[Bilyclub]

Anybody else go to the John Lovitz show at The Tracy last night ?
The 4 of us thought it was not very funny. Maybe we were expecting too much after the great Howie Mandel show last week. We appreciate The Villages Entertainment trying to schedule some bigger names but it appears that they aren’t selling many tickets to these shows. The place was half empty at the two shows we went to.

[dewilson58]

Like George Carlin............either you like his style or you don't.

[Topspinmo]

I liked his role in two and half men the jingle writer winner episode. Course I like all episodes two and half men, natural role for Charlie!

[kingofbeer]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

I liked his role in two and half men the jingle writer winner episode. Course I like all episodes two and half men, natural role for Charlie!

Jon Lovitz is the name

[Bilyclub]

Originally Posted by kingofbeer

Jon Lovitz is the name

Jon as in terrible.

[ElDiabloJoe]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

I liked his role in two and half men the jingle writer winner episode. Course I like all episodes two and half men, natural role for Charlie!

^Agreed, hilarious show! Watched all the episodes many times, know most of the lines now before they say them.

They got away with a lot of things that you couldn't not easily get past the censors back then. Lovitz short story arc was pretty good. "I'll let her hold my little trophy. The little statue I was awarded also."

[Pugchief]

Originally Posted by Bilyclub

...it appears that they aren’t selling many tickets to these shows. The place was half empty at the two shows we went to.

Tickets at the Tracy are almost double what they are at the Savannah the couple of times I've considered booking. Yes, it's a nicer, newer venue. But I don't see them selling a lot of tickets at the $100+ price point. JMO

[Bilyclub]

Originally Posted by Pugchief

Tickets at the Tracy are almost double what they are at the Savannah the couple of times I've considered booking. Yes, it's a nicer, newer venue. But I don't see them selling a lot of tickets at the $100+ price point. JMO

Yes, it’s a lot nicer than the Savannah, but the acts they are booking would have played the Sharon. Cheap Trick, Jefferson Starship, The Beach Boys are all Sharon talent. The seating at the Savannah with the folding chairs is not ideal.

[Stu from NYC]

Wonder why they think Tracy is worth so much for tickets?

[Ignatz]

We have been disappointed in the pricing at the Tracy. They advertise tickets from the mid-$40s but when you look for them on the website, they’re usually double that or higher.

This was glaringly obvious to us when I was shopping for Cheap Trick tickets. Oh well…

As far as Lovitz, I am a big fan. But as we thought about going to this show, we realized that he doesn’t come across to us as a stand up.

He’s more of a comedic actor. So we passed on that show.

[Mrmean58]

Originally Posted by Bilyclub

Anybody else go to the John Lovitz show at The Tracy last night ?
The 4 of us thought it was not very funny. Maybe we were expecting too much after the great Howie Mandel show last week. We appreciate The Villages Entertainment trying to schedule some bigger names but it appears that they aren’t selling many tickets to these shows. The place was half empty at the two shows we went to.

We went to the Mandel show and if you like F bombs it was great but from a comedic standpoint, it was a waste of time and money.

[scubaguy]

I went with high hopes of filled with jokes and him retailing this with stories of his movie experiences behind the scenes, etc. Man was I wrong. I left at the 50 minute mark as that a few others I noticed. The first 50 minutes was nothing, but his opinion on politics along with a few crude bodily noises people make. Was sadly disappointed. Oh well, I hope other people enjoyed it again just my opinion, but I thought it was not a funny show at all.

[Rocksnap]

Originally Posted by dewilson58

Like George Carlin............either you like his style or you don't.

Who doesn’t love George Carlin? Everybody loves him!

[coconutmama]

Originally Posted by Pugchief

Tickets at the Tracy are almost double what they are at the Savannah the couple of times I've considered booking. Yes, it's a nicer, newer venue. But I don't see them selling a lot of tickets at the $100+ price point. JMO

We love Jay Leno but when we saw him at The Sharon the venue was only about 2/3 full. And those prices were high, which is why we thought he wasn’t sold out. No one in my circle will go to The Tracey due to pricing.

I always feel a bit sad for the performers when they don’t draw a full venue but I am not paying higher prices to pay for the building of a theatre. The same shows outside of The Villages are a lot less $. Can go out to eat for the price difference

[Stu from NYC]

Guess as long as their total revenue at Tracy is higher than others in the villages they will continue to keep Tracy pricing as is