McKenzie Kurtz suddenly departs HEATHERS; Jodie Steele rejoins cast
Jan 4
2026, 02:47:05 PM
Ben Davis just posted on Instagram that he’s leaving on January 25th. Wondering who will replace him or if they are bumping someone up.
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TWO STRANGERS (CARRY A CAKE ACROSS NEW YORK) Reviews
Jan 4
2026, 02:40:51 PM
You would be correct. Phoenix is on today and, with that, I’ve now seen Sam with three different Robins.
Re: Dujonna - I’m not sure why. I think in importing the show to the U.S, if the producers had to pick one or the other, getting the British boy as the British character to come over and cast an American actress in the role of the American girl was probably the smarter move financially.
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TWO STRANGERS (CARRY A CAKE ACROSS NEW YORK) Reviews
Jan 4
2026, 12:16:19 PM
Although I can’t compare to Vincent, Tutty’s accent also disappears a bit when he sings. I’m going this afternoon and curious to see who is on. I’m honestly hoping for double understudies - I love Sam & Christiani, but I also selfishly want to see a third unique pairing (I saw Sam/Dujonna in London). Per his Insta, Sam is getting over walking pneumonia, which is both highly contagious and scary since it’s quite literally a lung infection (though milder than m
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Chess 3 Leads all in for Sunday matinee 1/4?
Jan 3
2026, 09:56:05 AM
TheatreMonkey said: "suzcap said: "quizking101 said:
If Lea happens to be out perchance, you’ll likely get Katerina Papacostas for Florence who, by my personal account, was a much more even match for Aaron."
Are your Katerina's mom or agent?
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Given QuizKing101's long history of quality posts -- which precedeyour account by 9 years -- clearly not. He's got a differing opinion, b
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Chess 3 Leads all in for Sunday matinee 1/4?
Jan 2
2026, 04:58:56 PM
I’m pretty sure you mean well, but I beg of you to please consider the syntax of your question.
That being said, if anyone calls out, you won’t know until very close to showtime since the performers are really good at not calling out unless they have to and they have up to 30 minutes before curtain. When buying a ticket, you are assuming the risk that the cast is subject to change, but at least you can refund/exchange since all three are above the title.
If Lea happe
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Hiddleston & Atwater Much Ado @ the Winter Garden
Jan 2
2026, 04:53:05 PM
I mean, the design looks like it would be a better fit than Salesman…but if Lane and Metcalf seem unlikely to sell out the WG in THEEE American play, I doubt a British transfer of updated Shakespeare would either.
Regardless - the play categories are already stacked this year, so bringing this over seems remarkably foolish.
I wish we could’ve left The Sudiferous One in 2026.
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NYE at 54 & the Beechman
Jan 1
2026, 06:46:38 PM
If you follow The Beechman and/or the West Bank Cafe on Instagram, they’ve reposted quite a few videos. Jak has done so as well.
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Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread
Jan 1
2026, 03:36:47 PM
Per Playbill Vault, he left his track at the end of October (Max Clayton rejoined the cast). I don’t know if he’s a major part of the cast shakeup/departures. He’s been in for 4 years, so maybe he just declined to come back when asked after rotating out.
I am actually surprised I totally missed that he wasn’t there when I went since he was in the three times I went in 2023
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Casey Garvin in "Chess"
Dec 31
2025, 07:53:55 PM
WearSunblock said: "Do performers still get paid and get their medical insurance if they are out due to injury? Hope he feels better soon; he is great."
Absolutely, especially if it happened while on the job (during a performance or required rehearsal) - workman’s comp kicks in and then they usually get 2/3s of their regular pay and all medical expenses incurred.
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Casey Garvin in "Chess"
Dec 31
2025, 11:33:29 AM
For the interested, he updated on his Insta story today. He’s sidelined for at least another 4 weeks due to exacerbation of his back injury, with a projected return at the end of January/early February
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Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/28/25
Dec 31
2025, 11:27:54 AM
WldKingdomHM said: "Azúcar! said: "It surprises me that Death Becomes Her didn't go thru the roof. I was expecting better."
