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Bebe's plot about aging is depressing. Give her a better dilemma.

As I said during the Chicago previews, they already had her dilemma, but I don't understand why they tried to weaken her character by layering her subplot with unnecessary superficial phobias. Her daughter is growing up and Morticia is facing the possibility of Wednesday's leaving the nest. That is all they need to work with. It should be a mother/daughter bonding subplot. The vanity issues and fear of aging don't work in someone who is typically a paragon of self-confidence.

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It's a shame to hear the mediocre reviews. I am DYING to see this because I'm so curious. It has so much potentially with great characters and good original source.


And anyone who has done the rush, what time have you gotten there? And how many people were there at 6? And did everyone get tickets?

Okay, thank you. The earliest I could get there is 5:45 so I most likely won't get tickets. That sucks... And did it look completely sold out?

Taylor: how exactly was the view from Mezz K.. I have seats in Mezz L for next wednesday?

So I guess reviews for this musical are basically the same when it was in Chicago: mediocre at best, but usually pretty horrible.

What I can't seem to understand is the spectrum gap. A few love it, and most really hate it (or it was a huge let down).

I legitimately enjoyed it, and I WISH I were getting paid to come on here and say so. Seriously, in the four Broadway shows I've worked on, I've never known anyone to actually go online and boost them, unless it was of their own accord.

No, it's not a perfect show. The second act feels slow to me, and there are some pieces I wish would cease to exist, but I love the first act, the design concept, the effects, and the cast. It was a really enjoyable evening, for me. Your mileage may vary, and that's totally fine.

IMO, a shill is someone that comes on the board to boost a show that has ANY financial incentive to do. I don't think too many are specifically PAID to do just that, but KEEPING your job is a pretty good incentive, and therefore makes one a shill.

Who is wishing this show to FAIL? Should they not express their opinions if they truly disliked the show? That's ridiculous. It is FROM the opinions of both sides of the spectrum that I will decide whether or not to see this...because of WHY they do or don't like the show. However, if it's not good....it shouldn't stay.

From what I hear the advance sales for this is pretty damn good...so I don't think there's too much too worry about it for it's near future anyway. Time will tell.

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I saw it Tuesday and it let out around 10:40. I believe it started only a few minutes late.

I rushed yesterday and my friend got there around 4:30 to save our spot. She ended up being first in line. By 5:30 there were well over 20 people in line. Our seats were Balcony Row F and I had an aisle seat. My seat was perfect! There were no obstructed views. I had a full on complete view of the stage and everything that happened. Definitely worth the $41.50.

And I'll say...I'm very critical, but I really enjoyed the show. I'm in the minority, but I found it charming, entertaining, catchy, and very enjoyable. The cast is great...Bebe is my least favorite though. Not because she's necessarily bad, but because she doesn't do much! They need to give her more to do. They set up her "dance" number to be this big show stopper and it just falls flat.

Krysta Rodriguez was my favorite. She definitely shines in a show with a cast where it is definitely hard to stick out since everyone is so great in their roles.

And I liked the score and found a lot of the songs memorable. I'm still humming Lucas and Wednesday's duet in my head.

Of course, there are things that need work. The book/story needs a little tightening and they could definitely amp up the role of Morticia. And I just didn't like the closing number at all. But, from a production standpoint the show ran very smoothly.

I'm excited to go back and see this again after it opens.

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^^ te he I'm in the video!

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"Here are the people who shut down Broadway a couple of seasons ago..." GOD I LOVE THIS WOMAN!!

"Here are the people who shut down Broadway a couple of seasons ago..." GOD I LOVE THIS WOMAN!!

"Doing what they do best, sitting."

LOL.

I really loved the snarky Nathan and Jackie dialogue. I don't even care about the filming.

"The Lunt-Font-AHNNE Theatahh"
Love 'em.