My Favourite Things: The R&H Concert/Cinema/Sky Arts

Can see Aaron tveit is doing that big song from Carousel (totally blanking on the name right now). Shame as I wanted to see Patrick Wilson do it.

Still a possibility, I'd certainly check out Rush tomorrow morning and there might be some dynamic pricing for the matinee. LW Theatres do sometimes cut prices on the day particularly for single seats.

I can never remember the rules on sharing offers on this site - but there were a LOT of offers for the matinee over the weekend in 'the usual places and mailing lists' (hope this is ok)

I heard of one, but by the time I checked it wasn't visible for me anymore (((

Depends what you mean by “offers”. If it’s a third party seat filling (papering) site then the rule is here rule #8. 
To be absolutely clear it’s ok to say “ShowXYZ is papering” but not “Central are offering free tickets for ShowXYZ”. 

If it’s a discount code from a mailing list or something like that, share away. 

That’s ambitious. It’s not even sold out for the actual concerts

See, the thing is, in spite of the glorious cast that's been put together and announced bit by bit, I never felt motivated to fork out the amount of money that was requested for the kind of seat I'd want to see said glorious cast from.  

Personally, while I know how R&H made the history of musical theatre and their golden age scores have helped develop and grow musical theatre as an art form, I tend to not enjoy their shows entirely.  Yes, the melodies are lush, but in a show they're repeated and reprised and then played by the orchestra alone... yes, voices soar and sound gorgeous over those legato melodic lines and long held notes, but (and this is a very personal thing, I am aware it's very different for others) that type of execution and performance often leaves me with a sense of "that sounded really pretty, but it didn't really move me"... and of course that's before I start looking at some of the plot and characterisation issues through a 21st century lens.  In other words... no, I'm not a huge R&H fan  

So while I really love a good chunk of the big names involved, and I'd have loved to see them perform I was not willing to pay 120-140£ for something I knew I'd enjoy only to an extent.  On the other hand, I'd probably be willing to buy a (presumably) much more reasonably priced cinema ticket to see it on screen, as my brain would find that more acceptable.  

Other people may not have the same complicated relationship with R&H I have, but I suppose the economic factor may play a role in potentially favouring a cinema ticket for them as well.  
 

This is everything I thought too! When I think of R&H I automatically think of sopranos, big orchestral scores.. more like an opera than MT. This can obviously be debunked by many of their songs but that is what I think of. I would still like to go due to the fabulous names, but I don’t want to spend more than £40 and I don’t want to sit in the balcony. Does anybody know of the unsold seats in royal circle/stalls will come down at the last minute? There’s some cheap Stranger Things seats available for tonight but I don’t want to buy them incase these become reduced. What are the odds of the tickets becoming affordable?

It’s on todaytix, for the matinee only, but more expensive than just booking direct. Might be worth keeping an eye on that to see if they add a rush option at some point.

Edit: There’s a few decent looking single stalls seats tonight for 57.50, so looks like they are starting to reduce. Still some premium too. 

Reductions throughout the grand circle to £40, too.

Any advised timings?

STUNNING

alece10 pack your pills Aaron may only sing a few lines in first song but it's electrifying.
The true cream of broadway and westend performers at full pelt with a full blown orchestra sound.
Several performers say the impact the shows have had on them and their career.
This is a truly planned and sensational tribute. If you are not seeing it tonight book the cinema showings.
Act 1 2.30 to 3.40.
Oklahoma, South Pacific, carousel main act one themes