TAMMY FAYE Previews- Page 13

[Cape Twirl of Doom]

Posted: 11/5/24 at 7:44pm

90% capacity and only $319,000!? Jeez the entire audience must be comps.

[Wick3]

Posted: 11/5/24 at 7:55pm

ardiem said: "GilmoreGirlO2 said: "[...] The highlight of my experience were the new bathrooms in the renovated theatre – I’d say best bathrooms on Broadway!"

My experience was the opposite! I was sitting in the orchestra and was kind of shocked at the narrow staircase leading down to a very cramped and chaotic queue for the inadequately-sized bathroom. It looked as if no consideration had been given to expanding that bathroom or making crowd flow more efficient."

You can take the elevator to the balcony level and they have bathrooms there…. But I don’t know if balcony is open right now. I know they’re not selling tickets in balcony but maybe the bathrooms are open for audience use.

[ivy3]

Posted: 11/5/24 at 8:18pm

JSquared2 said: "Sorry -- but changing the key art is not an "extensive change". As others have alsosaid, I've seen the show during the first week of previews and then again last weekend -- and the changes to the actual show are very minimal."

Michael Cerveris is doing daily videos on Instagram and he is the one mentioning extensive changes, how it felt like a whole new preview show etc. , how songs/materials got cut. Just yesterday he mentioned the show again had a lot changes. Is he lying? 

 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 11/5/24 at 8:21pm

Cape Twirl of Doom said: "90% capacity and only $319,000!? Jeez the entire audience must be comps."

Capacity is listed at 64.24% for this week's grosses.

 

[Sho-Tunes-R-Us]

Posted: 11/6/24 at 1:34am

Attended Monday night.11/4, as the first show of seven I'll see this week (annual Bway vacation).   I.was crestfallen,.to say.the least.  Cast gave their all, but I detected flop sweat in.their every action [ I'm probably projecting ] and I really feel for them.  Sets/costumes were adequate, plot.was.murky and uninspired.and Sir Elton delivered a score that surpassed Lestat in its banality.  Jack Shears should share EJ's blame for.the.insipid. lyrics.

I.attended The Outsiders tonight, and that cleared my theatrical palate for the remainder of.my week.  Next up, Cabaret, Gatsby, Sunset BLVD, Death Becomes Her.and Oh, Mary!  Things will continue to improve, I've no doubt.

 

[Cape Twirl of Doom]

Posted: 11/6/24 at 10:25am

ACL2006 said: "Cape Twirl of Doom said: "90% capacity and only $319,000!? Jeez the entire audience must be comps."

Capacity is listed at64.24% for this week's grosses.



"

OK that makes more sense, though it's still a terrible amount. (I was responding to a post that said 90%, which has since been edited btw.)

[GiantsInTheSky2]

Posted: 11/6/24 at 11:14am

ivy3 said: "JSquared2 said: "Sorry -- but changing the key art is not an "extensive change". As others have alsosaid, I've seen the show during the first week of previews and then again last weekend -- and the changes to the actual show are very minimal."

Michael Cerveris is doing daily videos on Instagram and he is the one mentioning extensive changes, how it felt like a whole new preview show etc. , how songs/materials got cut. Just yesterday he mentioned the show again had a lot changes. Is he lying?"

I think “lying” is a bit extreme. There could be changes being made that are ‘extensive’ for the performers to adjust & execute, but actually have little impact on the overall show from the perspective of the audience. 

[Phillyguy]

Posted: 11/6/24 at 1:39pm

corninthesky said: "Has the book changed much since London? As I read reviews between here and Reddit, it seems like the biggest complaint is the book. Funny how the book was raved in London. Also interesting that they list this as 2:30 runtime on the website but people are saying it runs about 2:45. Are they throwing the kitchen sink to see what lands and have major cuts coming?"

What's the runtime now? I don't see it on the show or ticketing website, but online says either 2 hour and 10 mins with 1 intermission or 2:45 mins. Just want to make sure if budget my time since I have to catch a train. 

[ivy3]

Posted: 11/7/24 at 7:59am

GiantsInTheSky2 said: "I think “lying” is a bit extreme. There could be changes being made that are ‘extensive’ for the performers to adjust & execute, but actually have little impact on the overall show from the perspective of the audience."

and that would be a different thing than what the people are writing on this thread. It is one thing if they said "yes there are changes but they don't fix the issues or make the show any better".  aka little impact on the overall show as you said. That would be their opinion and to be respected.

However we have people say "minimal changes", "only 2 changes and one is an addition of a scene". On the other hand you have an actor in show talking about pages and pages of changes day after day, cutting of materials and songs, and a show that is about 20 or so minutes shorter than the first preview. Both of those things cannot be true at the same time. Hence the use of "lying". 

two notes:

- cerveris never commented about an artwork change and called that extensive. He was talking about the show.

- I never commented about the quality or impact of the changes, just talking about number of changes. 

Updated On: 11/7/24 at 07:59 AM

[KevinKlawitter]

Posted: 11/8/24 at 5:35pm

Tammy Faye cast to perform on Good Morning America next Wednesday

[yyys]

Posted: 11/8/24 at 5:58pm

I went last Saturday and it started at 8:05 and we were out around 10:30 pm.

