TAKE ME OUT Fall 2022 Thread — Page 4

Jesse Tyler Ferguson, who played Mason during the performance. 

I'm looking to see the show on 1/3-1/5. Theatre looks pretty empty for all performances as far as getting a decent ticket am I better off with digital lottery, TDF or rush?

Thanks.

NYCtheaterguy said: "I understand Jesse Williams was out Friday; has he been in the show since?"

He was in the show last night. 

CarlosAlberto said: "Dollypop said: "Saw the play this afternoon with a TDF ticket. I was in the very first row dead center I had no problem assessing the quality of water in the shower scenes."

You noticed the water?"

 

That was my question.   Who is listening to the "message" when some dude is standing butt naked in front of you.  

Or then again, maybe it's the notoriety of those scenes that take precedence over the message that put this play on the map.  

Would this show have done as well without it?   As someone noted, sales went up after the photo/video was leaked.

I guess it's still the USofA though.  

Nudity still draws out one of three responses:  a) prudishness b) immaturity or c) whatever, it's a body.  Those who are comfortable with it will go straight to letter c.    Like JW himself said, it's a body for crying out loud.   As if we haven't seen men with great looking bodies.  Even "blessed" men with great looking bodies.  I would think we would be passed that in 2022.  

 

So, what are the thoughts as to why this is doing so poorly the second time around? 

Is this another Beetlejuice with high hopes that didn't meet expectations? Or was this a Waitress who came back for a pro-shot? 

They clearly thought there was more of an audience for it than there is.  But I’m glad they did. I’m finally seeing it on Sunday! 

ACL2006 said: "It's a shame COME FROM AWAY closed so this show could return. CFA was still breaking even at least and should have kept running through the end of the year."

Financially, you have a point. And there’s no denying the box office is less then great. And I’m sure the investors are less than thrilled. But I’d encourage you to think about it another way. I’m currently watching the season finale of We’re Here which takes place in Florida. In a world filled with anti-trans propaganda hate and laws & “Don’t Say Gay”  bills & people in other countries being murdered by the government for their sexual and gender identities & Pulse and Club Q nightclub shootings, I’m beyond grateful that shows like Take Me Out & A Strange Loop (both of which I’m finally seeing next week) even if their current box office is bad. Yes, they may be preaching to the choir most often (although I get the feeling that ASL is eye-opening to even many liberal audiences including non-POC LGBTQ+ folks) and performing to partially empty theaters. But you never know when shows like these existing may be the lifeline a struggling young or no-so-young member of the LGBTQ+ community needs right now. In that way, they may have a much longer lasting impact than many commercially-successful productions. 

MemorableUserName said: "BCfitasafiddle said: "It still confuses me why this came back commercially."

Most likely they misinterpreted the surge in sales that followed the photo leak to mean there was far greater interest than there really was. Selling out a 300-seat theater in the final weeks of a run (after hiking the prices) is one thing. Sticking it in a much larger theater months after that buzz died out is another."

Just an FYI. The Hayes theatre is just shy of 600 seats at 597. Even at that they did have a hard time selling out which did not equate to a move to a larger theatre.

C4b2a3b said: "Is the quoted running time of 2 hours and 30 minutes including intermission accurate? Does getting the Yondr pouch unlocked lead to an insane line after the show?"

Yes, and no. I saw an 8pm show a few weeks ago. On my way out after getting rid of the Yondr pouch I took a photo of the cast board (posted on the last page). I just checked the timestamp--I took it at 10:35pm.

eta: that was actually a week ago. Yikes.

Updated On: 1/1/23 at 02:03 PM

C4b2a3b said: "MemorableUserName said: "C4b2a3b said: "Is the quoted running time of 2 hours and 30 minutes including intermission accurate? Does getting the Yondr pouch unlocked lead to an insane line after the show?"

Yes, and no. I saw an 8pm show a few weeks ago. On my way out after getting rid of the Yondr pouch I took a photo of the cast board (posted on the last page). I just checked the timestamp--I took it at 10:35pm."

Thank you!!!"

Depending on where you're sitting, you can unlock your Yondr in the basement after the show, I was mine unlocked when I went to the restroom, so I could just walk out.

Looking to buy a ticket to see this and hoping to see the original cast. Coincidentally this is a rare time a Wednesday matinee could work for my schedule (Jan 18th), but wondering if it is considerably more likely I'll end up with understudies if I do a 2pm matinee on a Wednesday... Any experiences or general consensus?

I was there last night and the full cast was in. Loved the show. no bottleneck with the Yondr pouches that I experienced; they kept it moving, but I don't think the theater was full. I was out by 9:30 p.m. I was VERY glad I was not in the front row (where I usually love to sit) so I could actually concentrate on the show!