Oz BS

Don't think it was here - think it was over at ATC...Piglet found out that the reason row BB of The Boy from Oz was suddenly removed and the seats there for all performances redistributed was due to "lighting glare" from the stage hitting that one row badly.

Huh? Well, that's what she was told. Nice story.

How about the real reason from the producers also somehow involving the shift of the musicians from the rear of the stage to the regular pit to have a better sound - hence causing some reconfiguration and the removal of one row of seats..

They didn't want the seating to begin with BB instead of AA...so they took out the previous AA... and renamed BB as AA thus eliminating one row. It looks like BB is gone - but in name only, physically the removed row is AA.

The rows are now to run AA ("the row formerly known as BB"), A, B, C, etc.

Forget about the lighting thing.

I was supposed to be at rehearsal this week (so I could check it out) but still out of the country indefinitely. They start teching in the theater next week...and Jackie Mason's new vaudeville type musical show rehearsals move into Oz's current rehearsal space.

Updated On: 8/19/03 at 10:27 AM

Obviously, nobody over at ATC is reading this site - including Piglet at this point.... because they just keep asking the same thing over and over about the missing row.

It is fully explained (if somewhat convolutedly) above. Maybe somebody should go tell them. I can't - because of my position in the business, they won't let me post there.

Wasn't making fun of you, hon - or in anyway looking down on you.
Where do you get THAT idea? Hope you are just joking about it...otherwise, I apologize for a real misunderstanding and take total responsibility for it.

Was simply saying that YOU were accurately reporting what you had been informed... but that you were being misinformed by someone who wasn't apparently telling you the whole story.

Didn't blame you in the slightest - in fact, I was even extra cautious enough to say :

"the real reason ALSO (note the word "also) somehow involving the shift of musicians"...

...so thus not coming out and saying the lighting glare story was an out and out lie (I said "also" specifically to protect those who were lying so that I didn't come out and call the lighting glare story a lie, but rather, left the door open to it being one of the factors involved IN ADDITION to the musicians shift reason...but dammit, it's not lighting glare, they ARE lying to you and I'm tired of trying to protect people and be polite).

Also, since feelings are running high about this show and everytime I post something about it there is some kind of hostile response, this will be my last post concerning it - so let the lies circulate...and believe me, as with every show there are a LOT of rumours and lies circulating about this show and a lot of things going on behind the scenes (again, true of EVERY show not just this one - in fact, this one is going very smoothly).

It doesn't serve any show or the people involved to report such things on the internet - but I do think it was useful in this particular case to explain about the ticket situation since so many people were concerned - and that clarification doesn't fall into the area of malacious gossip.

As far as "Can't Help Falling" - have been out of the country for months and wasn't involved this time around. Emick obviously unable to do it because of scheduling conflicts with Oz...but I haven't bothered to ask the producers or Alan Wasser, etc. what the new cast was.

Also as far as your PMs are concerned...all my postings are done through a third party source who is paid to do so... and that source does not pick up or redirect messages to me, only posts for me directly to the board. So sorry if you feel slighted.

Affirmative, Piglet

I have also made an overseas call ( as I don't qualify for any toll-free line) to TELECHARGE to inquire about the status of my seats for 2 dates. They said that my ROW AA seats are intact and that they are front row seats. They did mention that they had nothing do to with the decision on the removal of a row of seats and were just implementing what the theatre had so indicated. I did suggest to them that they issue an official statement so ticket holders ( who have not received any communication from them, unlike Row BB ticket holders) can be reassured in view of the current discussions on some sites. As I didn't know what explanation was given to Row BB ticket holders personally, I had not mentioned the reason cited on ATC but simply asked if this is due to some production requirements. The representative said that is what he understood. I guess in my case, he thought what was important was that I had been reassured on the status of my seats.

I have been wondering how they are able to exchange Row BB for Row A seats - are Row A seats house seats that theatre management can do with as they like?

What is ironical for me was that I had gotten the front row AA seats originally only because those were the only seats I could get that were not past 10th or 12th row when I called after the AMEX promotion date. I was originally asking for 3rd to 5th row!

jo

Updated On: 8/20/03 at 11:02 AM

...why are these seats so inportant to everyone? So they took out seats.

Jon,

Are you serious? or is that just a joke? B/c for me...its about spending a good deal of money for the tickets that I wanted. If I didn't care where I was sitting, I wouldn't have asked telecharge when I ordered them.

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I did not realize that you had to have BB seats. I did not realize that an exact seat was super important to someone. I guess some of us just want to see the show and will be happy with any seat as theater, even terrible bad theater, is still better then no theater at all.

I think it matters since you brought it up. If you posted in a public forum, then we have the right to question and ask you questions. Am I not correct? I am sure they (Ticketmaster or the theater) will accomidate you. It would be bad business if they didn't right? And think of the 100s of people who get jilted and then they tell 100s and they tell 100s.

My Dearest piglet~ My interntions were not to be insulting to you. If you have felt in any way that I have been anything other then involving myself in a witty banter about seats at BOZ I do apologize profusely. I was simply stating what I assumed was not only my opinion but that of perhaps devils advocate. Bringing forth a lively debate. Foolish of me to thihk that perhaps once in a while people may think of it as that, not bitterness in all we write.
Again, my profound apologies. I sincerly hope you take this in your heart and forgive me.
Jon

Jon, I have had the pleasure of reading Piglet's posts on this and many other boards for well over a year now. She is absolutely correct when she says she is not the sort to "start things" or get involved in these unnecessary (so-called) debates. She uses these boards as they are intended, that is, a forum for discussion about theater and as a source of information. The issue/concern regarding tickets for BFO is certainly a valid one, (I, too, have AA seats for two different performances, and both times I'll be flying in from out of state just for this show.) I, for one, am grateful that this mess has been explained on this board. Thank you, Piglet, for all your efforts to get answers, and thank you, IssaMe, for your info as well.

And by the way, I didn't take what you said as "witty banter," either.