 

Phillyguy said: "corninthesky said: "Has the book changed much since London? As I read reviews between here and Reddit, it seems like the biggest complaint is the book. Funny how the book was raved in London. Also interesting that they list this as 2:30 runtime on the website but people are saying it runs about 2:45. Are they throwing the kitchen sink to see what lands and have major cuts coming?"

What's the runtime now? I don't see it on the show or ticketing website, but online says either 2 hour and 10 mins with 1 intermission or 2:45 mins. Just want to make sure if budget my time since I have to catch a train."

 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 11/8/24 at 7:52pm

KevinKlawitter said: "Tammy Faye cast to perform on Good Morning America next Wednesday"

At least they're trying.

[Wick3]

Posted: 11/8/24 at 8:39pm

I think that’s the day before their opening.

time flies…. They’ll probably freeze the show in the next few days.

[Kad]

Posted: 11/9/24 at 10:59am

Wick3 said: "I think that’s the day before their opening.

time flies…. They’ll probably freeze the show in the next few days."

The show almost certainly has been frozen now. Critics have to attend performances starting this weekend.

[BETTY22]

Posted: 11/9/24 at 6:57pm

Kad said: "Wick3 said: "I think that’s the day before their opening.

time flies…. They’ll probably freeze the show in the next few days."

The show almost certainly has been frozen now. Critics have to attend performances starting this weekend."

NYT assigned Elizabeth to review. She was at todays 2pm show. 

[broadwaybaybee22]

Posted: 11/9/24 at 9:09pm

Betty22 said : NYT assigned Elizabeth to review. She was at todays 2pm show. 

I am anxious to read the NYT review about Elton John's Tammy Faye Musical. I wonder if it will appear in tomorrow's New York Times Online?  I believe they gave a positive review for the West End Alameda version of this Musical.back in October 2022. I will be shocked if it is positive based on the countless comments I have seen on here and other social media by people that have seen this but who knows?  I hope the show is able to survive because I am sure all the cast of actors and stage people worked very hard on this project and I feel bad seeing anyone be out of work.  

Updated On: 11/9/24 at 09:09 PM

[Ensemble1698878795]

Posted: 11/9/24 at 10:28pm

Saw this today and had a ball. It’s pure camp with some amazing performances. If you want a good time see it. 

[BorisTomashevsky]

Posted: 11/10/24 at 10:50am

brdwybound04 said: "Is ‘Ragtime’ really transferring this Winter/Spring??"

I suspect they’ll announce a Palace transfer as soon as Tammy posts her closing notice. 

[BETTY22]

Posted: 11/10/24 at 11:59am

broadwaybaybee22 said: "Betty22 said : NYT assigned Elizabeth to review. She was at todays 2pm show.

I am anxiousto readthe NYT review about Elton John's Tammy Faye Musical. I wonder if it will appear in tomorrow's New York Times Online?I believe they gave a positive review for the West End Alameda version of this Musical.back in October 2022. I will be shocked if it is positive based on the countless comments I have seen on here and other social media by people that have seen thisbut who knows? I hope the show is able to survive because I am sure all the cast of actors and stage people worked very hard on this project and I feel bad seeing anyone be out of work."

Show opens Thursday. Print embargoed until Friday ....online Thursday evening. 

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 11/10/24 at 1:14pm

BorisTomashevsky said: "brdwybound04 said: "Is ‘Ragtime’ really transferring this Winter/Spring??"

I suspect they’ll announce a Palace transfer as soon as Tammy posts her closing notice."

Another bare bones transfer of a City Center production of a show that flopped when it came back to Broadway last time into a Barn of a theatre as if its going to go any further than Tammy Faye is going to? Like... Okay... 

And before people who try to say 2009 was a different time... look around...

[WldKingdomHM]

Posted: 11/10/24 at 1:20pm

Agree we don’t need another Ragtime. The performers can outshine the material (by singing some notes)  but it has to gel into one. Nothing compares to the OBC. People want to laugh right now and be excited for something new 

Updated On: 11/10/24 at 01:20 PM

[ivy3]

Posted: 11/10/24 at 7:30pm

There is a discussion happening on reddit now about how much the show changed. Both people involved with the show and people who have seen the show multiple times saying around 40% of the show has changed. 

Updated On: 11/11/24 at 07:30 PM

[DrMonicaDeMoneco]

Posted: 11/10/24 at 9:37pm

Ensemble1698878795 said: "Saw this today and had a ball. It’s pure camp with some amazing performances. If you want a good time see it."

Are you sure you were at a performance of Tammy Faye and not The Big Gay Jamboree?  Was Tammy rewritten and now it’s all camp?

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 11/10/24 at 11:36pm

Anyone here see Autumn Hurlbert’s Tammy debut this evening?

[amiyagi]

Posted: 11/11/24 at 9:35am

EDSOSLO858 said: "Anyone here see Autumn Hurlbert’s Tammy debut this evening?"

I was there. For the first act anyway. Other than a couple little line stumbles, she was fantastic and has a great voice. I'm not American or familiar with the Bakkers so I don't know how accurate her portrayal was, but she is definitely talented.

I haven't seen Katie but there's no way her performance is that much better that it would save this show. Despite the talent of the whole cast, the show was utterly horrendous and boring. I try to see all the musicals in a season but I really wish I'd just skipped this.