TAMMY FAYE Previews- Page 2

[DaveyG]

Posted: 10/20/24 at 3:41pm

Going from a 325 seat theatre to a 1650 seat theatre was probably not smart for this show. What thrills in a small space can feel very underwhelming in a grand theatre like the Palace. Sounds like they have a lot of work to do. 

 

Updated On: 10/20/24 at 03:41 PM

[BorisTomashevsky]

Posted: 10/20/24 at 4:14pm

Lord, it played a 325-seater in London? What were they thinking putting it at the Palace?

Save a space next to Bad Cinderella on the Wall of Costly Mistakes. 

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 10/20/24 at 4:18pm

Yes. The Almeida is a tiny space, smaller than the Laura Pels. I think they adjusted the set and scale of it well enough, though. 

[pablitonizer]

Posted: 10/20/24 at 4:25pm

A friend of mine went to see it last night and told me it was painful to remain seated. I thought he was overreacting lol

 

Updated On: 10/20/24 at 04:25 PM

[bway1430]

Posted: 10/20/24 at 5:27pm

pablitonizer said: "A friend of mine went to see it last night and told me it was painful to remain seated. I thought he was overreacting lol

I think there is a LOT of over-reacting to what was basically a first preview and one that had it's share of technical problems.

Really sad to see people actually knock performances of actors just trying to get through a first preview.

Maybe those that rush to such bad judgement feel better about themselves? 

Tacky and tasteless if you ask me.

 

 

 

 

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 10/20/24 at 5:33pm

bwaylyric said: "The celebrated Palace reopening with two duds in a row?"

There has been one public performance of this show. Relax. 

[WldKingdomHM]

Posted: 10/20/24 at 6:05pm

Let’s judge the ticket sales for the next couple of weeks…not good

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 10/20/24 at 6:10pm

bwaylyric said: "The celebrated Palace reopening with two duds in a row?"

Whether it's a dud or something better remains to be seen, but Broadway doesn't exactly have a great track record for reopening a re-named theatre with a hit (be it financially or creatively). Such as...

• Belasco Theatre reopened with WOMEN ON THE VERGE (a costly flop for LCT and a hotly anticipated show that disappointed)
• Henry Miller's Theatre reopened post-reno with that awful revival of BYE BYE BIRDIE, followed by Dame Edna & Michael Feinstein's short-lived flop ALL ABOUT ME. When it was renamed the Sondheim, its first tenant was PEE WEE HERMAN...at least that one made money?
• St. James Theatre: FROZEN (some of those renovations were specifically done to attract Disney)
• Nederlander Theatre: that misguided GUYS & DOLLS was the first to play there after the post-RENT renovation.
• James Earl Jones Theatre: OHIO STATE MURDERS (closed early, lost money)
• Gershwin Theatre: Angela Lansbury's MAME revival (closed after 41 performances)
• Al Hirschfeld Theatre: the tail end of Stokes' MAN OF LA MANCHA (which lost money & didn't wow critics) followed by WONDERFUL TOWN (mixed reviews aside from Murphy, ran a year but lost money).

There are exceptions, of course (such as BOEING-BOEING at the Longacre, SUNDAY at the Hudson, and SIX continuing on at the Lena Horne) but there's no added sales value or creative magic for a show reopening a Broadway house.

Updated On: 10/20/24 at 06:10 PM

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 10/20/24 at 6:41pm

Is she playing Tammy Faye or Reba?

[sppunk]

Posted: 10/20/24 at 6:53pm

pablitonizer said: "A friend of mine went to see it last night and told me it was painful to remain seated. I thought he was overreacting lol

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A friend went and actually left at intermission - I have not had a chance to connect with her to get the full story on why though. 

[BorisTomashevsky]

Posted: 10/20/24 at 7:04pm

Sounds like Andrew Rannells knew what he was getting out of. 

[WldKingdomHM]

Posted: 10/20/24 at 7:27pm

TheatreFan4 said: "Is she playing Tammy Faye or Reba?

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Looks like the left over set from Aida during “My Strongest Suit”

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 10/20/24 at 7:36pm

Those screens literally look like cardboard. You can see creases and wrinkling on some of them. Where's the $25M and did most of it land in Elton's bank account?

