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Kiss of the Spider Woman - Still no distributor...
 Feb 7 2025, 11:38:27 PM

GiantsInTheSky2 said: "Sure, and a film being the top/most viewed for X amount of time on a platform doesn’t mean it’s considered an actual streaming success.

Endless amounts of fluff pieces praising these movies for having the ‘most views’, but nothing mentioning them bringing in paying subscribers to the platform, which is why the majority of streaming services are still struggling to make legitimate profits. The ad-based tears, multi-service bund


Kiss of the Spider Woman - Still no distributor...
 Feb 7 2025, 06:34:44 PM

pablitonizer said: "MezzA101 said: "Jennifer Lopez Musical 'Kiss Of The Spider Woman' Heads To EFM



https://deadline.com/2025/02/jennifer-lopez-musical-kiss-of-the-spider-heads-efm-for-agc-1236280842/
"



Well, this put the 'bidding war' rumor to rest. The film still has no distributor, period. IMO Jennifer Lopez is thehard sell part, even if she's fantastic in the film or not. She's been a massive flop for the past few yearsso I wouldn't rule outdistributors have some doubts about her 'power'
"

She may be the source of much online controversy but no, her film projects have stayed successful. Marry Me made its budget back and was Peacock's first streaming success, that wedding film was one of the most watched films on Amazon the year it came out, and that Netflix action movie might have looked like a Redbox title but it's one of the most watched Netflix films of all time. Tales of her "massive flopping" rely on not looking at the actual numbers. Which people in the industry do.


High Spirts
 Jan 29 2025, 12:19:03 AM

Has anyone seen a production of the musical High Spirits? It’s an adaptation of Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit. Did you find it to be good, great, just fine, worst thing ever? I can’t find much out there about it. 


Cabaret Casting Rumor: Orville Peck & Eva Noblezada
 Jan 23 2025, 02:13:43 PM

Miley has overtly started the process of launching her new album but she's going to pause that to go into Cabaret as a 4th replacement?

I'm not sure I believe she'll "never" tour again, because Miley tends to say whatever she's feeling in the moment. However, the last time she did a tour with more than 10 dates was over ten years ago. She's going to go from that to eight shows a week? Sure.


Roses That Never Were
 Jan 11 2025, 04:21:53 PM

g.d.e.l.g.i. said: "I'll give you two, one for the cinema and one for live theater, with the caveat that the latter may be more of an "it could happen if someone moves fast."

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By the time she finally essayed it, it might have been too much, too little, too late, but as someone who's read the second draft of Barbra's proposed Gypsy film*, it's perhaps the best screenplay I've ever seen for the property


Tony Awards Race - Audra vs. Nicole Edition
 Jan 11 2025, 12:15:13 PM

I think everyone is being very presumptuous about a season where there haven't really been pans of any leading performances.


Alvin Ailey biopic in development at Searchlight Pictures, with Barry Jenkins circling to direct
 Dec 5 2024, 06:04:52 PM

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Alvin Ailey is great subject matter for a biopic, and it would be a great fit forBarry Jenkins (Oscar-winning director of MOONLIGHT and IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK).

While primarily known for his eponymous dance company, Ailey appeared in four Broadway shows and choreographed the one-performance-wonder La Strada.


This interview mostly chronicles Jenkins' work on MUFASA, which looks terrifying, and it's a fun read:

https://www.vulture.com/article/how-and-why-barry-jenkins-made-mufasa-for-disney.html
"

This is actually a bit of a shock as this was originally announced in 2019 and then went dormant. Good to know it's alive.


GYPSY Previews
 Nov 23 2024, 12:18:08 PM

binau said: "But I’m not sure if that is quite as entertaining. Kind of like the idea of Kelli O’Hara in Hello, Dolly maybe."

Off topic but I'd quite like to see Kelli or Audra in Hello, Dolly. Probably more than I'd like to see either of them in Gypsy. Audra is one of the funniest people working in the musical theatre today and we haven't seen that on stage in close to a decade.


Sadie Sink in JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN - Broadway (Spring 2025)
 Oct 19 2024, 12:05:19 PM

I just missed seeing this a few years ago but the blurb raises a question I've had about it for a while, what schools are teaching John Proctor as a hero?


Audra McDonald-led GYPSY for 2024-2025 Season!
 Oct 17 2024, 11:54:38 AM

SouthAmericanCichlids said: "Nicole is probably more famous, but she's not very famous in the US. Audra is already established here. But Sunset did already have the reviews and Oliviers from London, and Gypsy hasn't even gotten its NYC reviews yet, so they can only really advertise the people. I say, just give it time."

