New York - Beacon Theatre - 2nd May

[SquishPhan]

This one is great. And I have to say Phil does look better in today's pictures already.

[SquishPhan]

I wonder if they even read all the things they sign. Or maybe they too don't know who's who anymore.

[pearshaped34]

^ I'd bet the give it at least a quick read to ensure they are not signing to confirm their own romantic relationship or something else along those lines (I really wouldn't put it past this fandom).

[corn flakes]

even with their standard pose for photos

[SquishPhan]

^ I'd bet the give it at least a quick read to ensure they are not signing to confirm their own romantic relationship or something else along those lines (I really wouldn't put it past this fandom).

You could very well be right, especially with this fandom. If I were them I would probably skim read everything as well.

even with their standard pose for photos

This one is very cute.

[starlight-still]

Jersey girls...always taking it to the next level.

Aw, this one is so sweet.

[fakelights]

missemma and human, your photos are lovely! I'm happy for you all. Having fun in NYC and bumping into them, what a dream!

even with their standard pose for photos

Looooove this one! That would probably be me, like... "yeah, whatever. you two just take the picture and that's it, i'll be watching"

[majitzu]

I've hear the place is a bit empty... do you remember the "bots buy all the tickes" drama... it seems that's what happen.

[sweetmm]

I've hear the place is a bit empty... do you remember the "bots buy all the tickes" drama... it seems that's what happen.

[majitzu]

I've hear the place is a bit empty... do you remember the "bots buy all the tickes" drama... it seems that's what happen.

Ufff nothing better than perform with a big public

[kay]

Aw, love the pictures human and missemma! Glad to hear Phil is looking healthy in person and it's just his northern translucence Hope you're having a wonderful time in NY and can't wait to hear about the show.

[missemma]

Thank you for all the lovely comments! Just getting back to the hotel now and I can officially say the show was just as amazing, if not slightly better than the uk one. Once I get near a computer I will write a proper review but that's not likely going to be until Thursday. I also took a few sneaky photos that I'll post then also.

The small changes they made to the show were so good! I can honestly say I wish I was going to see it again!

Also - the theatre was kinda empty. There was at least 20 seats in the first 4 rows free (we moved into some of them because why not) and I expect they'll remain free again tomorrow as there are at least 16 seats on stubhub in the first 4 rows available.

Phil also sounded like he had a cold during the show and it got worse and worse as the show went on. It didn't impact his performance but he did sound coldy.

[sweetmm]

emma I'll be counting the hours until Thursday, hopefully you get shots that equal those in my twitter profile (that was yours right?).

Oh dear, Phil was poorly in fact I am glad he took the professional route of not mentioning it anywhere. It would had dampened the mood.

[sweetmm]

phanther/korein also went last night

http://phantheraglama.tumblr.com/post/1 ... tinof-note

She managed to give her art to Martyn

[hunnyftw]

missemma and human I'm so happy and jealous that you liked the show and managed to accidentally meet them on top of that! Give me some of your luck, pls

And now Thursday can't come soon enough...
If it isn't too much to ask of you, could your review possibly include some differences that you noticed between the UK and the US shows? I don't necessarily mean the big differences in the script but more so "little things" eg. their stage presence and confidence, audience behaviour, the general vibe, if the show was filled up etc etc. I feel very bratty asking you for this so feel free to ignore me if you don't have time for that or didn't notice anything

[SquishPhan]

Glad to hear that the show was still amazing missemma, and maybe even better. Can’t wait for your review on hopefully Thursday.

Poor Phil, guess he caught a cold. Not that strange with all the meet and greets, and the touching that comes with those. Hope he recovers from it quickly.

[Kathrynxjane]

Can't wait until Thursday for the review (and sneaky pictures!)

Oh about Phil sounding like he has a cold. I hope it doesn't get any worse. Not what he needs for performing every night. I hope he got a good night sleep at the hotel last night!

[majitzu]

Nooo Phil!

I hope he recovers quickly.

[bluntedclaws]

There's not really any reason to post because everyone already said everything but:
Missemma I'm so happy for you getting to meet them again. I'm now eagerly waiting for your review on Thursday. Next time you run into them PLEASE ask Dan to pose for a photo showing the left side of his face. I'm just curious about what his reaction would be
Poor Phil. I hope he doesn't lose his voice again. I'm pretty sure he lost his voice twice last year after bad colds.

[missemma]

Okay guys, I literally only got home an hour ago and I'm here writing the review for you all

Really looking forward to your review of this evening's show. You went multiple times in the UK, right?

Yup, 6 times (non-VIP) in the UK and 1 in America. Tbh I would have gone both nights in NYC if it wasn't for my BFF (who isn't a fan at all) being with us. I wouldn't have left her on her own 2 nights in a row, but the show was so good I would have really liked to have seen it more than once. I'll deffo go and see it again in Europe a couple of times if they do tour.

