Hugh Jackman in THE RIVER on Broadway

[jo]

From the video shared by Valerie (Thanks, Val!) on the thread " Hugh and Australia Day" -- Hugh is quoted about the possible timeframe for his return to Broadway with THE RIVER --

sometime between September and June...

*I guess the play is basically ready for staging, except perhaps for getting a choice theatre

*The two female leads are probably already getting cast or soon to be cast

*Unless Hugh has another film project after PAN which could be in production in the second half of 2014...maybe we could expect a much earlier opening date on Broadway than what Riedel speculated

*But Hugh seems to be planning to stay with the play till TONY-time.


Jo

[foxie]

well I just read "The River" and of course I will go see it multiple times because it is Hugh -but it sure isn't anything I would go see if it wasn't him-I didn't get it no 1 and it seemed very boring to me!

[jo]

London ( or the UK) is arguably the home of the play ( classical or contemporary) while Broadway is stage musicals paradise (except for the time which spawned the likes of Les Miserables and Phantom of the Opera). I wonder if one of Hugh's personal wishlist includes doing a play which has a British ambience? Didn't he say once that when he was training as an actor that he was setting his sights on appearing on the London stage, except when it happened it was for the revival of an American musical ( an American landmark musical at that!).

If his immediate family did not live in NYC, would he have been more involved in doing plays, maybe even in small but famed venues like the Donmar? Maybe he hopes to create the same atmosphere of the small Royal Court Theatre ( sits less than a hundred), albeit it is going to be challenging, when he brings The River to Broadway?

Btw, there was a post on ATC on some BBC radio broadcasts of plays or sketches ( which include the likes of Stephen Fry, Mark Rylance, Benedict Cumberbatch, Simon Beale, etc) --

www.talkinbroadway.com/allthatchat/d.php?id=2192647

It seems many actors do hone themselves in theatre work through plays or radio in the UK.

I do like listening to Hugh's speaking voice a lot - I wonder if he would consider some work involving simple readings?


Jo

[jo]

I found this review of THE RIVER for its London staging from a British theatre critic whose opinion I value highly. Matt Wolf used to be theatre critic for Variety and the International Herald Tribune. When I used to be able to go London more often and wanted to look up possibilities for theatre-going, his reviews were excellent guides for me, especially for straight plays.

www.theartsdesk.com/theatre/river-royal-court-theatre

The River, Royal Court Theatre

Jez Butterworth's latest is small in scale but poignantly and cunningly formed

by Matt Wolf|Saturday, 27 October 2012

Go fish: Miranda Raison and Dominic West share intimacies - and sea trout - in Jez Butterworth's latest
all photos by John Haynes


Still waters run deep, but that truism barely hints at the quiet power of The River, the eagerly awaited new play from Jez Butterworth (writer) and Ian Rickson (director) whose collaboration yet again gives cause for cheer. The converse in almost every way from their immediate Royal Court predecessor, Jerusalem (2009), this latest work is as small-scale, intimate, and compressed as that epoch-defining transfer to the West End and Broadway was rangy, anarchic, and feral.

Don't let the fuss about how to get tickets - there is no advance purchase possible, only day seats - put you off the quest to do so. Here's a puzzle play, alluring and unsettling in turn, that puts one in mind of a roll call of writers (Harold Pinter among them) in different ways while marking Butterworth out anew as the most singular voice in town.

Dominic West and Laura Donnelly in The RiverThe affinities to Pinter would be evident even without the Nobel laureate's widow, Lady Antonia Fraser, seated in the front row on opening night. At once sexy and sorrowful, its quotidian exchanges flecked with shards of poetry that give way to full-flown arias on such topics as the survival tactics of trout, this play's cunning begins with our first glimpse of a set that would seem to be the last word in naturalism. (The designer, as with Jerusalem, is Ultz, working here with a rural interior as against a roof-scraping Wiltshire mini-forest.)

At first, the wooden cabin before us seems the perfect bolt-hole in which to repair with a loved one, listening to music, reciting poetry, and heading down to the river - the nearest railway station a blessedly remote four miles away. But is what we're watching any more "real" (for which, read accurate or trustworthy) than our initial sense of a bearded Dominic West (pictured above with Laura Donnelly) playing an unnamed man who, on the surface anyway, would seem to be a poster boy for sensitivity, aesthetic awareness, and cooking skills, to boot? Look for sales of fresh fish to soar in SW1 during the run of a play that celebrates the culinary art to an extent not seen since Clare Higgins served up roast lamb some years back in Vincent In Brixton.