[nativenewyorker2]

Posted: 10/20/24 at 8:34pm

TheatreFan4 said: "Those screens literally look like cardboard. You can see creases and wrinkling on some of them. Where'sthe $25M and did most of it land in Elton's bank account?"


well sunset Blvd looks like it cost $0 with no sets or costumes, and apparently that’s innovative (or is that just the cool thing to say right now)

Updated On: 10/20/24 at 08:34 PM

[perfectliar]

Posted: 10/20/24 at 8:38pm

bway1430 said: "pablitonizer said: "Tacky and tasteless if you ask me."

No one did. <3​​​​

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 10/20/24 at 8:39pm

well sunset Blvd looks like it cost $0 with no sets or costumes, and apparently that’s innovative 

The various cameras used cost more than your home:

Updated On: 10/20/24 at 08:39 PM

[Jarethan]

Posted: 10/20/24 at 8:41pm

nativenewyorker2 said: "TheatreFan4 said: "Those screens literally look like cardboard. You can see creases and wrinkling on some of them. Where'sthe $25M and did most of it land in Elton's bank account?"


well sunset Blvd looks like it cost $0 with no sets or costumes, and apparently that’s innovative"

I thought SB’s production values were stellar and will be very surprised if it is not a serious contender in the Sound and Lighting Tony Categories.  Too early to predict a win, but I think it would have won both (and director) last season…and I am a big fan of The Outsiders.

[nativenewyorker2]

Posted: 10/20/24 at 8:43pm

BrodyFosse123 said: "well sunset Blvd looks like it cost $0 with no sets or costumes, and apparently that’s innovative

The various cameras used cost more than your home:



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Who’s gonna tell him that Tammy Faye uses on stage cameras too

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 10/20/24 at 9:10pm

BrodyFosse123 said: "well sunset Blvd looks like it cost $0 with no sets or costumes, and apparently that’s innovative

The various cameras used cost more than your home:



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This. The technology in Sunset Blvd. is the most advanced I’ve ever seen on a Broadway stage. It’s a game changer. 

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 10/20/24 at 9:27pm

I had totally forgotten Tammy Fay’s act 2 now opens with backstage cameras following Tammy getting ready at a makeup table, and follows her until she’s onstage.  

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 10/20/24 at 9:35pm

nativenewyorker2 said: "well sunset Blvd looks like it cost $0 with no sets or costumes"

It’s so ignorant when people say “there’s no set and costumes.” Lloyd has a deliberate style and everything in Sunset Blvd is done with an extreme level of specificity. There’s an intimacy to the production, yet suddenly it’s able to FEEL enormous because of the performances, haze, lighting, and video. It’s pretty astounding to behold.

Give me SUNSET's design over the overdesigned chaos of OHIO or LEMPICKA or MEAN GIRLS any day.

Some poorly-designed Broadway shows feel like a riff on Mulaney's quip about Donald Trump: he's a homeless person's idea of a rich person (tall buildings with his name on them, gold hair, and a TV show where he fires people). Just because they have certain physical design elements does not mean they are good and does not mean they will look better than shows that chose to spend their budget differently.

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 10/20/24 at 10:28pm

Ermengarde, it’s a taste level thing. You either have it, or you’ve had it.

[PipingHotPiccolo]

Posted: 10/20/24 at 11:15pm

Jordan Catalano said: "I had totally forgotten Tammy Fay’s act 2 now opens with backstage cameras following Tammy getting ready at a makeup table, and follows her until she’s onstage."

I would so so enjoy another show filming their OWN stunt-on-the-street in the frame of Sunset Boulevard's every night. 

[Jarethan]

Posted: 10/21/24 at 1:16am

PipingHotPiccolo said: "Jordan Catalano said: "I had totally forgotten Tammy Fay’s act 2 now opens with backstage cameras following Tammy getting ready at a makeup table, and follows her until she’s onstage."

I would so so enjoy another show filming their OWN stunt-on-the-street in the frame of Sunset Boulevard's every night.

It would just be derivative.

[TBFL]

Posted: 10/21/24 at 1:53am

TheatreFan4 said: "Those screens literally look like cardboard. You can see creases and wrinkling on some of them. Where'sthe $25M and did most of it land in Elton's bank account?"

How are they meant to open without 'creases' on them?