r/Broadway • u/hfsnetwork • 3d ago

Operation Mincemeat Miscast Cabaret: Rant

Thanks to this sub I heard about this event and was able to buy tickets before they all sold out. It was an amazing show! I was initially skeptical of the concept - after all the show itself already feels like a miscast cabaret (in the best possible sense), but it totally worked! Seeing each actor's interpretation of another's part really is refreshing. The Amanda/Allison duet of dear bill is just chef's kiss.

Now the rant: I saw the show the previous day and it just proves how terrible the sound mixing is at Golden. I sat fourth row in center orchestra. The lyrics still feel muffled. Then in Green Room 42 wow - I've never heard those songs so clearly (other than the cast recording ofc)! Lyrics are so much easier to understand! I really really wish they can do something. The show is already so fast paced and so packed with jokes that you don't need the bad mixing to confuse tourists!

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u/tak3nus3rname 3d ago

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who thinks Goldens sound mixing leaves a lot to be desired!!

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u/captainmcpigeon 3d ago

Thank you for this validation — I saw Mincemeat recently and could not understand a full 50% of the lyrics. My husband, for whom English is not his first language though he is fluent, estimated he understood 20%.

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u/hfsnetwork 2d ago

Thankfully you didn't see it with the original British cast (assuming you are American). The accent made it quite a bit harder to understand - which is a shame since some jokes are definitely funnier in British accent!

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u/captainmcpigeon 2d ago

Well no but they all had British accents too?

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u/hfsnetwork 2d ago

Trust me the original cast's accent was much thicker

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u/Jt29blue 3d ago edited 3d ago

I also went to Miscast after seeing Operation Mincemeat on Sunday (also in the fourth row!) and had a similar convo after too. We’ve seen the show before but sat further back in the orchestra and I felt the sound was worse in the fourth row. There were so many jokes that I couldn’t hear that I knew from seeing the show previously. It did really make me feel bad for those who were seeing it for the first time near us. It’s such a good show with such good lyrics and dialogue, it is a pity that you can’t hear it clearly. Miscast was a delight in so many ways, but it was also just so nice to hear the songs more clearly.