The Official Guys and Dolls Revival Excitement Thread

[EnWashingtonHeights]

The Official Guys and Dolls Revival Excitement Thread#1

Posted: 11/22/08 at 10:56am

http://guysanddollsbroadway.com/
Tickets are on sale now!

Updated On: 11/22/08 at 10:56 AM

[Testing1232]

re: Guys and Dolls Tickets are on sale#2

Posted: 11/22/08 at 11:25am

Amex presale--- and lowest tic price $50 !?

Once again, yay for "Hair" with $37 seats !!

[billynj]

re: Guys and Dolls Tickets are on sale#2

Posted: 11/22/08 at 11:34am

Thanks, I look forward to seeing this show

[Smaxie]

re: Guys and Dolls Tickets are on sale#3

Posted: 11/22/08 at 1:26pm

$50 is a good price. Guys & Dolls costs much more to run than Hair.

Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop.

[NGD2225]

re: Guys and Dolls Tickets are on sale#4

Posted: 11/22/08 at 1:27pm

Yay! and YAY for the artwork.

A wallpaper shrunk down.


Updated On: 11/22/08 at 01:27 PM

[Jonny boy]

re: Guys and Dolls Tickets are on sale#5

Posted: 11/22/08 at 1:44pm

Have you guys heard any of the rumors about who else they are casting in the show?

[NGD2225]

re: Guys and Dolls Tickets are on sale#6

Posted: 11/22/08 at 1:46pm

Craig Bierko as Sky & Lauren Ambrose as Sarah.

[PiraguaGuy2]

re: Guys and Dolls Tickets are on sale#7

Posted: 11/22/08 at 1:50pm

Oh, please god no to Craig Bierko.

Formerly SirNotAppearing - Joined 3/08

[mormonophobic]

re: Guys and Dolls Tickets are on sale#8

Posted: 11/22/08 at 1:51pm

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but roughly how much time generally passes between tickets going on sale for a show and discounts/rush policies being announced? I'm wondering it for this show, as well as upcoming things like Hair and Hedda. I really want to see this, but already spent full-price on WSS, ITH, and Wicked. Can't really justify throwing away that money if I find out shortly after that I could have used a discount (and this makes me realize - shows should totally have retroactive discounts - I bought my Pal Joey ticket without using/knowing about the discount and then called back five minutes later to apply it and had to fight tooth and nail to do so. That's just silly.)

And a note on the rumors: is that for real? I know there's no such thing as a REAL or legit rumor since that would sort of negate the meaning of rumor, but still - I would die to see Ambrose (though I've heard less of her than I have Bierko, who also excites me, and I'm not sure about her vocal range) as I have LOVED the crap out of her way back from Can't Hardly Wait.

[Jonny boy]

re: Guys and Dolls Tickets are on sale#9

Posted: 11/22/08 at 2:05pm

Any rumors on who they are looking at for Nicley?

[being.jeremiah]

re: Guys and Dolls Tickets are on sale#10

Posted: 11/22/08 at 2:09pm

I like the blue background better...

[Testing1232]

re: Guys and Dolls Tickets are on sale#11

Posted: 11/22/08 at 3:02pm

<< $50 is a good price. Guys & Dolls costs much more to run than Hair. >>

How much do you think "Billy Elliot" costs to run?

In another climate, Smaxie, I might agree. However, given what's going on these days, $50 in a pretty steep theatre, is not that great.

Could have at least made the last few rows, $35- $40

[NGD2225]

re: Guys and Dolls Tickets are on sale#12

Posted: 11/22/08 at 3:30pm

Does anyone know their budget?

[Smaxie]

re: Guys and Dolls Tickets are on sale#13

Posted: 11/22/08 at 4:19pm

I stand by what I said. $50 for the rear mezz at the Nederlander is a good price - and the producers of Guys and Dolls are not running a charity. They can't charge poverty levels for a ticket, at least not with an initial American Express on sale. If it's too much, wait for the inevitable discounts.

Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop.

[Yankeefan007]

re: Guys and Dolls Tickets are on sale#14

Posted: 11/22/08 at 4:24pm

$50 for the rear mezz was the same cost RENT charged.

[whatever2]

re: Guys and Dolls Tickets are on sale#15

Posted: 11/22/08 at 4:45pm

i can't imagine they are going to generate much pre-sale activity until more of the cast is announced ...

"You, sir, are a moron." (PlayItAgain)

[Testing1232]

re: Guys and Dolls Tickets are on sale#16

Posted: 11/22/08 at 5:30pm

<< I stand by what I said. $50 for the rear mezz at the Nederlander is a good price - and the producers of Guys and Dolls are not running a charity. They can't charge poverty levels for a ticket, at least not with an initial American Express on sale. If it's too much, wait for the inevitable discounts. >>

Easy, Smaxie... no one was asking you to change your opinion.

I was just offering mine.

No one asked them to charge "poverty" levels for a ticket.

And trust me, its not too much for me, but that is not the point.

It might be too much for MANY other people, especially, when the country is in a recession. There are NUMEROUS shows out there with very high running costs, that make at least a few rows of the theatre inexpensive. ($25-$40, for example).

[Smaxie]

re: Guys and Dolls Tickets are on sale#17

Posted: 11/22/08 at 5:39pm

It's quite possible that Guys & Dolls might also offer a cheap ticket option, once their theatre is rebuilt from scratch. But it's not the type of thing to expect right now in an initial AMEX onsale.

Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop.

[whatever2]

re: Guys and Dolls Tickets are on sale#18

Posted: 11/22/08 at 5:41pm

i've given up on amex pre-sale -- been burned by paying full price for inferior seating choices too many times.

last night i could barely see harry potter's wand.

"You, sir, are a moron." (PlayItAgain)

[Testing1232]

re: Guys and Dolls Tickets are on sale#19

Posted: 11/22/08 at 5:44pm

<< $50 for the rear mezz was the same cost RENT charged.
>>

Yankee,

I could be wrong here, but I believe the Rear Mezz (at least at one time)at "Rent" was $40- $45-

And not sure what the relevance of the "Rent" prices are anyway.

Different time, different show, different economic climate.

Only similarity is the theatre.

[NGD2225]

re: Guys and Dolls Tickets are on sale#20

Posted: 11/22/08 at 7:50pm

They are paying possible FOUR STAR salaries. I don't think $10 will be the amount that will keep someone away from the show.

[Yankeefan007]

re: Guys and Dolls Tickets are on sale#21

Posted: 11/22/08 at 8:25pm

Yeah, $45 is a HUGE difference, alright.

[Testing1232]

re: Guys and Dolls Tickets are on sale#22

Posted: 11/22/08 at 9:42pm

<< Yeah, $45 is a HUGE difference, alright. >>

For a family of four, possibly... the point was that I believe the "Rent" rear mezz price was lower.

You also posted yesterday that it was great that "Hair" was offering a $37 seat, and I agreed with you on the thread.

I think its important this day and age for shows to have a "cheap" seat, even if it is in the back few rows.

[Testing1232]

re: Guys and Dolls Tickets are on sale#23

Posted: 11/22/08 at 9:52pm

<< They are paying possible FOUR STAR salaries. I don't think $10 will be the amount that will keep someone away from the show.
>>

Wouldnt keep me away, but I dont think Oliver Platt is going to have people breaking down any doors either.

[Yankeefan007]

re: Guys and Dolls Tickets are on sale#24

Posted: 11/22/08 at 10:33pm

I would say $50 is very cheap - in an age where a theater that used to charge $26 for last two rows (Marquis) is now charging $66.