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Security Line Insanity
 Apr 6 2026, 09:16:38 AM

Yeah, generally these lines move very briskly. It’s not like they’re having you take off your shoes and take out your electronics. It’s almost always a cursory bag check and most people just get waved through. I’ve experienced more stringent security getting into club or concert venues. 


BEACHES Previews
 Apr 6 2026, 09:09:07 AM

The first iteration of the musical back in 2014 didn’t even have “Wind,” so clearly its inclusion now was an acknowledgment of reality.

But, again, the lack of the movie’s music is not what I think is keeping people from buying tickets. That would be something spread via word of mouth, not generally known ahead of time.
 

The advertisements make no effort to clearly link the title to the film (or the novel, but I think the novel is a tot


BEACHES Previews
 Apr 5 2026, 10:44:34 AM

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Kad said: "Even with apparently dismal sales, I would be surprised if it does not make it to opening. Shows just don’t really close in previews anymore (when was the last time it happened?) and opening night plans are already set with the various venues, vendors, press, etc.

I’m not even sure that the lack of the movie’s songs is even the main issue here. The average ticketbuyer wouldn’t really know that. The


BEACHES Previews
 Apr 5 2026, 09:19:29 AM

Even with apparently dismal sales, I would be surprised if it does not make it to opening. Shows just don’t really close in previews anymore (when was the last time it happened?) and opening night plans are already set with the various venues, vendors, press, etc. 

I’m not even sure that the lack of the movie’s songs is even the main issue here. The average ticketbuyer wouldn’t really know that. The poor sales from the jump suggest a lack of interest in the


THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Previews
 Apr 3 2026, 02:10:54 PM

I've heard that callouts are now actively discouraged and the production was really not prepared for the response they got at the first few performances. 


No Amber Riley in Dreamgirls...
 Apr 3 2026, 12:06:17 PM

Suzcap said, " cheesy single black female movies" - referring to the 3 Lifetime movies Riley made called Single Black Female. Capitalization would've helped but it's still clear, at least to me, that the actual title was being referenced. 


THE LOST BOYS Previews
 Apr 2 2026, 03:09:27 PM

yyys said: "As far as seating, which side is better? I’m trying to buy a non center seat."

I would say house right. 


THE LOST BOYS Previews
 Apr 2 2026, 12:39:33 PM

quizking101 said: "Kad said: "Ensemble1665759202 said: "Kad said: "Ensemble1665759202 said: "

  • Song cut - there was a song early in Act 1 for Sam that was cut completely

Was it the song in the comic shop about him running away from things?"

Yeah that's the one. Was gone last night.
"

That's a surprising


THE LOST BOYS Previews
 Apr 2 2026, 12:33:57 PM

Ensemble1665759202 said: "Kad said: "Ensemble1665759202 said: "

  • Song cut - there was a song early in Act 1 for Sam that was cut completely

Was it the song in the comic shop about him running away from things?"

Yeah that's the one. Was gone last night.
"

That's a surprising cut, especially since his big act two song with the superheroes is a direct respons


THE LOST BOYS Previews
 Apr 2 2026, 12:26:49 PM

Ensemble1665759202 said: "

  • Song cut - there was a song early in Act 1 for Sam that was cut completely

Was it the song in the comic shop about him running away from things?


THE LOST BOYS Previews
 Apr 2 2026, 11:38:16 AM

quizking101 said: "Kad said:” Iguess if you really wanted to crank the queer lens up to peak magnification, you could make an argument that the show, by making the true antagonist’s stated goal be to create a traditional family structure, is depicting non-heteronormative family structures as preferable. But I think that’s projecting a lot onto a show that doesn’t really make that case in a way that isn’t extremely superficial.

This is a se


Lin-Manuel Miranda to direct film adaptation of OCTET
 Apr 2 2026, 09:20:17 AM

I love this score but really cannot imagine it as a film. I’ll be curious to see what they do.


THE LOST BOYS Previews
 Apr 2 2026, 09:10:52 AM

I really did not find this production particularly queer or homoerotic, and I say that as somebody who is very queer. 
 

Sam’s queerness is never made totally explicit and is largely played for laughs (in the “the audience can tell but the characters can’t” way).

 

I wish that there was a bit of a romantic triangle between Michael, David, and Star, but that kind of  dynamic between Michael and David just isn&rsq


THE LOST BOYS Previews
 Apr 1 2026, 05:51:46 PM

It is wild to me that producers will spend so much on "development" only to have shows make few meaningful changes, open on Broadway and flop, then blame the audiences, critics, social media, everyone other than themselves and then also complain about rising production costs. 


BEACHES Previews
 Apr 1 2026, 05:47:34 PM

blaxx said: "itsahopi said: "blug said: "Sometimes I thinkthat perhaps the Broadway musical, as an art form, needs a nice 10-year rest. No musicals for ten years. Let creative minds recalibrate because there's a LOT of mush being put out there by seemingly smart people that feels unfelt, over-meddled with, or not thought out and sometimes, paradoxically, all threeat once.

Did we need a musical of Beaches, Smash, Tootsie, Pretty Woman, The Bodyguard, T


Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 3/29/26
 Apr 1 2026, 11:18:57 AM

These faux-limited runs are increasingly common- Mincemeat has been doing the same thing, as has Masquerade. "New blocks of tickets" are regularly announced for shows. As quizking101 said, it's artificial scarcity. 


THE LOST BOYS Previews
 Apr 1 2026, 10:27:45 AM

And yeah I kind of can’t get over how anticlimactic the final confrontation is:
 

 
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We get two impressive stage effects for two of the minor vampires’ deaths- sparks, smoke, sudden disappearance. And then the two primary antagonists are both dispatched with stakes that looked to be shoved through thei


& JULIET To Close On Broadway August 9, 2026
 Apr 1 2026, 10:07:16 AM

Yeah, considering credible-seeming news posted here does get picked up and circulated, this was not a wise choice.


THE LOST BOYS Previews
 Apr 1 2026, 09:52:29 AM

I don’t know the direction here is necessarily the main issue, aside from the campy flourishes in act two. If anything, I think the material is largely elevated here because it’s not strong enough on its own. I think he’s shown struggle to develop new work, but the onus there cannot solely be on the director. 
 

I had a thought at some point during the show that Arden would be a great director of music videos, because that’s what this


BEACHES Previews
 Apr 1 2026, 01:17:11 AM

Schmigadoon is likely not eligible for best score given that it’s pre-existing material that doesn’t seem to have much new added.


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