Miranda Raison and Dominic West in The RiverAnd yet, the idyll is scarcely as bucolic as one might assume. The moonless night exalted early on suggests a gothic eeriness that intensifies when the man's new girlfriend (Miranda Raison, pictured below with West) is believed missing, necessitating a panicky call to the police. Only then does the cabin door open and we are greeted by a second woman (Donnelly, in a glistening performance) who may just possibly be the latest in an ongoing series to this cliff-top retreat of multiple female visitors over time. The play pulsates with sexual possibility and declarations of love that get revised, its apparent movement towards solitude and self-reproach negated by a spine-tingling twist not to be revealed here. Let's just say that the cycle of deceit hurtles ever onward, much like the rushing water heard in between scenes in Ian Dickinson's sinuous sound design.

What can't be cheered enough is the precision of a chamber production from Rickson that replaces the galvanic splendour and fury of Jerusalem with a series of highly charged moments equivalent to the "million lightning bolts" wished for early on by the bluntly spoken Raison. Eyes brimming over with an equal awareness of love and loss, West cuts a figure of unforced, casual masculinity as integral to this occasion as was Mark Rylance's outsized swagger to the posturing roustabout, Johnny Byron; it's a remarkable portrayal, not least for the way it finds something desolate in deception that ups the emotional stakes.

And through the play flows writing alive to playfulness and nuance, whereby motifs of capture apply both to fly-fishing and within domestic relationships, and to a revelry in language that can speak of water as "gin-clear" and of a "chapel of cloud" without lapsing into the faux-poetics that could ensue. Nor can one ignore the gathering sense of a spectral landscape populated by ghosts and the living dead and where people cannot be erased, whether we wish them to be or not. (A recurring image is of a woman's face that has been scratched out.)

To be sure, it may take a particular audience to respond to Butterworth's verbal patterns - the way, for instance, that Donnelly speaks of being "flipped over" in her love-making just as Raison cites the fish-like "flip-flopping" of her dead father. And the steady, often silent emphasis on ritual (accompanied for the most part by candlelight) will disappoint those who want more of the clamour with which Jerusalem imprinted itself upon an eager public. This is without doubt a darker play, and shorter (80 minutes), and more encoded, most importantly of all. But it's a testament to the achievement of all involved come the finish that one doesn't know whether to unlock the cryptogram yet further. Or to cry.

• The River is at the Royal Court Theatre until 17 November

Rating : 4 out of 5 stars!

[jo]

It looks like Hugh is doing the play THE RIVER sooner than expected!

I am reposting this from another thread in the BROADWAY section --

Hugh Jackman to return to Broadway


By Associated Press

May 8, 2014 | 5:24pm

Hugh Jackman says he’s jacked to host the Tony Awards for the third time, but fans of his stage work won’t have to wait long to see the Tony-winning star onstage again.

Jackman says he’s doing the play “The River” later this year and “looking forward to treading the boards here on Broadway.”

But before that, it’s the Tony Awards on June 8, something he calls “like the Olympics for an athlete or the Super Bowl for a football player.” This will be his third time hosting.

The 45-years old star, promoting his latest film, “X-Men: Days of Future Past,” says he’s already started Tony rehearsals, but doubts his character Wolverine will show up.

Says Jackman: “I’m not sure Fox will be thrilled if Wolverine came out singing and dancing.”

He did say when the project was first confirmed that it might take place between September of 2013 to June of 2014. It is likely to be a limited engagement, so it will likely be staged in the fall - assuming that his filming commitments for PAN are completed in late summer?

Jo

[jo]

The actual AP article is a little confusing, as the body of the article did not mention that he is returning to Broadway later this year . It is on the caption of a photo that the timing is indicated.

Jackman will return to Broadway next season; talks of upcoming hosting duties at Tonys
John Carucci, The Associated Press
Thu, 8 May 2014 15:56:00 CST


FILE - This Nov. 3, 2013 file photo shows actor Hugh Jackman at the Broadway opening of "After Midnight" in New York. Jackman says he jacked to host the Tony Awards for the third time, but fans of his stage work won’t have to wait long to see the Tony-winning star onstage again. Jackman says he’s doing the play “The River” later this year and “looking forward to treading the boards here on Broadway.” (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)



NEW YORK, N.Y. - Hugh Jackman says he's jacked to host the Tony Awards for the third time, but fans of his stage work won't have to wait long to see the Tony-winning star onstage again.

