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My guess is it'll get taken down overnight with absolutely no acknowledgment. 

I mean, it’s not quite Paris Hilton in Mame but… stacking the cast with big names sort of cuts against what the show is explicitly about. 

And the book would definitely need to be updated. It was full of mid-00s cultural references and sensibility. Even the concept of rushing to get a show into a major NY theater festival is (sadly) dated now. 

It's not unusual for accounts to be created at very early discussions just to lock down the name. 

carolinaguy said: "Not sure how the thread on the grosses got to this point, but while Arden deserves some credit for saving The Lost Boys from being a complete disaster... it is not possible for me to see him getting a third Tony in the same season he laid that giant Queen of Versailles egg."

He may not be winning for director, but it’s pretty likely he’ll be taking home one for Best Lighting Design as the credited co-designer. 

I have to imagine they'll do some flying bit with her and the Lost Boys, right?

A number of songs in the Schmigadoon score would qualify as parody, since they are very clearly imitating or sending up specific songs. Parody isn’t just plugging new lyrics into existing tunes. 

There is no way to make cables totally invisible or to totally obscure harnesses. I think all things considered, the production does a very good job at seamlessly getting it done in a very unobtrusive way. I think some suspension of disbelief is required when actors are being flown- stage effects have hard limits. 

God it’s depressing that only 3 female playwrights have ever won Best Play.

Fred Mason is BroadwayFlash. Take nothing they say as even remotely credible. 

Considering the student roles have historically been cast with performers in their teens and early twenties, I wonder who would qualify as "all star casting" even if we are including theater names. 

Events like this are kind of loaded against the general public, unfortunately. 

Ali’s directing resume is incredibly spotty for somebody in such a prominent position and arguably the successor apparent to Oskar Eustis. 

It's 3 years but the original production closed October 2, 2022, so this would be eligible regardless. 

No union would agree to it because it is indeed an unreasonable ask that sets a terrible precedent. It opens the door to more producers asking for dark weeks without pay to save money. There was no extraordinary circumstance at play to merit the request.  

I am very surprised it was running that long. Even though the park remains open, there are noise ordinances that prevent events like Shakespeare in the Park from going too late.

There are dozens people working in theaters, in the house and backstage, who have access to phones in the event of an emergency- people who, frankly, have a lot more information about the venue that will be useful to first responders. There is no need for every single audience member to also have access to their phones solely for that reason. 

Tonight was the NYC premiere of Stop That Train; Ru was never going to be available tonight.