Thoughts on [TITLE OF SHOW] Preview?

I didn't see it, but thoughts were posted at ATC:


[title of show] first preview

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NYCurious,

A few questions:

1. How full was the house?
2. Did the Lyceum seem too big for the show?

Thanks!

I just got back from the first preview and it was more amazing than I could have ever hoped. Although an avid fan of the cast album, I had never seen the show before, and the book was an absolute delight.

The Lyceum was giving a lot of love back to the five performers tonight. Larry got VERY sustained entrance applause, as did the other four actors. It seemed that every line received laughter and/or applause. Heidi especially got a huge reaction after "A Way Back to Then."

After "Nine People's Favorite Thing" there was a good two minute standing ovation. You could really tell that Heidi was trying to hold back tears.

At the curtain call everyone seemed pretty choked up and appreciative of the audience response. It could have been a warmer welcome to Broadway.

The stagedoor was crazy. People brought flowers and gifts for everyone, and they must not have expected so many people there because the barricades were not set up in an effective manner. All in all an awesome night!

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Oh. My. God. The most amazing experience I have ever had in a broadway theater. Not just the wonder of the performances/material. But the amount of love and energy in the audience was just astounding. There was huge entrance applause first for Larry, then Jeff and Hunter and finally Susan and Heidi. The audience was so loud (in a good way) through out, with a seemingly never-ending Standing Ovation at the end of "Nine People's Favorite Thing" Everyone in the show was so fantastic. The show has been updated to include everything that's happened to the [tos] gang since of-broadway. And there are some additions to the songs, include sung through bits of parts that were spoken in "Original Musical" and "What Kind of Girl is She."
After the show the crowd at the stagedoor was huge, when Susan walked out she looked so stunned and she Shouted "What the F*CK?" I met all of the cast plus Larry and Michael and they were all so kind and wonderful.
It was hilarious, some passing tourists saw the crowd and got excited going "Who are they waiting for, it must be some one famous" Then they saw Heidi and started screaming "OH MY GOD ITS JENNA BUSH" my father was trying to correct them but they were convinced it was Jenna Bush.
All in All, it was an amazing night and I wish the show and its cast the best.

In short, groupies and a papered house.






Tertius Lydgate
Middlemarch

Updated On: 7/6/08 at 12:04 AM

"It was hilarious, some passing tourists saw the crowd and got excited going "Who are they waiting for, it must be some one famous" Then they saw Heidi and started screaming "OH MY GOD ITS JENNA BUSH""

hahahahahahahahahahaha

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I don't know what's sadder - the fact that they thought Heidi Blickenstaff was Jenna Bush, or the fact that they were excited about seeing Jenna Bush.

Did Jeffy get applause removing his shirt?
(dumb question)
I can't wait to see what they have done for Broadway,
A WAY BACK TO THEN is pure genius.
LOVE this show!

I'm going tomorrow. How do you get to the stagedoor?

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Does Heidi actually take off her shirt?

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No.

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