"I'm going back to Broadway. I'm doing a play called 'The River,' a Jez Butterworth play. So I'm really looking forward to treading the boards here on Broadway," Jackman told the Associated Press on Thursday.

The very intimate play, the first since Butterworth's "Jerusalem," is about a trout fisherman in a remote cabin who is visited by two of the women in his life. It was first seen in London in 2012.

But before that, it's the Tony Awards for Jackman on June 8.

"It's like the Olympics for an athlete or the Super Bowl for a football player. You want to do your best, and, of course, you only get one shot at it. But they're the things you look back at the end of the day and say, 'I'm glad I had a go at that,'" Jackson said of the annual awards ceremony that celebrates the best in theatre.

"I've done it three times, the Tonys. For me it's one of the best shows out there. It is one of the most excepting, generous audiences you can ever get at Radio City Music Hall," Jackman said. "I never take for granted how lucky I am to be embraced by that community. After all, I'm an Aussie, but I've always felt at home there."

The new play will be Jackman's fourth on Broadway. He was last there with a one-man show in 2011 that routinely sold out the 1,176-seat Broadhurst Theatre. He also starred in "The Boy From Oz" in 2003 and the play "A Steady Rain" with Daniel Craig in 2009.

The 45-year-old star, who is promoting his latest film, "X-Men: Days of Future Past," says he's already started rehearsals for the Tonys, but doubts his X-Men character Wolverine will be making an appearance.

"I'm not sure Fox will be thrilled if Wolverine came out singing and dancing," he joked,

Hope we get confirmation as to the planned schedule soon!


Jo

[jo]

Please check the Broadway section for details on the full casting and creative team, the theatre choice, and engagement dates ( including start of previews, official opening, and closing date).

Jo

[mamaleh]

Here's the official press release:

www.talkinbroadway.com/allthatchat/d.php?id=2209155

Ellen

[alma]

About eight years ago I saw "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" in the Circle in the Square Theatre. The play itself was quite a little masterpiece, and four audience members at each performance participated as spellers -- remember the Rev. Al Sharpton at the 2005 Tonys? No, I didn't get chosen although I said "yes" in the pre-show sign-up.

Getting to watch Hugh perform in a venue so intimate, with the seats very close to the stage, will certainly be quite a treat for all those who can make it. <cool>

Alma

[mamaleh]

I saw SPELING BEE there, too. Remember "Coney Bear"? That was Jesse Tyler Ferguson. He really stood out with his red hair and gangly form. I think I first saw Celia Keenan-Bolger (PETER AND THE STARCATCHER, THE GLASS MENAGERIE) there, too. I think it's great that, owing to the seat configuration, more people will be able to get closer to this intimate play.

Ellen

[alma]

Yes, Ellen! All the actors did a really great job, but Jesse Tyler Ferguson really stuck in my mind because of his red hair --and eyelashes and eyebrows!. Of course now he is so well known because of Modern Family.

The content of The River notwithstanding, it'll be a shame to miss the chance to see Hugh this close up.

I hope circum$tances come together for you, and that you get to attend more than once or twice, so those of us who can't make it can "see" it through your eyes and knowledgeable opinion.

Alma

[jo]

The Amex Pre-sale for THE RIVER starts Wednesday, May 28!

www.broadwayworld.com/article/American-Express-Pre-Sale-for-Broadways-THE-RIVER-with-Hugh-Jackman-Begins-Tomorrow-20140527#.U4UUaNGKDOV

American Express Pre-Sale for Broadway's THE RIVER with Hugh Jackman Begins Tomorrow



May 27
2:05 PM
2014

by BWW News Desk

American Express pre-sale for The River, a new play by Jez Butterworth, starring Hugh Jackman, Laura Donnelly and Cush Jumbo, and directed by Ian Rickson, will begin on Wednesday, May 28 at 10:00 AM. General on sale for the production will begin on Monday, June 16 at 12:01 AM.

