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I will be there tomorrow and can't wait! I was at the first West End preview in 2023 and I've been obsessed with the show ever since. Already have tix booked for another trip too. 

I enjoyed this production, but I walked away feeling like there is a reason why it's an Encores show and not on Broadway. It just felt like a very community theatre or high school show. It's possible that a fair amount of that is because the director wasn't directing at a professional level. But, I also just think the feeling of the material is very ameture. That's not a problem. Plenty of shows are better for licensing than professional productions. 

When? I could give you a dozen recommendations that'll be absolutely useless if this trip isn't until April. 

jimmycurry01 said: "I am considering coughing up the $35 for an online Sundance screening. I am very curious about this."

This one is only available in-person, unfortunately. They don't want it actually out there. 

Yeah, this has been a discussion on Reddit for a bit now. Whenever there is laughter, he finds some way to make those people uncomfortable. Sometimes, it's just a glare, sometimes he does a mocking cackle, sometimes he repeats the line. 

There are certainly big shows later on in the year I'm excited for. But, right now the things getting I'm getting pumped for are all the smaller downtown shows, mainly Under the Radar and the Fringe Encore series. Show/Boat, 7th Voyage of Egon Tichey, Wonderful Joe, Dead as a Dodo, A Letter to Lyndon B. Johnson, and My Mother's Funeral all sound particularly exciting to me. 

The exact order is hard to determine, but I feel pretty good about this as my top 10:

1. Sunset
2. Cats
3. Dead Outlaw
4. Ragtime
5. Stereophonic
6. Gypsy
7. Oh Mary
8. Ilinoise
9. Suffs
10. Maybe Happy Ending

Ooooo, I like this one! More specific than just favorite shows!

A few that come to mind (in no particular order):

MezzoDiva47 said: "
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2 Lem 2 Picka

The EPA was posted on Playbill seems that everyone is coming back except that Erik Della Pena is dropping his on-stage role. That one + some of the covers are all they're looking for. 

https://playbill.com/job/axelrod-performing-arts-center-2025-season-deal-park-nj-epa-01-04-25/c3f8738c-0018-4b18-a3f4-82761a60a71b

n2nbaby said: "Her understudy sang a little bit during the ball number, but other than that she didn’t. I was wondering if that was it.


Also forgot to mention, after the introductions of the actors, they all screamed “FREE LUIGI!”


How did this garbage get to Broadway?"

Wait really? If so, that is actually ****ed up.

Anyway Sara Holdren nails it as usual."

Would love to read the Vulture review but not a subscriber. Anyone have a gift link for it to share, please?"

I can usually get around it using incognito mode. 

Count me as someone surprised by Gypsy's success. I really thought they would struggle. I still think they might peter out (remember when Beanie in Funny Girl did three straight months of over $1 million per week?). But, this is certainly a great start. 

Got rush tix for tonight. I'm in the Boxes (specifically Box D). Has anyone sat there yet? Curious what the view will be like. 

This show is clearly a bit polarizing. So, I'm really glad to be seeing it in its final state. But, before reviews come out. 

For anyone interested in attending opening night, they did appear to be selling tix for tomorrow night at the box office. 

Let's go Maybe Happy Ending!!!! 

Dead Outlaw, Operation Mincemeat, Maybe Happy Ending (if it can stay open) is by far the strongest Tony season since 2017. Three great, full package shows.