Broadway Banter: A New Season Approaches, Thus a New Thread!
Oct 7th, 2012, 10:44 PM
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Sure. I have friends who do 'double headers' all the time although they are usually on Wednesdays when the matinees begin at 2. You will be out of the theater by 6 and as long as you don't want a leisurely dinner you'll be fine. Eat near the second theater and tell your server you want to be out by 7. Ask for your check as soon as your last course is served. Enjoy!
Oct 8th, 2012, 03:05 AM
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PS: Your selection of those two shows that day will really be extra special when you see Forbidden Broadway's brilliant satire of Matthew Broderick's performance in Nice Work If You Can Get It.
Oct 11th, 2012, 05:12 AM
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Centralparkgirl, you need to book a trip to London in June or after. Did you see that Douglas Hodge is playing Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory there? Huge production at Drury Lane Theatre!
Oct 11th, 2012, 01:48 PM
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NP - I knew about the play, but hadn't read that Hodge is starring. I'm curious because I haven't been to London in decades - when planning a trip like that, how do you know how long Hodge or another lead is signed for. Suppose someone plans a trip for the winter, buys the tickets and finds he's no longer in the role?
Oct 12th, 2012, 06:11 AM
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Oct 18th, 2012, 07:29 AM
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Hi, New York Fodorites.
Just got another promo email and am plugging "TJ and Dave" at Barrow Street again. Hope someone can go! Seen these guys lots of times in Chicago and they are seriously wonderful. AND... with Tracy Letts and Amy Morton (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, August: Osage County) and other Chicago theater folks in town... Michael SHannon and Kate Arrington (Grace), there might even be a chance you'll see them at the show on dark night. Tracy Letts and Michael Shannon have even improvised with TJ and DAve before. (I was fortunate to catch them!)
4 PERFORMANCES ONLY - DECEMBER 7 through DECEMBER 10, 2012
"This is an impressive feat of mental athletics, but the results are also observant, complex and frequently enormously funny."
- NEW YORK TIMES
"BRILLIANT, HEARTBREAKING, MIND-BLOWING, INSPIRING! The best 50 minutes of improv comedy that we've ever seen."
-TIME OUT NEW YORK
10:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday
9:00 p.m. on Monday
USE CODE TJDBST TO PURCHASE TICKETS FOR ONLY $15
ONLINE at smarttix.com and enter code TJDBST
BY PHONE: Call 212-868-4444 and mention code
IN PERSON: Bring the code TJDBST to the BST Box Office located at 27 Barrow Street (on the corner of Seventh Avenue South, one block south of Christopher Street), Open 1PM daily.
Just got another promo email and am plugging "TJ and Dave" at Barrow Street again. Hope someone can go! Seen these guys lots of times in Chicago and they are seriously wonderful. AND... with Tracy Letts and Amy Morton (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, August: Osage County) and other Chicago theater folks in town... Michael SHannon and Kate Arrington (Grace), there might even be a chance you'll see them at the show on dark night. Tracy Letts and Michael Shannon have even improvised with TJ and DAve before. (I was fortunate to catch them!)
4 PERFORMANCES ONLY - DECEMBER 7 through DECEMBER 10, 2012
"This is an impressive feat of mental athletics, but the results are also observant, complex and frequently enormously funny."
- NEW YORK TIMES
"BRILLIANT, HEARTBREAKING, MIND-BLOWING, INSPIRING! The best 50 minutes of improv comedy that we've ever seen."
-TIME OUT NEW YORK
10:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday
9:00 p.m. on Monday
USE CODE TJDBST TO PURCHASE TICKETS FOR ONLY $15
ONLINE at smarttix.com and enter code TJDBST
BY PHONE: Call 212-868-4444 and mention code
IN PERSON: Bring the code TJDBST to the BST Box Office located at 27 Barrow Street (on the corner of Seventh Avenue South, one block south of Christopher Street), Open 1PM daily.
Oct 21st, 2012, 03:13 PM
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Another recommendation for riveting drama: Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf? Tracey Letts (author of August: Osage County) and Amy Morton give electrifying performances. If you're into toxic drama at its best, this is a production that you shouldn't miss.
Oct 22nd, 2012, 05:36 AM
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Anxious to see Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf from the front row this Wednesday.
Centralparkgirl, in response to your London question above, well there is no real answer. No one really knows how long someone will stay with a production. But then you can't really buy tickets for an individual's performance anyway. We bought Broadway La Cage tickets for the main point of seeing Hodge (I had already seen him do it in London), but at our performance he was off and his understudy did it.
