Munk sees 700 SUNDAYS — Page 2

I swear I heard something about them selling the script. I'll take a look if I see it out.

I wholeheardedly agree 100%. Bittersweet & funny. Reading the book version will help but you'll miss out on Billy's interpretation of some events. His great scene of a backyard bbq captured on a super8 video camera will be hard to translate. Also, there is a line/joke he says impersonating Elinor Roosevelt that I still laugh at everytime I think of it. I can't even remember the context of it anymore. Excellent show.

Just got home from the show, it was good and entertaining. My standing room "seat" was fine, but right before the show started, an usher said I could sit, and showed me to a seat in the front row in the middle of the orchestra. Hooray!
And I went to the stagedoor after, and got Billy's autograph and took a pic with him. It was a good time!

Yeah, it was good and entertaining. I was expecting it to be really powerful from what I've heard, and while it was very moving, I didn't cry or get super emotional. I think he did a fantastic job as a performer, and the stories were good, though I didn't get a lot of his references to music and people and events of the past. I'd still recommend it though.

I just finished seeing today's matinee (w/ our favorite theatre-goer, Adam Duritz w/ mom and dad I think) and I'm so glad I wasn't the only one who was emotional (didn't cry) over this show. I thought I was going hormonal or something after 700 Sundays as well as seeing my friend's play (which is based on his own life) earlier this week.

I am not yet 30 and there were quite a few generational references (songs, people) who my geriatric audience was ooh'ing and ahh'ing over (and speaking back to Billy btw), which completely flew over my head. A few Jewish jokes I didn't quite get either, but everyone else seemed to get.

The first act was a bit long and I was a little unsure of the show at intermission, but by the end I just wanted to give him a hug. I'm not sure if he usually ends the show this way, but even HE was emotional at the end and he gave a little speech saying these people are your families too...go home and call them. Happy Mother's Day.

And he had a little flub of one of his lines today when he said 'social security' instead of 'secret service' when talking about Bush being at the World Series in 2001. Also, there was a Bush joke that completely fell flat w/ the audience (while I, seemingly alone, cracked up). Are all Saturday matinee audiences Republican!?!? LOL.

I wish I knew about the advance standing room before I blew $101.25 on a ticket, but oh well. FYI - I am 5'8" and while wearing flats (sneakers) today, I could see over the barrier fine. I can't believe you got a "free" front row center seat liotte! Btw - the run time is 3 hours, despite what bway.com says.

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