ON THE TOWN Reviews- Page 6

[NYadgal]

Posted: 10/23/14 at 4:52pm

PJ, enjoy tonight!!

(And, I have King and I tickets for the same night! )

[jomor]

Posted: 10/23/14 at 4:59pm

Just love that first photo, looks like theyre flying!

[PalJoey]

Posted: 10/23/14 at 5:14pm

Yay, NYAdgal! We're seeing Kelli the same night!

Here's a picture of Marcelo Gomes, whom I will be seeing tonight, flying as one of the sailors in Fancy Free:




And here is Herman Cornejo, flying.



Honestly, I don't understand the aerodynamics by which they are able to do these things.

[HorseTears]

Posted: 10/23/14 at 5:19pm

That's just astounding. Have fun, PJ!

[NYadgal]

Posted: 10/23/14 at 5:29pm

That is absolutely astounding! Wow!!

Can't wait to hear about tonight!

[lovebwy]

Posted: 10/23/14 at 6:24pm

So cool. Have a wonderful time!

[Feste]

Posted: 10/23/14 at 10:05pm

Thank you for sharing all of this, PJ!!

[Mr. Nowack]

Posted: 10/23/14 at 10:08pm

I'm sure you've probably all seen it, but I love the new ad styled like a '40s movie trailer with footage from the great promo video.

[Feste]

Posted: 10/23/14 at 10:17pm

Me too. Their marketing has been wonderful since they started.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 10/23/14 at 11:19pm

I love that the ad brags about THE BIGGEST ORCHESTRA ON BROADWAY!"

If you're in New York this Saturday, go see Fancy Free. If you go Saturday evening, you'll see Marcelo Gomes and Herman Cornejo, who are gorgeous dancers and sizzlingly hot men.

But what I was really struck by was the innocence: neither lenny and Jerry had any idea when they wrote and choreographed this that it would be such a success as a ballet or that they would be asked to turn it into a Broadway musical or that their careers would skyrocket in multiple artistic arenas. They were just two ambitious creative driven kids who wanted to create something beautiful out of a simple contemporary story like three sailors on leave.

And because it was their first, if it had just premiered and worked--just held together, just been dramatic and comedic in the right places--and then been forgotten, it probably would have been enough for them to hug each other and say, "We did it!"

But what they didn't yet know was that each of them was a genius.

[Feste]

Posted: 10/23/14 at 11:55pm

and THEN they brought Sondheim into the mix! =)

[PalJoey]

Posted: 10/24/14 at 8:26pm

Great interview with Josh Bergasse on playbill.com about the choreography.



PLAYBILL: On the Town Choreographer Joshua Bergasse on Bringing the Dream Ballet Back to Broadway

[Feste]

Posted: 10/26/14 at 3:03pm

I can't wait... finally seeing this on Saturday!!!

[ShakinBaconGirl]

Posted: 11/3/14 at 8:54am

How is ON THE TOWN doing financially? I hear LAST SHIP is performing to less than half full crowds.

[Tigger]

Posted: 11/3/14 at 9:09am

You can check out weekly grosses here:

http://www.playbillvault.com/Grosses/

Hope this helps!

[PalJoey]

Posted: 11/4/14 at 2:24pm

Nice article on the On the Town fellas on the town:





NY TIMES: Broadway Sailors’ New Leading Lady: ‘On the Town’ Actors Bond Around New York

[PalJoey]

Posted: 11/4/14 at 4:19pm

[steven22]

Posted: 11/4/14 at 10:31pm

Saw the show tonight. Usually not a fan of classic musicals, loved this one. What a talented cast. All of them. The orchestra sounds incredible as well.

On a side note, really wish Jay Armstrong Johnson got a chance to go on as Frank in Catch Me. He's great in On the Town.

[CurtainsUpat8]

Posted: 11/5/14 at 9:43pm

I saw OTT this afternoon. I have seen other productions of the show. I saw the last one in Central Park which I thought was awful. It has a very weak book. This is a wonderful production of a very flawed and dated piece. The casting is great. The dance is wonderful. The orchestra is a real TREAT! The projections are ok but they don't seem to make NYC look great or even make the era look great. The theatre is huge. I can't imagine it running there for too long. I was in orchestra and it wasn't full by any means.

[Melissa25]

Posted: 11/6/14 at 12:02am

Adored this show today. The dancing is superb and I loved the orchestra. The time flew by and I simply did not want it to end. Such a gorgeous theater too! I highly recommend this.

Hey CurtainsUpat8--I think we exchanged pleasantries during intermission. I was in T12.

[JoseLee_]

Posted: 11/6/14 at 12:35am

I just noticed on playbill.com that the playbills are in black and white already. I hate when that happens but I understand.

[HorseTears]

Posted: 4/16/15 at 11:43pm

Some lovely dude or dudette has uploaded a full - and surprisingly high quality unofficial vid of "New York, New York".  I was already jealous of everyone who got to see this production, but seeing this number takes that jealousy to a whole other level.  It's so perfect.  My GOD does that orchestra sound spectacular - I feel like Bernstein would've been so proud.  Our three sailors are sensational, the choreography a perfect balance of elegance and athleticism.  And, unlike a certain Rebel Heart, they make it all look so effortless.  What a dream.  Man I hope this show lasts.  I don't have a prayer of catching it until the summer at the earliest.  

(BTW, that same YT user has a short excerpt of Kelli & Ken doing "Shall We Dance" and, no surprise, Kelli sounds exquisite)

[ACL2006]

Posted: 4/17/15 at 12:26am

I need to see this show again.

[sctrojan65]

Posted: 4/17/15 at 12:29am

Caught a number of shows in NYC last week and OTT was the first show I caught upon arriving.  It ended up being one of my two favorites.  Dated story, yes.  But who cares?   It was absolutely great.  I loved Tony Yazbeck.  He has such an old-fashioned (and I mean that in a good way), classic sounding voice, and it works so well in this show.  Loved his performance.  And the entire show.

[Curious3]

Posted: 4/17/15 at 10:50am

First rate show on every level. I saw three times. First two with Megan Fairchild (sister of AAIP star Robbie Fairchild) and the third time it starred Tiler Peck (wife of AAIP star Robbie Fairchild). I feel very close to this show on musical grounds and being a massive ballet fan have had many, many chances to see all of those named above in Balanchine, Wheeldon, Robbins and so many other serious modern dance works. I do believe this show will play through the summer and lets all hope the BO picks up. Love this show.