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Paranormal Activity Ready to Spook Broadway#25
Posted: 5/12/26 at 11:40am
20-week run beginning August 14th at the August Wilson, per their website.
Updated On: 5/12/26 at 11:40 AMParanormal Activity Ready to Spook Broadway#26
Posted: 5/12/26 at 1:00pm
If you think the August Wilson is ugly now, you should have seen it before the 90's renovation. No ornamentation of any kind. Looked like a high school auditorium.
Paranormal Activity Ready to Spook Broadway#27
Posted: 5/12/26 at 1:02pm
I thought it was just ok. If you are not looking at the right spot at the right time, you miss some of the scares. Then when you hear half the audience screaming- you are looking around but it's too late. Unlike a movie where they can zoom in exactly where you need to look. Subtle creeps are not meant for the stage.
Paranormal Activity Ready to Spook Broadway#28
Posted: 5/12/26 at 1:21pm
I enjoyed this at Chicago Shakes. The script has some weird pacing and its attempts at being something deeper than a haunted house are a mixed bag, but it has some great spooks and is definitely a fun time. The word-of-mouth in Chicago was strong, so hopefully it experiences the same in its next runs.
Paranormal Activity Ready to Spook Broadway#29
Posted: 5/12/26 at 2:34pm
I loved this in both Chicago and DC. It's a lot of fun. Will return to see it on Broadway.
Paranormal Activity Ready to Spook Broadway#30
Posted: 5/12/26 at 7:13pm
Saw it in D.C. and had a blast. The script has quibbles, but it's so tightly directed and illusions so brisk and jaw dropping, I had fun (and the just-about sold out house was gasping, screaming, and laughing.) Really fun seeing it with a crowd.
That being said: the tour venues have been small to mid-size; the Wilson is certainly a scale up, but I saw that the pre-Broadway Boston run is at the larger Emerson Colonial which is 3-levels and 1,700 seats. So any scale-up design-wise for Boston should easily be able to move into the Wilson, but still...that's a huge house.
On the brighter side: They're taking advantage of the size of the Wilson and pricing quite a few seats in the Mid + Rear Mezz and Rear Orchestra at under $100 with fees, which is nice to see, word of mouth is gonna be even more critical than usual IMO.
Having been mid-Orchestra in DC, I would def say the best seats might be upstairs in the Front of Mid-Mezz, or mid / rear (but not too far under the Mezz overhang) center Orchestra. Too close or far back and you may miss some things that happen in the upper tiers of the set.
Curious if the Boston cast will come to NY or if they'll have different leads ---- someone alluded to awhile back that the Broadway run would have notable names starring in it. Since we're 8 weeks out from the July performances, I'd think we'll know soon.
Looking forward to seeing this again!
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