Profile for Jarethan

quizking101 said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "2025-26 fiscal year in the books: total of$1,910,903,835made on Broadway. Another new record to tout at the Tonys despite the numbers consistently slowing down in recent months.

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Ah yes - another record breaking year which will also be used to continue justifying pricing out your average audience members.

These numbers are certainly something to look at. I reall

inlovewithjerryherman said: "THE FEAR OF 13 is turning into such an interesting study in star casting and producing. It doesn't seem to be grabbing on. I suppose it's not about just casting a star, but the right star(s).

Conversely, very interesting to see POTTER back over $1.2mil without Felton."

I think that Adrien Brody is an excellent actor who deserved both of his Oscars.  That said, he was never really a star.  Other than the two bi

I will be shocked if we get even half the revivals listed.  If I remember correctly, most revivals have not returned their investments either, and they are getting more and more expensive to produce.  Since most revivals do not have huge runs, even if they return their investments, returns are not dramatic.  I can think of Chicago and the Sam Mendes Cabaret as big hits...what else?  And we also know what a financial disaster the last revival was for its investors.&nbs

fashionguru_23 said: "I loved every minute of this!

I also thought to myself how attractive Bernadette is/still is."

Loved it too.  Thoughts: (1) Patrick Wilson needs to get rid of that mustache; (2) Patrick Wilson still has a great voice and has to hit the boards again soon; (3) BP sounded pretty good and looked great, except her eyes reflect a face lift that did her no favors. (4) I wish Encores would schedule Over Here, with BP and Patti Lu

I actually read many an article by him a thousand years ago, and he was a brilliant writer.  His articles were regularly in the Times and were incredibly perceptive.  I don't know whether he got full of himself or simply decided to be himself, other peoples' opinions be damned.  I have to say that i felt bad upon reading of his death, and read all the articles that I could find.  He was one of a kind. 

I used to love his great reviews, because they

BrodyFosse123 said: "Sweets, the Broadway community and all of us on this message board are a teeny tiny margin. If the entire Broadway community and everyone on message boards attended the same Broadway show all together, we wouldn’t sell out 3 performances. Shows survive from the mainstream public buying tickets, not us. THEY chose to not buy tickets. Most did so for Kristin Chenoweth. Most were totally unaware of any controversy. Most had no idea it had a Boston tryout. Most

theatrekid3302 said: "JSquared2 said: "Wayman_Wong said: "''I just thought they wouldn't give BM to Schmigadoon! which is a limited run,''

''Schmigadoon!,''set to run through Sept. 6, 2026, has now been extended through Jan. 3, 2027."



Wayman, you should (and probably DO) know better -- "extended" only means that they've put tickets on sale until that date. They could still

It is inconceivable to me that anyone would invest money in a revival of this show.  I missed a couple of K&E shows, specifically Steel Pier and The Rink, and I think this is probably the weakest of the rest.  The score is positively mediocre, the humor is not there other than those 7 minutes.  I remember trying to enjoy it because Bacall, who was great in Cactus Flower and Applause, was the star; but, other than Cooper's number, I don't remember anything else

Patti LuPone FANatic said: "I think that they only way that DBH can survive if they (by some miracle) convince Megan Hilty to make a return."

I don't think that is true.  The show was at TKTS for virtually every performance since it opened.  Even when its grosses were high, the average ticket prices were not great.  The show has played out.  As someone else said, it is based on a cult movie -- one that I thought was a bore -- and the cult

• I was really surprised that JIT's grosses and capacity dropped by 10% and 5% respectively.  I would have expected JJ to be a bigger attraction than MM at this time.  Three possible explanations: (1) JJ is not in for just 3 weeks, so less urgency for fans; (2) overexposure, between return visit to GG and Floyd Collins; (3) the show has peaked and the producers will run it until it starts losing money (something the DBH producers don't seem to get).
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I did not realize that Little Bear Ridge Road got such good reviews.  Was Liberation eligible last year?

I do not remember there being a performance award.  Is this new or recent, or have I been living in a bubble?

It must be quite a feather in Alden E's cap to win the award in a year that has so many great performances in leading roles.  (I have not seen his play, so I don't know how large his role is).  Given the acclaim that John Lithgow and Joshua

Kad said: "I don't know Hallelujah, Baby! at all- is the lead a good fit for Jasmine Amy Rogers? I just want to see her star continue to rise."

It absolutely would be.  Leslie Uggams had a strong voice, but also a sweet one; I think that sweetness works well for the character.  I believe JAR has both, but I imagine there are other people who would as well.  

Someone else asked about the passage of time.  I was intended (I believe)

tacotheatrelover said: "Kiss of the Spider Woman and You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown we fvcking won.
I will bet that HB will be the audience pleaser.  I saw it 3 times 60 years ago, and there were multiple showstoppers at every performance.  I recently played the cast recording for the first time in a long while, and find it on repeat because it is so enjoyable.  I personally think that the score is much better than Kiss.  I have never liked Ch

Didn't they have a limit of two acting nominations per show?  I was surprised to see the three leads of Ragtime all nominated.

I would have assumed that Laurie Metcalf or Leslie Manville would win for performance, based on their reviews, but the omission of Oedipus from any other category (really???) makes me think that it will not be Manville.  I would see Joshua Henry as the most likely musical performance to be honored, but I suspect that Metcalf would get it first,&nb

TheOtherOne2 said: "nmartin said: "Yazz said, "Hayfever is great! Wouldn’t work in the US. Doesn’t work in the UK."

There was a wonderful production ofHay Feverin 1985 directed by Brian Murray with a cast partly Brit, partly American including Rosemary Harris, Roy Dotrice, Barbara Bryne, Robert Joy, Charles Kimbrough, and Deborah Rush. All were wonderful, especially Rush and Bryne."

I can still see Deborah Rush l