TOOTSIE - Chicago tryout — Page 2

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!

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 :)

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

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 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...

Heard some of the ovetture. Sounds fab.

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

$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 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.

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

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

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