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EDSOSLO858 said: "Is this looking at a Broadway house, or is it, say, returning to New World Stages?"

General rule of thumb in my anecdotal experience: If the marketing/press release says "NYC," that's probably code for "not Broadway." Because most shows aiming for Broadway will say that explicitly (even if they don't actually manage to get to Broadway).

I'm sure there are exceptions, but I feel like that tends to be the pat

Definitely interesting data. Another thing to consider though:

People might visit different actors' Wikipedia pages for different reasons: in some of these cases, I can't help but wonder if these people have so many views because people see them and think "wait, who is that? What are they from?" In other words, the fact that people need to look them up in the first place might actually say more about their LACK of recognition with the general public.

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Appreciate that this discussion is taking a nuanced approach to the label "horror." Too often, people will list off shows like Sweeney or Little Shop, and call it a day. Those shows fit a certain definition of "horror," in terms of the content and iconography, but not the definition that most people use colloquially nowadays -- which is more centered around the audience's experience of fright and adrenaline. I'd say something similar about

Wick3 said: "I'm surprised Blueberries beat Merrily in the grosses at NYTW but I'm guessing Blueberries probably had a longer run with these 2 extensions. Regardless I'm happy for NYTW!"

 

I was surprised to read that too -- but yes, it looks like this run was 2 weeks longer than Merrily's. Merrily also straddled Thanksgiving, Christmas, AND New Years, leading to a reduced performances schedule in those weeks.

I'd also guess it&

binau said: "Was Audra not getting nominated considered an upset?"

 

I'm sure there were plenty of people who saw it as an upset, and reasonably so; her performance was up to her usual standard of brilliance, and I personally preferred it over several of the nominees.

But my memory is that, once the surprise wore off, people understood. It was a competitive lineup, and I think many people felt that the first-time, breakout nominations for Phill

WindyNewYorker said: "Sondheim’s Here We Are."

Here We Are would have qualified for last year (the eligibility pool announced a few weeks ago). And I doubt they submitted, considering they opted out of other awards eligibility. If that’s the case, that technically means they still could submit for a later year, but only if it received another production. 

As for Suffs: normally when a show has already had a major NYC run (in this cas