Presented by Sonia Friedman Productions, the Royal Court Theatre production of The River will open on Sunday, November 16 on Broadway at the Circle in the Square Theatre (West 50th Street between Broadway and Eighth Avenue). Previews begin Friday, October 31. The production will play a strictly limited 13-week engagement through Sunday, January 25, 2015.

THE RIVER was first developed by Sonia Friedman Productions and was subsequently produced by the Royal Court Theatre. It was presented from October 18-November 17, 2012 in the Royal Court's Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, in a production directed by Mr. Rickson, also featuring Ms. Donnelly, who makes her Broadway debut alongside Ms. Jumbo.

Laura Donnelly and Cush Jumbo are appearing with the support of Actors' Equity Association. The Producers gratefully acknowledge Actors' Equity Association for its assistance of this production.

The producers are pleased to announce that a limited number of $35 day-of seats will be available for every performance of The River. When performances are sold out, $30 standing room tickets will also be available. Further details will be announced shortly.

The production marks the sixth collaboration between Mr. Butterworth and Mr. Rickson. Mr. Rickson has previously directed the world premiere productions of Mr. Butterworth's Mojo, The Night Heron, The Winterling, Parlour Song and the multi-award-winning London and Broadway production of Jerusalem.

A remote fishing cabin, a man and a woman, and a moonless night. Jez Butterworth's The River asks when we find each other, are we trying to recapture someone we once lost? The writer director team who brought you Jerusalem returns with a bewitching new story...

The Amex pre-sale seems to have lost some exclusivity over excellent seats. It used to be that the best seats go during their presales, but it seems more seats are now allocated for future sales, too.

But still --

smiley-computer004

When the appointed time comes ??


Jo

[jo]

When performances are sold out, $30 standing room tickets will also be available. Further details will be announced shortly.

Two things which makes this option an attractive one, other than the price --

*The play ran for only 80 minutes in London. It will likely revolve around the same length or slightly longer this time.

*It is a small theatre and it is amphitheatre seating - so the sightline will not be too bad.

Hmm... hope there is no height requirement because it is amphitheatre seating - LOL!

[jo]

Basically the same info - but this is the Official Press Release published on ATC :

www.talkinbroadway.com/allthatchat/d.php?id=2212437

American Express pre-sale begins tomorrow for THE RIVER starring Hugh Jackman, Laura Donnelly, Cush Jumbo


Posted by: Official_Press_Release 02:35 pm EDT 05/27/14


“THE RIVER is like a subtly crafted piece of chamber music. It is teasing, haunting and hushed.

It is also damnably difficult to write about, as there is a mystery at its heart that I must not reveal.”

Charles Spencer, THE TELEGRAPH



“Spellbinding, exquisitely modulated. Lyrical, occasionally droll and ultimately desolating,

this intimate three-hander unfolds like a tantalizing cross between

a piece of deeply felt poetry and a sleight-of-hand puzzle.”

Paul Taylor, INDEPENDENT



“THE RIVER is subtle, sleek and dark. Here is a sense of the mysterious and of kinship

with others long gone. It is perhaps about time and eternity, about that spot on the river that,

while always the same, is always changing. It’s an eerie piece, given a spellbinding production

by Ian Rickson. A wonderful play, glinting and elusive as a fish.”

Sarah Hemming, FINANCIAL TIMES



AMERICAN EXPRESS PRE-SALE BEGINS
WEDNESDAY, MAY 28 AT 10:00 AM FOR

HUGH JACKMAN

THE RIVER

LAURA DONNELLY CUSH JUMBO

A NEW PLAY BY
JEZ BUTTERWORTH

DIRECTED BY

IAN RICKSON



GENERAL ON SALE BEGINS MONDAY, JUNE 16



PREVIEWS OCTOBER 31, 2014

OPENING NIGHT NOVEMBER 16, 2014

ON BROADWAY AT CIRCLE IN THE SQUARE THEATRE



LIMITED NUMBER OF $35 DAY OF SEATS AND $30 STANDING ROOM

WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ALL PERFORMANCES



American Express pre-sale for THE RIVER, a new play by Jez Butterworth, starring Hugh Jackman, Laura Donnelly and Cush Jumbo, and directed by Ian Rickson, will begin on Wednesday, May 28 at 10:00 AM. General on sale for the production will begin on Monday, June 16 at 12:01 AM.



