"Perfect for US": The NEXT TO NORMAL love thread!- Page 22

[steven22]

Posted: 4/19/09 at 9:47am

Matthew Perry was at Guys and Dolls last night...

[jordangirl]

Posted: 4/19/09 at 10:38am

WeDon'tHaveGreyGoose ~ I just meant I wasn't anywhere to see what went on by the "I'm not a guy" thing. :)

[Testing1232]

Posted: 4/19/09 at 12:07pm

<<< Agreed. It was so nice to see Samuel Jackson, Star Jones (blech), Julianne Moore, etc etc just get to walk around the Belasco at opening night of JOE TURNER'S without being bothered.
>>

Wicked... noticed that as well !!! I didnt get to see Star that night, but I wouldnt mess with Samuel L. Jackson either !!
LOL

Not to threadjack your threadjacking, but really cant wait to see "Joe Turner....." again !

[steven22]

Posted: 4/19/09 at 1:38pm

I really want to see this show again! But with SATs and ACTs just around the corner, I'm not going to get a chance! ahh!

[dramamama611]

Posted: 4/19/09 at 5:01pm

Finally got see N2N on Saturday night. All I can say is:

Wow. Beautiful.

[steven22]

Posted: 4/19/09 at 10:12pm

Bejamin Schrader who played Gabe in the N2N workshop is currently in Avenue Q on broadway u/s Princeton/Rod, Nicky/Trekkie

[Anakela]

Posted: 4/20/09 at 10:52pm

No idea if this is common knowledge or anything, but at the ATP series tonight Michael Berry said he'll be going on as Dan on May 10th, both shows. Figured you guys might want to know.

[lindatnyc2]

Posted: 4/21/09 at 10:37pm

What is the running time?

Thanks in advance.

[obsessedjb]

Posted: 4/21/09 at 10:40pm

2 hours 20 minutes

I'll be there on the 10th! My first time seeing the show since the final weekend at Second Stage!
Updated On: 4/21/09 at 10:40 PM

[jennamajig]

Posted: 4/21/09 at 11:28pm

I saw the show on Sunday night, thanks to TDF (Row D, Mezz - perfect seat for the show with a great view of the stage, and all three levels of the set for those curious). And dramamama611 said it perfectly above: "Wow. Beautiful."

The show is soooo much tighter since 2ST.

*spoiler just in case*
While I do like Costco and its silliness, its removal was a great idea. It did disrupt the pacing; Here the first act was nicely paced, shifting into the reveal about Gabe perfectly.
I even thought the slightly new act break (before Wish I Were Here) worked well. It had still be after Feeling Electric when I saw the show at 2ST (which was earlier in its run there). Wish I Were Here had some great staging and movement/cheorography. Feeling Electric had some very over the top staging I felt at 2ST (the song itself, while a great stand alone song, was a wise cut) that distracted from the subject matter.
I really loved that I've Been is still with the show - it was a needed moment seeing Dan's true inner turmoil.
*end spoiler just in case

As for the person asking about run time: I was on the street at 9:53 after the 7:30 pm show Sunday. And I'd lingered a bit filtering out of the mezz. The mezz was 100% full on Sunday night, which was nice to see.

[taylorPHENOMENON2]

Posted: 4/21/09 at 11:34pm

Adding to the love. Emotional wreck, all I can say.

[heathurr2]

Posted: 4/22/09 at 4:12pm

I'm looking to see the show on the weekend of May 2nd.
What's my best bet for cheap tickets? I have a discount code for $60 tickets. Anyone know if I can find a better deal?
I'm really excited to see this show, I have a few songs from the CR on iTunes and they're great.
Thanks!!

[legally_popular]

Posted: 4/22/09 at 4:19pm

^If you can get there early enough (say, no later than 9am on a Saturday or 10am for a Sunday) you can get a rush ticket for $25.

There are also $36.50 rear mezz seats which are supposed to be a really great view.

If you can do either of those two things, then go for the $60 discount.

[BroadwayGuy12]

Posted: 4/22/09 at 4:38pm

There are also $36.50 rear mezz seats which are supposed to be a really great view.

Yeah, I sat in H101 (the last row of the mezz) when I saw the show and the view was excellent. I didn't feel like I missed anything. They're great seats for a great price; I would recommend them to anyone.

[steven22]

Posted: 4/22/09 at 4:52pm

i really must see this show again! I loved it soo much.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 4/22/09 at 11:20pm

I went back tonight... a few thoughts:
- Cast seemed a bit tired and drained but they still gave their all; Tveit was definitely a few notches less energetic than I remembered from last week
- Alice was BETTER than she was on opening night; she is just unbelievable
- The sound did not carry very well at all to the rear orchestra
- Spencer ripped my heart out during the latter half of the second act; he's gotten to be really fantastic in the role


Lin Manuel-Miranda was in the audience again tonight.

[Kevn520]

Posted: 4/23/09 at 12:45am

This was my second time seeing this show. I saw it early on in previews, and was a bit iffy about it. Tonight really put me over the edge and this has become a favorite for this year.

I love the packaging for the cast recording.

[Christina Cooper]

Posted: 4/24/09 at 2:54am

So I'm planning to see the show the week after the Tony's (That wednesday) Should i try to get rush tickets that morning.. (I am going to 9 to 5 at 2.. Or should I just spend the 60 bucks and be safe rather than sorry.. And ps.. Are there any awkward moments.. I'm going with my mom and I'd kinda like a heads up.. I can't imagine taking her to Spring Awakening.. i think she'd kill me!
Thanks!

[heo1128]

Posted: 4/24/09 at 3:43am

^I would NEVER EVER EVER see Spring Awakening with my parents, but I'd be totally fine taking them to this. Nothing sexual, except for a few one liner jokes, some references to pot, and decent amount of cursing, but nothing too painful.
Updated On: 4/24/09 at 03:43 AM

[dramamama611]

Posted: 4/24/09 at 6:36am

This is definitly mom-approved.

[jordangirl]

Posted: 4/24/09 at 6:42am

Christina ~ The mom question has been answered. :)

As far as rushing vs. getting tickets in advance, it's kind of hard to say for sure. Depending on what happens at the Tonys, it could go from a show where you can show up maybe as late as 1 hour ahead of time to get a ticket to one with a much longer wait time. Ditto tickets and discount codes. It's just too hard to predict for sure. If you don't mind that you may have to be up and there very early (which since you have a matinee would make for a LOOOOOOOONG day), then wait. If that thought doesn't make you happy, get the tickets in advance.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 4/24/09 at 11:19am

CONGRATS times a million to Tom Kitt and his wife Rita on their newborn baby girl!
:-)

[Christina Cooper]

Posted: 4/24/09 at 11:32am

Thanks so much for your help!! I think I'm going to see it!! I'm very excited.. I think I'll just get tickets off tickemaster.. I'd hate to get all the way to New York and then not get tickets.. I was looking at ticket sales for last week and I was wondering why ticket sales were so low for Next to Normal?? Is it because it just opened.. It will go up when the Tonys are announced, right?? Thanks again! And I'm excited my mom and I can see the show together!

[jordangirl]

Posted: 4/24/09 at 11:39am

It opened last Wednesday, and given that there were TDF dates pulled as well as previously purchased TDF tickets recalled, I would guess that sales have picked up since the reviews came out. Hopefully with Tony nominations and a win or two, they will pick up even further.

[Testing1232]

Posted: 4/24/09 at 11:50am

mORE tdf DATES ADDED :))