The Play That Goes Wrong
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Stage Door
When to go. Head straight out at curtain call. Two-show days are the worst bet at both performances — the cast rests through the matinee and is spent by the evening. A Sunday matinee is the best single bet, because it is a one-show day. In bad weather the barricades sometimes never go up at all.
Who comes out. Anywhere from nobody to most of the cast. Nobody can tell you in advance which three — not us, not the theatre. Treat any list that claims otherwise with suspicion.
What to bring. Tonight’s Playbill and a fine-tip Sharpie, held open to the page you want signed. Ask before you photograph anyone, and keep the pavement clear — it is a working door, not a red carpet.
Why “still confirming”. The theatre details above are solid. What we haven’t nailed down is whether this particular production does a stage door — that changes with the cast, and no source publishes it. We’d rather say so than guess.
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The Lowdown
The premise is simple: a troupe of earnest, talentless amateurs attempts to stage a murder mystery titled The Murder at Haversham Manor. Naturally, the production is a disaster from the opening monologue. Scenery falls on heads, actors forget their lines, and the corpse has a personal vendetta against the furniture. It relies heavily on physical comedy that somehow avoids being exhausting. The timing is surgical, which is a mercy given the usual dreck we suffer through in the Theater District. If you need a break from the misery of the commute or just want to laugh at someone else’s professional catastrophe, this holds up. It is chaos, but the kind that actually works.
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Our verdict
This could be enjoyable for some, but I go to Broadway for talented singing and acting and this was more slap stick comedy. Not my thing, but let me know if you liked it.
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