TO MY GIRLS at 2ST- Page 2

[Sushisake]

Posted: 3/18/22 at 9:16am

I believe you were actually sitting next to us last night. While what you say has so much merit, I would like to add that I found the comeuppance throughout the second half of the play to be much more satisfying.

[kurtal]

Posted: 3/18/22 at 11:57am

Matt Rogers said: "Can you let us know what the title means? Do they all refer to each other as "girl" or something?"

Yes, we male gays oft refer to each other with lady words.

 

[ClydeBarrow]

Posted: 3/18/22 at 1:18pm

iluvtheatertrash said: "I suppose i’m wrong for judging a show I only saw half of, but this garbage dumpster of a play wasn’t worth another minute of my time, so I walked out. I don’t need to pay money to see insufferable, arrogant, body-obsessed gay men look for the adoration of us peasants. I could walk to any gay bar and see it any night of the week."

Who rejected you?

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 3/18/22 at 1:57pm

If you think it’s about a singular rejection rather than the fact that the gay community has a serious problem with body issues, you aren’t paying attention to the world around you. In no realm is Maulik Pancholy fat, but this play would like you to think he is.

But thanks for your input. Always love being reminded how some people on this board choose to speak to others. 

[AdoAnnie29]

Posted: 3/18/22 at 2:00pm

I enjoyed it! most didn't though.. lol

[hearthemsing22]

Posted: 3/18/22 at 2:51pm

Dollypop said: "heybaby said: "hearthemsing22 said: "Dollypop said: "BJR said: "It's a hilarious play. I'm excited to see it! Prob going next week."



How do you know it's a "hilarious play" if you haven't seen it yet

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This is exactly how I feel when someone says “oh that show is going to be horrible” before they even see it live in person. Like, how do you even know?"

Yeah... no, plays actually generally begin as a written text, which generally must be read before being produced."



So hearthemsing22 is a producer? I didn't know that.

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Oh don't be a jerk. I'm a theatergoer who believes in giving a show a chance before I give my thoughts. That's all. 

[Dollypop]

Posted: 3/18/22 at 9:20pm

hearthemsing22 said: "Dollypop said: "heybaby said: "hearthemsing22 said: "Dollypop said: "BJR said: "It's a hilarious play. I'm excited to see it! Prob going next week."



How do you know it's a "hilarious play" if you haven't seen it yet

"

This is exactly how I feel when someone says “oh that show is going to be horrible” before they even see it live in person. Like, how do you even know?"

Yeah... no, plays actually generally begin as a written text, which generally must be read before being produced."



So hearthemsing22 is a producer? I didn't know that.

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Oh don't be a jerk. I'm a theatergoer who believes in giving a show a chance before I give my thoughts. That's all."

 

So you haven't produced anything? Not even a clever comment?

 

[hearthemsing22]

Posted: 3/18/22 at 10:12pm

Dollypop said: "hearthemsing22 said: "Dollypop said: "heybaby said: "hearthemsing22 said: "Dollypop said: "BJR said: "It's a hilarious play. I'm excited to see it! Prob going next week."



How do you know it's a "hilarious play" if you haven't seen it yet

"

This is exactly how I feel when someone says “oh that show is going to be horrible” before they even see it live in person. Like, how do you even know?"

Yeah... no, plays actually generally begin as a written text, which generally must be read before being produced."



So hearthemsing22 is a producer? I didn't know that.

"

Oh don't be a jerk. I'm a theatergoer who believes in giving a show a chance before I give my thoughts. That's all."



So you haven't produced anything? Not even a clever comment?

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What is your problem. Seriously, did I hurt you? Don’t you have anything better to do than make snarky, rude comments to me? Please find something better to do. Or block me. Please. It’s rude and unnecessary. I commented about the show. You chose to make a comment about my comment-not productive. Please stop or block me. Thanks. 
 

Also! I truly enjoyed the show. I thought it made some excellent points and the audience tonight seemed to love it as well! 

[Dollypop]

Posted: 3/19/22 at 8:46pm

I wouldn't dream of blocking you. Your comments are hilarious.

[BJR]

Posted: 3/19/22 at 11:11pm

Lots of chips on lots of shoulders up in here...

[StageStruckLad]

Posted: 3/20/22 at 6:48am

Surprised at all the hate for this show. Lots of laughs and the cast is very talented. It’s not great, but I thought it was a fun gay-themed comedy that is also trying to make a few serious points. It was nice to see Bryan Batt back on a NY stage again, too. 

[hearthemsing22]

Posted: 3/20/22 at 5:36pm

Dollypop said: "I wouldn't dream of blocking you. Your comments are hilarious."

Awww thank you!! I’m honored. At least I actually make you laugh when I contribute comments that are (the majority of the time) about the topic being discussed. Thank you! 

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 3/20/22 at 6:01pm

I love returning to a thread seeing that there have been a significant number of replies hoping for more insight into a show, only to learn it’s a fight that won’t die. 

[quizking101]

Posted: 3/27/22 at 12:26am

I saw the show tonight and the writing was definitely hacky and not necessarily the greatest entry in the canon of queer theatre - playing almost like a sitcom heavy with topicality.

HOWEVER, my friends and I had a grand old time, laughed our asses off, and enjoyed what was on stage, because as the five of us range in age from 28-36, we saw QUITE a bit of ourselves and things we say/act/feel/do up on stage. Yeah, it wasn’t always so savory - but neither is life.

The cast was unilaterally excellent (and shoutout to Noah Ricketts abs, just because) and the set was so gaudy and kitschy that it was a whole discussion between my friends before the curtain even went up.

