PARADE On Broadway - Reviews & News Thread- Page 18

[BoringBoredBoard40]

Posted: 3/11/23 at 11:29pm

there is no universe where this show was going to happen without production elements with the critic from the New York Times there

 

Updated On: 3/11/23 at 11:29 PM

[schubox]

Posted: 3/11/23 at 11:34pm

Someone on Reddit who claims to work at the show said it was just the projections not working. And while I agree it really sucks, but as was said right above me, no way they put the show on with less than 100% with big time critics there 

[PipingHotPiccolo]

Posted: 3/11/23 at 11:45pm

I mean this sounds rough for the show, dont get me wrong, and its hard to fathom how there arent fail safes in place for this sorta technical disaster. but the NYT wants to review this show as much as Parade wants them to review it. They have paid critics for a reason, and while its frustrating for Mr. Green to have to spend another evening there, he will. 

[Tag]

Posted: 3/12/23 at 12:42am

HeyMrMusic said: "I haven’t seen the show yet, but it’s possible that video is linked to lighting, sound, automation, and music (click) cues, so it’s possible that the entire system wasn’t working, creating a domino effect for multiple departments and potential safety issues for many. I’m sure they felt it was necessary to cancel before doing so."

BoringBoredBoard40 said: "there is no universe where this show was going to happen without production elements with the critic from the New York Times there"

THIS and THIS

[pethian]

Posted: 3/12/23 at 1:11am

Voter said: "Adam Feldman just noted that multiple reviewers were sat for tonight, including the Times……. Ooof"

Do we know who it was from the NYT? JG or  Juan Ramirez who reviewed it at City Center?

[BJR]

Posted: 3/12/23 at 9:54am

I bet it was JG. Hopefully he won't do what he did to COMPANY. A new critic surprising them with a pan.

And agreed, maybe a first preview they'd go without video. Maybe (but agree it could be part of a larger system depending on how it's built.) But not with critics there.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 3/12/23 at 10:47am

Is today's matinee also cancelled? Someone on Reddit said they're not selling tickets for today's performance. Maybe an employee told everyone in the rush line this morning to go home?

[WldKingdomHM]

Posted: 3/12/23 at 10:52am

I feel like there’s more to this…they can’t get the video projections running now ? Hmmm

[MimiChika]

Posted: 3/12/23 at 11:21am

WldKingdomHM said: "I feel like there’s more to this…they can’t get the video projections running now ? Hmmm"

I’ve heard they’ve been re- Teching the show during the days and changing some staging. Maybe is regarding that? The cast has been working a lot. 

[broadwayboy223]

Posted: 3/12/23 at 1:26pm

I haven't seen this yet but like... Parade is a piece that does not need video projections lmao. I'm surprised to hear that they were integral enough to cancel so late.

[schubox]

Posted: 3/12/23 at 2:05pm

broadwayboy223 said: "I haven't seen this yet but like... Parade is a piece that does not need video projections lmao. I'm surprised to hear that they were integral enough to cancel so late."

I thought the projections were really fantastic and added a lot to the show. Is it “needed”? Of course not. But can absolutely understand not wanting the show to be reviewed with a crucial element missing 

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 3/12/23 at 2:13pm

MimiChika said: "I’ve heard they’ve been re- Techingthe show during the days and changing some staging. Maybe is regarding that? The cast has been working a lot."

This happens on every show. It's very common. And pretty much any change is a big change when you're in previews on Broadway. Lighting or projection adjustments affect not just stage management but the actors onstage; bigger changes like staging/choreo and set pieces need even more departmental involvement.

That's why it's so hard to switch out musical numbers after you start Bway previews. It's a domino effect.

[Wick3]

Posted: 3/12/23 at 3:30pm

This really sucks. If everything went smoothly for matinee, one would think all would be ok for evening. I'm guessing they did a change in between shows and somehow projection just stopped working. 

[PipingHotPiccolo]

Posted: 3/12/23 at 3:50pm

WldKingdomHM said: "I feel like there’s more to this…they can’t get the video projections running now ? Hmmm"

Yeah, sounds like you're really onto something here, Sherlock.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 3/12/23 at 10:17pm

I don't think it takes much brain power to understand they would want to put their best foot forward for the biggest critics. 