Centralparkgirl, in response to your London question above, well there is no real answer. No one really knows how long someone will stay with a production. But then you can't really buy tickets for an individual's performance anyway. We bought Broadway La Cage tickets for the main point of seeing Hodge (I had already seen him do it in London), but at our performance he was off and his understudy did it.
Oct 22nd, 2012, 06:12 AM
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NP - interesting that you mention where you're sitting. I have a friend who saw VW from upstairs and didn't love it. She wondered if she would have felt differently sitting closer. I was in row E and it was perfect. You are in for a treat.
Oct 22nd, 2012, 06:28 AM
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I'd hate a big musical from the front row -- but I'd enjoy an intimate show like Virginia Woolf even more if I were sitting on stage within the stage setting, so yes, I'm looking forward to that.
Oct 22nd, 2012, 08:10 AM
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Loved watching both August
sage County and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf in the intimate setting of Steppenwolf Theatre. Never more than 38 feet from the stage. When Amy Morton roared, "I'm running things now!" at the intermission, I was nailed to my seat. Such a great actress. I envy anyone who can see her perform for the first time, and pity Julia Roberts who has to take on that role in the film.
sage County and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf in the intimate setting of Steppenwolf Theatre. Never more than 38 feet from the stage. When Amy Morton roared, "I'm running things now!" at the intermission, I was nailed to my seat. Such a great actress. I envy anyone who can see her perform for the first time, and pity Julia Roberts who has to take on that role in the film.
Oct 22nd, 2012, 04:14 PM
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Good news about a couple new things at the TKTS booth in Times Square:
1. You can now buy both matinee and evening performance tickets at the same time on dual performance days (usually Weduesday and Saturday).
2. You can now buy full-price tickets for shows at TKTS--both for the same day and future dates.
1. You can now buy both matinee and evening performance tickets at the same time on dual performance days (usually Weduesday and Saturday).
2. You can now buy full-price tickets for shows at TKTS--both for the same day and future dates.
Oct 22nd, 2012, 08:30 PM
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<You can now buy full-price tickets for shows at TKTS--both for the same day and future dates.>
Do you know if that applies to all shows? I wonder if buying a full price ticket at TKTS would get you the same seat options as buying it from the theater's box office.
Also ... are the full priced tix a separate line? If not, it'll make the lines longer for cheap people like me ;-).
Looking forward to my next trip to NYC -- Nov. 28th!! (FYI, that was an exceptionally expensive time for hotels. Ouch!!!)
Do you know if that applies to all shows? I wonder if buying a full price ticket at TKTS would get you the same seat options as buying it from the theater's box office.
Also ... are the full priced tix a separate line? If not, it'll make the lines longer for cheap people like me ;-).
Looking forward to my next trip to NYC -- Nov. 28th!! (FYI, that was an exceptionally expensive time for hotels. Ouch!!!)
Oct 23rd, 2012, 05:03 AM
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Here's how the full-price ticket will be:
1. You can buy same-day tickets at full price for those shows not offering discounts.
2. You can buy full-price tickets for ALL show for future dates.
And, yes, the full-price ticket option is a separate line.
1. You can buy same-day tickets at full price for those shows not offering discounts.
2. You can buy full-price tickets for ALL show for future dates.
And, yes, the full-price ticket option is a separate line.
Oct 25th, 2012, 02:24 AM
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Nathan Lane to return to Broadway in March in 'The Nance.'
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/20...e/?ref=theater
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/20...e/?ref=theater
Nov 12th, 2012, 07:10 PM
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Don't read Ben Brantley's review of 'Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.' Just go see it and be entertained by a wonderful cast led by Sigourney Weaver and David Hyde Price. You do not need to be well versed in Chekhov to enjoy this funny play performed in the intimate Mitzi Newhouse theater. I'm guessing this could transfer to Broadway.
And if you're looking for a serious off B'way performance, Peter Strauss gives a compelling performance in 'Outgoing Tide' at 59E59. Also starring Michael Learned and Ian Lithgow.
I love Broadway, but seeing a good play with a strong cast in a very small venue can be very special.
And if you're looking for a serious off B'way performance, Peter Strauss gives a compelling performance in 'Outgoing Tide' at 59E59. Also starring Michael Learned and Ian Lithgow.
I love Broadway, but seeing a good play with a strong cast in a very small venue can be very special.
