The Official Guys and Dolls Revival Excitement Thread

[EnWashingtonHeights]

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]

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

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

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

[billynj]

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

Thanks, I look forward to seeing this show

[Smaxie]

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

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

[NGD2225]

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]

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]

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

Craig Bierko as Sky & Lauren Ambrose as Sarah.

[PiraguaGuy2]

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

Oh, please god no to Craig Bierko.

[mormonophobic]

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]

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

Any rumors on who they are looking at for Nicley?

[being.jeremiah]

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

I like the blue background better...

[Testing1232]

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]

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

Does anyone know their budget?

[Smaxie]

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.

[Yankeefan007]

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

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

[whatever2]

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 ...

[Testing1232]

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]

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.

[whatever2]

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.

[Testing1232]

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]

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]

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

Yeah, $45 is a HUGE difference, alright.

[Testing1232]

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]

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]

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.