'Pacific Overtures': Bravo to Kunoichi's rare San Francisco revival at Brava Theater! Jun 16
2025, 09:59:44 PM
I am jealous of all here who saw it! Pacific Overtures is my sleeper pick for favorite Sondheim, and I think it may be the finest thing he and Weidman have written. I hope I too can see a production live one day. Thanks for all the reports!
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Flying Over Sunset played to a 26% capacity week over winter Jun 7
2025, 02:04:23 PM
I was one of the 26% that week. It was the only show playing on New Year’s Eve and there were still fewer than 300 people in the Beaumont (and even less by show’s end). I’ve seen some short runners (Here Lies Love, Paradise Square…), but this was the biggest flop I’ve seen. I’ll treasure the memory even if I disliked the show quite a bit.
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The 78th Annual Tony Award Nominations for 2025 Jun 2
2025, 12:13:08 PM
Gold Derby is good for the Oscars and other awards that have valid precursors. The Tonys don't have that, so the odds just seem like a distillation of "how do we FEEL this will go?" more than "how will this go?"
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The great Loretta Swit has died at 87 May 30
2025, 05:27:14 PM
I guess we'll have to look elsewhere for our Svetlana.
RIP in the most peace!
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City Centers 24-25: Ragtime, Urinetown, LaChiusa's Wild Party, Love Life May 3
2025, 12:09:03 PM
Well, this is a shame. I have my $30 ticket for the final performance, and there’s part of me that still might go because I’ve never seen a show at Encores, but I might be abandoning this to pick up a ticket to Dead Outlaw instead.
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BOOP! Original Broadway Cast Recording Thread Apr 25
2025, 11:41:46 AM
Interestingly, "She Knocks Me Out" was one of the two songs that was added during the Chicago run. The other was a re-written finale, so this was the only song that fully added a scene to the show. I found the song to be great fun and was sorely needed for the character.
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Have You Left at Intermission? Apr 20
2025, 10:45:57 AM
Inspired by the discussion about Floyd Collins audiences, have you ever left a show at intermission and why?
The only Broadway or touring show I left was The Kite Runner, which I found to be absolute misery p*rn and incredibly (intentionally and unintentionally) unpleasant. Learning that Act 2 was longer than the first made me walk out of the theater, and I had no regrets, especially after reading the plot summary.
There have been many others where I’ve thought
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Thursday May 1 matinee? Apr 14
2025, 01:37:08 PM
pacificnorthwest said: "As I mentioned on a separate thread, I received an email a couple of days ago informing me that the Thursday, May 8, matinee of Boop was cancelled and my ticket would be refunded.
Super bummed, as that aws a way to get a sixth show out of my trip in May.
Does anyone know of other shows with Thursday matinees or other irregular performance times prior to the Tonys? I've looked to some extent but come up empty."
Unfortu
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BOOP! THE MUSICAL Reviews Apr 12
2025, 09:09:33 AM
ACL2006 said: "BOOP has canceled most of its Thursday matinees and moved to either a Sunday evening performance or two shows on Wednesday. This is not a good sign."
That’s a shame, because a Thursday matinee next month was the only way I was going to be able to fit the show into my schedule. More shows (that I want to see) need to have Thursday matinees!
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BOOP! THE MUSICAL Reviews Apr 8
2025, 04:08:24 PM
JSquared2 said: "DAME said: "Boop will also do great on the road."
That seems highly unlikely -- especially if it's a Broadway flop. Who would the target audience be -- nursing homes?"
I hate to say that that is a key demographic of road houses, but that is a key demographic of road houses. Also, the Chicago audience who saw it as part of their subscription season seemed generally pleased by it via the word of mouth I heard
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Broadway Flops you love that everybody else hates Apr 1
2025, 12:17:31 PM
"Love" is a strong word, but Paradise Square is this for me. To crib from its ad campaign, it held the promise of what a good musical could be, even if it wasn't one. I saw it multiple times during its out-of-town in Chicago and once with the final changes on Broadway, and while it never made it there, I always saw the possibilities it held and I respected that. An ambitious show that had some thrilling moments, some real duds, and a producer that
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AIDA 25 Mar 27
2025, 02:24:15 PM
darquegk said: "The Broadway original book, or the touring/licensing version revised by Hwang? I thought the Hwang book was relatively good, and can't speak to the original."
As Mickey3309 says just above, the most recent Williams production's book. I have no problems with either the book that opened on Broadway or the touring version.
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AIDA 25 Mar 24
2025, 02:38:30 PM
CoffeeBreak said: "There was desire to have a revival. The workshops and UK version under the director at the time, The Wiz's Schele Williamswent poorly. Rumor is Disney is seeking new leadership on the project."
And it would likely go better if they mainly return to the original book...
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Best Understudies Mar 22
2025, 08:10:45 PM
I saw Paradise Square multiple times in Chicago for Joaquina, and while I was disappointed she was out when I went to see it New York, Aisha Jackson was on fire. She’s a big reason I’m going to Wonderful Town this spring.
(I know, I saw Paradise Square too many times. But I couldn’t lose the lottery, and I wanted to believe they’d make big changes every time. Alas.)
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Bernadette Peters & Lea Salonga to Lead OLD FRIENDS On Broadway Mar 22
2025, 12:00:12 PM
bear88 said: "With the discount, those new seats are $198.50, which is what I paid for second row seats. Less expensive seats pop up in the mezzanine.
My expectations for Bernadette Peters aren’t through the roof, given her age and some of the comments here, but I have never seen her perform live. At first, I was going to skipOld Friends, having seen a lot of Sondheim lately (and with a lot of shows that interest me on my spring trip) but one of the things t
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THE LAST FIVE YEARS Previews Mar 20
2025, 01:40:58 PM
CATSNYrevival said: "I’ve only seen the movie. Aren’t they together a lot in the movie? Not just “The Next Ten Minutes.” I didn’t realize it’s not usually done that way. Do people not like the movie for that reason?"
My take on the movie is that there was essentially no way to film the material without having them both in every scene, but that robs the material of one of its theatrical strengths. The movie is fine, but it&rsq
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Do preview comments help move the needle? Mar 13
2025, 01:30:58 PM
Kad said: "Well, considering the long history of productions not making meaningful changes despite reactions here and elsewhere, I think it's safe to say the answer to the subject question is generally no."
I know I certainly romanticize the old image of late night meetings and rehearsals with a ghostlight resulting in massive changes that save a show, but that era is gone. Once shows go in front of audiences, songs might change and specific lines might be
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BOOP! Previews Mar 12
2025, 01:36:49 PM
I saw it three times in Chicago because they were making genuine changes (adding songs, revising staging), but I've always told people that it was fun and fine but there were some core problems that were going to take more time to fix. I assumed they would do so during the long wait before Broadway, but alas. I'm a little disappointed that the political storyline still barely registers until the second act, and that Faith Prince is still stranded. If I end up seeing
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BOOP! Previews Mar 11
2025, 11:57:00 AM
ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "As of now, there appears to be a new second-act opener and a different duet for Prince and DeRosa later in the act."
The Prince/DeRosa portion seemed to receive the weakest response out of town, right?"
Absolutely. And this is the material that I heard was being reworked but never made it into Chicago performances.
I thought Boop! was fine, but most importantly I thought it im
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No Buzz for Boop! Feb 26
2025, 04:12:08 PM
Rather than starting a new thread about this, may I direct you to the last thread you started on the exact same topic?
BOOP, BOOP, FIZZ
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