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| Posted by: Ned3301 06:12 pm EST 03/02/19 | |
| In reply to: Has any other show been totally sold out before opening? - Michaels 01:25 pm EST 03/02/19 | |
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| There was a Waiting For Godot at Lincoln Center with Steve Martin and Robin Williams, directed by Mike Nicholas. I seem to recall that all the tickets were sold before it started performances, but I might be misremembering. |
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| re: Has any other show been totally sold out before opening? | |
| Posted by: davei2000 08:05 pm EST 03/02/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Has any other show been totally sold out before opening? - Ned3301 06:12 pm EST 03/02/19 | |
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| The rap on that Godot was that they didn't have enough tickets/performances for even all LCT members to see it. That sounds like sold out and then some. | |
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| re: Has any other show been totally sold out before opening? | |
| Posted by: winters 07:56 am EST 03/03/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Has any other show been totally sold out before opening? - davei2000 08:05 pm EST 03/02/19 | |
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| I was one of those annoyed members who was not granted the opportunity to purchase a ticket. Three Days of Rain with Julia Roberts sold out in a morning. Telecharge computer crashed at the time as I recall. Before premium pricing so I wonder if it would take more than hours to sell out. BTW: I went as a fan of Ms Roberts film work. I wanted to see how she worked on stage. Alas. I gave her credit though. Not the largest role. The fishbowl of Broadway. Worked along side some good theater actors, which contrasted with her stage abilities. Paul Rudd and some guy named Bradley Cooper. Whatever happened to him? |
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| re: Has any other show been totally sold out before opening? | |
| Last Edit: PlayWiz 10:43 pm EST 03/02/19 | |
| Posted by: PlayWiz 10:41 pm EST 03/02/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Has any other show been totally sold out before opening? - davei2000 08:05 pm EST 03/02/19 | |
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| That "Waiting for Godot" was presented at the Mitzi Newhouse instead of the Beaumont, so there weren't enough tickets for members. There was a lottery for members; you had to drop off your entry at some lawyer's office to enter (I kid you not). I won the opportunity to buy a ticket, and it was .... ok. Steve Martin was very good indeed, Robin Williams didn't have too many opportunities to do his shtick so he didn't make too much of an impression, the rest of the cast were all very well-known, and yet, I had seen better productions of the play in regional theater, so probably that lies at the feet of director Mike Nichols not being up to par. It was a very starry audience though -- I recall seeing Phil Donahue and Marlo Thomas, Terri Garr, among others attending. | |
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