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| Ahmanson Theatre 2019-20 season | |
| Posted by: showtunetrivia 05:17 pm EST 03/01/19 | |
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| LATIN HISTORY FOR MORONS, Mike Birbiglia's THE NEW ONES, Sting in THE LAST SHIP, THE BOOK OF MORMON, Matthew Bourne's SWAN LAKE, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND. I am excited about THE LAST SHIP and massively underwhelmed by everything else. This is at least the third--it could be the fourth or fifth--time THE BOOK OF MORMON has come to LA, and SWAN LAKE has visited before,,too. Yawn. I hope the Taper season is better. Laura |
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| Once On This Island is something to be excited about | |
| Posted by: Teacher64 10:09 am EST 03/02/19 | |
| In reply to: Ahmanson Theatre 2019-20 season - showtunetrivia 05:17 pm EST 03/01/19 | |
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| I am assuming this OOTI tour is based on the recent revival and if so, then it is definitely something to get excited about. It will be interesting to see how they transform that show for a traditional proscenium space; I imagine they will add on stage seating and maybe extend the stage over the pit as this show does not have a traditional orchestra. Still, I am glad this production is touring and I will get to see it again, after seeing it three times on Broadway. | |
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| re: Once On This Island is something to be excited about | |
| Posted by: showtunetrivia 11:12 am EST 03/02/19 | |
| In reply to: Once On This Island is something to be excited about - Teacher64 10:09 am EST 03/02/19 | |
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| I know the staging is supposed to be great. But I've seen it twice and it's not a show or a score I love. Laura, back to pinching pennies |
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| re: Ahmanson Theatre 2019-20 season | |
| Posted by: Jackson 10:57 pm EST 03/01/19 | |
| In reply to: Ahmanson Theatre 2019-20 season - showtunetrivia 05:17 pm EST 03/01/19 | |
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| Sounds like they planned a snoozer of a season! J |
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| well I was wrong | |
| Posted by: dramedy 05:46 pm EST 03/01/19 | |
| In reply to: Ahmanson Theatre 2019-20 season - showtunetrivia 05:17 pm EST 03/01/19 | |
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| I thought bands visit would be in ahmanson season. Surprised mean girls or summer isn’t part of lineup. Margarita, torch song and spongebob will be touring. | |
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| re: well I was wrong | |
| Posted by: TheHarveyBoy 07:43 am EST 03/02/19 | |
| In reply to: well I was wrong - dramedy 05:46 pm EST 03/01/19 | |
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| Has the Pantages announced its season yet? | |
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| BAND'S VISIT at the Dolby | |
| Posted by: showtunetrivia 06:03 pm EST 03/01/19 | |
| In reply to: well I was wrong - dramedy 05:46 pm EST 03/01/19 | |
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| That's part of the Pantages-Dolby season. Also MEAN GIRLS, SPONGEBOB, MARGUARITAVILLE, etc. SUMMER and ANASTASIA, And also FROZEN will be at the Pantages and then HAMILTON returns for a long stay. (Which is why the other shows are at the Dolby.) Laura, also unexcited by all of these save TBV |
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| re: BAND'S VISIT at the Dolby | |
| Posted by: TheHarveyBoy 09:05 am EST 03/02/19 | |
| In reply to: BAND'S VISIT at the Dolby - showtunetrivia 06:03 pm EST 03/01/19 | |
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| The Pantages is a huge barn (2,700 seats) , but the Dolby is even bigger (3,400). TBV will be swallowed up alive. | |
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| re: BAND'S VISIT at the Dolby | |
| Posted by: FinalPerformance 06:38 pm EST 03/01/19 | |
| In reply to: BAND'S VISIT at the Dolby - showtunetrivia 06:03 pm EST 03/01/19 | |
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| Dolby is a huge barn that is finally getting some use. Years ago I saw the musical The Ten Commandments there. Val Kilmer was the star. | |
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| wasn’t the oscars there for awhile. | |
| Posted by: dramedy 07:01 pm EST 03/01/19 | |
| In reply to: re: BAND'S VISIT at the Dolby - FinalPerformance 06:38 pm EST 03/01/19 | |
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| I saw 10 commandments | |
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| re: wasn’t the oscars there for awhile. | |
| Posted by: showtunetrivia 07:28 pm EST 03/01/19 | |
| In reply to: wasn’t the oscars there for awhile. - dramedy 07:01 pm EST 03/01/19 | |
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| Oscars have been here since it opened in 2001 or 02 (previously known as the Kodak Theatre). I've seen a few things here--for many years, it had Cirque du Soleil--Mandy Patinkin in concert comes to mind. The Dolby has some of the Worst Parking in all SoCal. Took ages to exit the structure. Not doing that again; would rather walk many blocks. Laura, now banned from basebll (heh--I'm on steroids...) |
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| Anastasia is pretty good | |
| Posted by: dramedy 06:10 pm EST 03/01/19 | |
| In reply to: BAND'S VISIT at the Dolby - showtunetrivia 06:03 pm EST 03/01/19 | |
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| Mike Birbiglia in the Ahmanson?! Why?! | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 05:25 pm EST 03/01/19 | |
| In reply to: Ahmanson Theatre 2019-20 season - showtunetrivia 05:17 pm EST 03/01/19 | |
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| I love Birbiglia, but his shows are SMALL (one man shows tend to be), and he is really not THAT famous, certainly not someone I'd think could come close to sell all the tickets in the Ahmanson. This seems a much better fit for the Taper... why did they program it this way? | |
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| re: Mike Birbiglia in the Ahmanson?! Why?! | |
| Posted by: TheHarveyBoy 09:06 am EST 03/02/19 | |
| In reply to: Mike Birbiglia in the Ahmanson?! Why?! - Chazwaza 05:25 pm EST 03/01/19 | |
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| He should do his show in the lobby. | |
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| Stupidity comes to mind | |
