New West End GUYS AND DOLLS — Page 3

inception said: "The MTI website lists about 100 current or upcoming productions of Guys & Dolls across the country.

Bringing it to Broadway requires more than some gimmicky production with no-names from London. Is thatreallyany better than seeing someone's nephew do it at their highschool?

According to reddit, Bryan Cranston made a statementat a showing of Wes Anderson’sAsteroid Cityat the Angelika in New York that he will soon be returning to Broadway in a musical. He wouldn't say what, but we all know the rumors.

That's the kind of star power a revival on Broadway needs.

Let the Londoners go back to their waiter jobs after their little show wraps."

This is one of the most bizarrely hostile messages I’ve ever read.

darquegk said: "inception said: "The MTI website lists about 100 current or upcoming productions of Guys & Dolls across the country.

Bringing it to Broadway requires more than some gimmicky production with no-names from London. Is thatreallyany better than seeing someone's nephew do it at their highschool?

According to reddit, Bryan Cranston made a statementat a showing of Wes Anderson’sAsteroid Cityat the Angelika in New York that he will soon be returning to Broadway in a musical. He wouldn't say what, but we all know the rumors.

That's the kind of star power a revival on Broadway needs.

Let the Londoners go back to their waiter jobs after their little show wraps."

This is one of the most bizarrely hostile messages I’ve ever read."

Right, why did he decide to be such an ass for absolutely no reason?

Is this selling well?

I'm curious if someone who has seen 'Here Lies Love' (I haven't) would think this production is as innovative as I do. Anyone who has seen both can comment?

Hope it’s soon. Going back in a couple weeks so hoping to find out some info while I’m there - I need to have Andrew’s songs being played on repeat. :)

Honestly, I don’t. Way too many transfers lately lol

Saw this recently as part of our London theater trip, and I'll echo all the raves, particularly for Andrew Richardson as Sky and Marisha Wallace as Adelaide.

My husband and I opted for the seats, as we'd spent the last two weeks as tourists and our feet were sore from climbing Welsh castle staircases. The view from the standing section looked amazing, but we were probably more comfortable seated.

One bit I haven't seen discussed here:

binau said: "I'm curious if someone who has seen 'Here Lies Love' (I haven't) would think this production is as innovative as I do. Anyone who has seen both can comment?"

I saw Here Lies Love early in preview, and I just saw Guys & Dolls last week and had a blast!

Is it as innovative? They really are very similar technically, so yes? Instead of a disco ball, G&D has the neon lights; instead of the middle stage turning around, G&D stages rise and sink. Two major differences are:

• G&D has a hundred props and set pieces that are carried on and off the moving stages, while HLL mostly uses lighting, LED screens, and costumes to indicate scene changes. It's actually a lot more orderly at HLL.
• G&D goes the extra mile to entertain before the show, at intermission, and after the curtain call, while HLL goes the extra mile to reach more audiences. Actors occasionally show up in the mezzanine, and main characters often walk up to the front mezz and stay there for quite a while. Also, there are LED screens all over the theatre to ensure people get to see as much as possible.

In terms of transforming the theatre, G&D is a much smaller project. The theatre is already in the round, it's like a Circle in the Square with a mezzanine. So in that sense, HLL is taking a lot more creative risk.

Edit: grammar fix.

Updated On: 7/26/23 at 04:18 PM

So what is the consensus from everyone who has seen the show as to the best place to sit / stand?



My husband and I are buying tickets for September and are generally confused as to where to purchase our seats. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

I’m going this afternoon and I’m super excited. Will report back

Alessio2 said: "So what is the consensus from everyone who has seen the show as to the best place to sit / stand?

My husband and I are buying tickets for September and are generally confused as to where to purchase our seats. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!"

Lots of seating advice can be found if you scroll through this thread:

https://theatreboard.co.uk/thread/9143/guys-dolls-bridge-theatre?page=16

I've given you a link to the last page and suggest working backwards since many of the initial pages were speculation about the show. You could also try starting around page 8 or 9 and working forwards.

yyys said: "Celinde and Andrew Richardson were both great when I saw this in March (are they still in the cast??)"

As far as I know, yes. The only cast change was almost 2 weeks ago when Daniel Mays (who plays Nathan Detroit) left the show but will be returning in October to finish the run.

How was your experience? Where did you sit? Any additional advice on seating?