Profile for Kad

I don’t think there’s any world in which any production of Chess is going to be a hit without some kind of major A-list celebrity casting.  Despite some bangers in the score, it is a convoluted, messy show. It will live on in cast albums and theater fan dreams. 

I wonder if it's an actual Broadway revival and not something off-Broadway at the Lortel or something. 

It’s surprising we’re seeing ODC before Osage, but I have to imagine the cost of such a large cast is what is probably most holding a revival of Osage back. 

Just received a press release confirming this, with further casting in Lily Rabe and Joe Keery. Directed by John Benjamin Hickey. Hudson Theater, Sept 29- Jan 17.  Amex presale tomorrow. 

Julia is Polly and Allison is Silda. 

EvanstonDad said: "Now it makes me wonder how many times I've silently enraged someone by wearing my baseball cap LOL."

Odds are you are going to silently enrage somebody here no matter what you wear or what you do. 

I wish we would get these stars into new works by rising playwrights rather than in revivals of mid-tier works. 

Grabbed a front side mezz seat for an early Tuesday in March for $89. Seems like a good enough deal for what will surely be a hot ticket. 

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.