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Besides the ones mentioned, I love to watch the Tony numbers from No, No, Nanette as well as watch Patsy Kelly winning for that show and falling UP the stairs. 

" I think everyone complaining about Billy Porter should re-watch this trailer from the Sam Pinkelton production at Pasadena Playhouse... there is no way in hell Porter could be worse"

Preach it, sister! I saw that thing. 

" Jenny Gersten in the press release refers to, "the glorious original orchestrations for La  Cage Aux Folles"

After seeing that abomination in Pasadena, I am thrilled to hear this!!

I will be in New York next month. None of the musical performances on the Tonys inspired me to buy a ticket, and McDonald's "Rose's Turn" makes me want to avoid 44th Street altogether. 

Although LuPone had no reason to apologize, I hope this ends all the mishigas. 

Accusing LuPone of microaggression, bullying, and racism says more about the accusers than the accused.  

Murphy Responds

I don't think this has already been posted. 

Thank you for posting this.

Everything thing Betty Buckley said is warranted and beautifully articulated.

His score, along with Stephen Schwartz's lyrics, for Rags is one of my favorites.

I never tire of the overture for Applause.

And who can resist his and Lee Adams' "Hymn for a Sunday Evening"?

 

I'm dating myself here.

I loved (I mean LOVED) The Rink.

The score, the set, the cast, the EVERYTHING!

I never got a chance to see him on stage, but his scenes with Barbara Stanwyck in The Thorn Birds are unforgettable.

 

Kevin said, "It's a non-profit. Who cares?"

I should hope someone in a position of authority at the Kennedy Center cares.

Forty million dollars in debt is inexcusable.

Is this debt figure accurate?

Whorehouse was the first show I saw on Broadway.

I can still clearly see and hear Henderson Forsythe singing "Good Old Girl", and Jay Garner doing " The Sidestep".

I can also clearly remember descending the 46th Street Theatre's staircase from the mezzanine with a lit cigarette, missing the last three steps, falling, and catching a woman's dress on fire. 

Thank you for posting this.

I saw her in Sweeney Todd, La Cage aux Folles, Into the Woods, and Kiss of the Spider Woman.

She was memorable each time.

I saw this live on Broadway, and it is one of my favorite theatre memories.

"The play was soup. The audience was art."

Response to Ermengarde:

From everything I've read about Arthur Laurents, I'm sure you're right; however, in this case it would be completely justified.

I did not know that about the orchestra. Thanks for the information.

And you are right. It's very poor.

I saw this tonight.

Steven Skybell is excellent.

Bebe Neuwirth's "What Would You Do" is one of the greatest moments I have ever seen.

I'm trying to be more positive, so I'm going to focus on that.

I thought it was oddly appropriate that once the house lights went down and the stage lights came up both actresses walked on stage and basically acknowledged the audience applause. I wouldn't exactly call it a pre-show curtain call, but it was close to that.  After that, they took their places, and the play began.

Mia Farrow is sublime in this.