Shining City rush??

[Just_John]

Posted: 7/13/06 at 11:25pm

How does this work?? Anyone know all the deatials?? Do you have to be there when the box office open?? Thanks for any info!!!

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 7/13/06 at 11:26pm

I went a little before the play started and got a front mezzanine ticket for $ 26, the plays is very long. I warn you.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 7/13/06 at 11:32pm

Umm...muscle dear...the show is 90 minutes with no intermission. Maybe you're thinking of a different Shining City...?

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 7/13/06 at 11:34pm

The play may only be 90 minutes but it feels like an eternity. A listless, unfocused bore.

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 7/13/06 at 11:34pm

I mean, very slow paced. It felt like 3 hours to me.

[Just_John]

Posted: 7/13/06 at 11:36pm

Do you think it's worth seeing??

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 7/13/06 at 11:37pm

http://theater2.nytimes.com/2006/05/10/theater/reviews/10shin.html

I thought it was stunning! As did Mr. Brantley.

Updated On: 7/13/06 at 11:37 PM

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 7/13/06 at 11:37pm

I LOVED it. It was totally worth my $26.

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 7/13/06 at 11:39pm

I don't think it's worth seeing. BUT if you wanna see it, go, don't be biased by what i thought of the play. I only enjoyed Doubt, Barefoot in the Park and Festen out of the plays I've seen this year. I love the cast of Shining City. If you don't go, you might regret it, we are all different.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 7/13/06 at 11:40pm

Some good writing, some great acting, but overall extremely unfocused and slow. There's no action, and it's too talky.

The end creeped me the f*ck out. I get why they did it, but I found it -- despite that -- to be a total put-off.

Updated On: 7/13/06 at 11:40 PM

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 7/13/06 at 11:45pm

Martha Plimpton and the young actor (name escapes me) were wonderful. O'Byrne was good in a sucky role. Platt was woefully miscast. The night I saw it, he changed accents like a baby changes diapers.

[mabel]

Posted: 7/14/06 at 9:09am

I saw it a couple weeks ago from rush seats. I got there just before 10 and there was a couple in front of me and another woman. The woman was inquiring about the rush for a pair of students that were with her in the city, and the guy said that they didn't have many seats at all for the show (so I'd recommend getting there as close to 10 as you can, should you decide to go).

I thought overall the show was worth seeing for my $25. I don't think I'd go back again (other than the curiosity factor for the last few moments that happened so fast, I wasn't able to take it all in). I liked the show a hell of a lot better than I remember liking The Weir, but I don't think it was worthy of the raves it got from most critics.

Oh, and mef, I totally agree about Platt's accent. I don't think he was necessarily horrible all around, but he did seem to have a different accent in each scene. I specifically remember there being a Liverpool accent in there somewhere, and wondering "Why is Paul McCartney on stage?!?!" I do think he did a commendable job with the dialogue that must have looked incredibly daunting on the page. While it was difficult to listen to at times, he definitely spoke the way I'd imagine someone freaked out by the violent death of his wife, going to their first meetings meetings with a shrink would...all the "ums," "ers," and changing thought mid-sentance.

Anyway, John, if you can get rush, I guess I'd recommend seeing it before it closes (especially if you don't have anything else pressing to catch on you To-See list).

[lucyjessie]

Posted: 7/14/06 at 12:33pm

I thought it was brilliant, too. Yes, it's talky, but I liked the naturalistic dialogue--although I can understand why other people might not. I think the shock of the ending is over-rated though.

mabel--love your avatar!

[Just_John]

Posted: 7/14/06 at 1:11pm

Thanks everybody, I got two rush tix this morning.

[mabel]

Posted: 7/14/06 at 1:20pm

Be sure to let us know what you think, John!

Thanks, lucyjessie.

[Just_John]

Posted: 7/15/06 at 1:17am

So I just got back. I really enjoyed it. It is a slow moving play. Someone took a flash picture during John's(the character) long monolouge which made Brian O'Flynn flinch. And I hadn't taken my ADD medication so I could longer pay attention to him cause all I could think of was him flinching cause I thought his flinching was a turn to stop the show and remove the photographer from the theater which I wish he had done. Anyway I enjoyed it, I didn't LOVE it. Just it's so cool everything that happens. I don't want to ruin it for anyone but I think everyone should try to see it this weekend just because I said. You may not like it as a few on this thread have stated. But I just thought it was a good night out at the theater. The only complaint I had was their really awful Irish accents, all 4 of them.
Updated On: 7/15/06 at 01:17 AM

[frogs_fan85]

Posted: 7/15/06 at 1:29am

Out of curiosity where were your rush seats? I ask because I was thinking of rushing on Sunday, although rush seats might not be available because it's the last performance I figured I would at least try.

[Just_John]

Posted: 7/15/06 at 1:37am

I think they reserve at least 8 seats. There in the mezz front row on either sides. There's a bar in front of them but you forget about it once the show starts. And that theater has the most comfortable seats, just thought I'd add that.

[frogs_fan85]

Posted: 7/15/06 at 1:39am

Thank you very much!

[Just_John]

Posted: 7/15/06 at 1:58am

Oh and the box office opens at 12, not 10. I had fun walking around Times Square alone for two hours. :)

[lucyjessie]

Posted: 7/15/06 at 8:42am

Glad you like it overall. But you do realize Brian O'Byrne is from Ireland, right?

[mabel]

Posted: 7/15/06 at 9:28am

The box office opened at 12?!? I know that's generally the case on Sunday, but I've never really seen that during the week. Then again, I went on a Wednesday, so maybe they keep to the regular 10am opening on two show days?? Strange.

Glad you're glad you went, John! That's kind of how I felt about it. I didn't really love it by any means, but I was glad I went. Which, in some cases, is better than finding a show that you love that you want to see over and over again.

[Just_John]

Posted: 7/15/06 at 12:09pm

Yea the box office only opens at 10 for Wednesday matinees, maybe Sat mat., a forget. And yes I realized Brian O'Byrne is from Ireland. But in DOUBT he just talked with a normal Irish accent. Last night he was putting on a fake accent. I'm Irish, and their accents were sometimes very unclear to me. I bet it was the director saying put a thicker accent on!!!

[myManCape]

Posted: 7/15/06 at 12:50pm

Isnt Plimpton irish as well? I had no problem with their accents. Its directed by Bob Falls, an excellent director. I doubt he told them to fake accents that they have naturally.

[Just_John]

Posted: 7/15/06 at 12:55pm

Plimton kept changing his accent, he was def. the worst. It was probably only me who could tell because my whole family has irish accents.