| Posted by: showtunetrivia 05:43 pm EST 03/01/19 | |
| In reply to: Mike Birbiglia in the Ahmanson?! Why?! - Chazwaza 05:25 pm EST 03/01/19 | |
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| I don't think LATIN HISTORY will play well in that cavern, either. And BOOK OF MORMON was here in 2012, 2014, and 2017. Do we really need it again? Oh, well. I'm broke, anyway, so the $$$ I save not going to the Ahmanson can go to replacing the 1996 Taurus, now on its last wheels. Laura, still disappointed |
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| re: Stupidity comes to mind | |
| Posted by: Ann 09:45 am EST 03/02/19 | |
| In reply to: Stupidity comes to mind - showtunetrivia 05:43 pm EST 03/01/19 | |
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| How well do these shows sell? | |
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| re: Stupidity comes to mind | |
| Posted by: BillEadie 12:36 pm EST 03/02/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Stupidity comes to mind - Ann 09:45 am EST 03/02/19 | |
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| The Ahmanson had a big year for 2018-19, bringing in several productions that sold really well. One really needed a subscription to guarantee that they’d see the shows. I imagine that some (or a lot) of the season subscribers will hold on through 2019-20 and then reconsider after a season where the choices weren’t so wonderful. Bill, in San Diego, which is affected by what’s touring both to LA and Orange County |
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| re: Stupidity comes to mind | |
| Posted by: showtunetrivia 11:02 am EST 03/02/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Stupidity comes to mind - Ann 09:45 am EST 03/02/19 | |
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| I can't afford subscriptions any more, so I have to pick and choose. Both the Ahmanson and Pantages routinely put damn near everything on Goldstar now (save HAMILTON). Pantages delayed putting HELLO, DOLLY! on Goldstar until about ten days before it opened--it was close to full, as was COME FROM AWAY at the Ahmanson this fall. Besides HAMILTON, I think the last time I saw a jam-packed Pantages was Nov 2016 for HEDWIG, but some much of their recent seasons have been endless retreads (WICKED, PHANTOM, CATS, LES MIS). I guess there's a market, but I'm not it. Laura |
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| re: Stupidity comes to mind | |
| Posted by: Ann 11:17 am EST 03/02/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Stupidity comes to mind - showtunetrivia 11:02 am EST 03/02/19 | |
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| As long as there's a market, they'll keep bringing them in. And iif they can sell a bigger house, thely'll use it. I understand the frustration. I guess people just want to be in the house. When I saw Hello, Dolly! from a not far back, but very high up (at $95) seat in Cleveland, the sets everyone raves about looked cheap because I could see how thin things like the train were. That said, when I saw my first Broadway tour ever (A Chorus Line), from the last row, it was revelatory. |
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| re: Stupidity comes to mind | |
| Posted by: showtunetrivia 12:42 pm EST 03/02/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Stupidity comes to mind - Ann 11:17 am EST 03/02/19 | |
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| And sometimes a show is such a stinker, I find myself being grateful I didn't shell out for the orchestra (JEKYLL AND HYDE, for example). I wonder how the Ahmanson will do with the upcoming INDECENT and FALSETTOS, which had the Broadway productions broadcast on PBS, and next season's LATIN HISTORY, also on PBS/Netflix. I'm a Finn fan, so you would normally find me at FALSETTOS, but I hated that black cube thing when I saw the broadcast and said, "I'm so not seeing the tour." Laura |
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| re: Stupidity comes to mind | |
| Last Edit: FinalPerformance 06:32 pm EST 03/01/19 | |
| Posted by: FinalPerformance 06:31 pm EST 03/01/19 | |
| In reply to: Stupidity comes to mind - showtunetrivia 05:43 pm EST 03/01/19 | |
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| A real disappointment in these odd choices. Who is responsible for these lame decisions. | |
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| re: Stupidity comes to mind | |
| Posted by: EveryLittleChore 12:50 am EST 03/02/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Stupidity comes to mind - FinalPerformance 06:31 pm EST 03/01/19 | |
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| Not to beat a dead horse, but this announced season is a dead horse. I will travel to L.A. for Sting in The Last Ship. I doubt I'll even read the reviews of the remainder. | |
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| One Good Thing | |
| Posted by: Whistler 03:18 am EST 03/02/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Stupidity comes to mind - EveryLittleChore 12:50 am EST 03/02/19 | |
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| One good thing, if you don't mind the extreme side seats of the orchestra on a Tuesday night -- which is where I used to sit and when I used to go -- you can see these shows for about 30 bucks each and have your seats guaranteed by a subscription. | |
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| re: One Good Thing | |
| Posted by: showtunetrivia 11:07 am EST 03/02/19 | |
| In reply to: One Good Thing - Whistler 03:18 am EST 03/02/19 | |
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| Didn't you find the Pantages sightlines there horrible? After sitting there for two shows (and missing 10-15% of the stage), I vowed never again. I'd rather be back balcony center. Laura |
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| Faces | |
| Posted by: Whistler 01:40 pm EST 03/02/19 | |
| In reply to: re: One Good Thing - showtunetrivia 11:07 am EST 03/02/19 | |
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| I'd rather be able to see the actors' faces, while sitting in about the 8th row of the orchestra on the side aisle in the Ahmanson, than be further back and lose everything. I don't mind missing a quarter of the stage, especially in a musical. And most plays are staged center and shallow anyway. But it's just my personal choice. And I really like the 30 buck tickets. Now I we could just figure out the traffic... |
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