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Dreamboy3 said: "TheatreMonkey said: "Say what you will about the movie as a whole,but this sequence is wonderful, on many levels. "The speedo tan lines are hilarious. I love it, but I’ve always wondered how a scene that has such a gay sensibility (I think Tony Stevens did the choreography?) ended up in the film.The director (/co-screenwriter) was gay too, which probably had something to do with it too. Every time I see it, I think, &quo

CJRochester said: "nealb1 said: "The majority of Lois Nettleton's role as Dulcie Mae ended up being eliminated from the final cut, as well."It's Doatsy Mae, and I loved her song.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUuZw6EgD3M"The character was renamed Dulcie Mae in the movie. Her name from the musical, like the song, was scrapped.

Since we seem to have some experts around here, anyone able to identify some of the Aggies from the number? Jeff Calhoun is pretty recognizable, IMO. And Engel provided a handy version of the restored cut pointing out himself in it. But I've wondered who the blond playing the manager character/principal (?) vocalist is, among others and haven't been able to figure it out. Most of them don't have photos on IMBD (I'm assuming this

TheatreMonkey said: "Say what you will about the movie as a whole,but this sequence is wonderful, on many levels. "The way I knew what that was without even clicking on it. 😂And the restored version that's two minutes longer is great.

That's not an issue in the musical. It's a consequence of the movie's focus on Burt and Dolly, and the invention of the Ed Earl-Mona relationship, which doesn't exist in the musical. Anything related to the girls other than Hard Candy Christmas was basically erased. In the musical, at least two of the Chicken Ranch girls have characters and actual names (in the movie none of them do; they're all credited as the Chicken Ranch Girls), and they have several numbers that make them more like peopl...

George in DC said: "The movie ruined it. There is a reason why the stage show was a hit a the movie a complete flop. They absolutely gutted the score. Also, having the two leads become romantically linked changed the dynamics. It didn't help that Burt Reynolds was DREADFUL! The only time the movie becomes alive is during Charles Durning brief but amazing turn as governor."Do you mean it was a flop creatively? (Debatable). It very much was not a flop financially. It made nearly $70 million, was

BentleyB said: How many times can you re-write this same post. You hated it. We get it. Jeez, give it a rest."This is the first time I've made this post. I referred to Sh*ttydoon in one other thread (a weekly grosses one, I believe), but otherwise never posted a review or any comments about it. My comment history is open in case you'd like to point out otherwise.You may have mistaken me for someone else, or are hallucinating.

Let me be frank...Sh*ttydoon sucked.But it's the most navel-gazing ("It's about musicals! We're in the theater industry! We should vote for that!") so it ultimately didn't matter that it's soulless and creatively bankrupt and its score is nothing but a bunch of Temu versions of classic musical theater songs with no real wit or cleverness. It's like in comedy where something can get a laugh not because it's funny or an actual joke, but because the audience recognizes the reference. That's what...

GiantsInTheSky2 said: "Friendly reminder that this production won Best Musical Revival, and barely any of the thoughts that come to your head are true. You specifically."Friendly reminder that awards are not always indications of quality and plenty of undeserving parties win awards, Tonys or otherwise, every year.And winning Best Revival from the same voters that deemed Sh*ttydoon Best Musical is hardly something to crow about.

For those criticizing DeBose for her career not taking off the say it supposedly should...a reminder that Rita Morena, legendary career that she ultimately had, has openly discussed how she struggled after WSS. She wasn't getting opportunities and offers. The roles (especially non-stereotypical ones) for Latin women weren't there. Similarly, are there really roles that DeBose would have been suited for that she missed out on? Or is her supposed lack of success simply because the opportunities...

pmensky said: " "Women went to him privately and said Ben Davis treated them inappropriately. That’s why this is being discussed. Turning around and insisting you can’t engage until you personally see their accounts lets you shift the entire conversation onto access instead of the seriousness of what those women reported. Calling that gatekeeping doesn’t expose anything. It just dodges what they said."Again, we can't dodge anything when nothing has been said.In what way did he treat the...

pmensky said: "MemorableUserName said: "pmensky said: "The reactions to the allegations against Ben Davis are telling. Instead of engaging with the claim that multiple women reported inappropriate behavior, people here are mocking the messenger’s body, his clothes, and even suggesting he should be sued. His entire point was that the industry enables this behavior because people simply don’t care. This thread proves it."What allegations? What claim? So far all there's been is vagueposting. Whe...

pmensky said: "The reactions to the allegations against Ben Davis are telling. Instead of engaging with the claim that multiple women reported inappropriate behavior, people here are mocking the messenger’s body, his clothes, and even suggesting he should be sued. His entire point was that the industry enables this behavior because people simply don’t care. This thread proves it."What allegations? What claim? So far all there's been is vagueposting. When the messenger doesn't say anything, th...

Just noting Sam Tutty was out of Two Strangers for a vacation since at least Thursday (and earlier?).

Did anyone attend one of the first few shows? Any impressions to share?

EvanstonDad said: "Ouch for Every Brilliant ThingIndeed. Why on earth didn't they just close this after Hargitay left if they couldn't find a bigger draw than Tracee Ellis Ross? (Though to be fair, I myself was surprised at how big a draw Mariska Hargitay was, so maybe they held out hope for a similar surprise?)"The next show at the Hudson doesn't start until the end of September. The show has already recouped with Radcliffe and as a one-person show can't be that expensive to run. No reason n...

Yeah, Ken Marino would have been a get for Broadway and I wish he'd been a replacement here. I suppose the scheduling didn't work out. But having seen several understudies in the role who were capable musical theater performers who fell completely flat as Ernest, it was very clear the role needs someone who is adept as a comedian like Sieber is to sell it. "The Plan" simply doesn't work without someone who can do funny. Marino certainly qualifies.

The hilarious part about this endless discussion is that ColortheHours048 made the point in the first paragraph of their original post, then made a different point in their third paragraph, and joevitus decided to object to the third paragraph...by repeating what ColortheHours048 said in their first paragraph. And the thread has been spinning in circles ever since.ColortheHours048: "The difference is the construction of the choreography. Fosse choreographed for the theatre. He understood the ...