War Paint Future?

I wouldn't book it. I would leave one slot open for a last minute tkts show and catch War Paint that way.

I agree. But, if you do book it, and it closes, which seems likely, then you should get a refund.

I know this isn't necessarily helpful to your question, but given your time and travel constraints, I'd honestly consider just booking other shows. War Paint is near the bottom of the barrel of good Broadway right now, in my opinion. Lots of other exciting things to catch!

I really hope we get a pro-shot of War Paint. I was watching this playbill video of the cast album recording with clips from the actual show, and it's just so stunning. Maybe BroadwayHD could pick it up?

Seriously Gizmo.. If War Paint happens to still be playing you could probably walk unto tkts 30 minutes before the show and get a half price ticket and then just walk a few blocks to the theater. No time wasted. Or at least wait till October to get the tickets. However.. if you really want to book in advance then I really wouldn't take a chance on War Paint still being open. I guess you can always just get the refund. But what a pain. Of those choices you mentioned not one of them really requires far in advance booking. Maybe M Butterfly and Torch Song. The only big "Must get in advance" shows are Dolly, Hamilton, and Hansen.

Updated On: 7/19/17 at 05:11 PM

I highly doubt that BroadwayHD will pay to record War Paint. It didn't pay for recording the Roundabout productions.

Valentina3 said: "^ hmm. PBS great performances maybe? :|



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No. It really is not a show worth preserving.

Oh it is not horrible at all. I actually liked a lot of it. Especially Patti. But the show itself is mediocre. There are a lot of other things I would prefer getting preserved over this.

BroadwayConcierge said: "Gizmo6 said: "What's so bad about it?"

I hate to be a buzzkill, but it was one of my least favorite shows of the season. LuPone and Ebersole are wonderful and the score is pretty good ("Pink" being the main highlight), but the book is often messy, some scenes interminable. I ultimately left not really caring about any of the evening's proceedings.

I truly advise looking into other shows such as The Great Comet and Groundhog Day. Come From Away, The Play That Goes Wrong, and of course, Dolly! were also wonderful.



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Yeah.. the book is embarrassing.

Valentina3 said: "While that's true, the talent and opulence on stage is worth preserving. For me at least. And gurl please - Groundhog Day was an absolutely mediocre show. It had a dispensable book, below average score, and took a perfect movie and made it into a meaningless stage show. The costumes were predictable, and staging was full of ideas taken from other shows which did it first and did it much better. Never mind, I didn't come here to bash another show but looks like that's what I ended up doing.



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That wasn't a bash honey. But yours certainly was.

The behind the scenes of the cast recording has reminded me of how much I enjoyed this. I must get back to see this again.

I'm with you, SarahNYC2-- I went in with low expectations and because a friend works on the show, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Nothing to rave about, but I do urge people to give it a chance if they have on open slot on their theater schedules. And not for nothing, I liked it a helluva lot more than Groundhog Day.