WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN begins previews TONIGHT!- Page 19

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 10/13/10 at 10:55pm

I made no excuses, NEWBIE. I said act two needs fixing. I went to the fourth preview knowing I wouldn't see a frozen show. You went earlier and are pissed off you paid money to do so. That happens. Sorry you did it. Sorry you didn't know better not to put yourself through an experience like that.

I think you're projecting your rage outward and want the show closed because of your extreme disappointment. If they make decent fixes and if the show is received well, I can imagine you might very well blow a gasket.

[kyle4]

Posted: 10/13/10 at 11:16pm

i have the time... so i will respond to you, mr. nemo...

read my posts... i never complained about the money and i made a point of saying so... i said "art is meant to challenge, not to please"... i KNOW when i attended and knew it might be rough... so, no, i am cool with the 127.00... i chose to see it, i OWN that... no one owes me cash... cut and paste something that has me saying that i was upset about paying.... i was not...

next, i KNOW the fate of the show... and it's fate is the fault of the creators... i would have NO PROBLEM with it being a success... i truly don't know HOW an UN-entertaining show could BE a success, but it does happen occasionally (THE LIFE?)... so, if it becomes a success, well, COOL.... god bless...

and, um, you accused me of being disappointed... i AM disappointed.... i don't need to cloak it anything else... i am disappointed AND i have strong opinions about what went down... they are mutually exclusive!!

still waiting on a REAL argument in support of the show!

kyle's a waitin'...

[ljay889]

Posted: 10/13/10 at 11:19pm

next, i KNOW the fate of the show..


HAH!! Coming from someone who only saw half of it.

[dramarama3]

Posted: 10/14/10 at 12:28am

Fix your caps kyle...

[kyle4]

Posted: 10/14/10 at 10:22am

suddenly got VERY quiet around here..... interesting....

drama -- no caps, never even had a cavity!!!

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 10/14/10 at 10:36am

It's not us, it's you.

[americanboy99]

Posted: 10/14/10 at 10:56am

In all seriousness-

Anyone been back the past few days? I'd love an update on what's changed.

[Boq101]

Posted: 10/14/10 at 11:32am

Did Kyle4 suggest a few posts back that he wishes all of the people involved with this show to be out of a job soon?

REALLY?!

[Mattbrain]

Posted: 10/14/10 at 12:18pm

americanboy, my friend was there last night and she really enjoyed it. She said that LuPone was mumbling and that there were two technical glitches towards the end but it didn't ruin the evening for her.

[MimiJudith]

Posted: 10/14/10 at 12:26pm

So it looks like this show might be shaping up after all. Is that the case, or is it still bad but just better than at the very beginning?

[notabb]

Posted: 10/14/10 at 1:06pm

I saw it Tues night. The problems are so ingrained it would truly be something if they can fix it. After SOUTH PACIFIC and PIAZZA it's hard to believe Bartlett Sher got such an expensive , ugly set that never stops moving.Always changing ,yet always ugly.The book is a mess and the score is mediocre.I don't know if Model Behaviour is a good song or if Laura Benanti was just weaving her magic. She was the one bright spot for me.I found it hard watching Danny Burstein trying to massage the material into life. The movie was wild and magical, the show ( and set) should have been.It's a shame. I had such faith that this would be great.Since I have 2 tickets on my membership I have another seat for the end of the run. I hope I see a much changed show.At least I'll see Benanti ( who seems to be a joy in everything she's been doing lately)

[dramarama3]

Posted: 10/14/10 at 3:34pm

um. ok?

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 10/14/10 at 6:33pm

Notab -thanks for the review! What was it about the set that made it so ugly and distracting? Just curious.

[BroadwayNYC2]

Posted: 10/14/10 at 6:51pm

I saw the show last night and it was wonderful. So much fun. I enjoyed it thoroughly!

[notabb]

Posted: 10/14/10 at 6:54pm

It almost never stops moving and in just about every direction. The colors in the original movie were lovely. They really popped. This is more muted and kind of ugly. The projections are sometimes real locations but also sometimes abstract patterns. Sometime they move....up ,down ,change color, swirl and often it happens during the songs. Which would be more up setting if the songs were better. There were sound issues at times and lyrics could be hard to hear. Other times they were very easy to hear which should have been a good thing.But the songs are boring,generic. The one song the audience was DYING to applaud for was Laura Benantis' "Model Behaviour" so they break it up with a little scene and to make it worse ,give her such a short section to finish with that it doesn't have time to build up again.The recent GUYS AND DOLLS had similar ugly projections.

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 10/14/10 at 7:15pm

Are there a lot of large set pieces?

[bjh2114]

Posted: 10/14/10 at 11:59pm

Saw it tonight. The show definitely isn't perfect, and it's still rough around the edges. But overall, I really enjoyed it. The only thing that really bugged me was the inconsistency of the accents. I REALLY liked the music a lot. The thing that needs to be fixed is the structure (and the book in some individual scenes). I loved the choreography. The show definitely has potential, but it should have gone out of town first. You can definitely tell that the cast is having a fantastic time though. They had great chemistry. Benanti and Scott were especially charismatic. Patti was playing Patti, but at least she's good at that. I'd give it a 3.75 out of 5 overall.

[Donthatecongratulate]

Posted: 10/15/10 at 12:11am

"The one song the audience was DYING to applaud for was Laura Benantis' "Model Behaviour" so they break it up with a little scene and to make it worse ,give her such a short section to finish with that it doesn't have time to build up again."

friend of Benanti perhaps? so obvious.........

i heard the ending is now completely different then it was a couple of days ago. some cuts and changes. interesting....

does anyone follow the lct blogger?

oh, & findingnamo, suck it.

[StageManager2]

Posted: 10/15/10 at 12:11am

notabb, how come you write "colors" but spell "behaviour" with a U?

[Donthatecongratulate]

Posted: 10/15/10 at 12:14am

LOLOLOLOLOLOOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL-LOUL

[theatreguy]

Posted: 10/15/10 at 12:23am

Laura Benanti just posted this on her Facebook:

Woman at the stage door: I loved you in gypsy!

Me: thank you! I hope you enjoyed this as well!

Woman: *silence*

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 10/15/10 at 12:45am

^ hahaha

[ljay889]

Posted: 10/15/10 at 2:05am

According to ATC, as of tonight, "Shoes From Heaven" has been cut. The finale was a reprise sung by Peil.

That seems odd, lol.

[heo1128]

Posted: 10/15/10 at 2:40am

^A reprise of which song? That certainly does sound odd…but it's good to hear they're trying to rework the ending. The finale from the first preview was a dud.

[ljay889]

Posted: 10/15/10 at 2:48am

Details on what they are trying now

http://talkinbroadway.com/allthatchat/d.php?id=1908858

I am going to try to rush tomorrow night. I will report back on the ending. It seems like they are waiting for a new song. I can't imagine they would actually end the show like that.