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| re: Has anyone seen the new cast of The Ferryman? | |
| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 02:24 pm EST 02/21/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Has anyone seen the new cast of The Ferryman? - aislestorm 11:24 am EST 02/21/19 | |
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| If the production is charging for tickets, then it's not too soon to critique it. It would be great if the new cast got a preview period with lower ticket prices, so that audiences would understand that they are seeing performances that are, perhaps, not all the way there yet, but that hasn't been a reality on Broadway in many years. I imagine that the counter-argument there is that these actors are professionals working at the top of their profession and should be able to deliver a performance that is all the way there from the first performance. |
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| re: Has anyone seen the new cast of The Ferryman? | |
| Last Edit: Chazwaza 05:00 pm EST 02/22/19 | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 05:00 pm EST 02/22/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Has anyone seen the new cast of The Ferryman? - JereNYC 02:24 pm EST 02/21/19 | |
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| Once the show opens it is the producer and director's job to make sure any cast member(s) going into the show are fully audience ready. There's no telling if having more time in the role or less is better for the audience that night - sometimes someone gets stale or lazy quickly or over time and early in their run with less performances under their belt in the role is the best time to see them, sometimes it's the opposite. That's the risk we all take. But beyond that, previews are not usually discounted for any broadway show. If the show is a hit they may RAISE the prices after opening, but it's not like they offer a reduced preview rate - even though they ONE HUNDRED PERCENT should. It's one of the scams of the preview period that audiences are seeing dress rehearsals (when both the show/text and production/staging/design aren't even frozen as what the show will be) at the prices of an open and frozen show. |
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| re: Has anyone seen the new cast of The Ferryman? | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 03:15 pm EST 02/21/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Has anyone seen the new cast of The Ferryman? - JereNYC 02:24 pm EST 02/21/19 | |
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| "I imagine that the counter-argument there is that these actors are professionals working at the top of their profession and should be able to deliver a performance that is all the way there from the first performance." I would say that's a very good counter-argument, depending partly on how much rehearsal time they get. And, of course, that amount of time shouldn't be anything that would be considered insufficient in a professional context. |
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| re: Has anyone seen the new cast of The Ferryman? | |
| Posted by: Thom915 10:17 pm EST 02/21/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Has anyone seen the new cast of The Ferryman? - Michael_Portantiere 03:15 pm EST 02/21/19 | |
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| No actor no matter how fine, no matter how prepared is likely to give a fully realized performance upon their first appearances before an audience. There is a difference between rehearsal and performance that cannot be denied, no matter how much or detailed a rehearsal period one receives. That is why there is usually a brief period before replacements are reviewed. It may seem unfair to those in the audience who have paid full price for their ticket but the marketplace does not support lowering prices for each new replacement. | |
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