They do have a cancellation line...of sorts. It isn't very organized, but it exists.
I would get there super early. There are very few cancellations from what I saw tonight and most of them were in the orchestra and you have to be willing to pay 110 dollars for them.
I saw the show the first night of previews and I took my mom to see it again tonight.
I have an extremely irrational fear of clowns and "Temper, Temper" doesn't really scare me. I do agree that "Brimstone and Treacle" is scarier. I watched the reaction of the kids around me tonight. At the first preview, they did seem a little scared, bu quickly got over it as soon as Mary Poppins reappeared. I think its a fleeing terror, soon forgotton.
It may seem a little out of place, but if you watch carefully, it does tie in. I enjoy it and don't think they have to cut it. It's nice to see such a large focus on the ensemble and I think it adds a slight, sinister note to a show that is extremely upbeat.
"Less Of A Marilyn, More Of A Jackie"
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