Oklahoma! transferring to Circle in the Square... — Page 7

HennySlay said: "Anyone that saw that production at St. Ann’s could talk about how Many a New Day and Out Of My Dreams are staged? There is no female ensemble so I was curious how the scenes with Laurie and her friends are handled. "

Agreed, not to imply they made anything up - more that it definitely emphasizes the much darker nature of the material, without any of the charming folksy trappings you might expect.

schubox said: "Is there any chance this extends? They seem to be pushing the “strictly limited engagement”"

I wouldn’t count on there being a month-long extension or anything like that. At most I would say there is a possibility they could extend an extra week if they have overwhelming sales or do well at the tonys

natashalost said: "schubox said: "Is there any chance this extends? They seem to be pushing the “strictly limited engagement”"

I wouldn’t count on there being a month-long extension or anything like that. At most I would say there is a possibility they could extend an extra week if they have overwhelming sales or do well at the tonys"

Okay, I’m not getting back to NYC until the week after this closes. And it’s also a week after Hadestown is selling (though I imagine it will extend if it is doing well). May have to plan a quick 2 day trip to catch those two and Gary. Thanks

I appreciated your review very much. I think your previous experience with it - and your appreciation for -pulling out/emphasising certain subtexts are right up my alley, but your understanding that your own expectations might not match every Theatregoer's made for a good answer.

Thank you.

And YOUR point is? Sure, Oklahoma! has always been dark (some would say more subtly), but the juxtaposition of the cheeriness/upbeat nature of the songs provided some respite from a 2.5 hr bout of on-stage depression.

But I can say the same thing about Carousel, which I also didn't enjoy. Is it supposed to be pretty dark/depressing? Sure, I guess. And if you want to sign up for 2.5 hours of that, go right ahead. Not sure why that would invalidate my "not being a fan" (of either show, really) or finding this production of Oklahoma too dark and joyless.

For people who saw this at St. Ann's: are the gunshots recorded or do they fire blanks? I'm thinking that Circle in the Square is a relatively small space and I worry about blanks hurting my hearing (plus I have PTSD when it comes to gunshots being fired). I saw the musical at the Lyric Opera in Chicago and I remember two gunshots (blanks or caps being fired)--but that theatre is incredibly large so it wasn't that bad. When I look at Show Score people are filled their St. Ann's reviews with warnings about gunshots. Do they add more to this particular production? I am aware that changes could be made with this Broadway transfer. Thanks.

romain2 said: "For people who saw this at St. Ann's: are the gunshots recorded or do they fire blanks? I'm thinking that Circle in the Square is a relatively small space and I worry about blanks hurting my hearing (plus I have PTSD when it comes to gunshots being fired). I saw the musical at the Lyric Opera in Chicago and I remember two gunshots (blanks or caps being fired)--but that theatre is incredibly large so it wasn't that bad. When I look at Show Score people are filled their St. Ann's reviews with warnings about gunshots. Do they add more to this particular production? I am aware that changes could be made with this Broadway transfer. Thanks."

The gunshots were very loud and shocking. They are blanks.

dollyfan said: "Previews start tonight!"

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