Jerome at PH
May 25 2026, 01:06:36 PM
I saw it on Thurs and it did not yet seem fully ready for audiences. Two instances of line being called and a general sense of tentativeness and dropped cues in the second act.
The play itself was a miss for me. Despite a promising premise- an older committed gay couple in rural Arizona in the early 90s takes a third- it does surprisingly little with it. The setting is not explored at all and the time period is utilized only to address AIDS in a hamfisted way. Th
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Beaches reviews
May 25 2026, 11:40:32 AM
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.
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TITANÍQUE Reviews
May 25 2026, 10:36:55 AM
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.
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RIP to Jeffrey Lane, bookwriter of DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS and WOMEN ON THE VERGE
May 25 2026, 10:36:02 AM
Scoundrels is oddly underrated. It's a pretty great piece of musical comedy with great roles both lead and featured.
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TITANÍQUE Reviews
May 25 2026, 10:30:07 AM
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.
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Beaches reviews
May 25 2026, 10:21:32 AM
If this does tour, the best case scenario is that the producers can get it booked in a few houses where it can ride the coattails of the Tony-nominated titles and established hits in a season subscription. But it's certainly not something that is going to spur a lot of sales on its own and I doubt many touring houses are going to be clamoring for it. It'll be a "well, we have a slot and there's nothing else" option. Or, it'll end up in smaller arts centers t
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THE LOST BOYS Reviews
May 25 2026, 09:08:19 AM
So? It’s the time of year for that. You weren’t calling out the one about Rachel Dratch.
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The hardest Tony category to define. And the one performance that defines i
May 25 2026, 08:57:41 AM
Sometimes I wonder if people here actually know what direction means.
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Every Tony prediction signal in one place: markets, critics, audiences, precursor awards. Schmigadoon is indeed now the heavy favorite. They're split on Cats/Ragtime though
May 24 2026, 01:41:54 PM
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.
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26/27 Musical Revivals
May 24 2026, 11:53:24 AM
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.
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Jinkx Monsoon to play Judy Garland in END OF THE RAINBOW in London
May 24 2026, 10:56:25 AM
Your friends' takeaway was that because they don't have replicas of Judy's actual wardrobe, the performance fails? Looking at the released production photos and b-roll, yeah they're not duplicates of what she wore but they're clearly within her style and aesthetic vocabulary.
For what it's worth, Jinkx seems to be getting pretty strong reviews while the play itself is being criticized (which isn't surprising, since it was criticized when i
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Unpopular Opinions
May 23 2026, 12:38:06 PM
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?
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Unpopular Opinions
May 23 2026, 10:17:40 AM
John, I really respect your opinions and insights but I have to admit I’m really confounded by your take on this. While Paris is Burning is the major cultural touchstone of ball culture, it’s also from over three decades ago (and TheatreFan4 is correct: trans women make up most of the subjects of the documentary and are rather explicitly depicted as trans or female-identifying even within the confines of the language and understanding of the time it was filmed. There’s
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THE LOST BOYS Reviews
May 22 2026, 08:28:08 PM
Ensemble1665759202 said: "MadsonMelo said: "This show certainly need Tonys, they have yet to meet the weekly nut as far as we know, right?
They need a Best Musical seal to go beyond and think about turn a profit on Broadway."
I think they’re the only new musical meeting their weekly nut tbh"
They are likely not and if they are, it has only been in the last week or two and barely. This is a show with a weekly
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Unsubstantiated Rumor Abour ATG
May 22 2026, 07:53:32 AM
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.
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2026 Tony Winner Predictions
May 21 2026, 04:53:15 PM
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.
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"Follies" coming to DC
May 21 2026, 04:32:53 PM
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.
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COME FROM AWAY returning to Broadway?
May 21 2026, 03:30:44 PM
Kind of surprising, considering the rights were just released last November so it's being widely produced nationwide.
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Betty Boop film in the works with Quinta Brunson
May 21 2026, 01:52:22 PM
Brunson is a great choice for this, to be honest.
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DEATH OF A SALESMAN 2026 Reviews
May 21 2026, 01:16:50 PM
ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Kad said: "Lane accepted the award at the Drama Desks. When he thanked Rudin, somebody very loudly booed (and incredibly quick Lane, without missing a beat, simply said, "Oh, his family's here" ...)."
ok that's funny!"
Lane's quick wit is always so razor sharp and impressive. It managed to both acknowledge and defuse the moment and let him move on.
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