MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG Previews- Page 8

[BuddyStarr]

Posted: 10/10/23 at 1:10pm

Wick3 said: "Dancingthrulife2 said: "Video montage of the Japanese incarnation of the same production, if anyone's interested.

Musical Merrily we roll along at Aichi Prefectural Art Theater Large Hall【For J-LODlive】 - YouTube"

Thank you for sharing! It's also pretty much the same production in Boston (Huntington) back in 2017. It makes me think in this case that casting matters. I thought the Boston cast was superb but I understand none of them have a big enough name like Daniel Radcliffe to sell tickets."

The actor that played Charley in Boston made me fall in love with his portrayal.

[JSquared2]

Posted: 10/10/23 at 5:28pm

TheQuibbler said: "inception said: "Yikes! Even they were stuck using that awful cellophane curtain.

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What’s everyone’s beef with the silver curtain? The scene takes place is a crappy underground bar, why would the curtain be nice? Haha"

 

Exactly! In the 60's, 70's and even up through the early 80's, EVERY downtown NYC cabaret had that exact same silver curtain -- it's perfect for the show!

 

[BoringBoredBoard40]

Posted: 10/10/23 at 6:01pm

Because they opened on a Sunday night, you will get more eyeballs on Tuesday morning then you will at 9pm on a Sunday night

[Nmk]

Posted: 10/12/23 at 11:28am

Maybe I missed this post but is there a cancelation line or general rush for Merrily? I know about digital lottery. Thanks

[Nmk]

Posted: 10/12/23 at 2:00pm

[Wayman_Wong]

Posted: 10/12/23 at 4:32pm

I haven't seen anything about general rush for ''Merrily.''

Back in 2017, however, ''Sunday in the Park With George,'' with Jake Gyllenhaal and Annaleigh Ashford, played the Hudson Theatre and offered 10 general-rush tickets per show. During the closing week, the ticket prices got so ridiculously high ($299-$599) that some of us hardy Sondheim fans waited in line overnight for the $41 rush.

I even wrote about it for BroadwayWorld.com and was lucky enough to get a nice thank-you note from Sondheim.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Sunday-in-the-Dark-for-Rush-Or-How-Fans-Slept-Their-Way-to-See-Sondheim-20170421

Updated On: 10/12/23 at 04:32 PM

[mamaleh]

Posted: 10/15/23 at 2:33am

Does anyone know if the box office is selling standing room for this MERRILY?

[Sammy232]

Posted: 10/15/23 at 7:34am

mamaleh said: "Does anyone know if the box office is selling standing room for this MERRILY?"

There is no standing room at the Hudson.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 10/15/23 at 8:55am

This was so beautifuly crafted. I was engaged throughout.  Bravo and Brava to all time involved. I don't think I can really add anything that hasn't been said.

 

Except .. in my panic to get seats the day they were released, I viewed the seating chart backwards and erroneously purchased Tix for the rear mezz instead of front row mezz (don't ask). The seats were actually pretty wonderful, both in sight and sound. 

[binau]

Posted: 10/15/23 at 1:22pm

I hope they announce a cast recording soon

[Jumpin_J]

Posted: 10/16/23 at 11:29am

I saw it and it's the same production that London's Menier Chocolate Company did in 2012. Same director, same set, everything the same except for the cast. People are raving about this like this is Sondheim's greatest show of all time which is simply baffling to me. I'm not saying the emperor has no clothes. I mean it's fine. It's still Merrily which has always been a flawed show. Maybe they tweaked the book a tad to focus on Frank's story, but aside from that, I didn't see any difference. One of the show's main problems is the second act is really ballad heavy and slows the pace a lot. Radcliffe is, well, fine. Not a great voice but serviceable. Groff didn't start off well but got better as the show progressed. The women are the real standouts especially Mendez and Brown. But was it worth waiting 10 years just to get Radcliffe and Groff to market the show? Maybe, but I don't feel it benefited the art of the show. I wasn't knocked out like everyone else seems to be, and at $140 for the cheapest seats on sale at the box office (which I got to avoid nearly $25 in "service fees", it's a fine show. Nothing more, nothing less. 7 out of 10.