TOOTSIE - Chicago tryout- Page 2

[A Director]

Posted: 9/10/18 at 7:48pm

jayinchelsea said: "I realize that there was scant competition this past season, but in a good season Yazbeck's score for TBV would never have won the Tony (nor, in my opinion, would the show have racked up the awards it did).

This is nonsense!  Every musical does not need razzle dazzle!

[GeorgeandDot]

Posted: 9/10/18 at 7:52pm

Yazbeck's score to the TBV is phenomenal and would've won in a more competitive year. Yazbeck's work has always been exciting.

[RevolutionaryCostume]

Posted: 9/10/18 at 7:59pm

I won lottery seats for tomorrow night, as did my partner.  There must not be much demand for this show.

I try to see all of the tryouts in Chicago, but I don't really have high hopes for this one.  I'm not a big fan of any of Yazbeck's other scores.  I love the source movie, though.  I'm not thrilled to hear that the timeline has been updated and the setting changed.

We'll see . . . maybe the lower expectations will elevate my opinion :)

[Menken Fan]

Posted: 9/10/18 at 11:00pm

I’ll be seeing the first preview tomorrow also, and while I’m going in with zero knowledge or expectations on the show itself (we’ve definitely seen a mix of terrific and terrible movie adaptations), I’m most excited about hearing the score. I get that it’s all a matter of taste, but I really don’t get the comments about Yazbek’s scores being boring and forgettable. Even in disappointing shows, I’ve also thought his songs were interesting, unique, complex, emotional and frequently extremely funny. I’m hoping to hear a whole show full of his signature style. 

Updated On: 9/10/18 at 11:00 PM

[blaxx]

Posted: 9/11/18 at 12:35am

A lot of the heart and soul from the film was Hoffman's performance.

Fontana would need to give a perfect performance to avoid the crushing comparisons.

I'm also curious as to how a man taking a role from a woman will resonate today.

[SweetLips22]

Posted: 9/11/18 at 4:08am

How will he sing/sound like a woman and how will the 'unattractive female' joke work at an audition? Unlikely.

Auditioning for a musical? How ridiculous, and how can those wonderful 'ad lib' lines in the Soap work in a supposed scripted musical?

Let's wait and see.

[BwayGeek2]

Posted: 9/11/18 at 1:47pm

Home for the holiday - thinking of grabbing a ticket for tonight.

[Andres_Zayas]

Posted: 9/11/18 at 3:16pm

Another clip of the overture from Yazbek’s Instagram!: https://www.instagram.com/p/BnmJ33RhYJu/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=1u9u51hwi8cc2

[Miles2Go2]

Posted: 9/11/18 at 3:19pm

Andres_Zayas said: "Another clip of the overture from Yazbek’s Instagram!: https://www.instagram.com/p/BnmJ33RhYJu/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=1u9u51hwi8cc2"

I made it clickable:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BnmJ33RhYJu/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=1u9u51hwi8cc2

[YvanEhtNioj]

Posted: 9/11/18 at 3:29pm

I’m surprised we haven’t heard any reviews here yet! I feel like with Moulin Rouge, we already had 3-4 before Act I was even over.

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 9/11/18 at 3:50pm

YvanEhtNioj said: "I’m surprised we haven’t heard any reviews here yet! I feel like with Moulin Rouge, we already had 3-4 before Act I was even over."

Well, the first performance doesn't start for another few hours...

[YvanEhtNioj]

Posted: 9/11/18 at 4:03pm

BroadwayConcierge said: "YvanEhtNioj said: "I’m surprised we haven’t heard any reviews here yet! I feel like with Moulin Rouge, we already had 3-4 before Act I was even over."

Well, the first performance doesn't start for another few hours... "

 

LMFAO  my bad. Dates mixed up. 

 

[LimelightMike]

Posted: 9/11/18 at 4:34pm

Heard some of the ovetture. Sounds fab.

Updated On: 9/11/18 at 04:34 PM

[anislander]

Posted: 9/11/18 at 6:18pm

Just won the lottery for tomorrow...RevolutionaryCostume, how were your seats?

Updated On: 9/11/18 at 06:18 PM

[Ravenclaw]

Posted: 9/11/18 at 6:19pm

I won the lottery for second preview tomorrow, as did two friends. I don’t know anyone who has lot yet, so it seems a pretty good lottery to enter!

[BwayGeek2]

Posted: 9/11/18 at 7:29pm

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/ct-ae-tootsie-musical-preview-0916-story.html

Just read this. Even more excited to see it tonight.

[BalconyClub]

Posted: 9/11/18 at 8:05pm

$65 black hooded sweatshirt
$50 black sweatpant
$45 long sleeve blue T shirt
$35 black T shirt
$35 blue T shirt
$30 red tote bag
$10 magnet

Many of the merch items say Tootsie Chicago.

New items spotted Tuesday, Sept 18:

$30 black baseball cap

$25 red heavy duty water bottle

$10 key ring

New item Wednesday, Sept 19:

$20 coffee mug, white with red lettering
 

Updated On: 9/19/18 at 08:05 PM

[bk]

Posted: 9/11/18 at 8:06pm

Why, because you read a puff piece.  I hope Mr. Jones isn't thinking about reviewing the show after doing that story.  And frankly it sounds dreadful and any director who says "this is not your grandfather's Tootsie" is all about himself.

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 9/11/18 at 8:13pm

bk said: "any director who says "this is not your grandfather's Tootsie" is all about himself."

I have to agree with you here. I'm all for updating the text (and I actually think changing the premise from a TV soap to a Broadway stage makes perfect sense), but it's a really bad choice to mess around with a property that's been beloved for nearly 40 years. Of course, I'm holding out judgment until I see it, but I really hope they keep the heart and humor of the original without adding a million contrived 2018 references.

[Menken Fan]

Posted: 9/11/18 at 8:14pm

[h6p8gv]

Posted: 9/11/18 at 8:56pm

Is there a song list in the playbill if so please share it

[Menken Fan]

Posted: 9/11/18 at 10:00pm

No song list...

[NYCblurb]

Posted: 9/11/18 at 11:00pm

Looking forward to hearing from you on your bird's eye view.

[Observation]

Posted: 9/11/18 at 11:28pm

Just got out of the show. This is gonna be a hit!! A couple little tweaks. But overall very very solid. Santino had everyone eating out of the palm of his hand the entire show. I’ll post more tomorrow when I’m not on my phone.


 

Updated On: 9/12/18 at 11:28 PM

[LightsOut90]

Posted: 9/12/18 at 12:06am

Observation said:

I may know someone who has full audio..."

can you not openly boast about having illegally recorded the audio from a first performance, do you have literally ANY respect for the artists 

Updated On: 9/12/18 at 12:06 AM