Oh Hello LIVE! on (off) Broadway (w/ Nick Kroll & John Mulaney) - previews

[LightsOut90]

Posted: 12/2/15 at 2:18am

Nick Kroll and John Mulaneys new show Oh Hello: On (off) Broadway! started previews at Cherry Lane last night, anyone attend the first preview or is planning on going? I have a ticket tonight so ill be back with my thoughts after the show!

Updated On: 12/3/15 at 02:18 AM

[LightsOut90]

Posted: 12/3/15 at 1:45am

oh jeez this was just insane for all the right reasons. and um....surprise Alex Timbers directed it!

So the show is essentially a play where George and Gil (nick kroll and John Mulaneys characters) play somewhat exaggerated  versions of themselves as they find out their rent controlled apartment is no longer rent controlled and they have to figure out a way to raise $4000 before they get evicted, what follows involves the show Shark Tank, Steely Dan, 700 Sundays, One sided phone calls, mispronunciations, an intern who keeps ****ing up lighting cues, cuh-cane, and of course too much tuna.

The show while having a clear story and is ultimately a weird love letter and deconstruction of Neil Simon/Sam Shepherd/David Mamet plays does go on a bunch of weird tangents, and lots of improv is involved (Kroll broke several times during the show), they also reprise the Too Much Tuna prank sketch from Kroll Show with a celebrity guest (tonight it was Mike Birbiglia, last night was apparently Aziz Ansari). And a girl from the audience gets picked out to assist as a third character who is onstage for a good chunk of the ending. And they end with a press conference in character where people can ask questions. I was super impressed with the actual physical production, lots of lighting design and music cues and some props. All in all it was hysterical even if it did almost run an hour and fifty minutes without an intermission. 

The run is super sold out, HOWEVER! They are doing a standby line and from what I've been told this may move to midtown in the spring if the right space becomes available. Surprisingly good merch, 3 different shirts for $20 and a poster signed by Gil & George for $10. Nick and John came out about 1/2 an hour after, and were nice enough to sign and take photos, but keep in mind they sign the "tuna bills" as George and Gil. 

[billyelliotfan123]

Posted: 12/3/15 at 11:56am

Oh I really hope this transfers somewhere. I would love to see it

[ClydeBarrow]

Posted: 12/3/15 at 11:59am

Thanks for your thoughts, LightsOut. I'm hoping for a midtown transfer because Oh, Hello is my favorite part of The Kroll Show and I was super bummed to miss out on this. Maybe I'll try for the cancellation line. How much were the original tickets? 

[haterobics]

Posted: 12/3/15 at 12:03pm

If you pay attention, tickets keep opening up. Right after LightsOut posted this last night, I checked and there was 4 tickets available for tonight, etc. So, they are regularly releasing house seats...

[LarryD2]

Posted: 12/3/15 at 12:10pm

There are currently tickets available online for Friday night and Saturday's 1pm matinee. They are $96.

[haterobics]

Posted: 12/3/15 at 12:36pm

LarryD2 said: "There are currently tickets available online for Friday night and Saturday's 1pm matinee. They are $96."

 

Don't post that! You'll wake up all the people who freak out whenever a short show charges more than a dollar a minute!

[LarryD2]

Posted: 12/3/15 at 12:38pm

I know, right! Because it's totally about dollars spent correlating with time in the theater -- nothing else matters! (Insert LOL here)

[LightsOut90]

Posted: 12/5/15 at 3:03am

about a dozen tickets just opened up for both shows today (1pm & 9:30pm) $96

Apparently Seth Meyers was the Too Much Tuna guest last night. 

[LightsOut90]

Posted: 12/12/15 at 12:19am

wow this just got a absurdly insanely good rave from Ben Brantley, you could do a broadway transfer off of some of the pull quotes in these reviews. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/11/theater/review-in-oh-hello-sour-and-crotchety-old-men-at-their-best.html?_r=0