THE LOST BOYS Previews- Page 14

[CoffeeBreak]

Posted: 4/26/26 at 2:10am

No.  Not connected with the show or Arden.  You'll have to ask the "ensemble" brothers about that.  Yes. opinionated. 

MHE cost much more than 15m.  It will take many many many years to recoup.  It's weekly running costs are quite high.  LB weeklies are much higher still. 

LB is the BIGGEST production of a musical this year.  By far.   It's not the best production or best musical of the year.

But agree it will sell well to middle america (without recoup).  Fans of the movie however don't leave terribly thrilled especially with the music, tone and lacking "grandpa". 

Updated On: 4/26/26 at 02:10 AM

[Auggie27]

Posted: 4/26/26 at 6:22am

The discussion about the audience investment is critical here, and I experienced it as well, and at a Wednesday matinee. I speak with authority in drawing a distinction between Wednesday matinee crowds and others; it's the performance I attend now about 75-80% of the time. It's invariably older, and more female, often more reserved, and last week - both of those demographics obvious as well as the TDF crowd "show me" attitude on the way in - and they/we went wild, "Wild," for the show. The reactions were big throughout. I believe it's a measure of word of mouth. This show has the potential to sell big. And I suspect the matinees will go clean this summer. 

This piece is bringing out a hard to describe response in a diverse audience. Both nostalgia via a reminted chunk of another era, and something distinctly very 2026. It's emotion-fueled, filled with yearning and - the dark story of abandonment - a daring, unapologetic melancholy to enhance the eventual cathartic redemption. And it's got hot young performers who ignite in front of us. People exit feeling stirred. All of the quibbles, and I noted a nitpicky handful here last week, ultimately don't matter.

Updated On: 4/26/26 at 06:22 AM

[hayden6]

Posted: 4/26/26 at 9:40am

Auggie27 said: "This piece is bringing out a hard to describe response in a diverse audience. Both nostalgia via a reminted chunk of another era, and something distinctly very 2026. It's emotion-fueled, filled with yearning and - the dark story of abandonment - a daring, unapologetic melancholy to enhance the eventual cathartic redemption. And it's got hot young performers who ignite in front of us. People exit feeling stirred. All of the quibbles, and I noted a nitpicky handful here last week, ultimately don't matter."

I love this thought! I'm curious to see where the reviews land, but for me personally, this was the biggest surprise of the season and I'm really looking forward to going back next weekend.