CHESS (2025 Broadway Revival) Reviews Nov 17
2025, 09:32:57 AM
I remember seeing somewhere on this board that they didn’t invite voters because they were already making maximum profits and didn’t feel a need to comp seats for awards they won’t likely get a nod for, especially since they close on 2/1/26
This is pretty much a fundamentally unchanged production from the original other than a slightly modified set. Unless they are banking on a performance nod for Christine Sherrill and/or Carly Sakalove, it will not make it into any
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Ariana DeBose to lead THE BAKER'S WIFE at Classic Stage Company Nov 17
2025, 08:35:58 AM
mar6411 said: "Really quizqueen, crusty bagel, Broadway flash, Philly pinto, etc etc etc
And taking another shot at quizking.
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Eh. They’re just petty because, under the alias of “Snake Skin”, they slid into my DMs looking to start a podcast with me and I purposely ignored it.
Anywho, I saw this yesterday and, like any good croissant, it’s light, warm, uncomplicated, and quite flaky.
The lion’s share o
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CHESS (2025 Broadway Revival) Reviews Nov 17
2025, 07:56:15 AM
Jeffrey Karasarides said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "In a more competitive musical season, I'd bet this would get zero Tony nods. (1 or 2 if the nominating committee were feeling kind?)
All three leads, the lighting design, and revival of a musical seems like a solid expectation for 2026."
Depending on howCatsandThe Rocky Horror Showare both received in the spring, I wouldn’t be surprised to see this one left out for Best M
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DWTS (Season 34) Nov 16
2025, 05:49:29 PM
This season has felt interminable for me, mostly because there are quite a few elements that need a refresh, but also there is no real excitement factor this season for me.
I REALLY need Season 35 to be a super-sized All-Stars season because they are long overdue for one. I also want them to bring back the Judge’s Save, and also change out Carrie Ann and Bruno on the panel with some newer, more stringent judges since they seem to just be scoring on “vibes” this year.&
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OEDIPUS Reviews Nov 15
2025, 10:29:55 PM
Jordan Catalano said: "Did Lesley Manville happen to stage door?"
I was there tonight (posting my thoughts soon). I was told that her and Mark regularly do so, but on two show days, it’s not likely, especially Saturday nights since that’s when their week ends and they tend to spend hours with guests) The guards did inform us that it was kosher to come back at a later date though (which I’ll do since it was a wee soggy when I got out anyway).
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Jeremy O Harris’ Yell at the Majestic with Lakeith Stanfield? Nov 15
2025, 05:49:48 PM
quizqueen101 said: "They were filming in front of the Stephen Sondheim theater the other day. I believe the show was called “Orphan Girl.” Not sure what film it was"
Nice ripoff name, BroadwayFlash et. al
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THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES Reviews Nov 14
2025, 04:18:26 PM
Bump
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The Official TDF Thread Nov 14
2025, 04:17:50 PM
Other Updates:
- Sherie Rene Scott’s debut in QUEEN OF VERSAILLES is up (Tuesday 11/25).
- Mason Alexander Park’s THE PANSY CRAZE, all three dates (with Lea DeLaria, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Sasha Velour) are up.
- MESSY WHITE GAYS and THE OTHER AMERICANS are up for the entirety of the coming weekend.
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THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES Reviews Nov 14
2025, 04:10:56 PM
The show improved quite a bit from the first preview to when I went again last night, though mostly in the sense that it was more tightly run and some of the more jaw-droppingly heinous elements surrounding the aftermath of her daughter’s death were removed.
I think we can be clear that, try as they do/did, the show is not the next great Stephen Schwartz entry into the musical theatre canon. It’s like when Kander, LMM, and Susan Stroman put on New York, New York, and saniti
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Tony nominees for Lead in a play Nov 14
2025, 03:57:35 PM
ACTOR:
- Strong and Lithgow are assured locks.
- Corden got great reviews in an otherwise mixed production and his hallmark is a 12-minute monologue as opposed to the stamina-testing performances of Stock & Harrison. Odds are grim.
