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Count me in as excited for the cast but not as hot on the play itself. That original cast and Mantello’s direction elevated what I thought was a fairly boilerplate entry into the “secrets revealed family drama” genre. Would much rather see that trio in August: Osage County or a new work.

Disappointed that we've had 26 posts without a single "does anyone still wear a hat?" 

The difference is that Clue and The Bodyguard did not have disastrous Broadway runs with bad reviews and bad word of mouth, nor did they start in a massive financial hole. Touring audiences aren’t rubes- they know what’s going on on Broadway. Beaches would likely have been in a much better place had it just simply toured. 

That's not an exclusive anymore- it's been all over social media the last few days. It's even been a sponsored post on IG. 

Scoundrels is oddly underrated. It's a pretty great piece of musical comedy with great roles both lead and featured. 

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Is there some rights issue that has prevented this from getting a cast album?? This is the rare cast album that might actually do decent biz because of the catalogue."

Per Kathy Deitch, it wasn't released because she put a curse on them because she is a witch. 

So? It’s the time of year for that. You weren’t calling out the one about Rachel Dratch. 

Sometimes I wonder if people here actually know what direction means. 

We're at the point of the Tonys race where people are starting to create competitive outcomes for dark horses that aren't very likely (see last year when "Audra and Nicole will split votes and Jasmine will win!" somehow got some traction). 

The fact is there are very, very few instances of a dark horse nominee pulling an upset at the Tonys. 

Sammy232 said: "42nd Street? Bat Boy?"

These are two I am surprised aren't on the list as they're ones I have actually heard legitimate talk about. 

John, at this point I genuinely don't know what you're arguing. Do you believe Jellicle Ball is appropriative? Or do you merely believe somebody hypothetically could? 

 

TheatreMonkey said: "I think all of us, here at the BWW Forum, should pool our moneys and buy them out. Think of what we could do (aside from never agreeing on anything)! 🙃"

There’d be 7 concurrently running lavish productions of Follies, all claiming to be the definitive, and the company would be bankrupt in 3 months. 

To be fair, he does hedge his bets quite a bit on a number of these predictions, including with Burstein. 

Until we get the fairly reliable NYTimes survey of Tony voters, everything is just sort of based on vibes. 

It says a lot about a regional theater when top-level NYC-area talent regularly goes to work there. DC is just a great theater city, regardless. 

Kind of surprising, considering the rights were just released last November so it's being widely produced nationwide.