Toronto Treat

Well, sometimes some Theaters just become obsessive at times. I hope you enjoy "Drowsy" and make Bob feel real good sitting in that Chair! Poor Janet, he must be jumping up and down in his sleep by now but happy he got to do the show both on Broadway and in England. Not too shabby. They are still beaming about his and Jonathan's performances out there on Broadway.

Bob and Casey are working on something new, so at least I hope that gives some hope up there but your Independent Theatre is so good too, more money for those well deserved shows in Toronto. Now invest some in good television!

Don't hate me but I didn't ask what the plot was about. I just know they are working on it now. It was a surprise to me because Casey just said Drowsy Lyric stuff. I was like humm.. are they going to change it again? Then Jon mentioned the other Musical they were working on and I saw Bob's article so it all kind of clicked. Then I noticed Lisa was working on lyrics for Mr. Broadway. She must be a whiz! Well, I think she writes some pretty funny stuff. Her ditties turn up in everything they do, somewhere. It was then that I got a feel for how Jon felt about working in New York. Nothing really negative, pls don't take it wrong but most of us like to be home once in awhile too.

So much is going on in Toronto, so he probably wants to be home so that he can help out Mitchell. Like I said, he didn't say never but that he loved working in Toronto just as much. Not everyone wants to live the American lifestyle either. What counts is he loves New York and from what I saw, New York loved him back. But like Dorothy reminded us,"there's no place like home" unless of course it's maybe Bakersfield? Some people like it I guess? Got a job offer?

I am just glad there is some competition in this city. I think it will be good for everyone.

Akiva

Glitter... agree... and the Dancap packages aren't even much of a deal either. The cheapest regular single ticket price is $50 or $60. The cheapest subscription package is 3 shows from $170... that averages out to $56.67 per show. That doesn't seem like a deal to me. The Mirvish season is 6 shows from $130, and they've always been able to get that kind of low subscription price even when they had more appealing seasons.

And benefits... what are the Dancap benefits? Do we get free, easy ticket exchanges? Show reminders? Priority ticket buying or special ticket discounts for extra tickets? Parking discounts? Restaurant discounts? It doesn't say clearly anywhere. The Mirvish subscribers are offered all these benefits, which are clearly listed on their site. They even get a free Royal Alexadndra 100th Anniversary Coffee Table book, and some Blue Jays ticket freebie.

With Dancap, you have to pay at least $50 for their silver Customer Appreciation Program membership to even get access to the membership hotline, as well as priority ticket access. Why isn't this free with the already hefty subscription price? If I'm paying for a full-season of 6 shows from $310, I deserve some benefits. I don't even know if my package is flexible for exchanges. And you don't even get the same seats for each show. And it seems like you have to pay up-front in full, as opposed to Mirvish's subscription season where you can pay in two segments.

Dancap has a great season, but so far it doesn't seem like much of a deal to me.

Updated On: 4/30/07 at 02:08 PM

My biggest issue with them is that their subscription packages are only for the first week of each run. Because of this, it may actually be better to wait and buy single tickets in order to get the best seats. This is especially true for Jersey Boys which they're planning to run for at least six months. Why don't they assign seats for the full run or first six weeks like Mirvish does and ensure that subscribers get the best seats available?

Is Bob "the man in the chair" in the Toronto run?

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Do you have a link from the announcement?
I missed this one. Thanks for the help!

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Must everything be a "Deal"???

These are great shows....and anyone who takes on the Mirvish name in Toronto IS a renegade.

I am looking forward to September

Golfer, you make it sound like a David & Goliath. If theres a Goliath here its Dancap! Google the guy. He's a drug buisness billionaire who owns his own offshore bank in Barbados. This is a renegade?

I agree with all you have said. I think they get a month to sort out customer service, and some of the fine tuning expected for premium $$$.

What would indicate to you that it would be a flop? It has been tremendously successful everywhere else. And don't forget Toronto had another jukebox musical, Mamma Mia, sitdown for 5 years. There is the market for it.

As I understand it, Jersey Boys isn't corny. It's supposed to be a "warts and all" biographic musical. It deals with drug overdoses, jail time, etc.