Word on the street is the common folks love Young Frankenstein
Word on the street is the common folks love Young Frankenstein
billynj
Leading Actor Joined: 10/3/06
#1Word on the street is the common folks love Young Frankenstein
Posted: 10/13/07 at 8:40pmspoke to a 2 people in the know today that work at a big hotel concierge desk, they say people whom they got tickets for YF to the last 2 nights came back thrilled they had seen the show and they were just theater fans not Mel fans, as they were looking to see shows based upon see something new at a reasonable price, so take if for what tis worth peole who are paying $100 per ticket are happy with the show and were at the conceirge desk looking to go to anither show and were telling the toher couples what a great show they saw last night ... so it looks like the show might have some legs with the theater public ...they loved the sets and thought the show was very fun
#2re: Word on the street is the common folks love Young Frankenstein
Posted: 10/13/07 at 8:41pmHow old are you?
#2re: Word on the street is the common folks love Young Frankenstein
Posted: 10/13/07 at 8:47pm
Take a breath next time you type. Or think.
That run-on sentence wore me out...
"Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana." GMarx
#3re: Word on the street is the common folks love Young Frankenstein
Posted: 10/13/07 at 9:02pmA good friend of mine, who is also a concierge, said that he is getting a lot of requests for tickets. A lot of his guests are paying brokers' prices for them.
Bwayfan4
Broadway Star Joined: 10/11/06
#4re: Word on the street is the common folks love Young Frankenstein
Posted: 10/13/07 at 9:11pmA lot of requests doesn't mean it's necessarily a good show...it just means that the show is a tourist attraction.
#5re: Word on the street is the common folks love Young Frankenstein
Posted: 10/13/07 at 9:13pmGood for them?
#6re: Word on the street is the common folks love Young Frankenstein
Posted: 10/13/07 at 9:23pmI wasn't implying that the show was good or bad. Just saying he has been getting a lot of requests.
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#7re: Word on the street is the common folks love Young Frankenstein
Posted: 10/13/07 at 9:31pmI can't wait till it's on MTV!
BrianS
Broadway Star Joined: 10/8/07
#8re: Word on the street is the common folks love Young Frankenstein
Posted: 10/13/07 at 9:40pm
The guy is probably right... tourists are going to eat it up no matter what. I thought the show was ok, not great. Had I paid $100 to see it, I would have been disappointed. Too many jokes are stale and the show is just too long. Cast is great though.
I think most people will convince themselves that it was great because of how much money they spent. Kinda the same way crowds these days seem to give every show a standing ovation partially to convince themselves that they spent their money well. I'm still caught off-guard when people start standing for a mediocre show because they think it's the thing to do.
Then, like a tool, I eventually stand up too so I don't look like I'm sitting in protest.
#9re: Word on the street is the common folks love Young Frankenstein
Posted: 10/13/07 at 10:34pm
No surprise, Broadway now attracts the laziest, stupid people on earth. They want to see shows that they already know the plots and most of the punch lines. That way they don't really have to listen or think.
Legally Blond also proves this point. The brain dead tween crowd loves it.
Updated On: 10/13/07 at 10:34 PM
#10re: Word on the street is the common folks love Young Frankenstein
Posted: 10/13/07 at 10:48pmI just watched Legally Blonde on MTV today. I enjoyed it. I haven't seen it live yet, but would like to.
#11re: Word on the street is the common folks love Young Frankenstein
Posted: 10/13/07 at 10:50pmugh, I dont' care...the show itself is bad and I'm never going again...simple as that.
#12re: Word on the street is the common folks love Young Frankenstein
Posted: 10/13/07 at 11:04pmThis is fairly shocking, as I didn't know commoners were allowed inside the theatre any more.
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#13re: Word on the street is the common folks love Young Frankenstein
Posted: 10/14/07 at 11:04am
To the poster who said people are stupid as they know the punch line.
Does this apply to those who see a show 30 or 40 times ?
traveler2
Chorus Member Joined: 3/10/07
#14re: Word on the street is the common folks love Young Frankenstein
Posted: 10/14/07 at 3:23pmWow, I never knew I was common!! And here I thought all this time I was unique!!
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#15re: Word on the street is the common folks love Young Frankenstein
Posted: 10/14/07 at 3:45pm
You are - unique that is
Commoners unite
StageFan2
Broadway Star Joined: 4/8/07
#16re: Word on the street is the common folks love Young Frankenstein
Posted: 10/14/07 at 4:20pm
I've been an outcast. I was at one time down-trodden. Then I was part of the little people. Now I'm common. I aspire to one day be unique. Ahhh well, live and dream.
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#17re: Word on the street is the common folks love Young Frankenstein
Posted: 10/14/07 at 4:24pmMuch like climbing the ladder @ BWW
#18re: Word on the street is the common folks love Young Frankenstein
Posted: 10/14/07 at 4:46pm
"Legally Blond also proves this point. The brain dead tween crowd loves it"
Talk about a sweeping generalization, im 28 and love the show,Ive also worked as a dancer and singer in many west end shows and love the theatre and i can assure you im not brain dead.
misschung
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/18/07
#19re: Word on the street is the common folks love Young Frankenstein
Posted: 10/14/07 at 5:32pm
No surprise, Broadway now attracts the laziest, stupid people on earth
And here we all are, posting on Broadwayworld.com...
#20re: Word on the street is the common folks love Young Frankenstein
Posted: 10/14/07 at 6:34pmmisschung-yes, but hopefully we (the BWW posters) aren't the people who will be going to see YF 3 or 4 times... I'd like to think we see as many shows as we can and represent those with varied tastes, and open minds...not just people who go see something because they saw the movie and know all the jokes.
StageFan2
Broadway Star Joined: 4/8/07
#21re: Word on the street is the common folks love Young Frankenstein
Posted: 10/14/07 at 6:45pmI don't have any desire to see YF even once. Spamalot with the OBC was my guilty pleasure. I saw it three times and loved it. It's probably the flaw in my character that will keep me common and not able to graduate into unique-ness.
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