THE MUSIC MAN Previews — Page 14

spicemonkey said: "JayElle said: "A Director said: "Kad said in part: "I was there tonight and can confirm those replacements for the performance.Marcellus and The Shinns don't have to be thankless supporting roles.. Wonder ifthey've been told not to outshine Hugh and Sutton? The Music Man has never been a big dance show. What is tap dancing doing in a show set in 1912 Iowa?

"..ya got trouble, folks. Right here in River City. With a capital T and that rhymes with D..."

Forget the pool table..sounds like it's the dancing!!!

LOL..Thanks for the laugh...It does seem ironic. Still looking forward to the show.

Glad I saw the Norm Lewis/Jesse Mueller version in DC. In the final scene, Norm--frustrated with the stage band playing 76 Trombones on kazoos--blows his whistle. In through all orchestra doors marches the Univ of Maryland marching band playing 76 Trombones. They were in every aisle and along the back. The audience went nuts at the surprise.

Would love to see that at the Winter Garden.

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I saw the DC production too. I remembered someone on this board said that ending was similar to the 2000 revival's. If that was true, I am actually glad this production is doing it differently."

Quite a few shows now and the recent past ( new Oklahoma!/stage WestSideStory/new Company, etc) have introduced some changes which challenged the original staging and most people welcomed then.

 

 

The show is once again on a COVID pause and will resume on January 2; Jackman will return on January 6.

Updated On: 12/28/21 at 12:28 PM

Will Max Clayton be going on?

dramamama611 said: "Performances cancelled until 1/2...so far."

Keeping my fingers crossed for Feb 5th! 

ACL2006 said: "George in DC said: "Will Max Clayton be going on?"

I would hope and assume so. Would be worth grabbing a cheap ticket assuming there will be a ton of cancellations."

Per Telecharge: Mr. Jackman will not be appearing in THE MUSIC MAN on the following dates:
January 2 - 5, 2022

ACL2006 said: "George in DC said: "Will Max Clayton be going on?"

I would hope and assume so. Would be worth grabbing a cheap ticket assuming there will be a ton of cancellations."

I was just checking the dates and they haven't lowered the prices. While I understand that from a strictly business perspective, from a common sense perspective it makes no sense. Those prices are insane to not have the star present. 

 

Wick3 said: "Yep I also checked tix for Jan 2-6 and they're still selling orchestra seats for $699. I wonder if we'll see Music Man on TKTS."

50% off reduces the price down to $350.

Max also has covid, according to his IG, so I don’t know who’ll be Harold 1/2-1/6.

There are going to be a LOT of unhappy theatregoers arriving at the Winter Garden.

Thanks, Jordan, i didn’t know who was next in line.

I keep checking TDF to see if THE MUSIC MAN pops up for performances during Hugh's absence.

One of the merchandise sellers at the Winter Garden wrote a scathing Twitter post about the working conditions on and off stage at the theater. He said there were 14 actors out yesterday as well as crew, wardrobe, musicians, etc., and swings were split tracking up to 5 roles.