TAKE ME OUT Previews — Page 5

I also had never heard of Williams and, seeing the show today, I also thought he gave the best performance in a strong cast.

brando193 said: "I know technically not in previews anymore, but I had a seating question for those that have seen this already! Looking to get 30under30 tickets and wondering if there's any "better" side to sit on between Orchestra Left and Orchestra Right?"

I would say Right

Saw this show Yesterday with a bunch of friends and we all loved it! We thought the performances were great, it was funny, and it was really deep and interesting. My friend who is a "sports slash theatre" person definitely liked it the most and was telling me how she thinks she'll still be thinking about it for a long time.

All four of us like men so... uh... that didn't hurt either. We were completely taken aback by the massive size of Jesse William's acting talents (I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I had to). But I do mean that seriously. I know some weren't a fan of his performance, but I thought he was great. His performance really worked for both the humor and to show how unaffected he was (or was projecting to be) by some of the events. JTF was also definitely a standout too. His relationship with JW was done so well (on both sides) and his baseball monologues were great.

I really had no concept of time in that theatre, so maybe the timing wouldn't work, but I kinda wonder how it would play if intermission came after Act 2 instead of Act 1. It did feel pretty off-balance with so little really happening in Act 1 and so much happening in Acts 2 and 3.

I have a single extra ticket to TONIGHT’s performance if anyone is nearby the area and wants. Right orchestra. I am willing to give it way especially to someone who couldn’t afford otherwise. I can meet you at the theater at 6:30. Private message me.

I am still wondering if JW does all 8 performances?

This production was my favorite out of the 6 shows we saw last week. The acting was superb all around. I think the play resonates so much more these days. I hope it lands a bunch of Tonys.

Just got back from the play tonight. WOW. Best show we've seen this season. The cast is outstanding, the play itself is great, and it's a stellar night of theatre. (Neither I or my fiancee have seen a production of the play before, so that may have heightened our enjoyment. But a great show nonetheless.)

On a separate note, something very strange happened at our show. It was the final scene, and with only a few minutes left in the play, someone from the mezzanine yelled "Is anyone here a doctor? Call an ambulance! Call 9-1-1!"

Someone upstairs had passed out, thought no one in the orchestra could see. They stopped the show and the lights came on, but because of the Yondr phone pouches...nobody could access their phones! (!!!!!)

Thankfully house management, stage management and the cast all handled it like pros. There was a doctor in the audience and she attended to the scene, and a few minutes later the usher said everyone was fine and for us to re-take our seats so they could finish the play. Everyone was in fact OK, but it was still a distressing end to the show.

I'm looking at seats and there's partial view seats (right next to premium) in the side orchestra (Orchestra E6). Does anyone know how much of the stage is obstructed?

We had been seated for today's matinee when an announcement was made for a 10 minute delay due to technical difficulties. Ultimately they announced the matinee was cancelled. All that was mentioned what that the technical difficulties couldn't be overcome. So bummed to miss it since today's the last day of our trip, but there are worse things for sure!

It was mentioned but (of course) the posts were deleted.

I don’t think they’ll have any negative impact to the show or him.

Agree that the prices are insane now, but these reviews sort of solidify that it's a must-see event.

I can't speak for the orchestra or this production, but I sat in the last row of the mezz for What the Constitution Means to Me and it was an excellent view. Not sure there's a bad seat in the house at The Hayes.

I did, too. And agree!

Saw the show last night, and really loved just about every part of it. Having seen the Public and original Broadway productions years ago, there was a certain alchemy in that original cast that really made the show shine. I saw a lot of that in parts of this production.

Firstly, maybe it's because it's late in the run and some of the meh responses to Williams were in previews, but I thought he was fantastic. Daniel Sunjata is hard act to follow, but Williams is really fantastic. I'd argue that if it wasn't his Broadway debut, he might actually win the Tony over Ferguson because while wonderful, there's a long shadow that Denis O'Hare leaves. There are certain lines that O'Hare just served to perfection, and to hear those same lines kind of used as a throw away, I wonder if Tony voters who remember those will be thinking similarly. But then there's Oberholzer, who manages to just go for broke at Shane, just unrelenting emotionally, he's his own mini tour-de-force, hopefully a star-making performance. Really, any of them could, and should, win the Tony.

The newly added scene, while I get why, it's more a should they have? It just didn't really do anything except give Williams some more meaty material. But really, it didn't work for me.

The rest of the cast was wonderful, and the intimate theatre was a great choice. My seats were 2nd to last row center, and they were great. A simple, affective set, really highlighted the performances. (And of course, the, um, performances.)

I will say the Yondr process was a bit confusing, I thought you could leave it on in the case, but they were telling us to shut them off, but then didn't say that we were already about to give them to lock up. I'll admit I had a brain freeze trying to remember how to turn it off! But once in, I didn't mind not having the phone with me.