My January Trip — Page 2

Before you lock your last shows in, do take a look at tonight’s comments on the first preview of “Some Like It Hot”. You may want to consider it as well. (I have not yet seen it; my tickets aren’t until a couple of weeks from now, so I can’t personally vouch for it.) Nothing like having lots of good options!

Miles2Go2 said: "So my tentative schedule now:

Sunday 1/1 - Take Me Out (Ticket secured)

Monday 1/2 - Chicago (tickets secured)

Tuesday 1/3 - Phantom (tickets secured)

Wednesday 1/4 matinee - Merrily We Roll Along (Ticket secured)

Wednesday 1/4 evening - A Strange Loop (Tickets secured)

Thursday 1/5 - ITW (probably)

Friday 1/6 - Death of a Salesman (probably)

Saturday 1/7 matinee - Piano Lesson (probably)

Saturday 1/7 evening - Kimberly Akimbo (probably)

That leaves out Topdog/Underdog and Leopoldstadt unfortunately, but I’ve crammed in as much as can into this trip.”

Well, POTO tix were greatly disappearing for my trip so my friend and I decided to bite the bullet and get tix now (amended above). Ended up with great orchestra seats at a pretty price. But at least we got tix.

That just leaves tix for ITW, Salesman, Piano Lesson and Kimberly Akimbo. Was going to get tix now for KA, but my other friend (understandably) wants to wait as there is still a lot of availability and we could probably get better discounted seats day of at TKTS. Would like to go ahead and grab ITW, but tix are $$$ and right now there’s a lot of availability. Hoping they drop another discount code for December and January. Otherwise, it’ll be TKTS for that and the other remaining shows too.

Oh and also secured a single ticket for Chicago for Monday night. Got front row left orchestra for a good price!

Updated On: 11/7/22 at 01:20 PM

Miles2Go2 said: "Jarethan said: "No Funny Girl?? "

Okay, don’t shoot me. Funny Girl is one of my favorite movies and I’ve long longed for a revival on Broadway. And I was excited about this revival until it was largely agreed that Beanie was miscast. And while I have no doubt the current Fanny is fantastic, I have no desire to see her. I’ll leave it at that. I thought about seeing it with Julie on Thursday, but my friend has no interest and honestly I haven’t connected with any of her performances I’ve seen. I did see (and loved) the last revival with Natasha Barnes (who was great) on the West End even though I know some here didn’t care for it. So no FG this trip.

"I will only say that I think she gave the best performance I have seen in a musical since Nathan Lane in The Producers and, before that, Angela Lansbury in Gypsy. It is going to be part of Broadway lore. The show itself is ‘meh’, but she is amazing.

Love the updates Miles. Been years since we talked. Please enjoy your trip and continue to keep us posted. Be well!

My January trip is coming up, too! So far I have tickets for:

Kimberly Akimbo

Great Expectations

The Appointment

Funny Girl

Topdog/Underdog

A Strange Loop

My Saturday is still open, so I have two remaining slots. Still deciding on those.

Also, tonight picked up souvenirs: magnet, mug, and program. Also, got a bottle of water which has a Roxie on it with Chicago logo.


And a friend is seeing TMO on Wednesday and has agreed to pick up merchandise for me.

Updated On: 1/2/23 at 11:19 PM

bwayphreak234 said: "Sounds like a great trip! I am going next month and so far have tickets for Into the Woods, Funny Girl with Lea Michele, and & Juliet. I can't decide what my 4th show will be. Right now it's between Almost Famous and Some Like It Hot. Waiting to explore fastest payout online casino sites begin performances before deciding..."



I can't wait either Woods, Funny Girl with Lea Michele, and & Juliet show

Was John Riddle there? Yes, Emilie is very impressive!

Miles2Go2 said: "I’ll keep this short. It’s late & I’m tired. Saw Phantom of the Opera tonight for first time on Broadway. Wow, I finally loved it. Greg Mills did a great job as the Phantom, but what really sold me was Emilie Kouatchou as Christine, our great seats (Left Orchestra, Row D, right off center aisle), and the great Broadway stage design."

