SIX on Broadway - Reviews- Page 3

[RippedMan]

Posted: 10/3/21 at 11:41pm

To me this isn't a Broadway musical in the sense of a Broadway Musical like Phantom or Moulin Rouge. So charging the same prices seems silly. I'm seeing a 80min concert with no set. It's catchy music and all that, but it doesn't really make sense with the price, to me. But happy for the show. Hope it runs!!

[blaxx]

Posted: 10/3/21 at 11:42pm

YvanEhtNioj said: "Based on the reviews, I definitely predict noms for Best Musical, Best Costume Design, and Best Score. "

And to think they came so close to be considered for this year's awards. This would've been a more deserving winner.

[kwoc91]

Posted: 10/4/21 at 9:01am

Such a pleasant surprise to see so many rave reviews! 

[Lunalaaaaaaaa]

Posted: 10/4/21 at 9:44am

Alexander Lamar said: "forfivemoreminutes said: "ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "SFFrontRow said: "YvanEhtNioj said: "Almost every Broadway celebrity you can think of is in line to get into the show right now, which is nice to see."

From what I have read about the pricing on this show - you would have to be rich and/or famous to be able to see this show."

Nobody pays for opening night tickets. The performance is invite-only. All the key people involved with the show have allocations of tickets (ranging from one ticket to dozens of tickets); there is always a sizeable group of people invited for press purposes by the press office and the producer. Most of those comp tickets include passes to the Opening Night party too.

The only exception is if a production puts tickets on sale to the general public. Usually those are 100 or fewer bad mezz/balcony seats put on sale at the last minute to fill up the house.

As for the necessity to be rich to attend a normal performance of SIX, ticket prices start at $100 currently, and even less after the new year."

Other than this Tuesday's performance, which seems to be an exception for some reason, where do you see $100 tickets being sold for Six in October, November, or December? Which dates? I've been looking on ticketmaster and I can't find any being sold for that price except for companion seats for wheelchair-accessible seats."

I just looked at December 6 (a random date I picked) and there are an number of $99 seats available

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I love the virtual stage door they are offering with their playbills! Not sure if they are doing that in every show but I hope other shows jump on the trend as well!

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 10/4/21 at 10:37am

 

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 10/4/21 at 11:15am

FYI, Six will perform on The View this Wednesday, 10/6.

[Timon3]

Posted: 10/4/21 at 12:27pm

Moulin Rouge snatched the much coveted Tony exactly a week earlier. This is the now the one to beat, is anyone going to steal their crown?

Very strong reviews.

[IHeartNY2]

Posted: 10/4/21 at 12:53pm

Timon3 said: "Moulin Rouge snatched the much coveted Tony exactly a week earlier. This is the now the one to beat, is anyone going to steal their crown?

Very strong reviews."

 

Is there a precedent for a show winning Best Musical and not even being nominated for best direction?

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 10/4/21 at 1:50pm

IHeartNY2 said: "Is there a precedent for a show winning Best Musical and not even being nominated for best direction?"

To date, the last show to have won Best Musical without a directing nomination was Titanic back in 1997.

[A Director]

Posted: 10/4/21 at 2:01pm

Timon3 said: "Moulin Rouge snatched the much coveted Tony exactly a week earlier. This is the now the one to beat, is anyone going to steal their crown?

Yes! FLYING OVER SUNSET

 

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 10/4/21 at 2:27pm

It’s still early… I assume Mrs. Doubtfire could be a safe choice for those who prefer more traditional musical comedy, while Flying Over Sunset and Girl From the North Country could be awarded for their ambition. In addition, the Kirkpatricks and Michael Korie are still without Tonys, so either could be a viable option for Best Original Score.

But congrats to the first musical hit of the season. I hope we see more of this to welcome Broadway back.

[JGPR2]

Posted: 10/4/21 at 2:59pm

"So glad to see the positive reviews, especially the rave from NYT, but here we are on another opening night where we're getting the opinions of white old men, an audience this show was definitely not built for. We need more diversity in our reviewers. "

See links below, not from an old white males and I am sure it is not hard to find other examples. NY Times critic Jesse Green is 50, I did not think that was considered old. Elisabeth Vincentelli also does some reviews for the NY Times and she was the main theater critic for the NY Post for years.

Six: Long Live the Queens - New York Stage Review (nystagereview.com)

Theater Review: ‘Six: The Musical’ at the Brooks Atkinson (vulture.com)

Updated On: 10/4/21 at 02:59 PM

[Wayman_Wong]

Posted: 10/4/21 at 5:33pm

Is ''A Strange Loop,'' Michael R. Jackson's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, coming to Broadway this season, after a run at the Woolly Mammoth in Washington, D.C.? ... And any word on the status of ''Almost Famous'' or ''KPOP''? Plus, Billy Crystal's musical of ''Mr. Saturday Night,'' with a score by Jason Robert Brown and Amanda Green, is trying out later this month at Barrington Stage Company, no doubt with an eye on Broadway.

