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[billyelliotfan123]

Posted: 1/3/16 at 12:11pm

I sat in the box for act one. I couldn't see 2 of the doors. For any other show I'd say it wouldn't matter but for this one avoid the boxes at all cost. If you sit in the left side boxes you will not be able to see the stairs and you really want to see the stairs for this one. 

Luckily I went when Andrea Martin was out and so I was able to move to the completely empty 5th row center orchestra. Her understudy was great and after the first 5 minutes you didn't even realize she was gone because this is such an ensemble piece. I would love to try and see it again with Martin before it closes

[dramamama611]

Posted: 1/3/16 at 12:28pm

Darn, sorry to hear that, we already have tix for next Saturday matinee.  We are on house left, but the first two seats of the box.  I'll let my son have that first seat, as its his first time seeing the show.  The house was pretty full and any other seats (at the same price were extreme sides and/or REALLY far back.

 

Thanks for the reply.

[Hamilfan2]

Posted: 1/3/16 at 12:55pm

Does anyone know about Rush for this show?  I'm going Wednesday and I'm assuming I shouldnt have a problem given it hasnt been selling out and plays are usually a pretty safe bet but one never knows

[smidge]

Posted: 1/3/16 at 1:13pm

bfreak said: "Not to be rude, but even Daniel Davis came out and was nice? I have never met him personally, but I am just basing off his supposed reputation that he earned doing La Cage 10 years ago.

You're right. I forgot that Daniel Davis didn't come out. Probably because I wasn't expecting him to. And I attended at night so I don't know who may come out after matinees.

"

 

[billyelliotfan123]

Posted: 1/3/16 at 1:32pm

Hamilfan2 when i rushed i was given seats in the box and that was a day when a lot seats were empty in the orchestra

[DramaTeach]

Posted: 1/3/16 at 8:11pm

Daniel Davis came out today.  

[ACL2006]

Posted: 1/3/16 at 8:20pm

just curious, but does anyone know why there's only 6 understudies listed. Why don't the roles of Lloyd Dallas, Selsdon Mowbray & Garry Lejeune have understudies??

[bfreak]

Posted: 1/3/16 at 8:27pm

DramaTeach said: "Daniel Davis came out today.  

 

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Was he nice though? I have nothing against the man and admire him very much so as an actor but I'm just curious.

[DramaTeach]

Posted: 1/3/16 at 8:36pm

Yeah, very nice - personable and was taking pictures.

 

[bfreak]

Posted: 1/3/16 at 8:56pm

Happy to hear it. That is very nice of him.

[Luv2goToShows]

Posted: 1/4/16 at 8:34am

For those who saw this production, how high is the stage? Would the front row be too close? Thanks

[ClydeBarrow]

Posted: 1/4/16 at 9:55am

Luv2goToShows said: "For those who saw this production, how high is the stage? Would the front row be too close? Thanks"

 

The stage isn't terribly high so I don't think that would be a problem. The problem is that Campbell Scott is walking across the front row a few times and that might annoy me if I were sitting there.

[Luv2goToShows]

Posted: 1/4/16 at 10:02am

Thanks ClydeBarrow, I am a subscriber and have a seat in row L and am looking to move closer, saw a seat opened in the front row for a date I can attend, think I'll look for other dates see if I could find something midway. 

[jddrew730]

Posted: 1/6/16 at 1:47am

I can't believe no one else was there (kind of...) - Sat Jan 2, 8pm - and I can't believe I can't find a blurb about this anywhere - At the beginning of Act III - after the "pause" music - they ran into technical difficulties and had to hold the show. No, seriously. Not Nothing On. Noises Off. It was SO surreal. Anyone else there or heard about it???

[dramamama611]

Posted: 1/9/16 at 5:59pm

Just got out a little while ago.  (Talk back session with the director.)

 

Loved it, even from our scrappy seats, in the box.  The only person I didn't love was Daniel Davis.....maybe the only act or I felt played the part only as written.  Both my son and I had a great time.

 

More to come later.  But WOW about Hilty!

[dramamama611]

Posted: 1/9/16 at 6:01pm

jddrew730 said: "I can't believe no one else was there (kind of...) - Sat Jan 2, 8pm - and I can't believe I can't find a blurb about this anywhere - At the beginning of Act III - after the "pause" music - they ran into technical difficulties and had to hold the show. No, seriously. Not Nothing On. Noises Off. It was SO surreal. Anyone else there or heard about it???

 

"

No, there wasn't, that's what happens e very night.  Most likely.

[@z5]

Posted: 1/9/16 at 6:43pm

I have a seat in MEZZ row E center aisle? How good/bad is the view for this show?

[sorano916]

Posted: 1/9/16 at 6:55pm

@z5 said: "I have a seat in MEZZ row E center aisle? How good/bad is the view for this show?"

