Match point already?
I was very excited to get an email yesterday from playbill.com with a subject line promising a terrific offer on Deuce. I opened it up and was initially extremely happy to find a discount of 50% on tickets. I am really excited about this show and the discount will help save money for a nice dinner at Aquavit after. Then I realized though, why are they already offering a 50% discount two months before the show even opens? I rarely get offers for 50% off tickets, and the shows that usually offer it are either ones that have been running for years or are on the brink of closing. Is there really that little interest in Deuce, and if so, why? It's Angela Lansbury's return to Broadway after more than 20 years people!!! She's the only actress (that I know of anyways) that's had multiple Tony nominations and won every single one. She was Mrs. Lovett, Mama Rose, Jessica Fletcher, Mrs. 'Arris, Mrs. Potts, and the creepy maid in Gaslight, and then there was The Manchurian Candidate (bad movie, great performance). Again, come on people. Then on top of that, Terrance McNally is rarely less than good, and he's been on quite a run lately. I guess in the age of Jersey Boys, there's little interest in real theatre and true talent. It's the audience's loss. At least this means that whenever I end up being able to go to New York, there will be tickets for me.


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