Presented by Sonia Friedman Productions, the Royal Court Theatre production of THE RIVER will open on Sunday, November 16 on Broadway at the Circle in the Square Theatre (West 50th Street between Broadway and Eighth Avenue). Previews begin Friday, October 31. The production will play a strictly limited 13-week engagement through Sunday, January 25, 2015.



THE RIVER was first developed by Sonia Friedman Productions and was subsequently produced by the Royal Court Theatre. It was presented from October 18-November 17, 2012 in the Royal Court’s Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, in a production directed by Mr. Rickson, also featuring Ms. Donnelly, who makes her Broadway debut alongside Ms. Jumbo.



Laura Donnelly and Cush Jumbo are appearing with the support of Actors’ Equity Association. The Producers gratefully acknowledge Actors’ Equity Association for its assistance of this production.



The producers are pleased to announce that a limited number of $35 day-of seats will be available for every performance of THE RIVER. When performances are sold out, $30 standing room tickets will also be available. Further details will be announced shortly.



The production marks the sixth collaboration between Mr. Butterworth and Mr. Rickson. Mr. Rickson has previously directed the world premiere productions of Mr. Butterworth’s Mojo, The Night Heron, The Winterling, Parlour Song and the multi-award-winning London and Broadway production of Jerusalem.



A remote fishing cabin, a man and a woman, and a moonless night. Jez Butterworth’s THE RIVER asks when we find each other, are we trying to recapture someone we once lost? The writer director team who brought you Jerusalem returns with a bewitching new story.



Circle in the Square’s unique configuration and intimacy has made it a favorite of many stars who have graced its stage over the decades in both classics and new plays, including Colleen Dewhurst, Lillian Gish, George C. Scott, Julie Christie, Al Pacino, James Earl Jones, Vanessa Redgrave, Kevin Kline, Joanne Woodward, Rex Harrison, John Malkovich, Nathan Lane, Philip Seymour Hoffman and many others. The 2009 critically acclaimed and Tony Award®-winning revival of The Norman Conquests, produced by Sonia Friedman Productions, also played at the theatre.



THE RIVER is designed by Ultz, with lighting by Charles Balfour, sound by Ian Dickinson for Autograph and music by Stephen Warbeck...

[jo]

From the official site (theriveronbroadway.com) --

www.theriveronbroadway.com/




Very atmospheric! Chilling!

AMERICAN EXPRESS® PRESALE BEGINS TOMORROW AT 10AM


BROADWAY PREVIEWS BEGIN OCTOBER 31



Hugh Jackman************************Laura Donnelly************************Cush Jumbo


Tony Award® winner HUGH JACKMAN returns to Broadway in THE RIVER, a spellbinding new play written by JEZ BUTTERWORTH and directed by IAN RICKSON, the team behind the hit play Jerusalem.



A remote fishing cabin, a man and a woman, and a moonless night. THE RIVER asks: when we find each other, are we trying to recapture someone we once lost?

Poetic and bewitching, THE RIVER promises to be the first must-see event of the season.



Circle In The Square Theatre, 50th Street West of Broadway, New York, NY
© The River Broadway Limited Partnership. | Privacy Policy | Original artwork: feastcreative.com

[carouselkathy]

Can't find anything on American Express listing yet. I'm guessing that nothing will appear until 7AM Pacific Time.

[mamaleh]

We could have used some more advance notice on this. These sales are tension-producing enough as is.

Ellen

[jo]

Even more complicating ( apart from the pricing)-- what configuration ( stage and seating) will CITS adopt for this play ?

smiley-signs002

[ruby]

May 28, 2014 2:30:44 GMT -5 jo said:

Even more complicating ( apart from the pricing)-- what configuration ( stage and seating) will CITS adopt for this play ?

smiley-signs002

Telecharge had the configuration and seating chart up yesterday after the announcement.

[jo]

smiley-signs101

Much appreciated, Ruby!

Jo

[jo]

I am increasingly disappointed with pre-sales-- they push the not-so-great seats during this time.

Patience


Jo

[jo]

But interesting ATC discussion on the pricing -- pls follow through the thread.

www.talkinbroadway.com/allthatchat/d.php?id=2212650

Jo

[jo]

re: Usual AMEX presale bad seats for THE RIVER


Posted by: BroadwayMike 08:28 pm EDT 05/28/14
In reply to: re: Usual AMEX presale bad seats for THE RIVER - enoch10 11:41 am EDT 05/28/14


Hey- check Fleetwod Mac at the Garden again. Two days ago, I got excellent seat for $200- in section 120. I am pretty annoyed at the outrageous prices for Jackman- in lousy seats. When I see this type of greed, I find myself rooting for the show to fail. Premium priced seats for Broadways is disgusting.

