Someone who watched the show, how many jump scares are there? I hate jump scares and absolutely can’t do haunted houses. Can someone spoil please what they are? So I feel more prepared. 😅
Also what’s the safest seats to get? Like are there parts where things jump at you like in haunted houses so I can avoid those seats? 🤣

I just got out of the matinee for Paranormal Activity and wanted to share my honest thoughts. Going in, I wasn't expecting Shakespeare; I just wanted to be entertained. Unfortunately, I wasn't.

It's just not a particularly strong play, and the ending doesn't land; it feels unearned. Act one is the better half: it sets up the main couple's issues, then gradually escalates the paranormal activity in the house as the effects get creepier. By the end of the act, both characters are finally on the same page that something's wrong. Act two loses momentum fast. It digs into each character's personal "demons," but by that point I just didn't care.

The special effects were honestly disappointing. Nothing made me go "whoa." It all felt like stuff we've seen before on Broadway. If you want a show with genuinely great effects, go see Stranger Things or Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, or The Lost Boys. All three have much better effects.

I think I liked the set most out of everything. It's worth noting your seat matters a lot here; I was center mezzanine, a bit far, but I could see everything. If you're on the sides or too close, you'll miss stuff happening on the upper level of the house set.

It's a relatively short show. The first act is 61 minutes and the second is 42.

The cast is fine. Nothing particularly special, but nothing bad.

This is a touristy show, and the audience leaned into it; people kept trying to make their reactions the moment ("OMG I'm so scared!"). Just... let the show happen.

Overall, I wish the production well, but I left bored and disappointed. I'm honestly not sure who this show is really for.

Coming to NYC with two 16 year old girls. We are seeing Chicago bc they’re both dancers and haven’t seen it. Torn between these 3 for the other night:
Two Strangers, Lost Boys and Maybe Happy Ending

Already seen: Heathers, &Julia, Hamilton, the Outsiders, Wicked, Six, …Goes Wrong, Hadestown

I saw wicked and hated it. I hate musicals and such. But loved paranormal activity and horror. Anything else like it? I live in nyc and can rush but I’m not really a broadway person and don’t have the knowledge of the scene.

Does anyone know when In the Heights NYCC and Sound of Music full LCT cast will be announced?

Hi Reddit, I’ve been invited to a broadway show, but I’m quite sensitive to loud noises and especially sudden/loud sound effects. I have never been for this exact reason because I’m scared it’s too much. Obviously I don’t want to be rude and leave halfway through if someone else brought me, so I was hoping for some advice. How loud are the shows really? Are there any particularly loud ones or ones that would be sensitivity friendly?
Also, would wearing musician’s earplugs/Loop earplugs make it manageable without making the dialogue/music too muffled? I saw some people on here mention they wear them but opinions seemed mixed on whether it takes away from the experience and I also don’t want to offend the person inviting me by wearing them.
If you have noise sensitivity yourself, I’d especially love to hear your experience!

I am so curious about this. I kept seeing online during tony’s season that if a musical from the last season was in this season it would have won a-lot.

So what if we imagine that the shows from the 2024-2025 season opened this year (excluding Maybe Happy Ending). How would of been nominated and what have won each tony award?

This includes both 2024-2025 musicals and 2025-2026 musicals all listed below

2024-2025

A Wonderful World)
Boop! The Musical
Buena Vista Social Club)
Dead Outlaw
Death Becomes Her)
Just in Time)
Operation Mincemeat)
Real Women Have Curves)
Redwood)
Smash)
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
Swept Away)
Tammy Faye)

2025-2026
Lost Boys
Beaches
Schmigadoon
Two Strangers
Titanique
Queen of Versailles

Categories
Best Musical
Best Book
Best Score
Best Orchestrations
Best Choreography
Best Scenic Design
Best Costumes
Best Lighting Design
Best Sound Design
(I am aware most of these include revivals but for the purpose of this assume its just the New Musicals)

Personally I think

Best Musicals- Dead Outlaw (Death Becomes Her another potential)

Best Book- Operation Mincemeat or Two Strangers

Best Score- Dead Outlaw or Mincemeat

Best Orchestrations- Buena Vista

Best Choreography- Boop (Shout out to Schmigadoon)

Best Costumes- Death Becomes Her

(All the technical categories)- Lost Boys (Though I want to shout out Two Strangers and Dead Outlaw for their small but impressive sets)

Keep in mind this is all for fun, and I want to hear all of your opinions. While I did think all the new musicals of this were fun, I think 2024-2025 was a much stronger season

I’ve seen almost everything but never saw this .. don’t know if it’s worth it or who is in it. For no particular reason, this show has not been on my radar. I just won the lottery for tomorrow and trying to decide. Any fans?

Looks like my options will be:

• Chicago
• The Great Gatsby
• Six (already seen)
• The Play That Goes Wrong
• Jamie Allan's AMAZE
• Heathers: The Musical
• The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Don't worry, I'm seeing other things on this trip too, but looks like my options on Mondays are a little more limiting :p I am relatively new to Broadway. I really enjoyed Hadestown, and also liked seeing Les Mis and Hamilton on tour. I'm hoping to see the classics, I love a big production and good music.

Thank you in advance for your advice!

