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Also, WHY would they name the Barbara Hershey character (named Hillary in the movie) "Bertie"??  Is she also Margo Channing's backstage dresser?

He also "paid to play" in order for his then-wife Marla Maples to go into WILL ROGERS FOLLIES to replace Cady Huffman. Maples was god awful!  There's footage of her on YouTube.

Speaking of Maples -- is she locked up in a tower somewhere?? Her divorce settlement must have a REALLY strong NDA!

rg7759 said: "He may be a tony winner, I like him, but it wasn't for singing, and he struggled through his tony speech trying not to come off as an egotistical straight white male."

 

Yes, and he was (unfortunately) woefully miscast in CAMELOT at LCT.

All it would take is for one theatrical union (Actors' Equity I'm looking at you) to put them on their Do Not Work list, and they'd be screwed.

Now is the moment for Brooke Shields to step things up.

GirlFromOz68 said: "in a new interview about his own tour in the Guildford and Surrey Downs Magazine ( on his instagram account) , Tim Rice says Chess will be coming to Broadway in November."

 

Tim has been saying this for 20+ years.

 

rj433 said: "I also saw last night’s show with Katie Webber in the Ivy/Marilyn role, as myself a former longtime fan of the music of the tv series and agree that she got the job done but lacked that extra “something” vocal-wise (though was a “trouper&rdquo. Also interesting that the actual creative team came out, upfront to announce that she’d be assuming the role over not only the expected lead but the understudy that was scheduled to be her substitute, and that later this“third choice” idea was mirrored in the show’s actual plot with Chloe (as if the show wasn’t already “meta” in concept enough ) - complete with the “director” also addressing the “audience”.I agree that the audience was to me almost disproportionately enthusiastic based on the material. However - notwithstanding all of the criticisms - my family and I thought that the first half was surprisingly effective and funny and made good use of the material from the show. I wish I could say the same for the second half where the story to me really fell off the rails. Anyone who is a fan of the show I’m sure came to see the rivalry between Ivy and Karen. So why introduce a 3rd Marilyn? And why so completely sideline the prospect of Karen ultimately assuming the role (after opening night when she was “sick”?) “Random” (as my teen daughter might say). Not enough was made upfront about Ivy and Karen being friends, such that their reconciliation at the end (to me inexplicably and forcedlyto the “Second Hand White Baby Grand” song) felt abrupt. Why only after this have Ivy fire her dramaturge? Why have them “explain” how Ivy apologized to the cast without showing it? Why were Ivy’s feeling of guilt done so inelegantly overall in the first place? It all felt so rushed and tacked on. Also: as others have pointed out - how does one closeout the show with the assistant character doing a song? Where’s the big Bombshell finish (with Karen assuming the role) that many might naturally have instead expected? And others have pointed out that - as good as the songs are from the tv show -that I can thinkof only 2 instance where they functioned theatrically - to advance the actual plot and the character’s inner thoughts and feelings so I’m surprised they didn’t find a better way to insert at least SOME sort of double meaning like they did routinely on the tv show(notwithstandingtheir attempt to do thiswith “White Baby Grand” during the Karen/Ivy reconciliation scene that felt so “tacked on&rdquo. I truly hope they re-address some of these mostly second half issues as it could be a solidly entertaining show with appropriate “fan service” - if it had somesignificantly better payoffs and second half plotting. But as a fan of the tv show I wish them well."

 

Your post would be much easier to read if you'd use punctuation (and paragraphs).  

MayAudraBlessYou2 said: "Only allowing the all-female cast to be replacements, instead of opening a production, is actually so Mamet. This way it ensures the women will be directly compared to the men, and that they are ineligible for Tony consideration."

 

OFFS

How about for the next revival of THE WOMEN, they open it with the female cast, and then the males come in after.  Will that make you happy??

 

GottaGetAGimmick420 said: "Nick Jonas is not Joe Jonas... and Nick is the one who made public comments about being a Musk-lover, and those really hurt his audience base more than producers will ever realize. Tickets are not selling for this."

 

Do you have a legit source to back up this allegation?

 Donald Trump’s Kennedy Center Visit: POTUS Promises “Really Good Shows” And Broadway Hits But Says “I Never Liked ‘Hamilton’ Very Much”

 

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OMG what a f*cking moron we have in #47!!

I sincerely hope that the unions (AEA, IATSE, SDC, AF of M, etc) will refuse to work at the Kennedy Center and that every tour booking is cancelled.  They may take a small financial hit --- but enough is enough.

 
 

The only problems I'm having are with the ticket prices.  Too bad those balcony seats at Studio 54 are torture to sit in.

mrshowbiz90210 said: "She was not well on the days they filmed and the producer is not very good - it’s kind of amateur. Those silly interviews with the retired dentist and the nip tuck wife"


Please just go away. 

Speed said: "Understudies should be ready to go on without rehearsal."


That’s just….stupid. 

ACL2006 said: "steven22 said: "Tonight (3/15):Katie Webber is on for Ivy and Chelsea for Susan."

There's also a swing on for Webber's track."


Well, yeah…should Webber still be doing her own track as well as the lead role?? 

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/IATSE-President-Meets-With-Kennedy-Center-Workers-Amid-Cancellation-Concerns-20250313

 

IATSE leans VERY far to the right, and they gave #47 a lot of votes.  Actions have consequences. Sending thoughts and prayers for their lost jobs.

Bettyboy72 said: "I texted my friend who saw the show for their thoughts. Their reply, “caca.”"

Doesn’t appear that your “friend” has many thoughts available. You may want to choose what you ask him to share very judiciously.  

east side story said: "TotallyEffed said: "I hope it comes to New York."

Blanchett apparently wants this to come to Park Ave Armory or BAM."

 

But god help her if she expects to be paid "movie star money".  Totally Effed will demand her head on a platter!

Kad said: "And for the record, 300k is a lowball estimate for how much names like Washington, Gyllenhaal, Clooney, etc will be making weekly.

 

That is totally 100% false.  Not even Rudin in his heydays paid Stars anywhere near HALF of that figure. In her best weeks in DOLLY, Midler made close to $150K.  

 

TotallyEffed said: "I'm not angry and it has nothing to do with Othello or Kenny in particular.I was proud of the Hamilton cast for standing up for themselves when they were being taken advantageof. Most actors aren'tgoing to do this and risk getting blacklisted.I take full advantage of TDF and rush/lottery systems and I'm very blessed and lucky to be able to see so many shows.I stated my issues with the system and I don't have anything else to say. :)"