 

I was in row F in the Mezz and it was fine. The set is two levels, with a couple of characters who walk around in the audience during Act 1, which you can only see when they're along the front row of the orchestra.

 

It's better that you're more centered than on the sides.

[Showface]

Posted: 1/9/16 at 7:05pm

Footage from the show has been released!

 

As someone who hasn't seen it, I'm slightly confused as to what was going on in the clips, but it still seems like a lot of fun!

[theaterdrew]

Posted: 1/10/16 at 12:09am

Well, I had never seen Noises Off before and the first act did not land with me much at all, and I only occasionally laughed up until the third act.  Not sure why I wasn't taken in, since I like British farce a lot. I just didn't get enough of the archetypal energy from each player that drives a farce forward.  In particular, Campbell Scott underwhelmed me in what he brought to the director role and his initial interactions with Dotty.  I will agree that Megan Hilty was enjoyable throughout, and there's some physical comedy in act 3 that finally hits its stride.

I heard quite a bit of anticipatory laughter in the audience, and it was apparent a good portion of the audience knew the play well.  In my little island of the audience, there wasn't much laughter until the final mayhem, and the two women sitting next to me spent intermission looking up reviews of other versions of the play.  A polite ovation at the end with some scattered people standing.  So, I'm not sure how it's  playing with the hoi polloi.  It definitely picks up after intermission, and I'm glad I stayed, but unfortunately, it wasn't the experience i was hoping it would be.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 1/10/16 at 1:11am

Really?  At t be matinee, I'd never seen people jump to their feet so fast.

[theaterdrew]

Posted: 1/10/16 at 9:08am

Yes, really.  We saw Hamilton earlier in the trip and that one clearly had an audience on its feet within seconds of the curtain call, but this one was the first show I've been to since I started going to Broadway shows where there was not even a slow burn of a standing ovation.  I stayed seated and felt zero pressure to stand because almost no one did.

 

Perhaps it was a higher percentage of people who had never seen the play?  i was thinking that if you'd seen bad or amateur productions, perhaps you would more greatly appreciate this one?  Or, perhaps it was an off night for the actors' timing at the start?

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 1/10/16 at 10:21pm

I saw the Wednesday matinee last week and the audience was ecstatic. Huge, vocal standing O! The whole cast is great, but this is Hilty's moment. This is a Tony winning performance. She is absolutely inspired. 

I agree Davis is the weakest. He plays the character like he has dementia, not a drunk. 

Honestly, older audiences may appreciate the broad slapstick British comedy more than younger ones. 

[ChiTheaterFan]

Posted: 1/12/16 at 11:31pm

I just saw this tonight and wow!  I loved it so much. Hilty definitely deserves a Tony nomination. I literally couldn't stop watching her when she was on stage because she is ALWAYS doing something funny even in her subtle nuances. I saw the last revival when I was in college and it was the first play I ever saw on Broadway. (I'd always focused on musicals.) I remembered thinking it was hilarious but not much else. This was definitely a memorable production. 

 

Someone earlier asked about sitting in the front. I was in the second row and I could see perfectly. The stage isn't too high at all. The front row does have the actors walking in front of them sometimes but not often--I wouldn't think you'd be blocked much.  

 

Also not much of a standing ovation tonight but tons of loud cheers and laughing. It surprised me not many people stood because the audience was eating it up and laughing hysterically the whole time. (Fortunately because it drowned out the theater major loudly chewing her gum the whole first act and her junior mints and ice the second. you'd think a theater major would know better. ) Maybe it's because people were expecting certain characters to take individual bows?  I've sometimes seen audiences hold off on standing until the leads step forward and then stay standing for the company bow. Although I've actually been to quote a few shows recently (good ones that seemed to get a positive reaction) with little standing at the end. So weird how much audience reactions can vary. (I'm not saying this is a bad thing--I personally think it's a little annoying that everyone stands just because--I like to give special recognition to the truly outstanding casts.  I thought this one was.)

Updated On: 1/12/16 at 11:31 PM

[buhbuhbilly]

Posted: 1/13/16 at 12:56am

I was at the show tonight. I'm going to keep the review simple: it was cute, I laughed heartily a few times, but I wasn't blown away by the production. The actors seemed to have a ton of fun doing the show, which as an audience member actually was the most fun to experience -- them having a good time. As for the production, across the board I would say there's storytelling to be desired. If there was a Tony for best performance by an ensemble of actors, this no question would be highly likely to win --- but individually, i'm not sure if anyone peeks above anyone else. I know on the chats it says Hilty should definitely be up for it, but i'm not sure. Especially with The Humans coming in later this month, I think Noises Off has a lot going against it. Ultimately, I say go get a ticket if you can score it for cheap. Definitely had fun, just not at the top of my theater experiences (including on and off bway) of the season. No shade! :)