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re: How far in advance of official opening nights are critics allowed in to see the a show?

Posted by:	Delvino 03:18 pm EST 11/17/14
In reply to:	re: How far in advance of official opening nights are critics allowed in to see the a show? - WWriter 01:06 pm EST 11/17/14

Is a decision made about the nature of the house, i.e. papering to ensure a response, etc.? I was at the Saturday matinee of SIDE SHOW, and the mezz and orchestra were completely filled very few single seats only upstairs. After reading reports, I assumed that effort had been made to fill the house at the penultimate preview. Of course, SIDE SHOW has had a strong response at most performances, this was more about the size of the audience, not guaranteeing enthusiasm. For the record, the audience was respectful, devoid of the sort of whoops and hollering posted in the early days. It seemed like a generally solid, if average Saturday in November audience. The response at the ends of both acts was predictably fairly rapturous. Saw (only) Roma Torre. I'm assuming They froze the show (staging; text likely long before) early last week.

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