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Post by Mark on Oct 21, 2023 21:46:09 GMT
This is a really fun show if anyone has the chance to go before January. Andrew Rannells and Josh Gad are absolutely hilarious and elevate the material to an amazing level.
I’ve seen this described as Book of Mormon meets Title of Show and that’s about right! The “show within a show” is purposely bad, and with Rannells and Gad playing every role, it is just so funny with non stop laughter.
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Post by jacob on Oct 22, 2023 19:17:06 GMT
This is a really fun show if anyone has the chance to go before January. Andrew Rannells and Josh Gad are absolutely hilarious and elevate the material to an amazing level. I’ve seen this described as Book of Mormon meets Title of Show and that’s about right! The “show within a show” is purposely bad, and with Rannells and Gad playing every role, it is just so funny with non stop laughter. Hoping to see it soon!  do you have any experience with lottery / rush for this show? |
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Post by Mark on Oct 22, 2023 19:24:09 GMT
I don't sorry jacob - my friend who lives there sorted the tickets for me. |
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Post by fluxcapacitor on Oct 23, 2023 6:09:25 GMT
Saw this in previews and I agree it’s a brilliant night of theatre, but it’s all down to the two stars. They elevate what is actually rather poor material into something electric. I know the show-within-a-show is meant to be bad, but often it’s isn’t funny bad, good bad, clever bad. It’s just… bad. Listening to the original off Broadway recording really highlights how juvenile and poorly written the songs are. In fact, the show is at its best between the songs when Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells are allowed to deliver their comedic double act with a witty script and no obvious constraints. Having said that, they throw themselves into the music and really sell what could fall very flat under other performers, though I can only imagine what they could have brought to strong material.
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Post by Mark on Oct 23, 2023 9:01:07 GMT
A rare occasion where the book is far better than the score!
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Post by anthony40 on Oct 23, 2023 9:14:48 GMT
Not having seen this ans only from reading the posts on the board, this sounds like another case of The Producers.
There are many reasons why The Producers was such a success, but one of those reasons is the commerardery between Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick.
Both Andrew Rannells and Josh Gad have a close friendship from doing The Book of Mormon together so the can bounce of each other. The challenge is that because they are so familiar with each other that they remain focused and don't break character and burst out laughing!
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Post by anthony40 on Oct 23, 2023 9:35:56 GMT
Coincidentally I have just seen a short clip on Instagram where Nathan Lane walked on between Andrew Rannells and Josh Gad, wearing a cap and introducing himself as Max Biallistock!
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Post by ali973 on Nov 25, 2023 20:52:16 GMT
I walked out at intermission. I thought it was the lowest common denominator kind of humor, where you could guess the joke and punchline so far in advance.
It's a show for Gad/Rennells fans, and it offers nothing if you don't care for them (I don't, especially Gad).
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Post by Fleance on Nov 25, 2023 21:59:08 GMT
I haven't seen Gutenberg but had lunch with some friends today, who were in town for Thanksgiving. They loved Gutenberg and said that Senator Schumer was the "celebrity" who went up to the stage one day this week.
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Post by anthony40 on Nov 25, 2023 22:03:10 GMT
On Instagram I have seen Sara Barellis, Indina Menzel, Pattl LuPone and Steve Guttenberg all appears as the celebrity awarding the Broadway contract. And now Will Ferrell!
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Post by anthony40 on Nov 27, 2023 9:32:25 GMT
On Instagram I have seen Sara Barellis, Indina Menzel, Pattl LuPone and Steve Guttenberg all appears as the celebrity awarding the Broadway contract. And now Will Ferrell! This morning on Instagram was Jake Gyllenhaal |
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Post by anthony40 on Nov 28, 2023 8:51:52 GMT
On Instagram I have seen Sara Barellis, Indina Menzel, Pattl LuPone and Steve Guttenberg all appears as the celebrity awarding the Broadway contract. And now Will Ferrell! This morning on Instagram was Jake Gyllenhaal This morning Weird Al Yankovic |
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Post by rosscoe on Nov 29, 2023 3:49:03 GMT
I half a fun time with it, laughed out loud a few times, but if it wasn’t for the very talented two stars this would never have ended up any where near Broadway.
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do you have any experience with lottery / rush for this show? 
