The Grinch Musical

Hey there --

I just read on Playbill.com about the upcoming return of The Grinch. Apparantly it states that it's increasing it's number of performances up to 15 times a week. Is that even possible??

I know The Grich is well known for having more peroformances a week than what a Musical usually has but 15?! Looks tiring to me.

Would anyone think Patrick Page would come back to the role or would they get someone else? And is the show doing Preveiws before the opening on November 1st?

-Mikey B-

Wow. 15 performances a week?? I don't think that is possible unless they double cast this.

And that is WAAAAAAAAAYY to much to pay for a kids show. If they wanted to do it like this, they should have just done it at Madison Square Garden...

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It's a Broadway show just like any other. It costs as much to produce as any other, so why not charge the same prices as any other Broadway show? And although we keep saying it's a "kid" show, the story is timeless and ageless, so it's not just for kids. I know many Dr. Seuss fans who chronologically are no longer children but they've managed to stay "young at heart." Good for them! Parents and Grandparents will be reading Dr. Seuss stories to the children in their lives for many years to come hopefully!
By the way Mikeyb16 the November 1st performance is the start of previews, the Official Opening is November 8th. And from what I've heard, just like last year there are two casts of kids but I believe the adults are not double cast. Most of the weeks are 12/13 performances, but during the height of the season there are 14 scheduled with the possibility of adding a show if needed.

Yeah Patrick is returning. I know he's out of Lion King way before November because he said he's doing the Grinch again. BTW, what's the run time of the show?

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According to the article they've added two numbers so probably it'll be closer to the 90 minutes they advertise! Patrick Page was in the agreement meetings with Equity this year so it certainly looks as though he's coming back. Caitlin Hopkins was too. John Cullum says he's not and I believe he's got something else coming up, can't remember what though.

The fact that it's a "kid's show" doesn't really matter. As someone said, Lion King, Mary Poppins, etc. are also considered "kid's shows" and ticket prices are the same if not more. But since they added the extra 3 performances, would they have to add another cast of kids?

None the less, I will be seeing it, since I somehow missed it last year.

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Its a kids show if the writing fails to reach the adult level (which from reputation is dosen't) no matter how timeless the SOURCE MATERIAL is.

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For the adults, doing 15 shows a week of a 90 minute show is pretty much the same as doing 8 shows a week of "Les Miz" or something like that.

What's worse - doing Grinch four times on a Saturday or doing Les Miz twice?

TheaterMania did. 30% off on Wednesdays and Thursdays through 12/14.

Not bad seats. For the $25, its worth it. Its better than my $60 for Balcony Row A!