Company

☝️Well that's just lovely. I'll drink to that.

I think that may well change judging my word of mouth, the reviews are to be races surely?

I'm in the industry as well and I agree. A lot of cabin crew are gay but there is a lot of straight guys working as crew also.
On the other hand most pilots are straight but there is more and more openly gay pilots out there these days

Regarding Andy being a pilot or a Flight Attendant, the stereotype is that cabin crew are dumb and pilots are smart, the reality is that some crew have lots of different backgrounds and some of them have/had other careers from teachers to police men/women and even lawyers.
Pilots can be very articulate, sound very smart and give the impression of confidence but in a lot of cases they can only talk about one subject, planes, and that's it. They deserve credit for having the skills necessary to fly a plane safely and take important decisions very quickly which it's not something anyone can do, but when it comes to their social skills sometimes they can be very poor. Some of the most plain people I've met are pilots.

It'll be interesting to see what they've done with the dialogue that Andy and Bobbie have about him wanting to move to Radio City Music Hall and sharing an apartment and and all that. I love that part. As in Follies I actually really enjoy the spoken parts in Company. Obviously the songs and the music are the most important bit but the dialogue brings something very important as a whole.

I don’t see this happening, bar the odd bit of dynamic pricing (which seems to be happening in both directions already). It’s still in previews, getting a lot of love and it’s a short run - word of mouth will keep it going I’d have thought. Though I’d love a few discounts so I can keep going back!

He definitely came across as gay to us. Along with PJ and Peter in this production. Which made us think it must be a directorial choice? Make Bobby look more confused?

I didn’t get gay vibes from any of the boyfriends. They just weren’t full on macho dudes, which is how they have been played a decade ago if this were done then - I think the idea of a macho guy is becoming less of the norm and I just thought the piece tried to reflect that.

Andy I thought was portrayed as a very sweet, sensitive, kind hearted guy that had all the right qualities except for a bit of intelligence and a typical NYC sensibility. Street smart he is not, bless him. In a lot of ways I thought it was gender reverse on the ‘dumb blonde’ stereotype - a nice bit of arm candy, but not much else.

Reviews will be after the 17th, so a long way to go yet.

How does the wonderful April/June lyric joke in "Barcelona" work with men sted of women in those roles?

Could you provide a date as example please?
I'm seeing £50 as the cheapest rear stalls on DMT throughout November, even where the house looks to be less than 30% sold.

Well, this was phenomenal. Just blown away and it deserves to be the hottest ticket in town. It’s still finding its pacing at certain points but, that aside, it really lived up to the hype. Standouts are much the same as everyone is suggesting, with Rosemary Craig nailing it. I’ve always found Bobby a bit of a cipher before, but female Bobbi is a fully rounded, flawed human and is the heart of the entire show. Loved the gender swaps, to the point I can’t imagine this being done any differently in the future. Patti displays her honed skills as a world class actress to compliment her legendary pipes. Marianne Elliot has yet again proven herself to be an outstanding, visionary director. I’m going back as soon as I’m able. Bravo.

I paid 39.50 for tonight on Tuesday for row U.
Saturday 13th matinee has 39.50 but only W, T and back are 49.50.
A week later they are 49.50 so maybe it’s only a week or two ahead the price comes down.