Updated On: 10/4/21 at 05:33 PM

[YvanEhtNioj]

Posted: 10/4/21 at 6:45pm

Wayman_Wong said: "Is''A Strange Loop,'' Michael R. Jackson's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, coming to Broadway this season, after a run at the Woolly Mammoth in Washington, D.C.? ... And any word on the status of ''Almost Famous'' or ''KPOP''? Plus, Billy Crystal's musical of ''Mr. Saturday Night,'' with a score by Jason Robert Brown and Amanda Green, is trying out later this month at Barrington Stage Company, no doubt with an eye on Broadway."

K Pop is planning to come next year, but not sure if they can get it in this season. 
 

Girl From The North Country is dreadfully boring. I may be bias, but I can’t see it winning Best Musical. Doubtfire is cute, but that’s all I know about it. Something tells me MJ will be a big spectacle, but with a mediocre book.  Based on what’s currently announced, I really do think Six has the chance to win. 

[Scarlet Leigh]

Posted: 10/4/21 at 7:53pm

I think the only thing at this point that might pose a roadblock for Six is the unknown of Flying Over Sunset. It could come out as a massive surprise hit that SO little is known about. Until that debuts at LONG last, Six is certainly a big front runner with how the rest of the season is shaped right now.

[Observation]

Posted: 10/4/21 at 10:30pm

A little off topic. I was looking at the opening night photos. Are Taylor Trensch and Gavin Creel dating? 

[Wayman_Wong]

Posted: 10/5/21 at 2:54am

Just for the record: ''Six'' was nominated for 5 Olivier Award nominations in 2019: Best Musical, Best Supporting Actress (for all 6 women), Best Achievement in Music, Best Theatre Choreography and Best Costume Design. And ''Six'' was shut out of any wins. ''Come From Away'' beat it for Best Musical. Best Music and Choreography. Patti LuPone from ''Company'' won for Supporting Actress. And ''The King and I'' won for Best Costumes.

[Miles2Go2]

Posted: 10/5/21 at 3:16am

I think this could prove to be a long-running hit (everything up to now suggests it) even without any Tony wins. Similar to two other well-reviewed musicals that didn’t clean up at the Tony Awards, Come From Away (only won for Best Direction) and Waitress (0 Tony wins), but ran long enough to recoup plus some.

[quizking101]

Posted: 10/5/21 at 8:46am

Observation said: "A little off topic. I was looking at the opening night photos. Are Taylor Trensch and Gavin Creel dating?"

I thought Taylor was dating within the pool of Evan Hansens 

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 10/5/21 at 9:48am

For those who want more reviews that aren't from white men, Vox's review is by a woman. She found the show problematic.

https://www.vox.com/culture/21171636/six-broadway-musical-review

"The spectacle and the glitz of Broadway is back at last, and joyous, messy Six has joined the party. This show can deliver a blast of the energy and exuberance that Broadway at its best excels at, the energy that everyone in that theater has palpably longed for over the past 19 months.

Is that enough to make audiences overlook the utter mess Six makes of its attempts at feminism? Judging by the rapturous reception among my fellow theatergoers at Saturday’s press preview, the answer is likely yes. But I found myself just as bothered by Six’s messiness in 2021 as I was in 2020, and if anything time has made me more vengeful. I’m more dazzled by the spectacle now than I was then, but less inclined to forgive the disarray."

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 10/5/21 at 7:46pm

Samanatha Pauly out on the first show after opening. It begins...

[SFFrontRow]

Posted: 10/5/21 at 7:52pm

Slightly off topic, but does anyone know if an OBC recording is being considered?

I know there was another topic a while ago that discussed if London transfers needed to do an OBC recording. I have watched the Olivier Awards video of the London cast and (not to be hateful) thought it was a little flat.

After seeing this on Broadway in Feb 2020 before the shutdown, I have been listening to the studio recording they released previous to that (don't think it included any of the London cast but could be wrong on that). While that recording is good, I always like to have a recording of the OBC I saw on stage.

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 10/5/21 at 8:02pm

TaffyDavenport said: "Samanatha Pauly out on the first show after opening. It begins..."

COVID or vocal rest? It is an incredibly vocal-heavy show…

[forfivemoreminutes]

Posted: 10/5/21 at 8:06pm

I think she strained her voice several days ago (she was out for the Saturday matinee and then pushed through for opening night on Sunday), so probably she's taking an extra day to recover today.

Updated On: 10/5/21 at 08:06 PM

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 10/6/21 at 7:01am

Jordan Levinson said: "COVID or vocal rest? It is an incredibly vocal-heavy show…"

I'm not try to be snarky, but I am genuinely wondering... why do people say this is such a vocal-heavy show? It's a 70 minute show in which they each sing one song alone and a few numbers together. I don't understand why there are so many alternates and absences for a show like this. There are tons of roles out there that are way more demanding that don't use alternates... What am I missing? Again, just really curious.