Peter Chianca at Blogness on the Edge of Town has it covered:
So much for anticipation — less than a month after the announcement of a limited return engagement for “Springsteen on Broadway,” Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa were back on the Great White Way last night, ushering in what will hopefully be a return to normalcy for theater in NYC and for concert-going in general.
Attended by such luminaries as Stevie Van Zandt (who got his own standing ovation upon entering the hall, according to ABC News), Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttiegieg and NJ. Gov. Phil Murphy, it was by all accounts a joyous affair — both “more emotional” and “more animated” than the initial run, according to Jay Lustig of NJarts.net. — and also an at least slightly different show than the one ticket holders and Netflix watchers got the last time around.
Spoiler alert: As you probably figured out from the headline, those changes are outlined below — if you want to be surprised, stop here!
Read the rest here.
The setlist from the first night:
“Growin’ Up”
“My Hometown”
“My Father’s House”
“The Wish”
“Thunder Road”
“The Promised Land”
“Born in the USA”
“Tenth Avenue Freeze-out”
“Tougher Than the Rest (with Patti Scialfa)
“Fire” (with Patti Scialfa)
“American Skin (41 Shots)”
“The Rising”
“Dancing in the Dark”
“Land of Hope and Dreams”
“I’ll See You in My Dreams”
