OK thanks. I did not remember the order of the curtain call when I saw the first preview. I guess no changes have been made since Sting entered the show. (which is a good thing, since Sting is proud of what he had originally created and nothing was altered/added for his benefit or the audience's)
We don’t know how to tell you this, Miss Mary. No, we don’t know how to tell you this at all. We were 20 leagues at sea, it was calm as it can be, when out of the north, there came a sudden squall. He was standing at the wheel, Miss Mary. Across the deck, the mighty ocean roared. Then, the mizzen broke and fell, then, we heard the fellow yell, as it bashed him down and swept him overboard. Slowly, slowly, he sank into the sea, though we tried to save him, he sank into the sea. We are bringing you his personal belongings, and in his hat we found a soggy note. Though the salty ocean spray somehow washed the words away, I’ll see if I can decipher what he wrote. “Darling Mary” he begins, or is that “Dearest”? Yes, that’s the term he uses, we agree. The boy goes on and tells how he hopes this finds you well. It’s too bad he slowly sank into the sea. Slowly, slowly, he sank into the sea, with no life preserver, he sank into the sea. . We advise to forget him now Miss Mary. Our condolences to you we do extend, but we'll blame you not, my dear, if you care to shed a tear for the way he met his most untimely end. Slowly, slowly, he sank into the sea, to the very bottom, he sank into the sea.
I give Sting credit for doing this. I read he had two rehearsals! I know he's used to performing, but this is different. I saw the show last week and enjoyed it, but I may try to get standing room. Does anyone know if it's being sold?
Too bad this is a Ticketmaster show and not Telecharge, they always seem to have those last-minute premiums that didn't sell, and the discount codes work on them, too!
As WithoutATrace mentioned earlier in this thread, Sting is a great addition to the show. I also saw it in previews, and again this past Wednesday (I was at the matinee performance.)
I enjoyed it during previews, but thought Michael Esper was a bit weak in the role of Gideon. It took me a long time to warm up to him that first time.
Now the entire cast seems to be just where they need to be, all of them singing their hearts out (and beautifully) including Esper. I thought Jimmy Nail made a fine Jackie but Sting brings an extra spark to the role, as well as an added poignancy---here is a man who is literally trying to save his own sinking ship, doing everything he can to support it. It occurred to me as I watched the show on Wednesday that the actors on stage are fighting for their livelihoods just as much as the characters are. And I think the show is worthy of the fight!
I loved the songs the first time, the second time I loved the songs and the show as a whole. Yes, it's an implausible plotline, but it has so much heart and the performers are so talented. I was so glad I saw it again!
I'm tempted to try and see the final performance as well.
"or else he could have just benched Michael Esper and taken the whole thing over. "
This is a joke right? Gideon is clearly in his 30s, and Sting is not.
Yes, I was joking. I'm glad to hear Sting has taken over the role in a non-disruptive way and is a credit to the production. And I'm glad he didn't claim Esper's curtain call.
They raised the price of premium tickets during Sting's run to $317! That's getting toward Book of Mormon prices ... and even without Sting the premium tickets are $267. That is too expensive for a show with a mediocre reputation. They should be something more like $200 weeknights and $240 weekends.
They definitely have not and will not sell at $267 when Sting is not part of the show, I'm not sure if they are selling at $317 with him in it, probably some but there are still a lot available.
"Unless I took a nap at that point, Jackie was already a large point of that number."
It's become pretty clear that I did actually take a nap at that point, as Jackie is barely involved in that number.
I caught the show last night and enjoyed it better as a whole this time around. Sting is a wonderful addition to the company, bringing a particularly mischievous twinkle to Jackie's eye (although I enjoyed Jimmy Nail as well).
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"They raised the price of premium tickets during Sting's run to $317! That's getting toward Book of Mormon prices ... and even without Sting the premium tickets are $267. That is too expensive for a show with a mediocre reputation. They should be something more like $200 weeknights and $240 weekends."
I doubt they would have bumped them up randomly, so they were probably moving faster with Sting's announcement, so they increased the price to slow the purchase rate. Their whole selling point for premium (to make it seem less like scalping) is letting people decide at the last minute to catch a show, and still getting great seats when they do. So, you need tickets to be there for procrastinators with money, and there are a lot of them in this town.
Plus, it's not like they have anything to lose with high premium prices. This show is very good about converting these to not only regular priced tickets a few hours before show time, but the discount codes work on them as well. So, you can get these for like $89 or some such if you're patient and have a pretty open schedule.
I'm attending the show friday, and my +1 wants to stage door. (ugh) Can anyone tell me if 1. Sting even comes out? and 2. If the stage door has been crazy? If the answers are no and yes, respectively, then I might be able to convince him otherwise!
Thanks, I'll be the one watching in horror.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
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I attended the matinee on Sunday, I've outgrown my own stage dooring desires, but I can confirm that he does come out and sign. There was a decent sized crowd (mostly middle-aged women...), but not like, say, Daniel Radcliffe stage door craziness. He went down the line pretty quickly.
Damn. Guess there's no getting out of it. But thanks for the info and the chuckles.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
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A signed window card from this show with Sting's signature on it did go for $199 on eBay, so if you're trapped there anyway, may as well get one and jump in... worst case scenario, you bring your entertainment costs down for the day...
