#1451
Posted: 11/11/09 at 7:18am
I'll hopefully be seeing this next month but I just have a quick question. If its on TKTS what is the discount likely to be?
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#1452
Posted: 11/11/09 at 8:54am
Most times I've walked by, it's been 40%, but they tell you the seats are side or rear orchestra (i.e. potentially obstructed).
#1453
Posted: 11/11/09 at 9:39am
so Lotto was insanely crowded!! And we lost! So we bought the cheapest tickets $36.50 and got rear orch partial view. A great buy I think. The only parts we missed were the two seconds Gabe is on the third level. Review to come later..
#1454
Posted: 11/11/09 at 5:47pm
What is Natalie's (Jennifer Damiano or Meghan Fahy) vocal range? Is she a soprano? or something else?
Updated On: 11/14/09 at 05:47 PM
#1455
Posted: 11/15/09 at 7:54pm
Does anyone know anything about a blooper that happened on November 5? Someone spaced on their lines and the next person missed their lines because of it. I don't know who it happened to or when in the show it was. I'm just curious about more details because I love blooper stories. 
#1456
Posted: 11/29/09 at 6:43pm
I finally won the next to normal lottery and saw the show this afternoon. Jessica Phillips was Diana. I had seen Jessica her first time on (after the Tony Awards) and let's just say that the person I saw today was a completely different performer! I liked her a lot in Act 1 and was completely blown away by her in Act 2. I have seen next to normal many times and don't think I have ever been so moved by Diana in Act 2. Jessica has really grown into the role and made it her own!
#1457
Posted: 11/29/09 at 8:12pm
ahh Lucky that you got to see Jessica! I've seen the show 4 times and while I love Alice as Diana, I would love to see Jessica in the role! Please review!
#1458
Posted: 11/29/09 at 8:27pm
There's a great review of this afternoon here. Enjoy!
https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.php?thread=1007775&dt=0&boardid=1
https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.php?thread=1007775&dt=0&boardid=1
Updated On: 11/29/09 at 08:27 PM
#1459
Posted: 11/29/09 at 8:32pm
Some of you might be interested in this... Alice Ripley's personal assistant (or something like that) tweets during the show fairly often with tidbits about what's going on, and there were a lot of tweets about Jessica's performance.
twitter.com/lisakn2n
#1460
Posted: 11/29/09 at 8:46pm
If she was sitting in the house when she tweeted (which I've seen her do..including this afternoon), I find that to be quite rude, especially given the pre-show announcement.
#1461
Posted: 11/30/09 at 6:34am
I just read those tweets and had no clue what she was even saying in them!
Don't believe everything that you hear! Only the peeps involved know the truth!
#1462
Posted: 12/4/09 at 4:30pm
Saw the show again last night and here are some random thoughts:
-Bobby was basically sleepwalking through the first 3/4 of the first act. But he was exceptional in the last section of the first act and the entirety of act two.
-Alice is just incredible in this role and keeps getting better and better.
-Jenn Damiano gave the performance of the evening to be sure. If she was THIS sensational when the show opened, she would have really given Karen Olivo a run for her money at the Tonys. She found nuances in Natalie last evening that really blew me away (even if she bobs her head and swings it around so much that it gave me a headache).
-Everyone else was fine.
-This was, quite possibly, the best performance of Act Two that I've seen. Breathtaking, heartbreaking, and it just totally split me open. The music box scene and How Could I Ever Forget were truly hard to watch because they felt so real and organic. Alice knocked So Anyway out of the park like I've never seen...it's almost like the more tired and worn down she is because of how demanding this role is, the more real she comes off as. If that makes sense...
-Orchestra sounded gorgeous as ever and rocked it out (The microphones on the cast do need to be cranked up a bit though.)
-The audience was HORRIFIC. It was definitely an older crowd. They yuked it up at Diana's breakdown after Just Another Day, didn't laugh at the parts that were TRULY funny, and were just not into it. The orchestra had a bunch of empty seats on the sides.
I've seen the show a LOT of times but hadn't seen it in months before tonight and I was reminded of how incredible it is and why I kept returning.
-Bobby was basically sleepwalking through the first 3/4 of the first act. But he was exceptional in the last section of the first act and the entirety of act two.
-Alice is just incredible in this role and keeps getting better and better.
-Jenn Damiano gave the performance of the evening to be sure. If she was THIS sensational when the show opened, she would have really given Karen Olivo a run for her money at the Tonys. She found nuances in Natalie last evening that really blew me away (even if she bobs her head and swings it around so much that it gave me a headache).
-Everyone else was fine.
-This was, quite possibly, the best performance of Act Two that I've seen. Breathtaking, heartbreaking, and it just totally split me open. The music box scene and How Could I Ever Forget were truly hard to watch because they felt so real and organic. Alice knocked So Anyway out of the park like I've never seen...it's almost like the more tired and worn down she is because of how demanding this role is, the more real she comes off as. If that makes sense...
-Orchestra sounded gorgeous as ever and rocked it out (The microphones on the cast do need to be cranked up a bit though.)
-The audience was HORRIFIC. It was definitely an older crowd. They yuked it up at Diana's breakdown after Just Another Day, didn't laugh at the parts that were TRULY funny, and were just not into it. The orchestra had a bunch of empty seats on the sides.
I've seen the show a LOT of times but hadn't seen it in months before tonight and I was reminded of how incredible it is and why I kept returning.
