THE COLOR PURPLE Previews
THE COLOR PURPLE Previews
TerrenceIsTheMann
Broadway Star Joined: 9/28/15
#1THE COLOR PURPLE Previews
Posted: 11/10/15 at 12:27am
Previews begin tomorrow night! Anyone going to be there?
#2THE COLOR PURPLE Previews
Posted: 11/10/15 at 7:23am
I will be there. Very excited. This was one the second show I saw on Broadway during my first trip to New York, so I'm eager to both hear the music again and see this production that I've heard so much about. And what a cast!!!
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#4THE COLOR PURPLE Previews
Posted: 11/10/15 at 9:37am
Seeing this on December 2nd and I couldn't be more excited. Never saw the musical, movie or read the book, so I'm excited to finally see this material.
Broadwaystar2
Broadway Star Joined: 9/4/13
#5THE COLOR PURPLE Previews
Posted: 11/10/15 at 9:44am
I will be there as well. Going in with a very open mind. Just thinking back at the other huge production. And to think this one will only be done with a few chairs. Trying to wrap my head around the concept.
NYadgal
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/04
#6THE COLOR PURPLE Previews
Posted: 11/10/15 at 10:49am
I'll be there Thursday. After viewing the video posted in the other thread, I'm very excited to see it.
"Two drifters off to see the world. There's such a lot of world to see. . ."
#7THE COLOR PURPLE Previews
Posted: 11/10/15 at 10:54am
I'm going to try and get rush tix next week.
I wanted to go this week but I have other commitments.
#8THE COLOR PURPLE Previews
Posted: 11/10/15 at 11:55am
my most anticipated show this Fall/Winter. I'm hoping to hear great things about it.
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
#9THE COLOR PURPLE Previews
Posted: 11/10/15 at 12:24pm
I REALLY want to see this show, but I can't afford $145.00 a ticket. Even $80 to sit in the last row of the Mezz is pretty extreme.
#10THE COLOR PURPLE Previews
Posted: 11/10/15 at 12:41pm
I got a seat row E of the left mezz, first seat on the aisle for $85. I didn't think that was too bad. I've never been in the mezzanine for that theatre but I can't imagine it being a bad seat. Anyone have any input?
Broadwaystar2
Broadway Star Joined: 9/4/13
#11THE COLOR PURPLE Previews
Posted: 11/10/15 at 2:52pm
Famebroadway2 said: "I REALLY want to see this show, but I can't afford $145.00 a ticket. Even $80 to sit in the last row of the Mezz is pretty extreme.
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So stand in the rush line in the morning and get the 35 dollar tickets.
#12THE COLOR PURPLE Previews
Posted: 11/10/15 at 4:16pm
I would also guess this show will be sold-out most if not all the time. So I wonder when & if they'll be selling SRO.
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
TerrenceIsTheMann
Broadway Star Joined: 9/28/15
#15THE COLOR PURPLE Previews
Posted: 11/10/15 at 8:46pm
I'm curious to hear if they've expanded on the design at all for a more traditional proscenium space vs. the Chocolate Factory stage in London.
Updated On: 11/10/15 at 08:46 PM
Buddy Plummer2
Understudy Joined: 5/4/12
#16THE COLOR PURPLE Previews
Posted: 11/10/15 at 9:23pm
Intermission now; the entire cast is absolutely fantastic. Lots of applause from an incredibly receptive audience.
the set looks about the same as the pictures I've seen from the London design, and though I personally think it's beautiful, the women behind me are currently complaining about it being too sparse ("you don't know if they're inside or outside", "the production I saw had neon signs; and here there's no neon signs"
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#17THE COLOR PURPLE Previews
Posted: 11/10/15 at 9:24pm
you don't know if they're inside or outside"
LMAO!!!
#19THE COLOR PURPLE Previews
Posted: 11/10/15 at 10:41pm
This is obviously not the kind of reinvention SPRING AWAKENING is, but I'm going to put it in the same group of revivals of newish shows that are stronger than the original. The production is strong and focused, and the cast is unreal. Only major complaint is tinny sound.
RW3
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#20THE COLOR PURPLE Previews
Posted: 11/10/15 at 10:45pm
Did Whizzer say if he was or wasn't going tonight?
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#21THE COLOR PURPLE Previews
Posted: 11/10/15 at 10:47pm
It's stunning. The three women are wonderful. Hudson is refreshingly restrained and fantastic. Brooks is hilarious and heartbreaking. Erivo is a star. What a performance. Standing O after "I'm Here."
Arden should talk to Doyle. THIS is how you deconstruct and reconstruct a musical. Don't miss it.
Updated On: 1/1/16 at 10:47 PM#22THE COLOR PURPLE Previews
Posted: 11/10/15 at 10:50pm
Relieved to hear that Hudson is able to handle the Broadway stage. Very excited to see this. Although I was fearing the orchestra would sound tinny like every other Chocolate Factory transfer.
Updated On: 11/10/15 at 10:50 PM
#23THE COLOR PURPLE Previews
Posted: 11/10/15 at 10:51pm
Does this production include the overture?
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#25THE COLOR PURPLE Previews
Posted: 11/10/15 at 11:22pm
There was no overture in London. That's not a surprise.
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