Profile for TheQuibbler

I saw Legally Blonde a few times where Laura Bell Bundy maybe should have called out. It became commonplace for her to take a breath during the final note of “So Much Better” but one time she had to break it up into three held notes. I was frankly shocked she came back for Act II. (Love her, though!) 

Fun, her and her brother. (Levon Hawke, Ghosts) are both doing off-Broadway shows this year. 

ACL2006 said: "ChairinMain said: "I don't know why we're being coy about it, he's named Liz Gilles and Milo Manheim."

Most people have no clue who these two are."

He’s got 3 million Instagram followers and she has nearly 14 million… so some people know who they are. 

It’s a nice venue, but all the Playbills are locked up behind a case and it takes forever to find an usher to open it up. 

hyangsoo said: "Yes, it is a big issue. People literally walk in off the streets and take stuff and walk out and no one does anything about it."

That’s why it’s locked up?

I meant is getting an associate to unlock it for you that big an issue. 

The Awards Season Villain this year. A movie nobody seems to like yet continues to rack up the awards. 

Wicked has been back at number one for the past few days. Also, it's currently got about $20 million over Moana 2 domestically, which is interesting. 

I suppose that's true. I agree that you need someone with gravitas and a commanding presence. Michelle looks stunning and sounds great, but she is missing that authority. 

At the risk of sounding ageist, casting a “grand dame” of the stage would kind of defeat the purpose of a character selling youth and beauty. The women who have played the role in the film and on stage have been in the 40s range.  I’m not sure how much more “seasoned” one can go for the plot to land.  

Jonathan Cohen said: "However, Moana 2 has technically overshadowed Wicked in terms of ticket sales. It's up to$717 million."

I think that actually makes Wicked box office even more impressive since they came out basically a week apart. It's incredible that two films released at the same time both reached such heights. 

I’ve always thought people underrate the show (if that’s possible, despite all the Tonys) because it didn’t continue to be a juggernaut post Lane/Broderick and that somehow got tied into the quality of the show itself. As written, I think it’s a glorious piece of musical theater. 

The one thing the Golden Globes can do for the Oscar race is help build a narrative and momentum. True, there’s not much overlap otherwise but at least it keeps your name or film in the conversation. 

Jay Lerner-Z said: "P.S. Ariana is billed as “Ariana Grande-Butera”… does anybody ever actually call her that?"


Ariana Grande Is Credited in ‘Wicked’ as ‘Ariana Grande-Butera’ Because ‘That Was My Name When I Went to See the Show’ at 10 Years Old

“I just feel like this experience was such a homecoming for me. I feel like I came home to myself in a lot of ways, through what I learned from Glinda, from Elphaba,” Grande explained, glancing at Erivo, who was seated next to her. “And, you know, that was my name when I went to see the show when I was 10 years old. And it felt like a really lovely way of honoring that. It felt really full circle, and it just felt like something I wanted to do.”

 

Again, not talking about mainstream masses. Talking about one of the people the play is allegedly about. 

Zeppie2022 said: ""Stevie Nicks Has No Idea What Stereophonic Is

“What is that? Really? How in the world have I gotten this far without knowing about this?”

Simple answer, Broadway plays do not get huge media attention. A huge hit musical (Hamilton, Wicked etc.) will be known by the general public that does not really care about Broadway.

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Yeah, I think the comedy lies more in: if someone wrote a a hugely successful play about you specifically, you would probably know about it. Just a silly anecdote not worth further scrutinizing. 

Kad said: "There isn't anything more to it than that. It's entirely unchanged from the stage show. I agree that it undercuts the reveal (as well as being a very clunky piece of exposition)."

Jeff Goldblum is also listed as a vocalist in “No One Mourns The Wicked” on the soundtrack, so no real effort is being made to hide it.