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re: Honeymoon in Vegas first preview ... ?

Posted by: richmurphy 05:11 pm EST 11/19/14
In reply to: re: Honeymoon in Vegas first preview ... ? - ilw 04:49 pm EST 11/19/14

I was there last night as well, and also think the show will be a hit.

The only flubs I found distracting involved a special effect glitch during the parachuting scene (I am being vague to avoid a spoiler), and malfunctioning lights on one of the Flying Elvises' costume.

I really liked how the full orchestra was on stage for the overture and entr'acte, and then broke into pieces and rolled away when the show began. Encores might steal this idea if they keep making their set designs more lavish (and if the City Center has the wing space). Between that idea, the appropriately garish Vegas neon settings, and the clever use of projections, designer Anna Louizos deserves a shout-out for her work here.


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Opening Jan. 15 - 2 months of previews???

Posted by: John_Patti 08:15 pm EST 11/19/14
In reply to: re: Honeymoon in Vegas first preview ... ? - richmurphy 05:11 pm EST 11/19/14

Isn't that a lot of previews for a show that previewed across the river and already got the NY Times approval?


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would you open a show around dec 18

Posted by: dramedy 10:01 pm EST 11/19/14
In reply to: Opening Jan. 15 - 2 months of previews??? - John_Patti 08:15 pm EST 11/19/14

Critics might be on vacation and good reviews lost in the holidays. Probably 2nd week I jan is first chance.


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re: would you open a show around dec 18

Posted by: garyd 11:07 pm EST 11/19/14
In reply to: would you open a show around dec 18 - dramedy 10:01 pm EST 11/19/14

"Music Man" opened in mid-December. Of course that was eons ago.
"Its Only a Play" previewed for decades. ( well for a long time)


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The list of hit shows that opened in mid-to-late December . . .

Posted by: keikekaze 02:05 am EST 11/20/14
In reply to: re: would you open a show around dec 18 - garyd 11:07 pm EST 11/19/14

. . . is a long one. Why Broadway has lately abandoned these dates, I don't know. Drama critics certainly do not need a month's vacation in the middle of the theater season.


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Perhaps they fear the distrcated consumer will miss reading about

Posted by: Esther 10:45 am EST 11/20/14
In reply to: The list of hit shows that opened in mid-to-late December . . . - keikekaze 02:05 am EST 11/20/14

the opening? What good are good reviews if no one reads/sees/hears them?


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re: Perhaps they fear the distrcated consumer will miss reading about

Posted by: keikekaze 03:38 pm EST 11/20/14
In reply to: Perhaps they fear the distrcated consumer will miss reading about - Esther 10:45 am EST 11/20/14

Well, that may be, or there may be many similar reasons alleged that have something or other to do with the holiday season, but all I can say is that none of those holiday-related reasons ever hurt The Music Man, Amadeus, Dreamgirls, or the many other Broadway hits that opened in the second half of December.


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re: Opening Jan. 15 - 2 months of previews???

Posted by: Manager-561 08:50 pm EST 11/19/14
In reply to: Opening Jan. 15 - 2 months of previews??? - John_Patti 08:15 pm EST 11/19/14

Nobody wants to open in December, so I think they are extending previews to have a January opening.


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And "Beautiful" had almost the same dates last year. nmi

Posted by: Ann 09:26 pm EST 11/19/14
In reply to: re: Opening Jan. 15 - 2 months of previews??? - Manager-561 08:50 pm EST 11/19/14




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