The Mountaintop - first preview

[scott68]

Posted: 9/23/11 at 12:11am

Did anyone go to the first preview tonight, or last night's invited dress? I walked past tonight when the show was letting out and there was a (predictably) HUGE crowd at the stage door.

[James2]

Posted: 9/23/11 at 1:28pm

Wow. Nothing here and nothing on All That Chat. Did nobody here see it last night, or did Sam Jackson intimidate you all into keeping quiet?

[uncageg]

Posted: 9/23/11 at 1:38pm

Wow, used to be that you could pop on here hours after the first preview of almost any show and find posts from people who attended. I was waiting to see something posted as I am not sure I want to see this. I do want to see it for the show itself but I still am not crazy about Jackson plaing King. Wanted to read opinions on how his performance is.

[matty159]

Posted: 9/23/11 at 3:19pm

Seriously...the sound of crickets surrounding this one is weird.

[Calvin]

Posted: 9/23/11 at 4:42pm

Seeing it in a few weeks. Where are our usual first-preview scouts?

[AC126748]

Posted: 9/23/11 at 4:42pm

It's had exactly one public performance. Hard to fathom for some, but there's a possibility that nary a single BWW member was in attendance.

[themysteriousgrowl]

Posted: 9/23/11 at 4:44pm

I REFUSE TO BELIEVE THAT.

[AC126748]

Posted: 9/23/11 at 4:45pm

Too bad Aaron Tveit wasn't cast as MLK. There'd certainly be interest then!

[Calvin]

Posted: 9/23/11 at 4:47pm

I figured we'd at least have gotten a description of the curtain by now.

[themysteriousgrowl]

Posted: 9/23/11 at 4:53pm

"Too bad Aaron Tveit wasn't cast as MLK. There'd certainly be interest then!"

UGH, your hatred of women SICKENS me.

[ljay889]

Posted: 9/23/11 at 5:08pm

Withoutatrace????
Whizzer??

[WhizzerMarvin]

Posted: 9/23/11 at 5:56pm

Ha, hi ljay! Yes as you know the two of us are normally at the first preview, but we couldn't go to this one till this Sunday evening. I'll be sure to post after and share some thoughts.

[AC126748]

Posted: 9/23/11 at 6:00pm

So, no one went to the first preview of THE MOUNTAINTOP?

This board is racist.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/23/11 at 6:08pm

If the show curtain isn't black, the show itself is racist.

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 9/23/11 at 6:30pm

This is a Broadway World first... Usually there's a slew of reviews after a first preview.

[ljay889]

Posted: 9/23/11 at 6:33pm

I've found some tweets. From the same person:

"saw @Mountaintopplay tonight at the open dress. What an amazing, bold and gripping play! Congratulations!"

"You wanna see one of the best performances by an actress on Broadway, go see Angela Bassett in The Mountaintop."

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/23/11 at 6:34pm

Did Sam Jackson tweet that?

[ljay889]

Posted: 9/23/11 at 6:35pm

n.O.

[ClapYo'Hands]

Posted: 9/23/11 at 6:35pm

"Usually there's a slew of reviews after a first preview"

There's a Sondheim lyric right there!

[Blactor]

Posted: 9/24/11 at 12:01am

People making light of and dismissing other people's complaints about racism?!

That's racist!

[adamgreer]

Posted: 9/24/11 at 12:12am

Everyone's a little bit racist.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/24/11 at 12:17am

This thread is nothing but theatrical slavery.

[AC126748]

Posted: 9/24/11 at 8:43am

There's a brief review over on All That Chat. It features a major spoiler (although, by this point, I'd venture to say most of us know what that spoiler is).

It's not very complimentary.

[showchoirguy]

Posted: 9/24/11 at 9:41am

Commencing on Broadway World! *chuga chuga*

[Kad]

Posted: 9/24/11 at 11:39am

Oh my god... MLK doesn't DIE, does he?