Grab a cheap ticket, have a few margaritas beforehand, get the stick out of your backside, and go have some fun for a 100 minutes.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 3/27/22 at 12:46am

Will we ever stop putting abs on a pedestal? Probably not. 

But this sounds like the normal stuff Second Stage puts up. Simple, single set. Sitcomy type writing. I'm sure it will do well regionally.

[Matt Rogers]

Posted: 3/29/22 at 8:26pm

The bad reviews were way too kind. I should have listened. One of the most insipid and pointless things ever to be put on a NY stage. Absolutely God-awful. This playwright won a lottery that he should never win again. Full house and very few laughs. You could see what the writer thought were his punch lines and there were just crickets. I’ll give the actors a break because they had nothing to work with.Nice set, but that was the only good thing in this mess.

[somechrysanthemumtea]

Posted: 4/10/22 at 10:17am

Saw this last night with a very appreciative and warm audience. Laughs abound, as well as some gasps, “oohs”, and “-oop’s” too. I’m personally fascinated by explorations of gay sisterhood / friendship - the peaks & valleys of it, and found the play offered interesting thoughts on several issues relevant to gay men - I did wonder how non-gay men would react to the play, but found the dialogue witty & the zingers very funny. Sometimes too cerebral, but then again, maybe that is how a certain subsect of gay men do speak. 
im not American, yet found many of the play’s themes & issues resonated with my experience as a gay man in Singapore...

 

i will say that the older man’s lines sounded quite trite to me... I was missing the connection between lines that pull a performance together into a living breathing person. And the pacing / structure of the piece is quite interesting - a little disjointed, at one point it started to feel repetitive, but then it turns around and you understand a bit more why the playwright did what they did.

 

I wouldn’t be too swayed by the reviews here - it’s worth seeing in my opinion, just get rush tickets in Today Tix. It was certainly worth my 32$ (including fees). I wanted to bring friends to it so I could discuss it afterwards with them, and will probably return.

if anyone would like to talk more in depth about the show, I’d be happy to do so! I actually found myself wishing I hadn’t gone alone just so I could dissect and discuss the show afterwards.

 

also, lovely lighting and set. And really quite funny. I laughed a lot and then the laughs became twisted with pangs of self recognition. I also loved the ending, and found it a very beautiful paean to the celebration & mourning of friendships. 

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 4/12/22 at 9:59pm

NYT is negative:

Review: ‘To My Girls,’ a Toast to Millennial ‘Instagays’

Put three gay frenemies in a Palm Springs Airbnb and what happens? In JC Lee’s new comedy, not enough.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/12/theater/to-my-girls-review.html

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 4/12/22 at 10:04pm

Theaterly raves, calls it "without a doubt the funniest play of the season" (is there much competition for that this season?):

https://www.theatrely.com/post/offensive-and-fabulous-to-my-girls-offers-searing-critique-of-gay-culture-review

The Wrap seems like less of a review than a summary:

https://www.thewrap.com/to-my-girls-off-broadway-bryan-batt-lc-lee/

[BoringBoredBoard40]

Posted: 4/12/22 at 10:30pm

why does it seem like so many halfbaked things are being produced this season?

[BJR]

Posted: 4/13/22 at 9:44am

Finally caught the production last night at Opening and loved it. I think it's a wonderfully contemporary comedy full of characters that walked right off 9th Ave and into that fantastic Palm Springs set. I knew almost every character.

[JVJ93]

Posted: 4/17/22 at 10:18am

Selling a 30 Under 30 ticket for this for next Sunday, April 24th 3pm matinee. Row K in the center. Only asking $20. PM me if interested. Thanks 

[Wick3]

Posted: 4/17/22 at 8:26pm

I watched this play this afternoon and overall I enjoyed it. Yes there were some gay cliches but I am mainly thankful for Leo's character in the play (played by Britton Smith) as he made some valid points that happens in the gay community here in NYC yet I've never heard it mentioned in any play before. Leo is a gay male of color (as am I) and he points out the rampant racism/fetishism within the gay community. In the performance this afternoon, someone started clapping after Leo made his point to Curtis (the classically handsome white gay guy played by Jay Armstrong Johnson.)

I connected with this play more than I did with Boys in the Band (I didn't even think about BitB until I read the NYT review.) Note I am a gay male in my mid-late 30s and the characters in the play were mostly in their late 30s as well so perhaps that's why I understood most of the jokes and gay cultural references.

Yes the play could be better and I can see how some people wouldn't like the play but overall I am glad I watched it today before it closes next week. 

[Theater3232]

Posted: 4/17/22 at 8:50pm

Sadly, I must agree with the majority who found this as vapid, empty, and done much better with so many other LGBT shows.  I usually love LGBT plays, but this is the only one I strongly hated.  Very unlikable cast of characters and it's hard to believe they are friends with the horrific insults they call each other.  The scene about the dog at the end was particularly vile, and to hear how others in the audience could violently laugh at what happened (or worse, at why they're glad it happened) was disheartening.  How even ONE person could find what happened to that dog funny, is beyond me.  A true miss in my book.  No wonder the reviews on Show-score are mostly quite bad. To the person who walked out due to all the hate being said on the stage, you should be glad you did, since the hate picked up greatly later in the show.  Also the jokes were very lame & extremely groan-inducing, like about herpes.  Very poorly written show.  Truly appalling show that 2ST should apologize for producing.

Updated On: 4/17/22 at 08:50 PM

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 4/17/22 at 9:23pm

Yeah, this was an embarrassing dumpster fire. It's so below this theater company to produce such hot garbage it almost makes me angry.