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Gettin' The Band Back Together

First Preview: Jul 19, 2018
Opening Date: Jul 19, 2018
Closing Date: Sep 16, 2018
Running Time: 02:20
Gettin' The Band Back Together

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Playing @
Belasco Theatre
111 W 44th St, New York, NY 10036
Mitch Papadopolous (Mitchell Jarvis) always dreamed of being the next Bon Jovi, but he chose security over stardom and left those daydreams behind for a day job. For a while he thought he had everything – the high paying job, the high-rise apartment – until his 40th birthday when he got handed a pink slip and had to move back in with his Mom (Marilu Henner) in Sayreville, New Jersey.

And when his high school arch nemesis (with a 20-year- old grudge and a tangerine spray tan) threatens to foreclose on their house, this big-shot banker must save his small-town home the only way he can… by winning The Battle of the Bands.

So he dusts off his guitar, gathers his old gang and sets out to win the battle… and maybe even win back the high school sweetheart he left behind… proving it’s never too late to give your dreams one last shot.
BroadwayMusical
Show Notes: 1 Intermission
Age Guidance: 12

Performance Schedule

TUESDAY & THURSDAY @ 7 PM
FRIDAY & SATURDAY @ 8 PM 
SUNDAY @ 2:30 PM & 7:30 PM
WEDNESDAY & SATURDAY @ 2 PM


Music
  • Mark Allen

Lyrics
  • Mark Allen

Book
  • Ken Davenport and The Grundleshotz with additional material by Sarah Saltzberg

Director
  • John Rando

Choreography
  • Chris Bailey

TDF Tickets Offers:

TDF Member tickets:

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Full-price tickets:

$49.50 - $169.50

Lottery & Rush

$37 - available when the box office opens, limited to two per person, and subject to availability. A valid student ID must be presented when purchasing rush tickets.

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Reviews

  • Middle-age urges to re-live old garage band pipe dreams are typically best kept to dank basements and sound-proofed garages, and Broadway’s Gettin’ The Band Back Together doesn’t exactly prove otherwise. Still, the playful musical is more infectious than you might expect. Be warned, though: enjoyment of Gettin’ The Band Back Together will be in direct proportion to a tolerance for not-so-young guys making guitar faces and devil horn hand gestures for two and a half hours.
  • Although simplistic by design, the script is funny without being hilarious, grooving along mainly on its many goofy throwaway lines. One nonsensical exchange reveals that Sharon once had a thing with Aerosmith’s renowned lead guitarist, Joe Perry, and was the inspiration for “Back in the Saddle.” “Oh, grow up,” Sharon scolds her scandalized son. “So, your mom was into S&M — so what?”
  • How dopey is Gettin’ the Band Back Together? Very dopey.Does it have a charm? It has a charm. If you’re from New Jersey, you might like it.
    Certainly the audience I sat among loved every specific reference to shops, places, cafés, and the jokey refrain of its setting, Sayreville, in “Western Eastern Central Middlesex County.”This is a show, directed with a loopy Labrador’s energy by John Rando, that sells itself shamelessly to its intended audience
  • Middle-age urges to re-live old garage band pipe dreams are typically best kept to dank basements and sound-proofed garages, and Broadway’s Gettin’ The Band Back Together doesn’t exactly prove otherwise. Still, the playful musical is more infectious than you might expect. Be warned, though: enjoyment of Gettin’ The Band Back Together will be in direct proportion to a tolerance for not-so-young guys making guitar faces and devil horn hand gestures for two and a half hours.

Accessibility

  • Parking

    The closest parking lot is Meyer Parking at 146 West 44th Street.
  • Restroom

    Wheelchair accessible restroom is available. Additional restrooms are also located down one flight of stairs, and on the mezzanine and balcony levels.
  • Seating

    Seats 1018. Orchestra has no steps. Mezzanine: Located on 2nd level, up 1 flight of stairs. Once on the Mezzanine level, there are approximately 2 steps up/down per row. Entrance to Mezzanine is behind row H. Balcony: No elevator, stairs only. Once on the Balcony level, there are approximately 2 steps up/down per row. The entrance to the Balcony is behind row F.
  • Elevator/Escalator

    There are no elevators or escalators at this theatre.
  • Entrance

    There are two steps into the theatre from the main entrance. An alternate entrance with an accessible path of travel is located to the left of the main door.
  • Assisted Listening System

    Reservations are not necessary. Drivers license or ID with printed address required as a deposit. Please call: (212) 582-7678 to reserve in advance.
  • Wheelchair Info

    Wheelchair seating available. Theatre is not completely wheelchair accessible. There are no steps to the designated wheelchair seating location.
  • Box Office

    Lowered accessible window at the end of the box office.
  • Folding Armrests

    There are four (4) seats with folding armrests in this theatre.
  • Telephone

    A pay phone is located in the theatre lobby. Accessible at 54"
  • Water Fountain

    A water fountain is available in the main lobby.

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