Profile for EmceeHammer

"...Ding ding ding! Was just announced on Morning Joe, Betty Gilpin takes over for an 8 week run."

What do I win???

Interesting but inspired choice. Would love to hear the behind-the-scenes story of the casting process.

Gilpin is an incredible actress, truly underrated. Hope this pushes her career forward. 

OharaFosseWolfe888 said: "That is also what I was told, it was. She has 3nominations for the Netflix show. She is not as big of a name as anyone has dream casted or speculated above…”

Betty Gilpin (nominated three times for ‘Glow’)?

 

Ensemble1698878795 said: "Hearing this is closing December 15th."

Confirmed. https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/THE-BIG-GAY-JAMBOREE-Sets-Off-Broadway-Closing-Date-20241121

I have tickets for December 20. We don't arrive in town until the 19th, so I guess we'll miss this one. What a Big Gay Disappointment. 

We're seeing Murray Hill at Joe's Pub at 9:30 PM that night, so it will be difficult/impossible to find an alternate show to fill this gap. 

MemorableUserName said: "EmceeHammer, you can contact the box office at the form I linked on the last page or over the phone and see what they can do for you. It sounds like the box office has been very busy today (and have been dealing with a lot of angry people, so be kind), but they've been very responsive and should get back to you quickly.

You could easily switch to a Mandy night, or if you don't want to or can't get a refund, you could always list it on the Theatr app."

Thank you, MemorableUserName! I've bookmarked the link. Need to talk it over with my BF first. I suspect he'll be more than thrilled to skip this one. He has never seen the movie, hates ALW, doesn't appreciate abstract/interpretive theater, and is only vaguely familiar with the lead as a has-been girl grouper and current b-list reality TV star. 

Sunset was a last minute matinee add-in for our annual Broadway pilgrimage. (Y'all on this board convinced me it was a necessity!) We had already booked Gypsy for the same evening, and the thought of a two-show, diva-centric day is stressing us out. TBH, Mandy is much more appealing to me, but her one scheduled performance during our trip conflicts with another show we've already booked. 

PS: We are also heading to the Kit Kat Club because the lesbian couple we are traveling with are Adam Lambert super fans. I'm pretty sure they both voted for Trump. It should be a fun evening of them cheering on Adam while I quietly weep over the rising threat of fascism. Just pointing this out to show that it's possible to maintain a civil relationship with Trump voters while still not wanting to applaud or pay Trump supporters. I also suspect it will be possible for these Trump voters to sit through Cabaret and completely miss the point. Can't wait for four more years of this!

PPS: If Adam is somehow reading this- When you see two obese Midwestern lesbians sitting at a front table at a Saturday night performance during Christmas week, please sing some sense into their narrow, greedy, reactionary minds. The power of live theater is real!