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And the AP

Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 10:18 pm EDT 03/13/14
In reply to: Brantley on ROCKY - MockingbirdGirl 10:17 pm EDT 03/13/14



Link 'Rocky' Predictable Until It Gets Puzzling

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Posted by: singleticket 01:58 pm EDT 03/14/14
In reply to: And the AP - MockingbirdGirl 10:18 pm EDT 03/13/14

This baffling idea means the show actually grinds to a halt so folks in the theater's most expensive seats can be ushered onstage, while worried-looking stagehands awkwardly move heavy equipment onto their old rows. At this point, "Rocky" is trying to be immersive. The cost is its soul.

This made chuckle. Was Spiderman the first musical to create these specialized ticket zones that are priced above the tiers of the premium tickets? I find it fascinating particularly in this case because the theatrical display of the highest ticket holders becomes folded into the staging of the show. In some ways it makes sense, aren't the ticket holders who sit at the front of a fight the ones who pay the most money or who have the most clout? But on another level it's so nutty and greedy that it must upstage the storytelling. I think it would for me.


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Posted by: owk 10:47 pm EDT 03/13/14
In reply to: And the AP - MockingbirdGirl 10:18 pm EDT 03/13/14

Who actually wrote this AP review? Pretty good piece of theater criticism.


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Posted by: MikeR 11:32 pm EDT 03/13/14
In reply to: re: And the AP - owk 10:47 pm EDT 03/13/14

Mark Kennedy


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