Saw Merrily We Roll Along matinee today. I was not overly familiar with show before seeing it. I knew the basic reverse plot and have probably heard parts of the score before, but otherwise went in pretty much blind.

Great, great cast especially the three principals. Thrilled to see Daniel Radcliffe in a musical after seeing him in a play (Lifespan of a Fact) few years ago. Always an exquisite pleasure to see Groffsauce on stage. And my first time seeing Lindsay Mendez!

Lovely score. Please tell me we’re getting a new cast recording now that a Broadway transfer had been announced. Witty script.

I liked this a lot. A lot. What stops me from saying “loved” is I think the reverse structure kinda steals it of its momentum and dramatic stakes. But if the story was told in chronological order, I’m not sure it would be a very compelling story either & the reverse order sort of conceals that. I felt the same way when I saw the recent revival of Betrayal. I compare both to the movie Memento which has you constantly trying to figure out what the hell is going on so you can understand that first scene (the ending basically) which is confusing until you know what happened before (clues).

So in the end, I admired much about it. I loved many aspects of this production. Very, very glad I saw it. And I would see it again when it lands on Broadway. Only slightly disappointed I could not emotionally connect to the material. I tried to think about friendships of mine (especially during the final scene which is filled with so much promise for them) that have ended, but still didn’t connect to material at the deep emotional level, but it’s still a very entertaining time and a very good afternoon at the theater. I do think that seeing it again could lead to the deeper connection for me. That often happens to me repeat visits to a show

Interestingly, at curtain call Groff seemed to be teary-eyed & moved by the audience response. I may be misreading as I was Row J (still a great centered view).

I do wonder how this will fare on Broadway. It will help to have Radcliffe of course, but it’s not gonna be a show that’s gonna appeal to the masses. Have all the shows he has been in recouped?

By the way, I want to thank whoever recommended Veselka. I ate their before the show & loved it. May have to add it to my regular lineup.

I’ve been curious what you would think of your Wednesday shows. Your reaction to Merrily We Roll Along matches how a lot of people feel about the show. My first reaction, on hearing of the cast, was that I couldn’t imagine a better role for Jonathan Groff at this stage of his career. It sounds like you were impressed with him and the other leads.

A Strange Loop isn’t the type of show that will get a national tour, though I hope a good version of it comes to San Francisco. My daughter really liked it during a New York City trip last summer, much to my relief, as I had recommended it.

yyys said: "Miles....Did you think A Strange Loop is too long without an intermission?"

My friend and I discussed this afterwards. We didn’t feel it was too long without an intermission. In fact, we felt there was no natural place to insert an intermission and that an intermission would’ve broken the momentum of the show.

Did The Museum of Broadway this afternoon with a friend after a yummy meal (as always) at Red Rooster. I think the criticisms of The Museum of Broadway are valid, but I have to say I had a really good time. I think I actually gasped when we entered the Rent exhibit (mostly because I love the musical so much). Lots to love. It’s very well designed.

If I had a criticism it would be that some shows (Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen) get short shift. In fact, my friend mentioned after we exited that we didn’t see anything for DEH. We asked and staff member said there isn’t much, just some memorabilia. The Wicked replica of the set design is very cool, but would have loved mannequins with some of the costumes (especially Elphaba & Glinda). I can only guess the shows declined to contribute further.

Some of what I loved: 5-minute film on history of Broadway, and sections devoted to Ziegfeld Follies, West Side Story, Hello, Dolly!, Cabaret, Company, Sondheim crossword, A Chorus Line, jukebox musicals, AIDS (quite emotional), Phantom, and Rent. I also appreciated the whole floor dedicated to those who work behind the scenes.

I was skeptical going in and honestly probably wouldn’t have gone except for my friend who was gung-ho to go. I love museums, but, if i’m honest, I had a much better time here than on my usual museum visit.