Real Women Have Curves - Previews

There isn't a dedicated thread to this show coming to Broadway (just the ART one) so I thought I would start one. Previews begin April 1st at the James Earl Jones theater. I saw this promo online and thought I'd share. Looking forward to this one!

Updated On: 3/30/25 at 10:59 PM

Off, that was not good - but the show (at least at the ART) is very sweet. It wasn't Bway ready, but a very enjoyable evening. Hopefully they've made some positive changes.

How is the line for the box office opening?

Whoops. I guess it got jumbled with the Stranger Things opening, which was on a Friday.

Yes, the Stranger Things opening was February 7, a Friday like James2 said.

That was the worst ran box office opening I have ever been to. Got in line at 9AM just for a second line that was self started on the other side to be honored. New security is called in to handle the crowd. Security decides to honor the unofficial line, since those people are yelling and upset. Didn't care about the people already in line for 2 hours without moving to honor the cutters. Left with no burritos and no tickets, but feeling really pissed off at how Shubert security treated us fans in line who just wanted and waited for tickets. Now I'm not sure about going back to get tickets. That whole experience left a really sour taste in my mouth.

Egads sorry for the experience. I don't understand how a second line formed? Wouldn't there just be 1 line outside the box office door?

GottaGetAGimmick420 said: "That was the worst ran box office opening I have ever been to. Got in line at 9AM just for a second line that was self started on the other side to be honored. New security is called in to handle the crowd. Security decides to honor the unofficial line, since those people are yelling and upset. Didn't care about the people already in line for 2 hours without moving to honor the cutters. Left with no burritos and no tickets, but feeling really pissed off at how Shubert security treated us fans in line who just wanted and waited for tickets. Now I'm not sure about going back to get tickets. That whole experience left a really sour taste in my mouth."


this is false. There was no second line formed on the other side. Security asked us to move to the other side of the doors, breaking the existing line in half. They then held us until the other side finished. We were moved by security, who made sure that we then got our turn because we were moved to make room for more people. No one caught you, no one started an unofficial line, and security was very on top of it because I was just at the start of the section where they moved us. So the line went from one small section to the other side and then back to the other side. It was chaotic and disorganized because of construction and other businesses, but no one cut you. There was no unofficial second line.

iluvtheatertrash said: "GottaGetAGimmick420 said: "That was the worst ran box office opening I have ever been to. Got in line at 9AM just for a second line that was self started on the other side to be honored. New security is called in to handle the crowd. Security decides to honor the unofficial line, since those people are yelling and upset. Didn't care about the people already in line for 2 hours without moving to honor the cutters. Left with no burritos and no tickets, but feeling really pissed off at how Shubert security treated us fans in line who just wanted and waited for tickets. Now I'm not sure about going back to get tickets. That whole experience left a really sour taste in my mouth."


this is false. There was no second line formed on the other side. Security asked us to move to the other side of the doors, breaking the existing line in half. They then held us until the other side finished. We were moved by security, who made sure that we then got our turn because we were moved to make room for more people. No one caught you, no one started an unofficial line, and security was very on top of it because I was just at the start of the section where they moved us. So the line went from one small section to the other side and then back to the other side. It was chaotic and disorganized because of construction and other businesses, but no one cut you. There was no unofficial second line."

You can tell me I'm wrong. But I was there and spoke to security. I'm not just on BWW making **** up. But whatever.

This seems like a lot of fighting for a show with lyrics (based on the Bway Con video) akin to a bad girl group challenge on Drag Race. Considering this will probably be gone by June, there will definitely be other chances to score super cheap tickets.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Listen-Songs-From-REAL-WOMEN-HAVE-CURVES-EP-Out-Now-20250228

They released an EP of 4 songs from the show, I do actually like the sound of these from a quick listen so I'm excited to see how they work in the story!

I just went to see the dress rehearsal, this show could open tomorrow and it's in excellent shape (I can't say this about the other shows I have seen recently) this show was simply fabulous!

Really pleased to hear this was looking good in its dress rehearsal. I’ve got preview tickets in a couple of weeks, and I have become slightly addicted to the songs already released. ‘Make It Work’ and the title song are real ear worms. It’s not a particularly original sound but that Latin beat meets theatrical bombast reminds me of In The Heights, and I love that score. RWHC has a decent story, plus the themes of immigrants fitting in within the USA feels extremely relevant….I’m quietly optimistic that this is going to be a good one.