- Stock is above the title, and the great reviews for him and LBBR bode well for his chances.
- Will Harrison would need to be petitioned up by MTC since the entire cast is below the title, but I would LOVE
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NYT: Coming to the Metropolitan Opera: Sting and Nov 13
2025, 03:30:49 PM
Declan Bennett is playing Gideon if that counts.
Notwithstanding the fact his role has been written out of the show in recent productions, with regards to Lazar, his ALS seems to have progressed to him being fully wheelchair bound. Although there was a time he mentioned that it had slowed, a LOT can change in 8 months - seldom good (if Rebecca Luker’s tragic case is any comparison). I’m sure he will appear if he is able, but I can’t see him participating.
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NYT: Coming to the Metropolitan Opera: Sting and "The Last Ship" Nov 13
2025, 03:07:54 PM
Melissa25 said: “I loved Rachel too. I have very fond memories especially of If You Ever See Me Talking to a Sailor."
Oh, that whole scene was a HOOT. I still listen to that song.
This was one of the first shows I saw in my nascent theatregoing days of my late teens and one of the first that truly affected me in a way I didn’t quite understand at the time because I always felt that musicals were inherently cheery and this one is decidedly not.
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Jeremy O Harris’ Yell at the Majestic with Lakeith Stanfield? Nov 13
2025, 12:50:53 PM
He’s become like a black Truman Capote. Only has one or two substantial works and is becoming more known for being a social nuisance than a credible writer. There are SO many people in the community that I’ve talked to who absolutely cannot stand him and believe he is a sellout.
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ROB LAKE MAGIC WITH SPECIAL GUESTS THE MUPPETS Previews Nov 13
2025, 10:50:57 AM
Seth Rudetsky just posted that he will be the guest tonight. It seems like everyone they had rescheduled out to be a guest is getting rescheduled and crammed in to the remaining shows. I saw on Instagram that Casey Likes AND Linedy Genao were the guests in the same show.
I’m surprised they wouldn’t also attempt to market/tease these Broadway star cameos like Gutenberg
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Red Bucket Follies Collections Nov 13
2025, 02:07:54 AM
gleek4114 said: "On Saturday Oh, Mary had playbills for $100, posters for $200, and a stage used book of sonnets signed by Jane for $500 (she had inscribed it “Maybe I’m Inbred?”."
I bought the book on Sunday - she sold me with the ad-lib “and it was also licked by Cheyenne Jackson”.
In all seriousness, I was actually motivated to buy it after I saw that Broadway Cares put a very sizeable deposit into Vincent Jamal Hooper’s
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Nicholas Braun & Kara Young in GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES Nov 12
2025, 02:54:10 PM
Has anyone seen the show yet?
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Magic on Broadway - Doomed? Nov 12
2025, 10:58:22 AM
Even if THE ILLUSIONISTS was disappointing at the box office, it at least had the benefit of multiple different acts of notoriety and was doing well enough to have return engagements.
Rob Lake’s show was just a poorly produced casino act that squandered its marquee draw in a bait and switch
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Keala Settle is the next Mary Todd Lincoln… Nov 12
2025, 09:56:59 AM
I know this was shady, but I ultimately found it too much of a temptation to waste the opportunity for a gag.
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Keala Settle is the next Mary Todd Lincoln… Nov 12
2025, 09:47:48 AM
…but in an entirely different dramatic play that will be opening in London this winter and directly competing against the London transfer of OH, MARY. (Gotcha!)
https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/Keala-Settle-Will-Lead-Re-Imagined-MRS-PRESIDENT-at-Charing-Cross-Theatre-20251112?fbclid=IwVERFWAOBfPZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeLEbSzYoDZ__r9WoNWZkuMb-mDeFsLr-JVuKC8t0E_4tCFBhsRH4eZNTfFa8_aem_udV2z791D6prJEh2Gewtqw
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ROB LAKE MAGIC WITH SPECIAL GUESTS THE MUPPETS Previews Nov 11
2025, 08:24:18 PM
Is this the first time in the 2020s a show has announced closing prior to an official opening night and/or the release of reviews?
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