She Loves Me previews — Page 5

Sondheimtime said: "Someone above posted that they rushed the show -- I don't see any info posted on the usual sites. Aside from Hiptix, etc. How much? Location? "

According to the Roundabout website:

GENERAL RUSH

Limited number of mezzanine tickets offered at each venue box office on the day of performance only. Average price $27–$47. Subject to availability.

STUDENT RUSH

½ price—best available—½ hour prior to curtain at each venue box office. One ticket per valid student ID. Subject to availability.

Agree with everything you said, billyelliotfan. The show was charming, the set was great, the cast was perfect and Benanti is a freaking gem. My only issue was the sound. From third row front mezz, a lot of singing sounded muffled by the orchestra. Small quibble though, I loved the show and recommend it highly. I thought it was their best revival since Anything Goes.

Totally excited to see this. But what's this about the sound?

Quite a few people talking about how bad the sound is. Doesn't this detract from a show if their voices are muffled and you can't hear them over the orchestra?

Someone put my mind at ease here.

This must be a wonderful musical if people are enchanted with it even when the sound stinks.

I saw If/Then with a group from up in the rafters. Hearing Idina sing was the main attraction of the show to me and the sound was a disgrace. Her voice was actually distorted. Either no sound engineer had ever felt like making the trek up there to check out the sound for the cheap seats, or they just didn't care.

Not acceptable at these prices. Also a slap at the performers whose efforts are wasted.

I saw the show last night and sat towards the back of the mezzanine. I too felt like I missed maybe the first three or four songs as a result of the sound issues. The show itself is good. I don't think it will appeal to everyone because it is quite dated but something about it still works. Laura Benanti and Jane Krakowski shine. I hope to see them recognized come awards season. Zachary Levi is quite good too. He definitely had his weaker moments but he's doing a fine job. The real star of the show, however, is the set. It is absolutely gorgeous.

Ljay, I'm going to be a bitch and say I bet you had the score to SHE LOVES ME pretty well memorized before you saw it. I can tell you for my friends who didn't know the story, songs like 'Sounds While Selling" were pretty much intelligible from the upper mezz. They still enjoyed the show, but obviously not as much as they might have if they had been able to clearly hear all the clever lyrics.

tcawam said: "I got my ticket through Hiptix, so it's in the rear mezz. Should I consider purchasing another ticket, or maybe doing the lottery the day off to see what I get? I figured at the very least I could move down at intermission, there's just been so many comments about the sound up there that it's making me a bit concerned."

I'd also love to know this answer! I have hiptix tickets purchased in the rear mezz and now I'm worried! :/

If it's not full, the ushers will let you move down. You can't beat 25 dollars. If you are unfamiliar with the music you might want to read the lyrics first if you are concerned with the sound. If you can move down it will be less of an issue

The sound isn't great from the rear mezz, but I don't think it's so bad that you can't make out the dialogue and lyrics. I had more issue with balance within the orchestra than hearing the words.

Is there no way for them to create an orchestra pit? Surely there is space underneath the stage? Or why not put the orchestra in the wings like a lot of shows do.

I'm too lazy to look at the other pages. What's wrong with the orchestra? Where is the orchestra if not in the pit? RippedMan, I would guess the pit is too small for the size of the orchestra.

I don't think Roundabout as ever used a pit in Studio 54.

I saw the show tonight. I was in the mezz, to the side, but full view. I was about halfway up, and I thought the sound was fine. I've never seen the show before, and only heard a handful of songs once or twice, so I was by no means an expert.

I LOVED IT. It's such a delight. And having not seen it before, I didn't find it too dated? I think the performances are all very modern. I didn't get that typical musical theater type wooden acting. Everyone was on point. The only song that didn't total land was Michael McGrath's, but I don't think that's his fault.

The set is beyond gorgeous and looks very expensive. Loved the design/lighting. And loved how they accentuated the architecture of Studio 54 prior to the show.

Benati is a revelation. As much as I enjoy Cynthia in Color Purple, I think Benanti really put her stamp on this character. She is just hilarious and heartbreaking and her voice is gorgeous.

Levi was great in the part. He has the right kind of nerdy charm, but you also want to root for him. However, his singing is not my thing. And his big number, "She Loves Me," kind of felt a little forced. The song seems a bit low for him, so I wish he would have spoken it more as the lyrics are quite hilarious and smart.

Everyone else was just brilliant. Jane was hilarious and girl can do the splits. Creel has the best voice on Broadway, and he was great. The entire team was winning.

Ugh, I just wish Masteroff wrote more musicals. Between this and Cabaret, homeboy knows what he's doing. He just writes such quick, cleverly-plotted books.

GO see it.