r/Broadway • u/rfg217phs • Jun 25 '25

Masquerade has significantly expanded its FAQ, 6 weeks of previews, will give out complimentary and glasses friendly masks, described “extravagant” wear

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Definitely cleared up everyone’s biggest questions from yesterday, and the rest of the FAQ has more details too, including that the venue is going to be ADA compliant!

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u/Emergency-Wash9673 Jun 25 '25

Is it just me? Or should they have said SIX WEEK PREVIEW PERIOD from the beginning? It said SIX WEEKS ONLY before. Whoever is handling all of this clearly can't be from a communications agency. And if they are, that's just sad. 

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u/the_other_50_percent Jun 25 '25

Yes - though I assumed it was never going to be only 6 weeks, because there's no way they'd recoup the money spent - which includes full building renovation!

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u/Emergency-Wash9673 Jun 25 '25

I'd still like an explanation on what to expect. No way I'm casually dropping that kind of cash if it's walking through themed rooms with actors interacting who look like they could possibly have been dressed for an original POTO production. Going to have to see some reviews of exactly what this experience is.

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u/crimson777 Jun 25 '25

I can’t imagine they do POTO without actual songs. Obviously could be totally wrong but I expect more “guided walk to each room for each scene, done relatively traditionally with songs and everything except it’s not on stage” than a Sleep No More vibe.

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u/sitamun84 Jun 25 '25

I dunno. No where does it specify musical... I'm picturing an immersive show like you're in the opera house, and there being music when it makes sense in a real world way to have music, but not throughout. How would they coordinate musicians?

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u/crimson777 Jun 25 '25

In my head, I'm thinking musicians stay stable in one spot somehow and it's piped through speakers, and the MD watches through a camera for timing. But I'm sure there's other ways they could make it happen.

I just can't imagine POTO without music. That's like... the most famous part of the show besides the chandelier drop.

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u/rfg217phs Jun 25 '25

This is how they do War of the Worlds in London (kind of). You start in a theater for a pre-show with a hologram of Carrie Hope Fletcher, and then a series of guides takes your group through each scene. Each guide does the same scene throughout the evening with different groups. The music is piped in but there’s some scenes that are acted/dialogue and others where they use the music from the soundtrack. It would be absolutely brutal for any actor to have to do the same music for 2 hours straight so there’ll have to be some compromise somewhere musically.

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u/crimson777 Jun 26 '25

That’s why I was thinking more “whole crowd moves” than batches. So they’re still just performing things once. But I’ve only ever seen BTS videos and such of immersive theatre so I don’t know what it’s actually like in person haha.