Moulin Rouge Colonial Theatre Previews — Page 17

Oh.  My.  Goddess.  I just went cray-cray and will be flying in from San Fransissyco to see the performance of 8/7.  Aisle seat in row J of the dress circle.  My nephew managed Aaron once, but am not certain if he still does or not.  I'll find out though.  Fingers crossed.

I saw it on Saturday and all I will say is don't go in expecting the movie! 

greenifyme2 said: "Does anyone know what row the center dress circle overhangs in the orchestra?"

I don't have an exact answer for you, but it was a few rows behind me, so I'm guessing around row N? That's not as far back as it sounds. The passerelle extends to where row B would normally be.

 

The sketches are nice. Did they make Satine a redhead again for the stage? She has auburn hair in the drawings...

QueenAlice said: "The sketches are nice. Did they make Satine a redhead again for the stage? She has auburn hair in the drawings..."

Karen Olivo kept her natural hair color (black) for the performance I saw, and the two promo stills that have been released show the same!

A few tumblr reviews

http://transanabeth.tumblr.com/post/175933832883/moulin-rouge-matinee-july-14th-2018

http://whenyourfeetdonttouchtheground.tumblr.com/post/175971611523/thoughts-on-moulin-rouge

Seeing this tomorrow night.  A friend is part of the design team so i'm hoping I can get them to take me around backstage after the performance.  Will keep you all posted.

As of Sunday, it was still Your Song.

nsguy45 said: "Seeing it next Thursday(26th).

Is security still doing the metal detector thing or has that been put to rest?

If it's still intact, do they hold the curtain until everyone is seated?"

Surely someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the metal detectors are standard operating procedure for the Ambassador Theatre Group, at least in BOS and NYC.  They tell you to get to there early to accommodate the extra screening.

nsguy45 said: "Seeing it next Thursday(26th).

Is security still doing the metal detector thing or has that been put to rest?

If it's still intact, do they hold the curtain until everyone is seated?"

Those are, I expect, permanent additions to the Colonial. Post-Marathon bombing, a lot of Boston venues are taking security more seriously than ever. It's inconvenient, maybe, but it's not that intrusive. No more so than the bag checks at the Shubert in NYC imo.

Took the train up to Boston for the matinee today (and briefly met CT2NYC in person!).

Mostly echoing the same things people said on this board, except I'm not attached to the songs in the movie as much as others seem to be. I'm indifferent on the old vs new songs.

The theater was stunning but fyi the seats are TIGHT like the tightest broadway theaters (the people around me who were taller were really squashed). Costumes/sets were all spectacular spectacular, even better in person.

Really liked what they did with the Duke character, it was much more realistic to make him desirable, offering Satine the finer things in life while bringing her into the 'upper class' society.

No chemistry between the 2 leads at all. They basically said "oh, we're in love now". My husband loved my dog more than Christian loved Satine in this show (and he did not like my dog).

I think the highlight for me was Roxanne. Finally in the 2nd act we see some deeper emotion from Aaron. Wonderful arrangement. Really looking forward to that on the cast recording.

The people around me were losing their minds. The theater was probably only ~70% filled but the crowd reaction rivaled with the full house of Harry Potter fans early in the run. 

Hoo boy, they really need to fix that ending though. 

And a narrator is usually not necessary but there are 2 narrators which is extremely unncessary. 

All in all a fun show, but if you don't know the movie, there are some pretty gaping plot holes.