Profile for Jarethan

The8re phan said: "witchoftheeast2 said: "The8re phan said: "sorry, but attendance issues aside, Alex Newell has earned this role and would absolutely bring down the house whenever they go on as Effie. Just asI have earned being in the audience multiple times whenever they do so........"

Something I hope other people realize is that people can say no to a role. So you can think they are perfect, and will be perfect, but it ultimately comes down

Kad said: "For me, it's acceptable- sometimes even necessary- when it's to address something unexpected or that has gone wrong that most of the audience could realistically be assumed to have seen. It breaks the tension and creates a "magic of live theatre" moment and then everyone can move on.

Some shows also create moments for performers to ad-lib and since that's part of the production, sure.

But "fake breaks" or performers try

I have seen Hamilton live 5 times, only once with the original cast, and I have seen it on Disney a few times.

I decided to see the movie today to see if it made a difference on a big screen, as purported.  My opinion: I thought it represented a sizable improvement over watching it on my TV (my home TV is 65 inches, so not huge but certainly not small, and it has a good if not outstanding sound system).

Here is the thing that I concluded, however, after this

darquegk said: "I mean, Joey Fatone will be the first to crack the self-deprecating joke that he’s Joey the Fat One; he’s been playing bumbling character roles in musical theatre for almost twenty years now. I love the guy (he’s a Pittsburgh icon), but I don’t see him stepping into Broadway marquee leading man roles. It’s not his vibe.



We haven’t had a Jonathan Groff type in ages: a mainstream Hollywood superstar who is also

quizking101 said: "Jarethan said: "Jeffrey Karasarides said: "ACL2006 said: "Lots of shows are in trouble now: Hadestown, Book of Mormon, & Juliet, Hell's Kitchen, Six, Gatsby,Stranger Things, & Harry Potter are probably gone by the end of the year."

I imagine business for Harry Potter will probably improve as soon as Tom Felton begins his run."

You are probably right but I just don't see it

I have never seen such a low average ticket price for The Lion King.  Has it gone onto TKTS recently?  If not, where are people getting tickets at these prices?  

The drop that surprised me the most was The Outsiders.  I would imagine that, for its run to date, it has probably averaged close to 100% capacity (because the '102.2%' SRO numbers offset the rare non-sellout performances).  Such a dramatic drop is hard to understand.  I doubt that B

Jeffrey Karasarides said: "ACL2006 said: "Lots of shows are in trouble now: Hadestown, Book of Mormon, & Juliet, Hell's Kitchen, Six, Gatsby,Stranger Things, & Harry Potter are probably gone by the end of the year."

I imagine business for Harry Potter will probably improve as soon as Tom Felton begins his run."

You are probably right but I just don't see it.  He has essentially done nothing since the se

quizking101 said: "With school back in session, it’s clear that this week has shown us the firm divide between shows that will either sink or float with only two shows (in my opinion) that are riding the middle - BVSC and Mincemeat. With such a small amount of new productions this fall and many looking grim, I agree that Broadway may have a very sad winter coming up

That CABARET number is PAINFUL considering they were able to pull in that much over one or two perform

Viewing live theatre, I have no problem shooshing people or telling them to put their phone away.  I have occasionally looked right at them and told them to be quiet or I will get the usher involved.  I have done that a decent number of times, and I have to say that it has always worked for me.  Once at 'On Your Feet',  I had to tell two non-regular theatre-goers (I assume) to be quiet twice.  The second time, I told them I would get out of my aisle seat and a

In some ways this thread illustrates why Kamala lost the election.  The Republicans made such a big deal about the 'wokeness' of the Democratic party, and they had a not-entirely-wrong argument that the Dems were focusing a little too much on issues that most people in the country don't care about.  They needed to focus more on issues that impacted everyone.

While I am a proud Democrat, I do believe that they get carried away sometimes, and I think a lot of t

I don't know about the backstage, but that theatre has a fundamental issue that is probably not solvable, unless they turn it into a 600 - 700 theatre tor some non-profit.  It's orchestra and front mezzanine are so wide that they have a ridiculous number of bad seats.  No show will ever WANT to go into the Ambassador unless perhaps a one-person show with no scenery. 

IMO the Winter Garden also has a horrible number of very far side seats, but it has nev

dramamama611 said: "senorvoce said: "The Me Nobody Knows, on a school trip. I think it was at the old Helen Hayes Theater."

!!! I hardly ever hear of someone that even KNOWS of this show, yet alone saw it on Broadway! Just: wow!"

It did play at the Helen Hayes and I seem to recall that it had a decent run.  As I remember it, the cast was comprised solely of teenagers; I remember it as a revue rather than a classis book musical, but

Showing my age here, but the first performance I attended was How to Succeed, which I think I was too young to enjoy.  The first show I saw without parents was a really stupid choice.

I was 14 and my parents had agreed to let me attend a matinee with two friends (we lived in Essex County, NJ, which was pretty close).  The day before we went, the show Mary! Mary! had become the 10th longest running show in Broadway history, so we decided to see it.  Again, probably too yo

Jordan Catalano said: "Oh I absolutely disagree that the show running now has a better score. I’ve seen it a couple times and saw it in London and all I can remember is “Daisy! Daisy!” whereas I can still hum portions of what I saw in Boston. But that’s theater for people, everyone takes something different away."

I second your observation.  I only saw the show once on Broadway, and I did leave the show ‘singing the sets and costume