Profile for Dylan Smith4

Best Musical: Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best Play: Stereophonic

The play will run at the Harold Pinter Theatre from 26 April to 2 August. 

https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/GIANT-Starring-John-Lithgow-Will-Transfer-to-the-West-End-20241121

It was the music
Of something beginning,
An era exploding,
A century spinning
In riches and rags,
And in rhythm and rhyme.
The people called it Ragtime...
Ragtime!

London tix go on sale this week. They are literally rushing this to BAM. There’s just 6 days between the West End production closing and opening in NYC. That’s gonna take a lot of of the cast! 

Dark days are ahead of us! Darker than the pandemic!

If Tammy Faye is gone before year's end, could we possibly see a fast-track transfer of Ragtime, or would it be better to wait until Spring?

Some were born to follow but THEY were Born to LEAD ON BROADWAY!

The current West End production is NOT the original Hal Prince production. That version is now a thing of history. 

Huss417 said: "kwoc91 said: "NYT Critics Pick from Jesse Green"

Anyone able to give a clue of what the review says?"

He ends with this:

Perhaps this “Ragtime” is so moving precisely because its most tragic character can still convince you, at least in music, that there is hope for America, even now.

 

Bwaygurl2 said: "Dolly80 said: "Conveniently leaving out the many negative reviews.
it’s not a success."

I hope you choke on your Halloween candy."

Um…wtf is wrong with you? 

I also hope this will come to London. I’ve never seen a full production of Ragtime before and need to see it! Hope a cast recording is coming as well! We NEED IT! This is also the best thing for Lear DeBessonet as she finishes her tenure at Encores and moves to Lincoln Center. 

Only person I can think of replacing him is Aaron Tveit. 

EDSOSLO858 said: "It has the Palace after Tammy Faye."

Source to confirm?

It seems that Jamie Lloyd is his new collaborator after Lawrence Connor and Trevor Nunn. 

It's on YouTube right now. You need to set your VPN (if you have one) to a country where it's passed midnight. I set mine to New Zealand and was able to listen to a few tracks. Wow! Just WOW!

Louis McCartney is coming over from London! 

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Louis-McCartney-Will-Lead-STRANGER-THINGS-THE-FIRST-SHADOW-on-Broadway-20241024

I would want nothing more than for Mason Alexander Park to reprise their performance from London, but I don't think they could sell out houses night after night. 

As for Sally Bowles, if they want to have MASSIVE sell-out crowds, then they should have BIG names like Zendaya, Dove Cameron, or even Renee Rapp. Zendaya alone could pack houses night after night. Then they don't have to have as big of a name for the Emcee.