The Boy From Oz- Page 2

[Ruffian]

Posted: 3/22/04 at 6:02pm

...yes I saw it over there & was slightly surprised

[thirdrowcenter]

Posted: 3/22/04 at 6:06pm

Why is BFO doing a special show tonight? Isn't that odd?

[Ruffian]

Posted: 3/22/04 at 6:11pm

I believe Hugh took off a few other days & they added some to accomodate

[thirdrowcenter]

Posted: 3/22/04 at 6:17pm

thanks

[jo]

Posted: 3/22/04 at 6:55pm

According to the report on Weekly Grosses, the show has been doing close to $800,000 in the last two weeks and averaging 96.9% in attendance percentage to capacity. That's not bad.

Jo

[Ruffian]

Posted: 3/22/04 at 6:58pm

Yes its doing well, but it is over at TKTS & also discounted....so thats where a percentage of seats are selling

Its a hit, no doubt

I think it needed the discounts thru the tough Feb weeks

[PigletH13]

Posted: 3/22/04 at 7:19pm

and the discounts have been around since the beginning of January...so its not a surprise. Most of the shows had discounts to supplement themselves for the winter freeze.

[MusicMan]

Posted: 3/22/04 at 7:30pm

It is a dreadful show, cheaply produced, atrociously written, laughable in its song interpolations and poorly directed. It assumes the audience 1) knows who Peter Allen is and 2) cares. Despite Jackman's leading man status, he has been given nothing to play in Act One and only comes to life when he gets to shake his booty in Act Two.
Hugh will move on to better things.

[NativeNewYorker]

Posted: 3/22/04 at 7:31pm

I got tickets on the TKTs line while it was still in previews...Hugh was definitely outstanding, but I wasn't crazy about the show as a whole...I do listen to the cast recording, though...I love some of the tracks :)

[Theatreboy33]

Posted: 3/22/04 at 10:35pm

Thank you MusicMan! Geez, with my first post on this thread being told to "chill out" I was amazed that more people didn't feel the same way as me. And no, whoever wrote that--I will not "chill out." When I pay the kind of money they are asking me to pay for a Broadway show these days, I expect a damn good broadway musical, not a bad Las Vegas review. Scratch that--I don't even think this show is good enough for vegas. Heres to hopes that Hugh finds another, better show to return to Broadway in.

[nystateomind04]

Posted: 3/22/04 at 10:57pm

what is the news on the show, or at least on hugh? how long will he be around?

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 3/23/04 at 6:07am

Hey Music Man. You should become a professional critic. You have the necessary requisites

1. You like almost nothing
2. You are full of yourself
3. You feel you are right & everyone else is wrong
4. You feel a show is bad merely because you deem it to be

Yup, you are a professional critic. Well done

[HotTicket]

Posted: 3/23/04 at 9:22am

I'd see BFO again in a New York minute

[Ruffian]

Posted: 3/23/04 at 9:26am

I am with those who feel the actors were very good, especially HUGH, but I found the show itself weak

[kec]

Posted: 3/23/04 at 10:22am

Although nothing offical has been announced, it is expected that Hugh will be with the show until September. Telecharge is not selling tickets beyond September 12, and as of right now, only rear mezzanine are available.

[Ruffian]

Posted: 3/23/04 at 10:36am

His contract was for a year

[Plum]

Posted: 3/23/04 at 2:53pm

The problem is that Boy From Oz is being advertised as (and therefore judged as) a book musical in the R&H mold. It isn't a musical play- it's closer to an old-fashioned revue or something of the sort. BFO just isn't about the story- it's about the music and performers, especially Jackman. And by those standards, it succeeds just fine. The whole cast is extremely talented, and the star carries the show with style.

Is BFO a great all-around show? Absolutely not. But if you just turn off your higher brain functions and let yourself get carried away, it is great entertainment. I don't regret going one tiny little bit.

There's no need to take personal offense because someone disagrees with your opinion on a show. People have different expectations of what constitutes a good musical, but that doesn't make them stupid or snobbish. Just different. :) Peace, okay?

[Ruffian]

Posted: 3/23/04 at 2:56pm

Peace for sure

If we all agreed on everything OMG how dull would that be

[Plum]

Posted: 3/23/04 at 2:59pm

Ha! I'll second that. I hate fighting but I love arguing- I'm a contrarian at heart.

[Phantom2]

Posted: 3/23/04 at 11:00pm

BFO has a very talented cast. It doesn't get much better than this!!