TITANÍQUE Previews — Page 2

I was there last night as well and agree with everything ColorTheHours048 said.

I love this show, but was very worried that they would lose what makes this show so good (and hilarious) by adjusting it for a Broadway space. I was also worried about bringing in some of the “names”.

Turns out I shouldn’t have been worried at all.

Everything that was “turned up” only heightened what I love about the show. I was in the mezz and was surprised just how perfectly the show actually fills the St. James.

Everyone was excellent and the two I was most worried about – Jim Parsons and Deborah Cox – were surprisingly perfect in their roles (it was a treat to find out Deborah Cox is very, very funny).

The sounds balance between the band and vocals was off (at least in the mezz), but I’m sure that will get worked out in previews.

It’s so nice to have this back playing in NYC again.

I don't think a jukebox wins unless it's a critically acclaimed one with no real competition.

I understand it's here just to set it up for better licensing, but these empty seating charts are scary!

mar6411 said: "If sales continue to be this poor, how long can this last? That Broadway journal article was alarming reporting 900k running costs."

Prob till the Tony noms

mar6411 said: "If sales continue to be this poor, how long can this last? That Broadway journal article was alarming reporting 900k running costs."

That's what happens when you have a 19-piece orchestra and some actors who don't work cheap. The capitalization isn't crazy by modern Broadway standards, though it could never recoup in the limited run. At least they only have it on sale through end of July, unlike BEACHES which put 26 weeks on sale from the very beginning.

I don't expect any sort of closing announcement before the Tony ceremony. But perhaps they cut their losses immediately after the Tonys (assuming they aren't going to win). Unless there is a MAYBE HAPPY ENDING-style turnaround.

I mean it literally just started previews. I'd wait until reviews come out, word of mouth, the cast do the talk shows, etc.

RippedMan said: "I mean it literally just started previews. I'd wait until reviews come out, word of mouth, the cast do the talk shows, etc."

NYC has seen this show. It’s not offering anything new and theres no buzz around it like Cats. Just because a theater opens doesn’t mean you have to take it. Everyone already knows Titanique. Love the show but it was a bad move.

Let me preface this by saying I loved Titanique when I saw it Off-Broadway. It was hilariously clever, and everything just “worked”. What I saw this afternoon at the St. James felt like a different show.

The physical production has been scaled up nicely enough to fill the larger theatre. However, at its core, this is still a small show that thrives on scrappy energy and intimacy. Here, it feels as though it’s simply been “plopped” onto a bigger stage in a house that’s too large for it. The result is a production that comes across as overinflated. It lacks the quirk and spontaneity that made it so special downtown.

The cast fares well overall. Jim Parsons could stand to dial things up a few notches. Deborah Cox gets her moment to shine with “All By Myself.” The returning cast members continue to do strong work.

Unfortunately, the audience was awful - talking, singing along, constantly getting up and down, taking photos, and even spilling drinks in the aisles.

It made for an interesting afternoon. I was genuinely excited to revisit this on Broadway, but ultimately, it just didn’t come together for me in the same way. Between my more reserved reactions to both Titanique today and CATS earlier this week, I'm beginning to wonder if I need to hand in my gay card...

That’s insane - same performance but TOTALLY different experiences. Everyone i saw around me was great, no troubled audience members.

Glad to hear good things about Melissa Barrera! I’ve enjoyed her film work.

i went in tonight having never seen any iteration of this show. the campy silly thing never appealed to me, so i never bothered. i guess that means i am literally the audience the producers are hoping to draw to the theater--- the theater types who missed it off bway (and tourists who wouldnt go downtown to see it but would happily find their way to 44th street).

as a complete virgin to this experience, i have to say, i had a BLAST. theres a solid 20% of the show that either drags too long or is so inside-baseball that I didnt get it (the drag show sequence for example, half of what Frankie Grande was doing). But i was smiling and laughing throughout. Mindelle gets a Tony nom right? Shes just such a unique kooky talent, its impossible not to be seduced by this insanity. And she can sing!

The other standout, I thought, was Layton Williams, who stops the show as like three different characters. I cannot fathom what led Jim Parson to this (he is such a fine serious actor) but he brings a level of celeb that semi justifies the Bway space, maybe? Ditto Deborah Cox. Meaning its one thing for Cox to bring "the house down" with All By Myself, but its another experience when she does that in a large Bway house.

But everyone is funny and game and ridiculous, and the audience around me consisted of NYC gays snapping and guffawing, with just enough confused tourists who succumbed to the whole thing. I have no idea what the mezzanine looked like but the orchestra was full and appreciative.

it seems clear that Beaches and Titanique are hoping for Tony noms so they can close and go on the road as Tony nominated musicals. (Mindelles improvised middle section was all about Beaches and Jessica Vosk...). No idea if that will work for Beaches but I bet it will for Titanique.

Tonight's performance is sold out via @titaniquemusical's instagram story!