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How is T.V.'s belt?

^I got there at 8 on Friday and got the third to the last ticket. One lady there said they only sell 26 tickets for the rush. The girl behind me said she had been there before and they only sold 20. Bono was there on Friday in one of the boxes with his family.

^ $65 million well spent then.

I saw the show yesterday. I certainly didn't dislike it, but I still don't really know how to feel. It's just very different. There are many issues -- the entire plot line is pretty ridiculous, much of the score sounds the same (although there were several songs I genuinely enjoyed, particularly in the second act) and, surprisingly, a lot of it looked rather cheap to me. The character of Arachne is stupid, as is the device of having a "geek chorus" tell the story.

The flying was impressive (although I think I was expecting more with such a hefty price tag attached), I thought the set at the end of the first act was cool, and I enjoyed many of the performances. Matthew James Thomas was on for Peter/Spidey and he was incredible. He and Damiano easily gave the best performances in the show.

I'm sort of confused as to why I didn't dislike this show, seeing as I've been able to recognize so many glaring flaws. But it was exciting to be in that theatre, and to see everything that they're doing. I don't think I could ever recommend it to someone as a good show, but I'll certainly be telling people that it's an experience. I would be interested in going back again to see it from a different location, hopefully after they make a number of changes during previews.

Updated On: 1/9/11 at 09:56 AM

i agree. i saw it jan 2 , felt the same. i was really bummed that the big fight scene stopped and was never completed for my show. thats the big exciting scene everyone talks about and it dudded out.

i didnt mind arachned as an arch villainess so much, kinda cool, but she was so here and there.

the damn book just is inconsistentand to me has a feeling of just being patched and stiched together out of so many ideas that it ceases to have impact.

the geek chorus seems like an applique.

the piano piece with gg comes out of nowhere.

the fanare at the begginning seems like , oh we need a bigger openin lets do something here...

everything all stitched together, but each piece of cloth is different.

sparkling litle set pieces cobbled toether that dont fit together well with too many slow droney songs one after another. especially in the second act.

excuse typos,iPad had for em...

There has never been a battle there. That's what people are really complaining about... the ending just..... falls flat. Completely. He reluctantly agrees to become Arachne's to save MJ's life, then she changes her mind and sets the two free and says that she is free of "the curse" and she flies to the heavens. Then MJ says "Go get 'em Tiger." and he poses. And an ugly tye-dye banner falls. The end.

There was a fight scene between Arachne and Spidey at the end on Wednesday night when I saw it. Granted, it wasn't very good (Arachne got caught in the web once during the "interrogation," so the entire fight I was expecting her to get tangled), but it was there.

TV is really amazing. I personally thought she was the best (acting and singing) in the show. While the character is pretty half-baked, she worked it.

I thought T.V. was great. I was really looking forward to seeing her because of how much I enjoyed her performance in "Across The Universe". I still wish I could have seen Natalie Mendoza's performance after hearing her voice on the recordings. Reeve and Jenn are definitely the stars of the show. I agree, the book needs serious help. Almost all of the Jameson one-liners fell flat. Act II was just a downward spiral. If "Deeply Furious" is NOT cut or replaced by another song, I will be pretty surprised. I do really like the score and the visuals are unsurpassed. I do want to see the show again when it's frozen.

Updated On: 1/9/11 at 02:52 PM

I have a 'sound' with TV on it but I don't know how to track it. PM me if you know how to.

Hahaha rougeduck, nice change. As a character, I don't like her at all.

Spider-man isn't performing again until Wednesday night. Perhaps, with this extended period, we're going to finally see some major changes implemented. I'm curious what the word will be after Wednesday evening's performance.