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Smallest Roles to Be Nominated for Tony Awards Aug 29
2024, 09:34:55 AM
Kad said: "Roles like Grizabella or Marge in Promises, Promises or Jan in Woman of the Year may be small- sometimes quite small- but they're written as showcases for whoever is playing them to really show off and shine. I wouldn't say they were written to win awards, but they're kind of award bait. (Another example would be the Pippin revival's take on Berthe, which took it and very much turned into a full-blown showcase showstopper for Andrea Martin and her replaceme
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Smallest Roles to Be Nominated for Tony Awards Aug 28
2024, 05:16:03 PM
The8re phan said: "How about Grizabella???I think she's only on stage for about 18 - 22 minutes max"
Oh true! Probably the smallest role out of all of the cats! But, then again, dramatically, she is very much at the core of the show. Kind of reminds me of a Featured version of the Phantom (who really isn't in that much of the show)
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Smallest Roles to Be Nominated for Tony Awards Aug 28
2024, 04:37:51 PM
ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "BeingAlive44Ever said: "Doesn't something somehow feel wrong about calling Harvey a "Featured" actor, though? Even though it's strictly accurate?"
To be clear, I don't reallycare about category placement. It's more on producing strategy or agent politics than content. Same with conversations about who gets the last bow in a musical."
I'm just saying something that kind
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Smallest Roles to Be Nominated for Tony Awards Aug 28
2024, 12:49:16 PM
quizking101 said: "I mean - “there are no small parts, only small actors” really says it all. A good performer can make a feast of a comparatively small amount of material.
Jennifer Simard is truly a master at this, with both of her Tony nominations (“Disaster” and “Company”) coming from roles that, while distinctly part of an ensemble, were made into standout moments of comic relief."
Jennifer Simard is one of my favori
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Smallest Roles to Be Nominated for Tony Awards Aug 28
2024, 12:04:36 PM
ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Lines vs stage time vs impact is always hard to quantify. Roger Bart was on stage a great deal in The Producers, he was sometimes more like set dressing. As for Harvey, that's classic "category fraud" (more common with the Oscars) but if Harvey had been in Featured then Dick Latessa wouldn't have won."
It's true, Roger Bart was on stage frequently. But he had a very limited amount of material. Harvey wasn't on
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Smallest Roles to Be Nominated for Tony Awards Aug 28
2024, 11:00:37 AM
I was just watching Gary Beach's Tony Acceptance Speech the other day and realized Roger Bart was also nominated that year for a role that really is rather small. That got me to thinking about Harvey Fierstein's win for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for a role that appears and sings a good deal less than some of the featured roles (albeit Edna has the second most lines in the show after Tracy, but it's a huge gap between the two.) And then, naturally, the connection between Harv
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Merrily We Roll Along Proshot Jul 5
2024, 01:29:04 PM
So, if you haven't heard, Merrily We Roll Along's current Broadway revival has been recorded by RadicalMedia, the same company that did the excellent Hamilton Proshot. I wonder-- when will this release and what platforms will it release on? I'm all but certain somebody on here has heard something. I'm also certain there's no definitive answer because it's only been like a week or two since it was even recorded, so they likely aren't even done editing yet.
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Changing Keys for Performers is So Cool Jun 28
2024, 10:48:53 AM
Hey everybody, I've decided to dabble in hypocrisy. I'm a huge purist when I sing, I go "If I'm singing Sweeney for a recital, it's in the original key, and also same thing if I'm singing Calaf from Turandot." But, luckily, Broadway music directors and actors seem to be much smarter and less stubborn than me. I was just listening to the incredible New Broadway Cast Album of Merrily We Roll Along, a show I know very well, and this show has a history of a bunc
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The 77th Annual TONY Awards Performances Jun 17
2024, 07:46:05 PM
Thoughts:
The opening number was really bad and I was extremely disappointed. Remember eleven years ago when Neil Patrick Harris blew all of our minds with a huge, classic Broadway showtune full of clever lyrics and references to all of the shows that season that even had a bit of a rap section near the end to appeal to people who enjoy contemporary music who are for some reason watching the Tony Awards? Gone are those days. I think that not having Neil Patrick just
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Hedwig Fan Casting Jun 17
2024, 06:19:23 PM
You guys hear me out
I know he's the same age as some people I've called "almost too old"
Buuuuut
Tim Minchin as Hedwig? I mean, it'd take a whole lot to convince him but I think his comedic sense, his voice, and his stage presence would be absolutely perfect for the role. I mean, in particular, I can imagine him giving a killer rendition of Sugar Daddy and Tear Me Down. Also, Hedwig canonically plays the piano and is suggested to
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Hairspray (Revival) Jun 6
2024, 08:15:32 PM
seaweedjstubbs said: "The real dance show that John Waters based The Corny Collins Showon, The Buddy Deane Show, also attempted to integrate, but instead the powers that be just shut down the show all together. If people want Hairspray to reflect more of reality, it wouldn’t be Hairspray anymore. It’s not a history lesson, it’s not a true story, it’s a fable.If people want a deep and complex musical about racism, Hairspray isn’t it. But it was never real
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Hairspray (Revival) Jun 6
2024, 04:27:23 PM
ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Does the script need to be doctored? Was it doctored at all prior to the recent London or tour productions?
