emd, I haven't seen Finian's Rainbow yet but as I said up top, I love the music (but it's not everyone's cup of tea). I'm just amazed at how many people (theater goers I know) aren't interested in this show despite the rave reviews--perhaps an explanation of why the discount is good for a Sat. night. In all fairness, some of them saw it in the Encores series last year and feel they've already seen it but many just think "eh." I think whether to go has more to do with what your husband thinks and what nice dinner or quiet time you might be giving up together if you don't go.

CPG, Terri White was a surprise guest that night (not listed on the program) and sang a song dedicated to her Mother (I think she said taken from a poem). Anyway, I bawled my eyes out through the whole thing having recently lost my Mother and just blocked it last night. It was heart wrenching.

Just fyi, the name of the song she sang was Mama A Rainbow from the failed show "Minnie's Boys." Read lyrics at your own risk. http://www.carlinamerica.com/titles/...579&terms=1970

mclaurie - all I can say is, for anyone celebrating Thanksgiving without their mothers (or anyone else beloved, for that matter), warm, happy memories are everything!

Has anyone seen God of Carnage with the new cast? I can't find reviews online, although they've been with the new cast for a week or so now.

It hasn't been reviewed yet.

I'M SO EXCITED I CAN'T STAND IT!!!!

Opening night - Promises, Promises - Kristin Chenowith and Sean Hayes

Row L, smack dam in the middle!

Got the email last night, bought the Amex pre-sale tix this morning!

YAY! :-)

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^JEALOUS!

I adore Kristin Chenoweth! Lucky you!

I saw the Lincoln Center production, "In the Next Room or the Vibrator Play" this week. It was entertaining with an unusual story (to say the least) and a good cast. I wouldn't recommend it to someone visiting who will see a play or two. But if you're an avid and frequent theater goer and can buy discounted seats, it is worth seeing. I found the end unexpected and satisfying (no pun intended).

Anyone seen Hair? Fela?

It was announced yesterday that Al Pacino will play Shylock in 'The Merchant of Venice' next summer in Shakespeare in the Park. I'm wondering if I should camp out on the ticket line beginning in April!

Saw 'Superior Donuts' tonight - enjoyed it, some really good lines and acting, but not the quality of Letts' 'August:Osage County.' The young actor, Jon Michael Hill, was especially good.

I saw August Osage County at the Kennedy Center in D.C. last wk. Estelle Parsons was the only Broadway cast member in this production. It was one of the top 5 dramas I have seen in my theater life, on Broadway or anywhere else. Estelle Parsons was magnificent.

On the way to NYC this weekend to see the new cast in God of Carnage, and the teens will see Hair. Should be a good weekend!

I agree, Centralparkgirl, with your assessment of 'Superior Donuts.' Having seen 'August: Osage County,' I was really looking forward to this one, but it seemed lacking in complexity and character development. We left thinking there wasn't enough to it to make an afternoon of theater.

Has anyone seen 'Circle Mirror Transformation' at Playwrights' Horizon? It's returning after a limited run and a few weeks' hiatus.

I'm laughing at the unintended icon in my last post! Now how did that happen?

emd3 - Estelle Parsons is a great actress. I have never seen her on stage, but loved her the very first time I saw her in 'Bonnie and Clyde.' The actress who originated the role and won a Tony did not want to be in NY too long and left. Her performance was great too.

kmbp - I had read the review first and didn't have any expectation that it would be as good as Osage. It must be hard to be a Pulitzer winner knowing that everything is compared to that first play.

CPG: Those icons have happened to me too. Generally, most of them are done by using a colon followed by some other symbol or letter. I suspect you used the colon after August and then it combined with the O of Osage.
I'll try the same here :O

Yep. You just can't do a colon followed by an O

If you hit the "Preview" button before posting your message, you can check if you've posted unintended emoticons. :O

NP - that is so weird.

Usually I hit preview, but I guess I felt 'confident' this time - haha. No relevance here, but I love the semi colon. Very few people use it. Did Shakespeare use the semi colon? (Just turning it into a theater question!)

Does the emoticon show up in a preview? I thought it didn't.
Let's see :o

So does anyone know when the new Phantom sequel is to open?
This preview looks like such fun -- The Phantom of the Oprah.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weSnXwUYlPk

I saw "God of Carnage" last Friday. Not having seen the old cast, I can't compare, but thought that this bunch was good but not great. It was hard to catch everything that Ken Stott said--we were all going "What did he say, what did he say," for much of the play. I'm sorry he didn't speak a little more slowly for the American audience. Also thought the end of the play was a little too SNLish, but in general we (10 of us in the group) all really enjoyed it.