My husband and I were really excited to see John Lithgow, as we are both HUGE fans, and I am a retired actor myself. We were seated in the perfect location in Clowes Hall at Butler, a little over halfway back on the main floor. We paid about $63 a ticket, and felt it was worth it to see John Lithgow.
However, the excitement dissipated almost immediately. The sound was almost non-existent. Going in, I didn't know if Lithgow would even be miked because he's a pretty established theatre buff and the venue is not that large. However, he WAS miked, and we still could not hear him. I couldn't make out most of what he was saying (and I'm in my 30's, not my 60's). A combination of the low lighting and mumbling made me nod off more than once. After about 30 minutes, and sound got a little better, and the rest of the first act was quite good and funny, making me wish I could have heard the entire thing.
Then came the second act. I am positive that I am not alone in thinking the second act was a complete and total waste of ticket money. The second story was somewhat charming, but was not the kind of material that made Lithgow shine. It was excruciatingly boring, and, aside from a lame chuckle or two, no one laughed at all in the second act. In fact, I witnessed several people nodding off.
In all, had I known what I was going to, I probably would have opted not to go, especially at the ticket price. A pretty big disappointment.