D'Ysquith]

Posted: 2/24/15 at 8:50pm

Renee Fleming and Douglas Sills take the cake for me, especially after what I saw Sills do at Lady Be Good.

But Joe DiPietro and Kathleen Marshall? They brought one of my favorite Broadway musicals to life. Can't wait to see what they did with this play!

[jayinchelsea]

Posted: 2/24/15 at 10:38pm

Saw the show at Williamstown, left at the intermission. Obvious, silly and flat, and Renee should stick to singing.

[Noel&Cole]

Posted: 2/25/15 at 1:50pm

I saw the show at Williamstown and found it a total delight! I'm sure it's only improved for Broadway. Renee proved she can be an great comedian as well as a singer. I laughed. Renee also has a great musical moment at the end that was really touching.

The show hasn't got much on it's mind, it just aims to entertain. It succeeds. It does not have much "nutritional value" so to speak, more of a delactible dessert, with a enchanting star turn.

[Daddy Warbucks]

Posted: 2/25/15 at 2:25pm

Awesome post Noel, thanks for sharing. I wish I had seen the Williamstown production!

[Phillypinto]

Posted: 2/25/15 at 2:38pm

I'm rooting for her to win a Tony!!!!!

[Daddy Warbucks]

Posted: 2/25/15 at 8:18pm

Who woulda guessed back then that Jerry O'Connell would one day be a leading man on Broadway and married to Rebecca Romijn.

[Ado Annie D'Ysquith]

Posted: 2/25/15 at 8:22pm

The same guy who had his "junk" severed by piranhas onscreen will be rubbing elbows with Fleming and Sills onstage.

[oncemorewithfeeling2]

Posted: 2/25/15 at 10:17pm

I saw the show at WTF and it's enjoyable. It's fluffy, fuzzy, and not really a show that requires deep thinking. And that's okay. It's fun and that's what the show strives to be.

[Daddy Warbucks]

Posted: 2/25/15 at 10:43pm

I'm hearing a lot of people say it is fun and light and not a thinker. Can that kind of show sell enough tickets to do well?

[RippedMan]

Posted: 2/25/15 at 11:04pm

Um... It's Only a Play....

[Phillypinto]

Posted: 2/25/15 at 11:48pm

ummmmmm RENEE FLEMING IS ONLY THE MOST FAMOUS OPERA SINGER ALIVE RIGHT NOW. I suspect this show will be hard to get tickets to, not necessarily like NPH in hedwig, but similar. Plus, the show is actually good, and will probably be nominated for a few tonys

[Daddy Warbucks]

Posted: 2/26/15 at 11:44am

Phillypinto, that is my thinking too. Renee packs the MET and people pay way more for a seat to see her in that huge setting. I think her fans are going to pack the much smaller theatre for a chance to get up close and personal with her, for a relatively smaller ticket price.


Updated On: 2/26/15 at 11:44 AM

[Phillypinto]

Posted: 2/26/15 at 12:45pm

I hope they have a rush policy

[Daddy Warbucks]

Posted: 2/26/15 at 1:14pm

At the very least there are the $25 seats for every performance (though they are in the back corner of course).