Radcliffe, Groff, and Mendez star in MERRILY - Reviews & News Thread — Page 16

While the actual calendar still says fall, I and many others think of December as winter.

I understood what they meant perfectly.

Still playing the refreshing game…it’s fun at least! :)

"Still playing the refreshing game…it’s fun at least!"

Keep playing...you'll eventually get in. Grateful that I was able to get a single on Tuesday for myself and a single on Thursday for my friend. Was very worried that I wasn't going to get into this, but persistence pays off!

I listened to the OBCR last night and have not been able to stop thinking about this show for the past three days. It was truly outstanding and well exceeded my high expectations. I already have four Merrily recordings on CD, but would be thrilled to add a fifth to the shelf if this new cast is recorded.

Updated On: 12/2/22 at 08:36 AM

Awe, thanks, smidge!

I don't post too often anymore, but I am still reading this message board every day and am proud to be a long time member! And I still see everything on Broadway. I have a perfect record going back almost 18 years and have no plans on stopping now! I was just so blown away by this Merrily production that I had to chime in. It is certainly the hottest ticket in New York right now, and deservedly so! I hope everyone who wants to gets the chance to see it in this intimate venue.

Anyone have any updates on the cancellation line for this? Have people been getting in via the cancellation line recently?

"New York Theatre Workshop is presenting the perennially revised Merrily We Roll Along, another Furth-Sondheim collaboration, in November, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez and staged by Maria Friedman.

The director’s sister, producer Sonia Friedman — whose company is a subsidiary of ATG — signed investment papers with Chocolate Factory Productions and Patrick Catullo to raise $2 million to enhance the musical. The “current plan,” according to the papers filed with New York Attorney General Letitia James, is to present the first-ever Broadway revival of Merrily after the off-Broadway tryout."

This was posted in Broadway Journal in August, but haven't heard much more than that.

http://broadwayjournal.com/will-a-new-sweeney-todd-make-its-investors-a-killing-exclusive/

JayElle said: "Biggest disappointment: smoking onstage, especially in such a small area."

You cared about that?!

I'm hearing the Broadway transfer won't be this season due to scheduling.

Has anyone tried the cancelation line on a matinee day? And how early did you get there?

For weekend matinees, I'd get there at least 2 hours before the curtain and ideally, 4-5 hours before. It's a grind, but the first 4 people in the cancellation line will almost certainly get in.

BoringBoredBoard40 said: "There is NO way that story is true, even if it was in what universe would you share that?"

Thanks for this witty response. I was at the doctor's office in the waiting room reading this. And suddenly I was doubled over with laughter!!! Really made my day --- although it did get me strange looks in the waiting area.

What universe, indeed.

Of course they want to transfer. No one does a show in a tiny theatre with a big movie star except to get people talking. They hope that everyone who couldn't get tickets will buy in advance once a transfer is announced. It is marketing.

Young people lining up daily for cancelation tickets is marketing.:

"What's everyone lining up for over there?"

"Harry Potter is in a notorious flop over there."

"What?!? Harry Potter is doing a show? How can I get tickets?"

" No sorry you can't, it's sold out."

"What about them?"

"Oh you can line up every day for 6 six hours like a rummy at the Sally Ann hoping to get in."

"But I have a life..."

"Oh wait now you can buy tickets for $250 to see it somewhere with enough seats"

"Praise Satan!"

WithoutATrace said: ""Still playing the refreshing game…it’s fun at least!"

Keep playing...you'll eventually get in. Grateful that I was able to get a single on Tuesday for myself and a single on Thursday for my friend. Was very worried that I wasn't going to get into this, but persistence pays off!

Can someone confirm that I'm refreshing correctly? I'm on this page https://www.nytw.org/show/merrily-we-roll-along/tickets/0/ where it has a dropdown for all the shows in each month. I refresh the whole page and click the dropdown for December, see all shows listed as SOLD OUT, change it to January, see all shows except the final higher-priced benefit as SOLD OUT. Is that what I should be checking?

For people who got a ticket by refreshing, did this dropdown stop saying SOLD OUT for that show? Or do I need to be clicking into a sold-out show to see the calendar with every date crossed out, click a crossed-out date, and click the performance time to check that it's not really sold out at that moment?

Thank you for any advice! Planning to try the cancellation line while I'm in town at the end of December too, but I do enjoy the game of trying to get a tough ticket.

Yes when tickets pop up, the drop down will not show the sold out label so you'll know which days they pop up for.