Profile for Jarethan

Kad said: "Jackie is a fame-hungry opportunist who tried to capitalize on the documentary immediately. She even parleyed it into a sequel reality series a few years ago (that nobody cared about).

I'm not convinced she couldn't make a good topic for a piece of theatre, but that seems like an impossible prospect while she is still alive."

I think she could be a good focus of a straight play that analyzes what makes someone become like that and how it

witchoftheeast2 said: "If anything it should have a short run on Broadway to see if it has a positive reception there, with extensions built in if it gets good reviews"

I don't understand how that would make any sense.  i would assume that he upfront investment for the same quality production to run three months would be the same as to run for years...maybe a little difference re advertising, but the physical production, rehearsal costs, etc., would be the s

Sutton Ross said: "malcs98 said: "Man, I’m pretty worried about THE LOST BOYS now"

I wouldn't worry, that show won't have a celebrity in it making a huge mistake on social media and pissing off many of her longtime fans.

As I predicted, it will last through the holidays and that's a wrap. What a giant waste of time, money, and talent. This was a terrible time for a musical like this to exist though, and that smart people in t

Sutton Ross said: "Just like with Heart of Rock and Roll(RIP), I received an email offering free tickets to QoV. They state "Do not request these tickets if you aren't going to show up" and blah blah blah. But it's still making a million a week so I don't getit, but it will be sticking around for the holidays definitely.

A lot of people want to see her in person, regardless of the material, so I get it."

Probably making $1MM

Diana Greenhouse said: "Wow good for The Queen of Versailles. Million dollar club for the second week in a row!! The positive word of mouth is starting to spread"

You are deluded, Flash.  That average ticket price, coupled with the vast spaces of unsold tickets in the near-term, do not lead me to believe that it is long for this world.  Given ticket inflation, the 'million dollar' club has become a meaningless term.

A thousand years ago, I re

In a million years, I would not have expected Tom Felton joining HP to have more than a minor positive impact on the box office.  Clearly, wrong.  I wonder what ticket purchasers think as they exit the theatre, given how tiny his role is.

Can't wait to see if Chess will be impacted by the critics reviews or will prve to be impervious.  Everyone I know who has seen it has loved it (that is admittedly only 8 other people) and have already purchased tix to see it again

I hope you are right because I think this is one of the three most 'thrilling' productions I have seen in the last decade, the others being Oklahoma (which I hated until the Daniel Fish production) and SB.  Since neither of the others returned their investment, I would like to see at least one do so.  Further, I won't be back in NYC until late May and want this to be around when I return.

I have to say that I expected more reviews like Sara Holdren's (it

I wonder if BroadwayWorld is getting kickbacks for their assessments of reviews.  The said that Vulture and NY Post are mixed, when they are clearly pans.

I am shocked about The NY Times review and the fact that the Chicago Tribune/Daily News reviews were positive.

It is terrible that I actively want this show to be a total disaster, but I think it is just so vile and can’t understand how anyone could give it a decent review, let alone a ‘critic’s pick&rsq

Clearly, people right now want to see Chess and don't want to see Queen very much.  Queen's average ticket price was less than Hadestown and Mormon.  Hopefully, Chess will still be playing to healthy audiences after the 'obsessed' (which include me) have largely seen it for the first time.

Even if it does not extend in January, it would be nice to see Ragtime have never played to an empty seat.  Hopefully, it will extend.

Having finally seen 'J

There is still time for a decent number of non-musicals to be announced for the reminder of the season.  How much more time can really pass before it is too late for a new musical to announce?

Based on what we are seeing so far, this is going to be one awful season for new musicals.  Versailles sucks; 2 Strangers is a very enjoyable musical with a little more depth that the title would suggest, but it is still not the stuff of best musicals.  Looking ahead, if they ever

Saw this this afternoon and wished I had seen Punch instead.  I will assume that I missed something because I am a male, but i also didn't see anything new.

I thought it was well acted...there was not a weak link in the cast.  My favorite performance, ironically, was by the woman who played the mother of four sons, probably the smallest role in the show.  

I was never bored, which is usually the case when I don't like or are indifferent to a straight