The Masked Singer is one of the most watched shows in the country and The Pussycat Dolls sold 55 million records worldwide. That's not ev


Audra McDonald-led GYPSY for 2024-2025 Season!
 Oct 16 2024, 01:08:38 PM

smallvillefan16 said: "I was stoked to hear about the new revival and Audra casting, but the role requires someone who can real belt. Never crossed my mind that she's the first soprano to play it on Broadway..."

You're telling me noted soprano Audra McDonald is doing a role traditionally played by a belter? No, I didn't know that. You're telling me now for the first time.


City Centers 24-25: Ragtime, Urinetown, LaChiusa's Wild Party, Love Life
 Oct 12 2024, 07:52:13 AM

IdinaBellFoster said: "Do we need to transfer every single one of these? I fear we lose out on a truly gorgeous revival of RAGTIME by moving over this which will have a reduced orchestra from the Encores production and most likely no true set."

I doubt we’re losing out on anything. The climate is incredibly risk averse and as a result nobody wants to do traditional productions of shows as large as Ragtime. There’s no money in it. 


Audra McDonald-led GYPSY for 2024-2025 Season!
 Oct 2 2024, 07:53:59 PM

I was blessed enough to witness Sharon Catherine Brown go on in Caroline, or Change and I think about it often. Not just the voice but the acting as well. She held the note in Lot's Wife so long people cheered twice but again the acting was hand in hand with her voice. It was a remarkably lived in performance considering I was witnessing her second or third time going on in the role.


Rob Marshall to direct new film adaptation of GUYS & DOLLS
 Sep 25 2024, 01:33:55 PM

I think Rob Marshall legitimizes this in the sense that he's the kind of guy who typically only gets assigned to projects that the studio is already looking to do. The last time he spearheaded an idea from inception was Nine. Outside of that he's a true journeyman. If he's attached there's an executive somewhere who's signed off on a budget.


The Public announces two new musicals for 2025 season
 Sep 25 2024, 01:26:19 PM

jacobsnchz14 said: "GODDESS (New York Premiere in Spring 2025)

Conceived by Saheem Ali

Music & Lyrics by Michael Thurber

Book by Jocelyn Bioh

Choreography by Darrell Grand Moultrie Directed by Saheem Ali



SEAT OF OUR PANTS (World Premiere Musical in Fall 2025)

Music & Lyrics by Ethan Lipton

Based Upon the Play The Skin of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder

Directed by Leigh Silverman

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=932013878756520
"

Is Skin of Our Teeth in the public domain now or have they just granted rights? If so, I'd loveeee to know what it was about Kander and Ebb's that got the rights revoked.


New musical in development from the Lopezes
 Sep 19 2024, 12:00:07 PM

dexter3 said: "Like, what is the purpose of this press release? Why are they announcing they're working on a new show and then say absolutely nothing about it? I mean, aren't writers are always working on a new show? Do they want theaters to come to them and be all "we want to produce your mystery show?""

Probably. Theatres or producers. And since they are who they are I'm sure the phone started ringing immediately if that was the aim.


Simon Rich's “All In: Comedy About Love” will star John Mulaney, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Richard Kind, and Fred Armisen. Directed by Alex Timbers at the Hudson Theater.
 Sep 10 2024, 06:26:33 PM

In her book, Anna Marie Tendler essentially debunked every internet assumption about the end of their marriage. At this point it feels like people are desperate to hold on to the reality they invented through tabloid rumors.


Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 9/1/24
 Sep 4 2024, 11:47:30 AM

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "As far as "IP" goes, OUTSIDERS hasabout the same level of recognition as BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY andTUCK EVERLASTING."

I'm sorry, no. The Outsiders was published in 1967 and almost 60 years later is still one of the most widely taught books in the American education system. In 2017 the NYTimes even wrote an article about it's enduring popularity. Tuck Everlasting and Bridges of Madison County are popular novels but n


Working Girl/Cyndi Lauper
 Aug 24 2024, 12:34:10 PM

rosscoe(au) said: "I saw that as well, I’m guessing that’s just reading cast?"

Jojo at least feels like it could be an actual casting hope? She's not someone with deep theatre roots so it doesn't seem like it'd be a "doing a reading for my friends" situation. 


Show Financials
 Aug 20 2024, 05:32:59 PM

ggersten said: "hearthemsing22 said: "carolinaguy said: "This great discussion brings to mind a very specific question I've had about Moulin Rouge since it opened. What kind of negotiation did they do for music royalties? It's not even a catalogue show where they could negotiate with one artist or estate. It's about a billion songwriters. Did they do some kind of package deal that keeps the rights costs manageable?"

Could yo


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