Great Show but Horrible Lyric Venue and questionable value
by Annie on 10/31/23The Lyric - BaltimoreSteve Martin and Martin Short were awesome! The show moved at a good tempo and the musical interlude was nice, if unexpected.... Quite a few of their jokes were from their recent stand-up show but they were still great a second time. Martin Short's skit with some "nudity"was OK but I didn't really "get it". Overall the show was excellent but barely worth $250/ticket.... The Lyric was ill-equipped for a sold-out the afternoon show and it showed. At 3pm (show-time) there were still lines around the block and they moved VERY slowly. We were standing in the hot sun and it was not comfortable. We entered through a concrete hallway that seemed to be a back entrance.. Once inside there was NO ONE TO HELP FIND SEATS. I was with my special needs adult son who has vision issues and I am 66 and it was VERY hard and, frankly, unsafe, bumping around in the dark trying to find our seats. Finally, one lady came over with a phone flashlight and yelled at my son and made him trip. The exit process was equally unsafe and uncomforatble. I WILL NEVER GO TO THE LYRIC AGAIN. I admit that I am spoiled by the NYC theatres and staff but I expect a better experience for $250/ticket! Also, parking and vehicle access to the area was horrible so extra time was definitely needed. We got to Baltimore at 2pm and did not get in line until 2:50.