Profile for Kad

bear882 said: "Have the out-of-town voters ever made the difference? This always gets discussed as a factor but never seems to matter. Has there been a recent Tony winner that can be explained by out-of-town voters?"

Some like to cite The Outsiders here but I don't really see how it can be reasonably argued that it was any more appealing to out-of-town or touring voters than Hell's Kitchen. 

I'm sure his now established record for these lawsuits is certainly going to make theaters and arts institutions so eager to hire him. 

I do not understand the Glee connection being made to this particular show. "Let's put the biggest names from Glee into [title of show]!" feels like fevered fan dream casting from 2009. 

Paulson's annual Tony voter survey (175 of 850 voters surveyed, just shy of 20%) is in!

Schmigadoon has the edge with Lost Boys as a possible spoiler; revival remains too close to predict but Jellicle Ball may have a slight advantage.

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If the name Kevin Lynch sounds familiar, he’s the guy who sued Playwrights Horizons over its BIPOC Night discounted tickets. 

Two Strangers has been the only new musical this season to be consistently hitting or surpassing its weekly break even point thanks to its tiny cast. Even without major Tony wins, I can’t imagine it closing so quickly after the awards. 

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.