That's so awesome you guys! Was anyone with Dan and Phil when you bumped into them or were they alone? If they were alone maybe they were filming a vlog (wishful thinking).

They were getting out of a taxi when we saw them, it was just them and the flipside lady (who was struggling to get all their stuff out of the taxi whilst they chatted to us, poor woman!). They weren't filming when we saw them but they had been in Central Park filming just before we met them. We had also just been in Central Park, kinda wish we had seen them there if they were filming haha!

If it isn't too much to ask of you, could your review possibly include some differences that you noticed between the UK and the US shows? I don't necessarily mean the big differences in the script but more so "little things" eg. their stage presence and confidence, audience behaviour, the general vibe, if the show was filled up etc etc.

Of course, I made little notes during the show of things I remember that were slightly different, so onto the review....

So, as we already discussed, we were lucky enough to bump into them on the day of the show. It felt kinda surreal seeing them in NYC, even more so that it was just the 3 of us, and the 2 of them. We were on quite a busy street, so I almost expected some fans to turn up and start screaming or something but that didn't happen. We had a nice and chilled chat with them, we didn't ask them to sign anything and there were definitely no awkward hugs happening (the 4 times I've met them I've never wanted to hug them, I find it weird to hug a random stranger).
I've said before, the times I've met Dan I've found him to be very quiet compared to his online persona. If you go expecting to meet him and him being all chatty like he is on younow then imo you'll be disappointed, as I've always found he takes a little while to get warmed up. Phil is always the more chatty one (to begin with) and Dan kind of hangs back a little. I think this is just a confidence thing with him, he isn't rude with it at all, he just comes across as being quite shy. I can never work out if it's because of our age, we aren't their usual demographic, we aren't rushing up and asking for a hug and he doesn't use the "I like your hair/top/clothes" line, it's just a casual discussion and maybe he just doesn't know how to react to that. Once he gets into the conversation then it's fine and he starts being chatty and it's just like having a chat with friends. They were really nice, we mentioned that we had come to see the show as we enjoyed it so much in the UK. We told them that we had struggled to get tickets in the beginning (when they first went on sale) and they both made sure that we had managed to get some, I would assume that they would have sorted us out with some if we hadn't though (that's the impression they gave off). When people say D&P are good to their fans, I'd definitely agree with them.

After we met them, we went for a few drinks and then headed to the venue. Once at the venue, the M&G people were just going in, so we went for a few more drinks (lolz) until it was time to go in. Maz & Human both did some bits for ISG and Phil's weird kid story. We were walking around outside the venue just chatting and it was so strange how many people came up to ask if we had come from Britain, and people were just so friendly. It was so nice, people aren't so approachable and chatty in the UK so it was nice that people wanted to talk to us.
When we got inside we went and got a drink (there is a trend here) - the bar manager thought it was funny as we were literally the only people drinking alcohol. We went to our seats and because we had had a few drinks we were up and dancing to the playlist before the show (I can remember dancing to FOB, MCR and HSM). Some girl came up to us afterwards and said she was watching us dancing and thought we were awesome haha! Shame. I just hope noone video'd it because #cringe.
Just like in London, there were so many empty seats in front of us. We managed to get tickets in the 9th row (after being in the back row to begin with) but when we sat down, there were at least 15 seats empty in the 3rd and 4th row, so I went and spoke to an usher who then said it was okay to move. I dunno why other people didn't move closer, it must be so weird looking out and seeing such a big block of empty seats. Good for us though, as we had some excellent seats in the end. The playlist before the show was pretty similar, but there wasn't as much screaming for the songs, I mean I think me and Maz were the only two people singing the High School Musical song, haha!

I'm sure I read before the tour started that they've made the set a bit bigger. I can't say I noticed it being any bigger tbh. The set was the same, they still have the microwave and the lighting and music was the same, they have added in some streamers and some new confetti canons though for a bit more effect.
When the show started, the screaming was kinda intense but I didn't think it was any louder than London tbh, infact I'd go so far to say that London was louder. I didn't think the audio in the theatre was that good but I could hear D&P clearly through the whole show. The crowd were wetting themselves because Dan's trousers were hella low and you could pretty much see his arse the whole show. He's done quite well with his trousers recently, but the show was literally Dan's underwear haha!

