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Jamie Lloyd-helmed EVITA revival to play the London Palladium in 2025
 Jun 20 2025, 01:42:55 AM

MadsonMelo said: "I LOVE Ariana, but she can't sing this score.

She better off tryin' to get SPIDER WOMAN off the ground.
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Nicole has said recently in interviews that she would be interested in Spider Woman


Best Chess Recording
 Jun 20 2025, 01:40:16 AM

rosscoe(au) said: "Check you tube and search the Australian production ( Sydney ) late 80’s opened before the American production, but was one of the first have changes. The full audio and video is one there."

Sydney was in 1990, 2 years after Broadway and was a mix of London, Broadway and some new elements. It's such a confusing mess to watch, especially if you're only familiar with later versions.


Best Chess Recording
 Jun 20 2025, 01:36:10 AM

Another vote for the 2disc 2001 Danish Tour. I think the entire cast are excellent.

Zubin Varla and his signature cracks is so good.


Jamie Lloyd-helmed EVITA revival to play the London Palladium in 2025
 Jun 15 2025, 10:47:32 PM

At least Diego has the luxury of being inside.

The poor guy at the Open Air Theatre had to lay there in his underwear, covered in paint, cold, wet and quite often in the rain.


Jamie Lloyd-helmed EVITA revival to play the London Palladium in 2025
 Jun 15 2025, 01:55:25 AM

Well i liked this more than when I saw it at Regents Park and Zegler has a lot to do with that. She definitely has stage presence and can sing pretty much most of the score, though i do hope she finds ways to bring some more dynamics into the score as she gets some more performances under her belt.

Wasn't a fan of the actress who played the Mistress, her voice grated. Is she also the Evita alternate? I enjoyed the choreo and there are some nice flourishes here and there - liked the


Doyle, Ardolino, De Waal, and more to lead THE GREAT GATSBY in Seoul
 May 14 2025, 01:55:38 AM

Call_me_jorge said: "Tony Award Winner Matt Doyle and his involvement in this is a recession indicator."

Or maybe he has bills to pay like everybody else dos


Chess 2025
 May 2 2025, 10:09:22 PM

Tim Rice talks about the Broadway revival in this podcast from a month ago, saying that they have a great cast lined up for it. He also says that Maybe Happy Ending is the best show he has seen in ages.

https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/tim-rice-talks-chess-returning-to-broadway-writing-songs-with-elton-john-and-what-its-like-to-be-working-with-andrew-lloyd-webber-again_1671508/


TAMMY FAYE Reviews
 Apr 7 2025, 04:37:59 AM

Charley Kringas Inc said: "lmao “the audience was wrong!” Or maybe it was just a stale, shallow satire that had nothing new to say about a subject Americans have been drowning in for decades? The whole showwas a warmed-over rehash of Dana Carvey’s Church Lady, a character that debuted nearly forty years ago. It seems like the British creative team wereunable to understand just how much this material saturated our media landscape, and I find that to be kind of fascin


AIDA 25
 Apr 5 2025, 09:00:39 AM

I went to NYC specifically to see Deborah Cox in Aida - the Tony Moran remix of Easy as Life is still one of my favourite dance tracks of all time.

She was great in the role and really sang the score well, but that book...the show comes to a grinding halt between songs. Granted, Cox may not be the world's best actress, but i find it hard to believe anyone could make them really fly off the page.

There were numerous attempts to get Aida into London over the years, but it


Broadway Flops you love that everybody else hates
 Apr 4 2025, 12:47:48 AM

Tammy Faye. I loved it in London, and it slightly lost it's way across the pond. It all became too big, too Broadway. I still enjoyed it alot though and glad i got to see it again. I don't really get the complaints about the tone being all over the place.Brits have a diffrent sense of humour too, which i think the book catered to. I strongly believ that the failure came from the producers not having any kind of marketing plans. Why were they not selling the story, raising the shows pr


STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW Previews
 Mar 30 2025, 09:05:00 AM

I don't recall there being that much screaming in at all.

I thought the stagecraft was excellent and as someoone who hasn't followed the Netflix series that closely, really enjoyd the story. Sure, you'll get more out of it with familiarity, but still enjoyable.


Jennifer Lopez to Star in KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN Film
 Mar 21 2025, 01:16:37 AM

BrodyFosse123 said: "Listener said: "I'm curious what you mean by this, regarding the Cabaret movie. I don't know the full history there. Were songs and sequences cut after it was all shot because of studio preferences...?"

Bob Fosse's 1972 film adaptation of CABARET, just like the film adaptation of WICKED did with Gregory Maguire's original novel and Broadway production, used both the original source books by Christopher Isherwood and t


SMASH Previews
 Mar 12 2025, 09:15:21 PM

You mean they haven't included one of my favourite songs from the first season of Smash 'A Thousand and One Nights' ? That isnt surprising.

It was THE most random of songs in the whole series, as it had absolutely nothing to do with the show, but just an excuse to give Raza Jaffrey something to sing. It wasn't even included on the album. SHAME!

Ellis stealing the jewels still makes me laugh.

 

 


Erivo to host the 2025 Tony Awards
 Feb 19 2025, 06:59:54 PM

Granted,  high energy and humorous are not her default settings, but she can definitely do it. She was a great Delores Van Cartier in Sister Act in the UK tour and she is nothing if not sincere.

One thing is for certain, it won't be De Bose level of cringe.


Romer’s Hell Kitchen or Civilian Hotel?
 Feb 18 2025, 11:37:16 PM

I stayed at the Civillian, back in November. Yes, the rooms are very small, but it had everything i needed. It had a nice spacious bathroom & great shower, a wondrful view from the 22nd floor and the bed and pillows were some of the comfiest I have ever had in a hotel. Honestly, the bed and pillows will get me to stay there again on my next trip.

I booked pretty early and got a grat price, but it got really expensive nearer the date and it wasn't worth paying that much for.


Chess 2025
 Jan 30 2025, 10:55:28 PM

If Chess did go into the St Jams, the Sunset leads wouldn't even need to move out of their dressing rooms

Florence - Nicole Schersinger

Freddie - Tom Francis

Anatoly - David Thaxton

Svetlana - Grace Hodgett Young

I'd pay to see it.


TAMMY FAYE Reviews
 Dec 9 2024, 04:25:30 PM

greensgreens said: "That’s an interesting letter. I guess if you don’t succeed, it’s easy to blame the audience and “political environment.” It’s interesting to hear his intentions and I’m sure the letter was well-intentioned. But it’s still insulting to blame everyone else for your failing show."

He says he takes full responsibility for his part in  letting them down. When they deserved better. Thats hardly b


TAMMY FAYE Reviews
 Nov 14 2024, 12:54:56 PM

TotallyEffed said: "hyangsoo said: "There are people out there who haven't even seen the show who feel free to comment and tear a show down without giving it a fair chance."



Hi! So I actually saw the show and I hated it very much, hope this clears things up!
"

You hated it before you saw it. Don't know why you even bothered.going,


SUNSET BLVD. Reviews
 Nov 14 2024, 12:14:52 AM

I have a spare ticket for tonight - Thursday 14th Nov. It's front Mezz. I'm giving it away for free. If anyone hasn't seen it, or maybe can't afford Broadway prices, here's your chance. Send me a msg and I'll get back to you. Cheers. 


SUNSET BOULEVARD 2024 West End Cast Recording Thread
 Oct 25 2024, 09:54:58 PM

The show was recorded over five live performances, with the majority of the recording taken from the performance on Thursday 21st December 2023.

According to the CD notes - which are horrendous to read in red print against the black background


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