HAIRSPRAY is one of those shows where the roles are pretty easy to play well. It's been done a lot, and the audience always has a great time, and a lot more people have seen itwithoutthe original cast thanwiththe original cast.
It also may be a show that can survive, at least for 6-12 months on bway,with
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Why Aren't Theatre History Classes Mandatory for High Schools? Jun 6
2024, 04:22:52 PM
SonofRobbieJ said: "The question may have been inelegant, but it's a good question. Why are artforms that predate religion considered niche rather than elemental to our learning. Or rather, why are the artforms that have been coopted by religion (ie. the pageantry of the Mass, the religious artwork and icons) considered something that is trivial to our learning? I'm kind of shocked by some of the responses here."
I apologize for my inelegance. There were cert
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Smoking on Stage? Jun 6
2024, 04:10:49 PM
ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "There are fake cigarettes but most people feel they look really bad. (It looked like E-cigs were being used during Lempicka, possibly?)
Usually people use herbal cigarettes,and the amount that they inhale depends on the actor, but they ARE smoking.
Keeping it in your mouth (cigar-style) instead of letting it go down into your lungs could be a strategy as well."
That would make a whole lot of sense. I do wonder, can
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Why Aren't Theatre History Classes Mandatory for High Schools? Jun 6
2024, 04:07:48 PM
AEA AGMA SM said: "Another aspect that I haven't seen mentioned (or missed it) is that the large majority of kids doing shows in high school do not go on to major in theatre in college or pursue it as a profession. Like in my high school in the 90s, maybe 1 or 2 of us from each year (in the mid to late 90s) are working in the business, and I'm guessing there are plenty of years where no one who participated with the drama program continued doing it professionally."<
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Hairspray (Revival) Jun 6
2024, 04:05:09 PM
Here's my Hairspray thing. I love it so much, but I think everything that could reasonably be done with it was done in the initial very long production. Will there ever be a better cast than the original? ... Well, maybe Hairspray Live was similarly excellent, but even then... Really consider the stars that aligned for that unbelievably exceptional original cast. I mean, Harvey Fierstein as Edna is probably one of my favorite performances on stage ever, up there with John Cameron Mitchell
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Smoking on Stage? Jun 6
2024, 03:57:41 PM
I've seen people smoke on stage in a lot of shows. Hedwig, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Bonnie and Clyde come to mind. Is there a trick to this? Do they just like inhale it a little and immediately exhale or something? I've never smoked so I'm not entirely sure how the mechanics of a cigarette work, but I can't imagine that these actors are smoking on stage eight times a week (or seven in the case of Hedwig, or six/two in the case of many JCS productions)
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Why Aren't Theatre History Classes Mandatory for High Schools? Jun 6
2024, 03:55:52 PM
I wrote out a long winded reply that was countering everything people said until I realized--
I think I got my answer. The reason that theatre history classes aren't offered is because the interest would actually be pretty low. If even the people on the BroadwayWorld Messageboard think so, that's pretty telling that most theatre people in high school would think it didn't matter. Thank you all.
I will say, though, the idea
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Why Aren't Theatre History Classes Mandatory for High Schools? Jun 6
2024, 03:27:21 PM
Kad said: "Having gone to an arts high school and then majored in acting in college, at schools in two different states, one public and one private, there was absolutely a core canon of worksthat were taught, from Ancient Greek plays up through contemporary plays. If you’re an acting student, then you’re also introduced to plays through your acting classes as well. So I’m a little confused on what exactly you want to see here."
One more time. Theatr
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HELLO, I'M DOLLY bio-musical headed for the stage! Jun 6
2024, 03:11:07 PM
quizking101 said: "Call_me_jorge said: "However they do the casting, with one dolly or three, McKenzie Kurtz has got to be in this."
Yes. Or Tricia Paoluccio or Megan Hilty.
Also, what a bland title for a musical about a prolific figure"
I like it just because it's her first album's name. It feels fitting. But, who knows, maybe the name will test poorly because people will think that it's literally
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