The Official Guys and Dolls Revival Excitement Thread- Page 2

[Testing1232]

Posted: 11/23/08 at 9:18am

I remember going to see "Phantom", "Les Mis", and "Miss Saigon" for $15 !!! (or $20)--- something like that. Those were the days !!

[inlovewithjerryherman]

Posted: 11/23/08 at 9:56am

Jonny,

Apparently, Tituss Burgess is in talks for Nicely.

[coolkid11776]

Posted: 11/23/08 at 10:50am

Bring Back RENT! I'm kinda hoping for a "Sorry we didn't rly close on September 7th Rent will be back on February 3rd"

[NGD2225]

Posted: 11/23/08 at 11:55am

Dumb ass.

[dalefully]

Posted: 11/23/08 at 5:10pm

Does anyone else wanna talk about actually being excited for it rather than ticket prices?

[Mildred Plotka]

Posted: 11/23/08 at 5:12pm

I'd rather have wet paint play Nicely Nicely over Burgess.

[Testing1232]

Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:21pm

I am excited to see Graham- :))

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 11/23/08 at 7:11pm

Titus Burgess, while incredibly talented, is bound to dilute "Sit Down, You're Rockin' The Boat" with the same inaudible mixture of riffed high notes he painstakingly institutes into any song he performs.

I'd prefer to see almost anyone else in the role, preferably someone who looks more appropriately like a "gangster." Danny Burstein would be my first choice, but since he's preoccupied with SOUTH PACIFIC, what's Kevin Chamberlin doing these days?

[EnWashingtonHeights]

Posted: 11/23/08 at 8:43pm

I think Walter Bobbie should come back!

[NGD2225]

Posted: 11/23/08 at 9:00pm

I wish they could get the guy that played Nicely in the London revival.

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 1/26/09 at 9:58pm

How is this show selling? I can't decide if i want to splurge and get a ticket to the first preview, wait for them to announce a student option, or wait for TKTS on Tuesday. Anyone asked about student options be it a lotto or rush?

[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

Posted: 1/27/09 at 9:13am

I'm really, really, really excited about Guys and Dolls. I just discovered this show a few months ago, and it's so much fun. Not so excited about the cast, but they could surprise me-- and I did love Oliver Platt in that horrible campy "Three Musketeers" movie.

I actually think Tituss Burgess could do a pretty good job as Nicely-Nicely, though I wasn't thrilled when I first found out he got the role. I've always kind of wanted to see Michael Ball in that role, but that's just because I'm a crazed fangirl. And I agree that Danny Burstein would have been great.

[#1Elphie]

Posted: 1/27/09 at 10:52am

On Saturday I asked about a rush or lotto and they said to check back next week.

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 1/27/09 at 11:11am

Maybe I'll go by next Monday and ask.

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 1/27/09 at 5:31pm

Has anyone tried this week, or going this week and can report back?

[#1Elphie]

Posted: 1/27/09 at 5:38pm

I can probably swing by some time this week to check.

[tis_be_sarah]

Posted: 1/27/09 at 8:50pm

im so fricken excited
My friend is seeing it on her birthday... lucky!

[Hahabimbi]

Posted: 1/28/09 at 2:25am

Lauren is supposed to be on Letterman today so Im sure she´ll be talk about it.

[#1Elphie]

Posted: 1/29/09 at 4:15pm

The lady at the box office today told me that they won't be having rush tickets. She said they haven't been told about any cheap ticket options. This is different from what the guy whom I spoke to earlier had said, so I'm not sure what's going on.

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 1/30/09 at 9:48pm

Hm, thanks for asking!

I really want to go to the first preview, but can't really shell out the money for the tickets. I guess I'll just have to wait and see if they reveal any sort of cheaper option.

Also, if the rear mezz tickets are $50-something and the producers end up putting the show on TKTS, would that mean that some of those $50-something tickets would end up at TKTS or around $30-something? Ever ticket I've gotten at TKTS has been around the $50-60 dollar range, so I wasn't sure.

[AUtahFann]

Posted: 2/21/09 at 2:33pm

I've been having problems trying to get tickets through Ticketmaster.

[Hahabimbi]

Posted: 3/6/09 at 3:12am

some actually positive reivews.

http://www.womensvoicesforchange.org/2009/03/save-guys-and-dolls-.html

http://www.talkentertainment.com/c-9303-Guys-and-Dolls-%E2%80%93-Reviled-or-Revered-Bway-Revival.aspx

[allofmylife]

Posted: 3/6/09 at 3:32am

Not much excitement here, kind of like a Republican rally these days.

[heo1128]

Posted: 3/6/09 at 3:41am

Did anyone catch USA Today's review? He tore Graham and Platt apart.

http://www.usatoday.com/life/theater/reviews/2009-03-01-guys-and-dolls_N.htm

"Graham, despite her beauty, proves equally bereft of physical and vocal grace. Her Adelaide is merely a dumb blonde, sputtering her lines, shouting her songs and stumbling through her dance numbers. Her belting lacks the rhythmic intuition that Loesser's lush, swinging score requires. More crucially, the Gilmore Girls actress conveys none of the pluck or pathos that makes us care about this small-time showgirl who longs to be a respectable housewife."

Yikes! He loved Bierko and Kate Jennings Grant, though.

[nlm]

Posted: 3/6/09 at 3:43am

heo1128 that review was posted in one of the other G&D threads. allofmylife probably doesn't help that there's been 5 threads in two days, not sure about others, but I have no idea which one to post in anymore.

Updated On: 3/6/09 at 03:43 AM