The River
Posted: 5/28/14 at 06:57pm

$175 for a play? Crazy. This was just a simple money grab from the beginning, it had nothing to do with wanting an intimate space for this show. Gross.

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The River
Posted: 5/28/14 at 09:02pm

Were it a "money grab," wouldn't a producer have booked a 1000, 1200 or 1400 seat theatre, knowing Jackman could fill it? In London, the show played the 90 seat upstairs theatre at the Royal Court, rather than the main stage space. As Jez Butterworth's first play in London after Jerusalem, it could have commanded a larger space, but the intimacy of the play is absolutely a requirement.

And some plays are worth top dollar. Certainly any of the titles in the 2013-2014 play revival category were better than anything else on Broadway this season. And with The River and Curious Incident, the 2014-2015 season is off to a better start on the new play front.

Previous to those posts, someone was talking about how The River is coming out as the most expensive play ever ( @ $ 2 per minute, for an 80-minute play). I wonder how much it costs per word uttered or written smiley-rolleyes010


And I don't understand why some people look down their noses at straight plays! When the material is excellent, the acting tends to draw a more mentally- and emotionally-engaging reaction from the audience!

I remember seeing WAR HORSE at the same time as BOOK OF MORMON ( first year of performances), HOW TO SUCCEED ( Daniel R) and CATCH ME IF YOU CAN ( NorbertLB and Aaron Tveit) - and I could not forget how WAR HORSE became my hands-down favorite! It was one of the rare moments in the theatre for me where I could not get out of my mind the emotional reactions that the play brought out in me -- as I walked home from Lincoln Center. I could not even bear to see the Speilberg film version because people said it did not compare with the stagecraft and emotional connection of the straight play on stage!

Do people think musicals can only be better than a straight play? In London, I think people regard them on equal footing, and maybe even think straight plays are richer! I also remember sitting next to a mother with her two college-age son and daughter with her when I saw Julius Caesar on Broadway ( Btw, we shared our disappointment over Denzel's non-Shakespearean delivery, which is what started our conversation going). She said that her children do not like musicals at all and would only go to straight plays. I also remember sitting next to a man from DC who said he really prefers classical plays ( esp Shakespeare) but was there to see A STEADY RAIN -- and came out of the play very suitably impressed!

What's with the snobbery?

In films, musicals are hard-sell...give them any dramatic indie and they get a suitably-impressed audience reaction right away, not to forget the lion's share of awards!

Personally, I am glad that Hugh is dipping his toes in uncharted territory - new play, mentally-challenging material for audiences, and quite an artistic challenge to draw out a performance from a difficult-to-fathom material. Whether the play succeeds commercially or not, I think I am happy that Hugh is stepping up his performance versatility and level!

Jo

[jo]

Someone posted this on ATC

For AmEx presale. At 80 minutes that comes to over $2 per minute, which on an hourly basis might make for the most expensive play for regular (non-premium Tix).

Glad I saw him in Boy From Oz, His One man show and The Steady Rain. I think I am going to pass on this one.

Thoughts?

If you had the chance to see him in THE BOY FROM OZ, A STEADY RAIN, and BACK ON BROADWAY -- wouldn't you at least be tempted to see another theatre performance from Hugh Jackman? And feel that you always get your money's worth? Maybe you need to to see OKLAHOMA!, SUNSET BOULEVARD, and even BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, too

I think what may have alienated the ticket-buying public for the presale is the seat selections - they did not even offer any good seats at all! If they had offered at least some better seats for regular and for premium, people may have reacted more reasonably. I think the relatively recent practice of withholding good seats during presale is casting a bad rep on pre-sales! It used to be that occasional seats very close to the front ( if you like that) or in the 8th-10th desired rows were also offered. They might as well open up ticket sales for all dates and then make them available to all types of cards. I keep getting the same seats offered 12 hours later - an indication that the pre-sale may not be going well at all!


Jo

[foxie]

I have my tickets cant tell if they are good or not cant figure out the theater but in the round they should all be good vtoo expensive but what the hell its Hugh but it means going once and any other would be sro