Salty Teardrops from Caroline, or Change...what does it mean? Dec 9
2024, 10:42:16 PM
Ravenclaw said: "So fascinated by the choice to produce a teen production of Caroline,or Change and how the teens are responding to the material."
Yeah we've definitely let that slip through the net. Wow.
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Name a song from a musical you were sorry to lose in its film version as well as one you were happy to gain. Oct 25
2024, 03:48:53 AM
uncageg said: "The Wiz:
Sorry to lose:Who Do You Think You Are? & The Tornado
Happy to gain: Emerald City Sequence" Amen! If the Tornado sequence isn't going to be a full disco extravaganza, there better be something amazing to make up for it.
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TAMMY FAYE Previews Oct 21
2024, 07:44:10 AM
PipingHotPiccolo said: "Jordan Catalano said: "I had totally forgotten Tammy Fay’s act 2 now opens with backstage cameras following Tammy getting ready at a makeup table, and follows her until she’s onstage."
I would so so enjoy another show filming their OWN stunt-on-the-street in the frame of Sunset Boulevard's every night." The opening of Act 2 of Gypsy could work quite nicely outdoors.
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SARAH BRIGHTMAN To Star in Australian SUNSET BLVD. Jun 22
2024, 12:04:49 AM
This production is formally presented as "Opera Australia & GWB Entertainment, by arrangement with THE REALLY USEFUL GROUP" Some context: the theatre in Melbourne that Opera Australia use for their Melbourne seasons is currently closed for refurbishment, and so they are having to try alternative programming and special events at other theatres to try and keep the money coming in. To make things worse, they had expected the refurbishment to begin a year earlier than it did and so have al
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SARAH BRIGHTMAN To Star in Australian SUNSET BLVD. May 25
2024, 04:53:25 AM
There's a sort of altar with candles and a dark mass but it's not clear at all what it is, if you didn't already know the details of the story you would be very confused, especially when the undertaker finally appears. But I'd consider that, and most of the production's flaws, to be due to weaknesses in the writing that every director has to fight with.
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SARAH BRIGHTMAN To Star in Australian SUNSET BLVD. May 24
2024, 10:03:11 PM
Yes, ‘Suffering’ was quite uncomfortable. They roll Norma in on trolley and spin her around a lot, but you can’t really tell whether it’s actually her or just a dummy, so when she climbs off at the start of the next scene you almost feel sorry for Sarah having to sit through it.
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SARAH BRIGHTMAN To Star in Australian SUNSET BLVD. May 23
2024, 10:23:01 AM
I’ve just returned from tonight’s performance, and I loved it. An exciting, occasionally bizarre, combination of melodrama and camp.
The production design was impressive, with a good amount of spectacle. I lost track of how many costume changes Norma had. Some interesting choreography choices that stand out a bit too much, especially in the final moments. And ‘The Lady’s Paying’ is a bit of a disaster.
Sarah Brightman danci
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SARAH BRIGHTMAN To Star in Australian SUNSET BLVD. May 20
2024, 09:08:29 AM
First performance is tomorrow night! Is anyone here making the trip? I've got tickets for Thursday.
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2024 Tony Awards Apr 6
2024, 11:20:47 PM
In regards to clearly leading actors who are not above the title, if the producers of a show choose not to petition, can the nominating committee make the change anyway? Surely they wouldn’t reward sneaky attempts at ‘category fraud’
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Bold prediction--Smash will be a Smash Sep 23
2023, 05:34:43 AM
So long as there's a rousing production number about peanut allergies, I'm in.
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MISS SAIGON Aug 28
2023, 10:24:10 PM
The Forbidden Broadway parody from when it opened was pretty brutal yet spot on, comparing the lyrics of Sun and Moon to that of a Hallmark card.
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UK Theatre Criticized For Jul 9
2023, 09:07:59 PM
You'd be amazed how many people rock up to the theatre (or cinema etc.) with absolutely no clue what they're about to see. Also, just because it's a classic, every performance will be someone's introduction to the material.
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Andrew Lloyd Webber on Musicals and Political Correctness Jun 16
2023, 06:27:04 AM
Interesting that he ignores all the criticism that Jesus Christ Superstar got from all sides back in the day...
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WGA strike impact on the 2023 Tonys May 28
2023, 09:12:16 PM
I had hoped that the writers would have been able to use this as leverage to get their work (and those of their fellow behind the scenes creatives) actively featured and recognised during the broadcast instead of being hidden in an ad break. Ah well.
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Everybody's favorite Tony Awards Performances May 26
2023, 11:14:22 PM
Three words: Turkey Lurkey Time
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Who Deserves the Next Lifetime Achievement Tony Award? Mar 27
2023, 12:39:51 AM
Speaking of the Isabelle Stevenson Award, why hasn't Seth Rudetsky already received it by now?
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Broadway shows are becoming embarrassingly cheap-looking Mar 23
2023, 05:03:17 AM
ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Phyllis wore a red jumpsuit/pants in the original production which would seem too dated nowadays, hence a c****nay-colored gown."
Thank you SO MUCH for reminding me of this website's hilarious language filter!
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Songs Written For The Oscar Mar 13
2023, 12:59:08 AM
Menken Fan said: "I’m surprised so few of them were ever nominated for an Oscar, let alone won, especially since that seems to be the primary reason for added songs."
Because they rarely add anything of value to the movie
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BAD CINDERELLA On Broadway - P/reviews & News Thread Feb 18
2023, 11:22:01 PM
I’m pretty sure that’s how he’s always worked.
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BAD CINDERELLA On Broadway - P/reviews & News Thread Feb 18
2023, 07:58:40 AM
Genuinely loving the random salsa curtain call.
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