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curious incident previews- Oh please#150
Posted: 9/23/14 at 3:14amHe posted that we would be on tonight (Tuesday 9/23), not yesterday, so it was not scheduled.
Broadway Star Joined: 12/23/12
curious incident previews- Oh please#151
Posted: 9/23/14 at 3:43amOh oops, you are right, should have double checked the date before I posted that.
curious incident previews- Oh please#152
Posted: 9/23/14 at 10:08amShould be noted, though, that he's since deleted the Instagram post, so maybe they changed the schedule.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/24/09
curious incident previews- Oh please#153
Posted: 9/23/14 at 11:16amThe box office is very forthcoming about when Taylor Trensch is going on. I had heard tonight would be his first.
curious incident previews- Oh please#154
Posted: 9/23/14 at 12:13pmAre there any obstructions if one were to sit in the first row of the Center Mezz? I know lighting instruments and other things sometimes pose a viewing obstruction, not seeing anything noted anywhere. Curious to know if anyone has taken notice or has been seated there?
Curious#155
Posted: 9/23/14 at 12:33pmHappens to be my favorite book...can't wait to see the show ASAP. Got fantastic reception in London I believe.
Curious#156
Posted: 9/23/14 at 12:40pm
Center mezzanine is fine, as far as I noticed. That's where I sat.
Updated On: 9/23/14 at 12:40 PM
Curious#157
Posted: 9/23/14 at 4:16pm
TDF members who have seen the show - were you all seated in rear mezz, like I was? The view was OK, but I'm thinking of trying to rush and see it again, from a closer vantage point in a box.
Curious#158
Posted: 9/23/14 at 4:22pmWould the front mezzanine be better for the technical effect on the floors and all over the orchestra?
Curious#159
Posted: 9/23/14 at 4:23pmI was in the front mezz through TDF.
Curious#161
Posted: 9/23/14 at 8:52pmI recommend front mezz for this show over orchestra.
Curious#162
Posted: 9/23/14 at 10:37pm
"The box office is very forthcoming about when Taylor Trensch is going on. I had heard tonight would be his first."
Tonight was indeed supposed to be Trensch's debut. Since he was on last night, however, Sharp was on this evening.
Curious - Age Appropriate?#163
Posted: 9/24/14 at 2:43pmThose of you who have seen this....is this appropriate for young kids. I know the site recommends for 10 and above. Thoughts?
Curious - Age Appropriate?#164
Posted: 9/24/14 at 2:49pm
*******************SERIOUS SPOILERS**************************
****************You've been warned! Turn away now!*********************
There are a couple of references to the adults' sexuality, including one affair, and I guess you can include shacking up with one's boyfriend. The situations are adult. There's nothing explicit: no nudity, not even any making out, as I can remember. I'm sure the kids see worse on TV!
On the other hand, some of the psychological themes in the show may bother young children, including the murder of the dog, the death of a parent (or what is perceived as a death), lying and dishonesty on the part of a parent, all of which results in the extreme distress of the main character, Christopher, who's 15. Plus, the physical danger that the main character is in at one point. That might be hard for some kids to take in.
Updated On: 9/24/14 at 02:49 PM
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Curious - Age Appropriate?#165
Posted: 9/24/14 at 2:55pmThis is one of my favorite books. I read it when I was 13 years old and LOVED it. It may be iffy for young children, but my 8 year old sister knows the book as well and is fine with it.
Curious - Age Appropriate?#166
Posted: 9/24/14 at 2:59pmUnless you have a worldly 10 year old who likes math and what macnyc mentioned, I think a 10 y.o. would be bored. I am much older and I had some lingering feeling after the show. It really stuck with me both in a good and bad way.
Curious - Age Appropriate?#167
Posted: 9/24/14 at 10:08pm
Anyone with insight :
The Mezz overhangs at what row of the Orchestra? And, what's the consensus of sitting there vs. orchestra? Looks like a very BIG show visually, esp. with the projections, etc.
Curious - Age Appropriate?#168
Posted: 9/24/14 at 10:44pm
Looks like the mezzanine overlaps the orchestra at row K.
Everyone on the thread higher up raves about the view from the mezzanine for the best vantage to see the production as a whole. (I write this with some sadness, since we splurged for 2nd row center ORCHESTRA seats for tomorrow night's show.) I'll be happy to post how the view is from down front on Friday.
Curious - Age Appropriate?#169
Posted: 9/24/14 at 10:52pmSit mezz its better to up hight for the show. try for center mezz front or rear. if you are off to the sides you will miss a little but not much since most of what happens on the side walls is repeated on the other wall.
Curious - Age Appropriate?#170
Posted: 9/24/14 at 11:15pm
Thanks for the help, all!
Please, do give your thoughts on your perspective of the show tomorrow night. And, more importantly, ENJOY! 
Curious - Age Appropriate?#171
Posted: 9/24/14 at 11:27pmI sat center orchestra row J, and I was able to see the stage floor and all of the effects just fine. It was a wonderful show.
Curious Previews#172
Posted: 9/24/14 at 11:43pmI read that in the first preview the scene after the curtain call wasn't done but that it would go in shortly. Is it in the show now?
Broadway Star Joined: 12/23/12
Curious Previews#173
Posted: 9/25/14 at 1:59am
I saw this tonight and really didn't find it to be a good play. It's surprising how much praise it's getting on here. It felt more like a novel on stage instead of a play. A lot of narration, and describing, and telling of stories, and quick scene changes. I completely understand that person who said it reminded them of Love and Information. The set obviously does, but also at times the scenes changed so rapidly and felt so unrelated to each other. Sure the technical effects are impressive, but many of them left me just asking why? I feel like it hammers into the audience too hard that he has Aspergers, so much so that he starts to become a caricature instead of a real person.
I also hated the many breaking of the fourth wall nods that we were watching a play. I thought it was all leading up to something story-wise, but it never did. Like when he says to his mother's boyfriend he isn't supposed to give him the milkshake, his mother is. What the hell was the point of that? I thought that was the start of more things about to go wrong leading to some twist in the play, but nope. It just fizzles out with an anticlimactic ending.
I doubt the NY critics will like this as much as London did, and now I'm sure Disgraced will win the best play Tony. As for recent London award winning imports, Matilda is a far superior stage adaptation.
Updated On: 9/25/14 at 01:59 AM
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Curious Previews#174
Posted: 9/25/14 at 11:01amThis is unlike anything I have ever seen or will see. The director's vision and staging and the sets and lights are astounding. Acting is top notch. I think the critics will cream. Agree about breaking the 4th wall- especially when we are told that there will be an explanation of what occurred after the bows. But an evening of imaginative creative and unique theater.
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