Radcliffe, Groff, and Mendez star in MERRILY - Reviews & News Thread — Page 18

TaffyDavenport said: "halfhourcheckwithmerman said: "Will be interested to see reviews tonight."

It opens tomorrow."

And the reviews are great, i think the transfer to Broadway will be announced soon after all this praise

https://playbill.com/article/reviews-critics-weigh-in-on-off-broadway-merrily-we-roll-along-led-by-jonathan-groff-lindsay-mendez-and-daniel-radcliffe

Esteemed character actress Margo Martindale was there tonight.

Hi all! Did the cancellation line last Wednesday (14 Dec), so I’m here to chime in with my experience on the cancellation line for their first ever Wednesday matinee! (Which was coincidentally the longest cancellation line they’d seen yet!)

I arrived at 9.30am, and was 5th in line, 6th arrived a few minutes after me. The first three came around 6am, and the person before me came about 9.20am. A few more people trickled in before 10am; but most people got to the theatre between 10:30-11am. When the box office opened at 11am, the line was around 20-25 people deep. Wild.

The first ticket was released right at 11am, the next one around 11:40am, after that a pair of tickets were sold at 12:10pm. What seemed to be the final ticket was sold right around 12:55pm, but at 1:05pm they told us they had two more tickets (so me and the man behind me got in). So in total; there were 7 tickets sold to 6 people via the cancellation line for the Wednesday matinee.

We were in what I believe were house seats so they were truly excellent :) it was really cold so please layer up properly and wear the right things! I couldn’t feel my toes :/

At this moment (just before 7 p.m. on Wednesday 12/21), the ticket site shows 2 tickets not together for the Friday matinee and 1 for the evening. Edit: gone by 7:10.

Thanks for sharing your experience in the cancellation line. I'm hoping to try it next week but I know it's a busy time for shows. Sounds like I could wait in line alone and buy 2 tickets so my mom can arrive 30 minutes before curtain to attend with me without waiting in the cold. If anyone knows different, let me know. I'm also thinking of bringing a tiny backpacking chair that fits in a backpack that would then fit under a theater seat. And hand warmers!

I'm curious how tickets go to the website vs. the cancellation line! I will keep refreshing in case something comes through to save me from waiting in the cold.

Updated On: 12/21/22 at 07:02 PM

it is one of the better productions you'll likely see for some time, so I'd try to see it when it transfers. As to trying to wait in the cancellation line for NYTW tix, that's up to you and your desire and stamina for what it will entail. Seeing it in the more intimate space to me is always desirable, but I think you have to love a show to stand in the cold for 4-5 hours to make that happen.

There are 2 seats available right now on the NYTW site for Friday 12/30 at 2.

I had mentioned in another post that I would be trying the cancellation line. So, here is my story. I took the train from Phila and booked a hotel so I would have 3 chances to try "the line" This was Thurs 12/22 eve and Fri 12/23 mat and eve. I went from the train to hotel for a bag drop and then to the line. Arrived at 4:45pm and was 8th in line. About 5pm, the first person was called to the box office. Then soon after the next 2 were called and then the next 2 were called. The next solo man wanted 2 tickets, and was offered 2 on another night, which he did buy. Then the man in front of me was called inside. It was about 6pm and I had made it to the #1 position in line. After 6pm, it starts getting busy with pick-ups and those who like to arrive early. No one addressed the line again until about 6:55 when a man came out and said, "I'm sorry, but there are no more tickets for tonight.' There were about 7 more people behind me. Then he looked at me and said "I have one ticket for tomorrow night. If you don't want it, I will offer it to the person behind you." Of course, I said yes and bought it. It was a 4th row seat on the aisle.

Sorry to ramble, but I wanted to be as accurate as possible, Moral (to me) is to make sure that you are aware that you can stand in line and potentially be offered a ticket to a future performance. The woman next to me (at the show last night) was in the line on Wed and offered a ticket for Fri. And the two next to us had won the lottery. So perhaps the 4th row is where the "house seats" are located?

It was absolutely outstanding. Groff and Radcliffe were superlative, but I think that the MVP may need to go to Mendez, who finally uncovered the essence of Mary for me. She is heartbreaking and glorious.

One update - I just saw that today at 3:15pm, two single seats popped up for the eve perf on Dec 28th!

Good luck and Happy Holidays.

7:00p show cancelled tonight at 8:15p due to technical difficulties, at which time the 3 leads came out to do a Q & A instead.

Did they say anything about rebooking? Or just giving refunds and that’s that?

Gertrude McFuzz2 said: "The impromptu q&a looked awesome last night! It was nice they did that for the audience. There are a ton of videos on this page:https://www.tiktok.com/@dramafiendspod"

I love Daniel, he is such a genuinely nice person, but this made me a fan of J.Groff now too.

just sent you a message



bway0987 said: "I have two extra tickets for Merrily We Roll Along for Thursday, January 12th at 7:00pm! Row B (second row) center. I have 4 tickets total and will be attending with a friend, so the other two tickets are now up for grabs, and canmeet you at the theater with the tickets as soon as they are picked up from will call. Taking best offer by January 1st for one or two of the tickets (PM me)!"

Hi, I also sent you a PM, Tbway0987. Thanks.

Any word on whether NYTW is trying to accommodate the audience members from the cancelled show?

I’m planning to try the cancellation line tomorrow. I don’t see anything saying that they’ve stopped doing it, so I assume my odds will be similar to what people have posted about so far. But I would love to know if anything has changed. Thanks!