Network, Starring Bryan Cranston, Sets Broadway Opening- Page 4
Network, Starring Bryan Cranston, Sets Broadway Opening
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/7/17
Cranston#76
Posted: 9/5/18 at 10:38am
bfreak said: "When does the general onsale for the show begin?"
Audience Rewards is next Wednesday 9/12, general is next Friday 9/14.
Cranston#79
Posted: 9/6/18 at 8:09am
I also got a ticket for 11/17, although the evening show. Similarly went with stage seating, overpriced, but such a unique situation that i couldn't pass it up.
Cranston#80
Posted: 9/6/18 at 8:11am
jared123 said: "I also got a ticket for 11/17, although the evening show. Similarly went with stage seating, overpriced, but such a unique situation that i couldn't pass it up."
I briefly considered it, but that price is ridiculous
Cranston#81
Posted: 9/6/18 at 8:31am
for the front table seats to me it seems just barely worth it. It's crazy that they are charging the same for the bar seats though. In the london production the bar seats were less
Broadway Star Joined: 10/13/06
Cranston#82
Posted: 9/6/18 at 8:57am
So what is the deal with the food? Do you actually eat during the play? Or is it before the curtain? I really wouldn't want to try to eat during the play and I wouldn't want to watch people onstage eating either.
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/7/17
Cranston#83
Posted: 9/6/18 at 9:22am
carolinaguy said: "So what is the deal with the food? Do you actually eat during the play? Or is it before the curtain? I really wouldn't want to try to eat during the play and I wouldn't want to watch people onstage eating either."
I'm assuming that there will be no meal service, since the stage seating hasn't been advertised or promoted as such.
EDIT: I stand corrected.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/15/14
Cranston#84
Posted: 9/6/18 at 9:50am
carolinaguy said: "So what is the deal with the food? Do you actually eat during the play? Or is it before the curtain? I really wouldn't want to try to eat during the play and I wouldn't want to watch people onstage eating either."
Van Hove's concept from the London production was that the audience would be eating multiple courses throughout the action of the play (because we consume news at all times, even when eating...or at least I THINK I remember reading that's what he was going for??) So I would be surprised if there wasn't some sort of food component.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/4/09
Cranston#86
Posted: 9/6/18 at 10:18am
The menu has not been released yet, but the Telecharge rep said there is food being served on stage. This review shows how the stage was set up at the National, and Jay Rayner discusses the food... as best he can. In all honesty, I don't really care about the food, it's the experience.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/jan/07/network-national-theatre-on-stage-restaurant-food-critics-verdict
ETA: From Telecharge's site:
On Stage Seating includes a series of small plates and beverages. Patrons will be visible to the audience and surrounded by the performance. Customers who choose On Stage Seating should arrive no later than 10 minute prior to the performance. Latecomers will be reseated at the discretion of Management.
- On Stage Seats in Rows A and B are at tables in chairs with backs, facing center stage.
- On Stage Seats in Row C are at a bar on bar stools with backs, facing center stage.
- On Stage Seats in Row D are at a bar on bar stools with backs, facing the audience.
Customers who purchase On Stage Seating will receive an email one week prior to the performance with additional information, including their choice of menus.
Cranston#87
Posted: 9/6/18 at 2:27pm
this was the review that sold me on on-stage seating
https://www.diaryofalondoness.com/network-at-national-theatre-review/
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