Updated On: 12/4/09 at 04:30 PM
#1463
Posted: 12/11/09 at 8:09pm
I apologize for being "that" person, but has anyone lottoed recently for a Sunday matinee, and was it terribly crowded?
#1464
Posted: 12/11/09 at 11:58pm
Just got tix again for the matinee on the 30th! Can't wait!
#1465
Posted: 12/12/09 at 12:40am
does anyone know what lisa k is talking about in her tweets tonight?
Don't let any1 tell u there's something Alice R. can't do. I knew this moment was coming... I was anxiously awaiting it...
...I saw her coming closer & closer to it every nite last week. It finally happened... about 8 hours ago from web
(hint) along lines of music box piece into aisle; fork bouncing off stage onto floor at yr feet; Skittle making it 2 edge of stage about 8 hours ago from web
# (yes!) Diana finally chucked Dr. Madden into row C. Okaynotreally. APRON. FIRST ROW. SOMEONE'S LAP. FROM THE BACK OF THE STAGE. about 8 hours ago from web
Don't let any1 tell u there's something Alice R. can't do. I knew this moment was coming... I was anxiously awaiting it...
...I saw her coming closer & closer to it every nite last week. It finally happened... about 8 hours ago from web
(hint) along lines of music box piece into aisle; fork bouncing off stage onto floor at yr feet; Skittle making it 2 edge of stage about 8 hours ago from web
# (yes!) Diana finally chucked Dr. Madden into row C. Okaynotreally. APRON. FIRST ROW. SOMEONE'S LAP. FROM THE BACK OF THE STAGE. about 8 hours ago from web
"Art matters. You make it happen, and it becomes a priority, not on the periphery, absolutely essential to life." -Alice Ripley
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"The sitting together of notes, the sitting together of words has by their very nature a puzzle aspect. It's the creation of form out of chaos." - Stephen Sondheim
#1466
Posted: 12/12/09 at 12:49am
Sounds like she threw her apron offstage or something like that?
I find her tweets so cryptic, haha.
I find her tweets so cryptic, haha.
#1467
Posted: 12/12/09 at 12:55am
haha yeah me too
but i love them!
but i love them!
"Art matters. You make it happen, and it becomes a priority, not on the periphery, absolutely essential to life." -Alice Ripley
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"The sitting together of notes, the sitting together of words has by their very nature a puzzle aspect. It's the creation of form out of chaos." - Stephen Sondheim
#1468
Posted: 12/12/09 at 1:12am
I have no idea what performance she's referring to, but the apron landed in the front row side section last Saturday afternoon, at a performance I attended. The guy picked it up off his lap and put it back on the stage.
#1469
Posted: 12/19/09 at 6:00pm
Just got my ticket for Aaron's last show 1/3/10. I thought he wasn't leaving until March or so, but I guess maybe I was wrong.
Anyone know anything about a tour or a Chicago production? Just curious as to what the plans are.
Also-last time I saw it (Thanksgiving weekend), Diana kissed Natalie in their last scene together. I don't remember them ever doing that before, but it really added to the scene.
Anyone know anything about a tour or a Chicago production? Just curious as to what the plans are.
Also-last time I saw it (Thanksgiving weekend), Diana kissed Natalie in their last scene together. I don't remember them ever doing that before, but it really added to the scene.
#1470
Posted: 1/26/10 at 8:07pm
i'm not sure exactly when it happened but it was recent, but does anyone know why jessica phillips had to come on as diana mid performance?
"Art matters. You make it happen, and it becomes a priority, not on the periphery, absolutely essential to life." -Alice Ripley
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"The sitting together of notes, the sitting together of words has by their very nature a puzzle aspect. It's the creation of form out of chaos." - Stephen Sondheim
#1471
Posted: 1/26/10 at 8:59pm
Alice's voice gave out, so Jessica had to do the 2nd act...since then she has gone on for the last three shows
#1472
Posted: 1/27/10 at 1:23am
rather than start a new thread for this, I thought I'd ask here.
I'm going to New York this weekend for my first trip there ever, and this is the one show that I am dying to see, and will pay whatever I have to to do so. How has the rush been lately? We will be there Thursday afternoon and we leave Monday afternoon. Is there a "best day" to try the rush. I know about TKTS, but I assume that will be very crowded for this show. Are there any other options other than just buying a regular ticket if there's any left?
Any information would be helpful. Thanks!
I'm going to New York this weekend for my first trip there ever, and this is the one show that I am dying to see, and will pay whatever I have to to do so. How has the rush been lately? We will be there Thursday afternoon and we leave Monday afternoon. Is there a "best day" to try the rush. I know about TKTS, but I assume that will be very crowded for this show. Are there any other options other than just buying a regular ticket if there's any left?
Any information would be helpful. Thanks!
#1473
Posted: 1/27/10 at 1:42am
They do not have rush...only lotto. It can get very busy on weekends. But def try. If you win the ticket is 25 and its front row or box.
#1474
Posted: 1/27/10 at 4:18am
Have a great time in NY and yes, N2N, is a beautiful choice.
But if you are willing to pay anything to see it...why bother with rush? Just buy a ticket!
But if you are willing to pay anything to see it...why bother with rush? Just buy a ticket!
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
#1475
Posted: 1/27/10 at 9:09am
because that is my last option. I am a pretty broke college student who has limited funds, and paying anything would mean cutting out other things I want to do while in the city. That is why I asked you guys what other options there might be so that I still can experience more than just seeing one show while I'm in New York, since I'd like to see three, maybe even four shows while I'm there.
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