My Final Broadway schedule for my April trip !- Page 2

[musicalmaster703]

Posted: 3/20/08 at 5:25pm

In The Heights lotto (crumple up your paper) I was the only one who did that and i won!

[Greekmusicalfan]

Posted: 3/20/08 at 5:39pm

So, comparing crowds for ITH with Wicked now ? Hmmmmmmm.....

[jerseyboyschick2]

Posted: 3/20/08 at 5:42pm

Awesome line-up of shows! I was going to be in the city a few of the days you are, but they took my school's spring break. We had to push our trip back to June.

Have a great trip

[Mealz1042]

Posted: 3/20/08 at 6:14pm

haha of course the wicked one is great, they all are, i just don't know the theater as well as i know the nederlander for example, plus you don't need anyone to tell you that its an awesome seat.

I actually got Premium seats for in the heights last sunday but for $82 because I called an hour before the show, actually when i first called they were premium then 5 minutes later they reduced the price (Row D seat 103 i think) it was awesome.

[Greekmusicalfan]

Posted: 3/20/08 at 6:23pm

Ohhhh, lucky you !! That's sheer luck ! Did you enjoy ITH ? I am a bit reluctant if it should fill my last remaining spot, but probably I'll give in !

[Mealz1042]

Posted: 3/20/08 at 6:30pm

Enjoy it? I was blown away.
I didn't think it could get that much better from when I saw it off broadway over a year ago, but it went from really good to absolutely incredible.
Go see it, you will NOT regret it.

[Greekmusicalfan]

Posted: 3/20/08 at 6:58pm

Hmmmm, keep talking, I'm almost there ! My only drawback is that I'm not a big fan of hip hop and especially rap music. The heavier it is, the further I stay away ! But I love Latin music, especially salsa !

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 3/20/08 at 7:09pm

I'm not a big fan of rap, but it works in the show, and really isn't a huge part it.

[Mealz1042]

Posted: 3/20/08 at 7:52pm

I wouldn't really call it rap. I'm not a rap fan at all either. What Miranda did was take the music he grew up with and merged it what we commonly associate with showtunes, to create an interesting and unique sound.

In an interview he explained:
Tell me about the various styles of music represented:

Oh, it's such a gumbo. I don't think the average theatergoer knows how many different types of Latin music we're representing. They see the broad strokes. They see that Usnavi speaks in hip-hop, and when we hear from the Abuela, we hear Cuban mambo. “Carnaval” is a mix of a Puerto Rican plena and other Mexican types of music; it's like a pan-Latin folk tune. Vanessa sings a Dominican merengue. Every character speaks in their homeland language.

This commercial should give you a good idea: http://intheheightsthemusical.com/media.html

Honestly Lin-Manuel Miranda is a genius, this is truly a great piece of art, and there is so much talent involved (not just the actors, the set is phenomenal) and the songs are quite catchy as well.

I really think you would be doing yourself a disservice to miss this show.

And if you hate it, hey at least now you don't have to wonder what you were missing, but it's hard to imagine anyone hating this show at all.

[sanda]

Posted: 3/20/08 at 7:57pm

See mine:
4/12 2pm Macbeth
4/12 8pm South Pacific
4/13 2pm Sunday in the park with George

:)

[Greekmusicalfan]

Posted: 3/20/08 at 8:02pm

Macbeth AND South Pacific in one day, followed by Sunday ??? My, sanda you are artsy !!! You have to follow these with XANADU the next day, just for some level !

[Greekmusicalfan]

Posted: 3/20/08 at 8:10pm

I think I'd like to see In the Heights ! But, I only have Tuesday and Wednesday open and first I have to make sure about Hairspray ! I really want to see it again, but most importantly, my friend will KILL me if we miss it ! He let ALL our theater planning to me, since I'm the expert and he is just a theatergoer who trusts me, but he specifically told me that, the shows he DEFINITELY wants to see are HAIRSPRAY, RENT and AVENUE Q !!

[Mealz1042]

Posted: 3/20/08 at 8:24pm

but you've already seen hairspray, and yeah its a good show but not nearly as invigorating.

Plus, don't you want to see something exciting and new? I bet your friend will like it to.

And you have 2 free days, i mean eating, sleeping, and breathing are totally overrated when you could be seeing broadway shows instead.

[Greekmusicalfan]

Posted: 3/20/08 at 8:37pm

I'm sooo with you on the last part, but my friend is not nearly on the same level as us ! He is excited about going to NYC and his attitude is more like Oh, yeah, let's see some shows while there, that would be great !
Even if he'll love ITH, if we see it on the expense of Hairspray, he will rightfully say to me "I followed you to 10 shows YOU picked and you couldn't take me to the ONE show I wanted to see the most ?"
But from the look of things, it will be easy to score good Hairspray tix for Tuesday, so even if he wouldn't wanna follow, I could go to ITH alone !

[Mealz1042]

Posted: 3/20/08 at 8:55pm

haha okay whatever, either way sounds like you're going to have an amazing trip, and you can always see ith another time, just try to do it while Lin is still in the show (which i assume and hope will be a good deal of time)

[shh282]

Posted: 3/21/08 at 12:25am

Rent, Wicked and Legally Blonde are perfect seats! nicely done!

[LePetiteFromage]

Posted: 3/21/08 at 12:32am

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[BroadwayEnthusiast2]

Posted: 3/21/08 at 12:46am

"But from the look of things, it will be easy to score good Hairspray tix for Tuesday"

Not really...

Hairspray- Tuesday the 8th:
ORCH P
18 - 20
PRICE LEVEL 1
ORCHESTRA SEATING
RIGHT OF CENTER STAGE
RIGHT ORCHESTRA

Those seats are worse than all your other planned seats for other shows.

[Greekmusicalfan]

Posted: 3/21/08 at 2:03am

Yes, I know, but I've been checking Ticketmaster and it looks like HAIRSPRAY, almost always, has great seats from 3 days before till same day of show ! And also, as a last resort, I think the lottery is not as packed as in other shows !

[Greekmusicalfan]

Posted: 3/21/08 at 6:12am

Schedule edited for the last time, since I was able to grab very good DISCOUNTED HAIRSPRAY row H left Orch seats for that Wednesday !!! So, I'm all set and anxious-free to enjoy the city, without losing time in lines !!! And I still have Tuesday free, for a spur of the moment show, which most probably will be either In The Heights or Spamalot !

[Steve2]

Posted: 3/21/08 at 4:45pm

See "In the Heights" and skip "Spamalot".

[Greekmusicalfan]

Posted: 3/21/08 at 6:28pm

Well, I have no interest in seeing Clay in Spamalot, that's for sure ! He is completely unknown outside the US, I've never heard his voice, he is incredibly ugly and I am scared of what I've read about his fans ! The only way I'll choose Spamalot is if I get his understudy !
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[LePetiteFromage]

Posted: 3/21/08 at 6:36pm

Updated On: 5/7/09 at 06:36 PM

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 3/21/08 at 6:39pm

GMF, definitely see ITH. I saw it last week and I highly recommend it. I'm excited to see you!! I may have grown up a little, though... you'll have to be the judge of that.

Updated On: 3/21/08 at 06:39 PM

[jpbran]

Posted: 3/21/08 at 6:49pm

Wow, Greek -- you are brave!!

I'm sure that last comment set off an alarm system located deep within some small town near Salt Lake or Orlando calling the Claybots to his defense!!

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