The Gallery Players--opinions?

[Sauja]

Posted: 7/6/11 at 7:36pm

I just saw the announcement of the next season at the Gallery Players, and it pretty much seems to be a season devoted entirely to things I love (which I'm sure was their explicit intention). I'm tempted to bite the bullet and just subscribe to the whole thing since I've heard good things about a few of their productions, but before I commit to six evenings of shuttling off to Brooklyn, does anyone here have any opinions about their work overall? Generally good? Generally great? Hit or miss? Any feedback appreciated!

I will admit that I find it hard to imagine The Little Dog Laughed without Julie White...

[junkyard]

Posted: 7/6/11 at 7:58pm

a very good theatre company in Brooklyn producing under the Showcase Code.....Small house but they put a lot of effort into their productions and the quality of actor is ususally very high.

[Vespertine1228]

Posted: 7/7/11 at 12:18am

I've seen several of their productions over the years and they've been generally wonderful.

I think part of their mission statement is to give first revivals to things that were recently done on Broadway or Off-Broadway.

For a few years they also used to do a new musical in the fall. (Yank was there ages ago.) Looks like they aren't doing that any more, which is a shame.

[DooWahDiddy]

Posted: 7/7/11 at 12:43am

I've worked there several times as a music director/keyboardist, so maybe I'm a little biased, but I can say in all honesty that it's always a pleasure, and I'm always proud of the work they put on the stage. They get high-quality actors (the last show I did there had more than one actor with Broadway credits), and they're very professional in terms of the way they run things.

I hope to be working there again this coming season; hope to see you there!

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 7/7/11 at 12:46am

They do good work. Go check it out.

[henrikegerman]

Posted: 7/7/11 at 12:54am

I've done three shows there. They often do very high quality work.

[rougeduck]

Posted: 7/7/11 at 12:58am

Reefer Madness seemed miscast when I saw it..also lacking energy.

[henrikegerman]

Posted: 7/7/11 at 7:22am

Like most community theaters in NYC, the shows run the gamut between very well cast and well directed productions and absolute bombs.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 7/7/11 at 12:04pm

Yeah, I've seen some hit and miss productions, but I really admire the types of shows they put on. I mean, they did Caroline, or Change last year!

And luckily, they recently got some fans/AC down there, so at least in the summer it's not sooooo hot.