And sure, you might think it is just projections, but nah. It's all very technical. Everything is cued and timed to each other. 

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 3/12/23 at 10:32pm

Voter said: "Adam Feldman just noted that multiple reviewers were sat for tonight, including the Times……. Ooof"

Douglas Lyons replied to that tweet, saying:

"Not OOF. More like woo-hoo for the crew and team of SM’s who put our safety ahead of everything, then stayed late to rectify the problem. They deserve a MAJOR applause."

[KJisgroovy]

Posted: 3/12/23 at 11:06pm

I guess we'll never know how turning the work lights on and performing the show as a concert would have put the cast in danger... BUT if there was something about the technology that really was putting folks in any kind of danger, then I don't think you can really argue with the call. 

[PipingHotPiccolo]

Posted: 3/12/23 at 11:12pm

there are some technical moments (trap door usage for example) that if not programmed correctly, could be dangerous. it certainly sounds like it was more than just the projections on the back wall (which a solid portion of the orchestra cant see anyway). 

 

did the show go on today?

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 3/13/23 at 10:54am

Cancelation is usually linked to safety of the overall company. The added factor of it being a press performance also put the pressure on the production to put its best foot forward. This is not a matter of putting on the unrehearsed swing or keeping the work lights on to do a concert version. There’s no way that would have happened in front of the New York Times.

[yyys]

Posted: 3/13/23 at 11:58am

so did the Sunday matinee happen?

[Songofpurplesummer2]

Posted: 3/13/23 at 7:28pm

Yes! The Sunday 3:00 show happened.  


spoiler alert?:

 

It was incredible buuuuuuuut we are not introduced to Ben’s character at all and his wife is first to want nothing to do with him and he seams to not care either about the situation he’s in and it made it very hard to be on his side early on. We just had one scene and we as just to eccentric. It was hard to have compassion because he did not even show emotion during the trial but act two and Michael Arden’s Direction was what sold the show. How do you cry like a baby in Dear Evan Hansen and just be whatever and nonchalant when your on trial for murder as an actor? We needed time to meet Leo. But between him being strange and saying stuff like was someone murderer and his wife being I’m out how can we take his side in act 1? It was a terrific production we just needed to meet Leo.

[PipingHotPiccolo]

Posted: 3/13/23 at 7:55pm

Songofpurplesummer2 said: "Yes! The Sunday 3:00 show happened.


We just had one scene and we as just to eccentric. It was hard to have compassion because he did not even show emotion during the trial but act two and Michael Arden’s Direction was what sold the show. How do you cry like a baby in Dear Evan Hansen and just be whatever and nonchalantwhen your on trial for murder as an actor? We needed time to meet Leo. But between him being strange and saying stuff like was someone murderer and his wife being I’m out how can we take his side in act 1? It was a terrific production we just needed to meet Leo."

Feels like you're missing the arc here but Evan Hansen and Leo Frank are two different people. Leo Frank was apparently ornery and aloof, and most importantly, he was sure he'd be vindicated any day now, and was shocked when he was actually indicted/put on trial.

Whether you like Platt's performance, the role is written to show how Frank immediately tried to strip off his shirt and show his lack of scratching etc. He didnt expect the office girls to lie about him, or the DA to bully his housekeeper into lying. He and his family were stunned when these lies were told at his trial. Hence the numb disbelief that any of this concerned him, and the obsessive shift in his character once hes convicted and he realizes hes going to lose everything...

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 3/13/23 at 8:10pm

And we take his side because he's innocent, not because he's a particularly good or likeable man, which is how the justice system is supposed to work.

Updated On: 3/15/23 at 08:10 PM

[Songofpurplesummer2]

Posted: 3/13/23 at 8:26pm

That’s the thing, for those who don’t know they show in act one, frankly we don’t know if he is innocent. Just saying we need to meet Leo. Between him not answering the phone and his wife not wanting to be a part of it it does not look good for him we can’t blindly assume we need more information and that comes in act 2.

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 3/13/23 at 8:50pm

You aren't making any sense. Of course he's shut down during his trial, he's traumatized. Sorry he isn't sobbing crying but he's playing an adult man (not a child) in this. 

Updated On: 3/13/23 at 08:50 PM