Sound system uncomfortably loud
by Lornadoone on 11/15/23Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre at the Count Basie Center - Red BankI brought my 2 granddaughters ages 6 & 8 to this show and they even dressed up as Wednesday. Unfortunately the sound system was so impossibly loud that not only couldn’t we understand the words to the songs and dialogue, but we were intermittently holding our ears to relieve ourselves of the discomfort of this noise. At one point my daughter had to leave with them.. A woman in the lobby kindly gave my them earplugs which were also uncomfortable and should not have been necessary. At intermission we complained along with some others and the sound was much improved and more pleasant. Unfortunately most of the pleasure of seeing this show had already been lost. It’s hard for me to comment on the quality of the show because of this. Though the acting and especially the singing was good, I thought the dialogue could have been much improved.