Violet at Encores- Page 2

[wonkit]

Posted: 7/18/13 at 8:13am

There are tickets priced at $90 and $100 (let people who can afford to pay more support the arts this way if they want to) but again, there are many $25 seats in the orchestra and in most of the mezzanine level. These are not the bad seats - I spend far more to sit in those seats for other productions.

[HoldMeBatBOy]

Posted: 7/18/13 at 1:29pm

How was Van Hughes as Monty?

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 7/18/13 at 5:01pm

Nothing remarkable, and he was a little unsure of his characterization, I felt. At least compared to everyone else. But he was in fine voice.

[Skip2]

Posted: 7/18/13 at 9:18pm

I liked Hughes very much. Sure, his singing voice wasn't perfect, but I really bought his cockiness. And the fact he wasn't as pretty as the original Montgomery made him seem more real to me.

And I also had to laugh that a couple of critics thought this took place in the depression. It takes place in 1964.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 7/18/13 at 10:23pm

The critics seemed to love it: http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/theater/rainbow_for_the_ears_concludes_with_jN8YKorr3uJa4zwB5tbDhP

http://theater.nytimes.com/2013/07/19/theater/reviews/sutton-foster-in-violet-at-city-center.html?ref=theater

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-19/-nobody-is-smart-about-stupid-tv-violet-review.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-finkle/first-nighter-sutton-fost_b_3618239.html Updated On: 7/19/13 at 10:23 PM