I had forgotten how good the beginning of the show is, their entrance gives me goosebumps every time. The video montage they played had been updated to include some recent videos and aw, it's just super nice. You really get the feel of the D&P branding and their kind of story at this point. The videos start off from the most recent and just before they come on, it's a section of PINOF1. I really hope if they are filming the show the beginning video montage comes across as good on camera as it does live.
The beginning of the show is exactly the same as the UK, the lion and llama are still there and are just as cringe as the uk show. Their script here wasn't any different, although they've added in a line about how they're "having a domestic", total fanservice and not really needed tbh. I know the lion and llama thing is something that is related to them, but it really is so 2012, it's just strange that it was something they wanted to include in the show.

Seven Section Challenge:
This was the same as the UK, they had a few challenges to complete each. One of them (the only one I can remember now) was Phil having to pretend to be Dan, so he did the "hi, my name is Dan" quote and you could feel Dan cringing from the seat. It was pretty funny tbh and the crowd really enjoyed this bit. The ending was the same, with Phil wanting to do an all of nothing, and winning. It felt like they did a few more challenges in the USA.

The Amazing Phil:
The magic show section has changed and fuck me it, it is so good. I think this is probably my favourite part of the show. I love how Phil stands there, all silent and deadly serious. He's added a couple of new tricks in too which was nice. They do the ribena trick like they did in the UK which still looks very clever. Then he did one where it looks like he's got meters of rope in his mouth (I saw him stick it to the side of his face though so I know how he did this one) and Dan pulls it out. He then proceeds to throw the rope into the audience (of course all the girls were screaming at the apparent wet rope landing on them, oh jeez). He then goes on to do a trick involving a bowling ball and a pad of paper, and he has clearly practiced this bit because I still cannot work out how he did the trick. Basically, he draws a bowling ball on the paper and then it falls out of the paper. Human thinks it's a real ball, but I can't remember hearing the thud and can't work out how he would hold a bowling ball behind the flimsy bit of paper, but either way, it's so very effective. The end bit is like the UK where Dan goes into a box and comes out with llama legs on.

Weird Kid Section:
Phil has updated the 'why I was a weird kid' section and this is completely different from the UK show, he has three new stories. Tbh I found this bit kinda boring compared to the UK ones, they weren't that interesting,(how could he change telling people he was French for a story about a broken arm, no Phil!). Not only has he changed the stories, they also got rid of the projector they used in the UK and now he has a fancy button thing instead. The section still has Dan's failed selfie selection which still makes me laugh. Human got her story used in this bit (but I'll let her tell more about this). They've started rating the stories with new graphics on the screen too - they use spinning phil heads to rate them stories.

Internet Support Group:
Exactly the same layout, Dan answers questions that people have recorded. I'm sure during this point he said something like "this is for all the Mum's in the audience, hello ladies" haha, which really made me laugh as I've never heard him say something like that before. I can't really remember the questions that were asked or the advice he gave. Oops.

Tumblr Tag IRL:
Again, this is the same but they have 2 trolleys, one with a P and one with a D on it. There was a few good things they bought out. Someone had made a cloud with "sweet dreams are made of memes" on it, and some of the Dan centered memes on it. Someone else had made a scrabble board with all D&P related things on it which was very clever (although they had spelt out the word "die" on there, haha am I missing something here?). They ended it with the same "phan pop up art" book they used in the UK. Obviously people went crazy for this bit as they turned it into a bit of an innuendo (again, more fanservice imo).

Future D&P:
Exactly the same as the UK bar they've added some graphics on the back screen for this. The twerking and them drawing cat whiskers on each other is just as cringe as the UK but it's a real crowd pleaser. I still like Dan dragging Phil off the stage by his legs!

Existential Crisis:
Again, exactly the same. Phil tries to talk Dan out of the crisis, and Dan is laying flat on the floor. Again, this bit is a massive people pleaser, because of the things Phil says about "let's talk this out and work it out together Dan".

Fanfiction:
Honestly, I just find this section so full of cringe. It's my least favourite bit and I really don't understand why they feature it the way they do. I get that fanfic is quite a big thing within the phandom, but for 2 people who have constantly denied they are a couple and are just p-l-a-t-o-n-i-c bros, this section is just kinda sexual about them fucking under the stars. They still have the choices (although they've changed a couple of them around), but the usual one got the loudest screams: cowboys, camping, draw dan like a french girl. Personally I wanted them to be pirates, in space, eating cake (which was the other option), I think I was literally the only person who cheered for the "eating cake" option rather than the drawing one. When they were "camping" Phil couldn't get the pop up tent to work and it took him like 3 attempts to do it, which was kinda hilarious seeing as you're just meant to be able to open them easily.

Robot/Dil:
This is the same as the UK and has the same script. It gets a big cheer from the crowd and it's just nice what Dil says to them. I wonder if they came up with the script for this bit themselves. I like how they make Dil such a big part of the show and it's very clever how it brings it all together. I did wonder if they might bring Tabitha into it seeing as she's also a big part of their Sim's series but they just mention her (Dan called her T-Bag, never fails to make my dirty mind laugh ngl). The Dil head still freaks me out though, haha it's just scary.