Wasn’t Megan out for a bit ?"
Probably. But also Megan and/or Jennifer being out doesn’t have the box office impact we think it does. Also, their dates off are often announced in advance at least 50% of the time
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"Messy White Gays" reviews
Dec 31
2025, 12:35:48 AM
The boatload of cash appears to have come primarily from The Fabulous Invalid Pro.Co. (and podcast) and the D’Angora’s (the new owners of the Laurie Beechman/WBC)
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Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread
Dec 31
2025, 12:12:24 AM
Is it possible they are trying, but the ones they want for Amos are booked and busy doing literally anything else? It seems like Bokhour is the Charlotte d’Amboise of the Amos track - always available to pinch hit.
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Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread
Dec 30
2025, 08:56:51 PM
ACL2006 said: "Patti LuPone FANatic said: "Barrett Martin just announced on IG that he is also leaving on Feb. 1, 2026. Wow."
Not surprised. Last time I saw it(then Hurder's final performance), he was clearly bored then despite it being an electric audience.
Dear Lord, please let Ryan Lowe & Ray Bokhourbe in this group as well. Bokhour is the dullest Amos I've ever saw. Lowe continues to sleepwalk through the show. Lowe also celebr
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Spelling Bee Off Broadway
Dec 30
2025, 06:41:34 PM
Kad said: "SomeOtherMe said: "Does anyone think we'll get a new cast recording with this production?"
I would be pleasantly surprised but think it’s unlikely."
Anything is possible, but with a cast like this, I feel like getting a refresher cast album for a new era - especially when you have 3 Tony nominees in the cast (Cooper, Rogers, and Cooley).
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Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread
Dec 30
2025, 05:55:57 PM
A big factor here is we don’t know how many musicians are being replaced. For all we know, the only cast that are leaving on 2/1 are Kate, Drew, and Barrett.
A look on the Telecharge website also shows that, in addition to Alex leaving on 1/11, Ray Bokhour and Robyn Hurder are both leaving. (I actually didn’t know Robyn was just a limited run).
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OH, MARY! Reviews
Dec 30
2025, 05:16:54 PM
BJR said: "I wonder if Americans get a greater thrill from watching the story of our Great Lincoln being turned into something so irreverent. And if you don’t have that connection, then you need more.
British theatre loves to take the piss out of Americans in small ways and large ways - examples like Willie Watkins in MINCEMEAT being treated as an overly chipper and goofy American pilot, or their love of HEATHERS, which the cast I saw in 2023 said some of the d
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Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/28/25
Dec 30
2025, 05:04:22 PM
MayAudraBlessYou2 said: "It's mystifying that Two Strangers didn't run any type of special campaign for the holiday season that focused on the Christmas scenes of the musical. (At least I didn't see any ads of this nature). It seems like it would have been a way to grab in tourists who might have felt priced out of the bigger shows. Hopefully the 9-show week will bump up their numbers a bit.
THANK YOU! THIS IS WHAT I’VE BEEN SAYING!
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Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/28/25
Dec 30
2025, 03:09:59 PM
Pretty much status quo for the holidays it seems.
The only few things I find of note:
1) Aaron Tveit missed one performance of CHESS last week and they still grossed $1.8M. I don’t think one-off misses are cause for handwringing because this show is still running really high over its $900K weekly break-even point.
2) ALL OUT is obviously going to be in the black because there isn’t much in terms of a weekly cost aside from the talent. However, after last year&
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Casey Garvin in "Chess"
Dec 30
2025, 11:35:29 AM
He suffered an injury shortly after opening and was initially out for three weeks, later extended to January 6th (for now). For the time being, his track was mainly covered by Michael Milkanin (who is pretty great and easy on the eyes) and recently switched to Adam Roberts, likely to give Milkanin a chance to perform other swing tracks
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