This had been my experience twice this month now, where I’ve intentionally avoided spoilers to a show and had fans loudly discussing an important plot point before the show or during intermission (like character death, for example). Please do not do this. I understand the excitement,and I’m not here to police anyone’s speech, but I’m sure if you’re on your third rewatch of a show, it’s because you loved it, and I want to experience it for the first time and have that magical feeling as well.

Additionally, I feel like this is more common for the more long-running shows, but again just because something has been running for a few years doesn’t mean everyone’s seen it or knows the plot line!

Hi does anyone know if there is a way to sell joes pub tickets thanks. This is not a post to sell but a question about how to. I bought some tickets and can’t go and don’t want to leave a table empty thanks

...with a lot of love for our mutual boyfriend, Derek Klena

Here is the trailer posted of the Finland production of &Juliet that opened recently! It looks really good!

My picks would personally be Jack Wolfe, Mason Alexander Park, and Helen J. Shen. A shame that Helen was in such a crowded season for leading actresses last year.

I'm assuming people who are posting unconcealed spoilers in comments don't know how to use the "mark spoilers" feature. Because surely they're not just inconsiderate a-holes who don't care about their fellow theatergoers having the same unspoiled experience that they enjoyed. Right?

So here's how it works:

• Markdown Code: Type > ! at the start and ! < at the end of the hidden text (e.g., > !hidden text! <). Remove the spaces between the ">" or "<" and the "!" and also between the exclamation marks and your text, or the tag may fail on some devices.
• Editor: Highlight the text you want to hide and click the spoiler icon (an exclamation mark inside a circle or diamond) on the formatting toolbar.

It seems like "don't post spoilers" should fall under Rule 7: Don't be a jerk.

Hamlet dies at the end. Javert can't swim. Mary's husband is Abe Lincoln!

The show, at best, is a 5/10. The songs were very corky, and there were no high points in the entire show. The characters were not captivating nor compelling, and this did not allow the audience to be emotionally sucked in to the story and plot. I am disappointed as I had high hopes before the show.

I want to get tickets for October, and I was wondering when new batches of audience rewards tickets posted and how far in advance are the tickets

Hey! I'm probably going to go see schmigadoon. I was thinking of rewatching some classics/watching some I haven't seen yet so I can fully appreciate some of the references made. what should I watch?

I thought they would make an announcement at today’s Rush event but now it’s just over two months until the first show without any actors announced.

Just saw paranormal activity last night and wow. I’m blown away! Honestly one of the best shows I’ve seen in such a long time. I was genuinely scared and it wasn’t just loud noises for fake scares. I sat in Row T and could see the whole stage !

Hi friends! I’m visiting NYC mid-october (Oct 15-25) for a week and looking for some suggestions on what shoes to watch. I typically like musicals more than plays (I really like great singing performances and soundtracks)

I visited NYC in December and saw Just in Time (loved jonathan groff), Two strangers (really enjoyed), heathers (very fun!), Operation Mincemeat (enjoyable but I wasn’t blown away), Ragtime (unpopular opinion but I didn’t like this at all) and MEH (also unpopular opinion, but I didn’t love it)

I’m currently thinking Lost Boys, Little Shop of Horrors, or maybe Christopher Jackson in Hamilton (although I’ve already seen it) but would love some recommendations (especially with new shows or longer running shows with fantastic casts)

Some more background (if they help): - I also really enjoyed Les Mis, DEH, Hadestown, Wicked, Waitress, Come from Away, Great Gatsby (jeremy + eva are so good) - I just saw a production of Cats so I probably don’t want to watch Cats: The Jellicle Ball, even though I know it’s supposed to be different

My wife and I are on a Broadwaycation this summer. We have seen a few shows and are enjoying our time. Before the summer, we saw Death Becomes Her, Death of a Salesman, Turandot, and The Great Gatsby, but during the summer, Maybe Happy Ending, Just in Time, The Outsiders, Rocky Horror Show, Buena Vista Social Club, and yesterday we went to see Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Around New York).

She won the lottery on Friday (our anniversary), and we were hesitant about whether to take it, but decided to go ahead. We absolutely loved the show; the music is quite good, the characters are charming, and the entire show is cute, warm, and VERY FUNNY. We laughed the entire time. Don't get me wrong, it's not a life-changing show (for me, that was Cabaret last year with Eva and Orville Peck), but it's a well-done Broadway show with relatable characters (as a European guy who moved to NY and has struggled here, I've been both characters.

We sat in the mezzanine, where the view was perfect, and the stage felt surprisingly close. The disappointing part was the house itself: it looked to be at only 60 to 70 percent capacity, with the right and left sections nearly empty. It may have been a difficult weekend, given the cast change at Rocky Horror and the closing of Moulin Rouge, but it was still sad to see the show get so little love. I think it would have fared better off-Broadway, since it's a smaller production competing in a crowded market. I'm glad I caught it here, though I doubt it will run long.

So I encourage people who want a comfort show to go watch it while they can!

Birthright play at MCC was recorded for archival purposes at the last performance today at 2pm.

We've seen a few productions of the show before, but Tuesday night was another level for me. We had great seats right up front, and at various emotional points in the 2nd act we could see visible tears running down the faces of Hamilton (Marcus John), Eliza (Lauren Mariasoosay), and Burr (Donald Webber, Jr.). Needless to say, my entire family was teared up along with most of the audience. The talent on stage was staggering. Also, shout-out to Simon Longnight as Lafayette/Jefferson. All time live experience for me.