Without The Internet song end:
This probably comes joint first as my favourite section of the show. The singing, the dancing, the over the top movements, the new american jackets and hats, ugh it's all so good. They even had some confetti canon explosion at the end. I cannot express in words how good this bit is. You have to see it to appreciate it, I honestly hope when they release this show on DVD or whatever they do, this comes across as amazing on TV as it does IRL. You can see how much work they've put into this, the lyrics are just so good and it just is such a good ending to the show. Obviously we gave them a standing ovation, they totally deserve it just for this bit.

I was thinking after the show, how crazy it must be for them, to have a sold out show on Broadway in New York. Who would have thought back in 2009 that these two guys would be touring a show over the whole of America. If you've seen the show, there is no denying that they worked fucking hard to put this together. I think it's things like this that keep me interested in D&P. I hate to sound like the "they edited for us, they edited for us" type of fan, but whenever I see tatinof, it just reminds me how much hard work they do put into certain things, and the ending of the show is definitely one of those times. I would encourage anyone who is thinking about going, to just buy a ticket and go. People are always worried about going because of their age, but it's a show for all ages. There isn't any parts that are just for children or for teenagers, it suits all. I am honestly kinda gutted that I'm only getting to see it once this time round.

Whilst watching the show, I did think back to how Dan came across when we met them beforehand. On stage (& on camera) he is a completely different person - I'm not saying this in a negative way against him btw. He seems to be very comfortable on stage and you can see he is putting his all into it, and trying to make it the best he can for the fans attending that night. He is a natural entertainer and does very well on set. Phil also, he is a good entertainer, but I can see that Dan looks much more comfortable than Phil but they definitely bounce off each other, they have a very good bond when it comes to most things, and you can really feel this when they're on stage.

Ooh, sorry that was super long! I haven't read it back for any typos/grammar issues, so forgive me if there are any (i'm tired, is it bed time yet?).

I also said I took a few sneaky photos, so I'll post them now - sorry D&P for taking some sneaky pics, but you know, it's such a good show it would be a shame not to let the people who aren't ever going to see it miss out, or have to wait another 6 months before seeing anything from it.

[internetakeover]

That was a brilliant review, thank you missemma!! I'm glad you had such a great time, and thanks in particular for the info/your thoughts on their behaviour and relative comfort levels on stage vs in the more casual situation of your meeting with them, that was really interesting to read.

I really hope they do another TATINOF show at SITC this year, because after reading such a thorough review and kind of 'reliving it' again I'm almost certain I'll end up at one of their European shows if they don't!

[human]

Oh yes I forgot to come back here lol. Emma's review is amazing and I don't have much to add except...

there seems to be a vine circulating of me dancing at the end. And they used both my weird kid and ISG. For weird kid, I did a selfie of myself with two peace signs as per Dan's Twitter icon and they seemed to enjoy that when they saw it lol and I said "I used to chew bath sponges" (unfortunately true). I can't remember their response that well but I remember Dan defending it and Phil saying "what, you used to do it too?" and Dan said something about the texture and really, it was just another example of how me and Dan are on exactly the same wavelength lol.

For ISG, I used clumsiness and how I drop everything expensive including "porcelain plates in the white company" (again, sadly true) and anyone who knows me knows that I drop every alcohol beverage I ever have on myself (but couldn't use that in the show because of minors lol) and Dan's advice was to wrap myself in seran wrap hahaha. I think the other girls have video/audio of those bits and I know Maz has a blurry picture of my picture onscreen lol.

It was a great show. I loved it so much. And we did dance like loons at the start. Sadly Maz also has video evidence of this but hopefully it will never see the light of day.

[alittledizzy]

Amazing review, missemma, thank you!!

[Kathrynxjane]

Great review (Totally didn't stalk your twitter when you said you had finished writing it haha). And I am happy Human that they used your ISG and Weird Kid Story (even if it made my teeth feel weird!)

Thanks for the comparison between the UK and USA one. I still remember what happened so I am glad they haven't changed that much just to make it better. Magic Phil was the best part too so I am glad he has gotten even better at it

I thought they would have added Tabitha in more. If they do do shows in Europe, I am guessing we won't be getting rid of Dil any time soon.

I am glad you had a great time again! I need to go see it again if they do shows in Europe. I really hope they do. I completely regret not going to another show when they did the UK tour!

[SquishPhan]

Thanks for the birlliant review missemma.

And for the sneaky pics.

I have to say that I love the way Phil looks in his magician costume.

Yay human for getting your stories into the show.