Holy shitballs, was this play ever boring. I got an email from hiptix saying that they were giving us a discount (on top of my already huge discount mind you) and giving us all 2 tickets for the price of one....tickets were $20 BEFORE the sale, so Aaron and I saw the show for $24 total! Is that even possible?! A broadway show for $10 each?!? Something is wrong here....what is it? Oh yeah, the show sucks. It was so tired and was about nothing. The man next to Aaron fell asleep around the 15 minute mark, and he truly was the lucky one. The house was empty, so were told BEFORE the curtain rose that we could move up....we sat 3rd row mezzanine. Didn't seem to matter though, as I couldn't even figure out what the show was even about. I was so tempted to leave at intermission, but stayed because "hey, why not?"
I think the actors involved were talented but it didn't make a difference because the writing was boring. After seeing the show, Aaron turned to me and said that we weren't allowed to see anymore plays unless they were comedic or had great buzz around them. Guess we're going to be seeing more musicals.
Previous to this show, we saw Importance of Being Earnest here. Nice theater!
What a fresh breath of air, seeing this show. Witty, funny, and sharp. We went because Aaron wanted to see Alan Rickman (he's leaving the show and being replaced by Jeff Goldblum). He was flawless. I can't imagine seeing it with anyone else. The show is about 4 writers who pay a professional writer for a 10 week seminar in hopes of becoming better writers. One is played by Jerry O'Connell. I was impressed with him, seeing as I didn't know it was him until after the show at dinner. It's nice to see a movie/tv actor not relying on his fame to push through a show. Definitely check this one out!
We sat in the last row of the orchestra, but it was not an issue as it was a play and there was absolutely nothing in the fly space. Previously, I've seen The Normal Heart and Avenue Q here. It's a much smaller house!
