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Call_me_jorge said: "Anyone know the extent of Christopher Gattelli’s involvement beyond creative consultant?"

He worked with Lear de Bessonet and Ellenore Scott during pre-production but was not in the room with the cast during rehearsals.

Why does the contract suck? Is it just the difference in minimum salary (about $50 per week, according to the post Kad linked)?

Fandango has a promo code for $15 off showings October 9 through 12: SPIDERWOMAN.

Are they really doing 4 weeks of rehearsal? I thought the current cast got 2 weeks. 

Seussical also was heavily revised and has been incredibly successful post-Broadway.

Of course it doesn't hurt that the Addams Family and Seuss brands are much stronger and appeal to a wider age range than the Almost Famous brand.

June Squibb will be 96 when this starts previews. That's gotta make her the oldest person ever to appear on Broadway, right?

Given that she's been away from home and hasn't taken any time off since PIRATES started rehearsals, I would be very surprised if Jinkx extended.

Mskuphantm said: "i wonder if this production will tour.. if she continues Montego Glover reads very young , unless they cast a Louise that reads younger and a Herbie too...."

Not that being completely true to real life has ever mattered with Gypsy, but everyone in the show is relatively young compared to the actors who typically play them ...

Shaina was unavailable for re-writes in the lead up to the London production due to Suffs but I believe she was the person who recommended Mark Sonnenblick as they've worked together before. She attended the opening in London so even if she's not actively involved in future productions it's not like she's disowned it. 

I saw Purpose in previews and everyone is billed below the title in my Playbill. I also saw the first preview of Maybe Happy Ending and Helen Shen is above the title. This must be a new trend of producers tweaking the billing only for Playbills that will be distributed on opening night. Which seems silly given that they can petition for a category change and, even if they don't, the administration committee can do whatever they want.

I assume they didn't want to pay overtime to stagehands which I believe starts at 3 hours after the advertised start time (7:30pm in this case). Last night's performance ended a little before 10:30pm.

EmceeHammer said: "OharaFosseWolfe888 said: "That is also what I was told, it was. She has 3nominations for the Netflix show. She is not as big of a name as anyone has dream casted or speculated above…”

Betty Gilpin (nominated three times for ‘Glow’)?"

Ding ding ding! Was just announced on Morning Joe, Betty Gilpin takes over for an 8 week run.

Of course they can easily change the song assignments, but assuming everything will be the same as London I'd think that Beth Leavel is taking the Clare Burt track (with Ladies Who Lunch as her main solo) and Kate Jennings Grant is taking the Janie Dee track.

 

No chance of an extension. They start performances in Los Angeles on December 10.

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "I would say those Rylance logistics are definitively impossible: GYPSY begins rehearsal Sept 30 and previews Nov 21; JUNO runs through Nov 23 and I bet there’s another 4-6 weeks built in as an extension."

No extension for JUNO. Cameron Mackintosh's new production of OLIVER! starts performances at the Gielgud on December 14. However, I would bet JUNO will transfer to Broadway shortly after the London run.