I additionally requested Johnny about his expertise making an attempt to get tickets to the Othello manufacturing. He advised me, “The timeline right here is necessary.”
“I obtained my invite, as regular, on March 4. After which, on March 9, I wrote a column criticizing its $921 ticket costs — way back to Row M and within the mezzanine! — in addition to a number of different reveals’ sky-high costs.
That piece obtained quite a lot of traction as a result of common audiences have been feeling burnt by Broadway for fairly some time.
I finally RSVPd on March 12, 9 days earlier than opening.
At first, a publicist replied, ‘Affirmation to come back.’ 4 hours later, a extra senior flack reversed course: ‘Johnny – Sadly, we should not have ticket availability for Othello,’ they mentioned.
It was my first time in 10 years at The Put up (and 14 as a theater author) of being invited to a present, after which advised — my phrases — ‘Simply kidding!'”
(BuzzFeed reached out to Othello manufacturing for remark however has but to obtain a response.)
