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whatever2 said: "i might have missed something, but wasn't this supposed to get a run at The Public first?"

It was rumored but never announced. 

This really will go down as an example of bafflingly inept producing. Just poor judgment all around. 

I have high hopes for this and I’m glad ART has given an artist like Malloy and his collaborators the space and resources for larger scale works. How I wish his Moby Dick that was produced there was seen by more people- it was truly a one of kind piece of genius. 

The link doesn't work- it looks like http is included twice. The link embedder automatically includes http so you don't need to include it in the url when you paste it in. 

ACL2006 said: "Should have closed this past Sunday. Now the cast has to show up on a holiday weekend when there's nobody in the audience."

I mean, it's air conditioned and they get pay and another benefit week. 

It's a really weird thing. It was only announced two weeks ago and there's barely been any kind of major marketing or press push. People genuinely do not seem to realize it's even happening. 

Celebrity Autobiography seems like it could get abridged.

TheGingerBreadMan said: "A friend of mine who knows Sergio Trujillosaid that Matthew Broderick was also considered for Applegate. I don’t know if he ever got into negotiations, or how far the “consideration” went, but apparently he was in the running. That would be horrible casting, IMO."

Broderick has become the very rare performer whose casting will make me avoid seeing productions. 

NPH has proven to be a very reliable box office draw and it's a good role for him- albeit one that seems like he could do in his sleep- so it makes sense. Sucks for McClure, but it's obvious this revival will need star power and Applegate is the easiest role for a name. 

Worth pointing out that the Chitas awarded Arturo Lyons & Omari Wiles last year for their work on Jellicle when it was at PAC. 

If you're comfortable doing it and the weather is amenable, a Citibike would also be a very effective- and easily the fastest- option. 

Although a car into the Times Sq area is a nightmare, the Heated Rivalry venue is pretty far west, between 10th and 11th avenues. She could take a car down the less busy 10th ave and get off at 47th and 9th and walk. I don't know that it would save time compared to taking the subway, but it would largely avoid the theater district traffic jams. 

Edit: wait, forgot it was a 5pm curtain on a weekday. Still within rush hour when she would be getting out. 

The production has recouped its 5.6 mil capitalization, 10 weeks into its 16 week run. 

Kind of surprised it recouped even faster than Every Brilliant Thing and had a slightly smaller capitalization. 

Although I will die on the hill of "the Drama Desks/League/OCC/etc awards should not be relied on as predictors of the Tonys," I do think the fact that Two Strangers is picking up absolutely nothing is not a great sign. 

It actually may be doable if you don't mind cutting it close. You can book it to the 7 at Hudson Yards- about a 10 min walk- and get off at 42nd. It would take about 20-25 mins. 

Skywalker3 said: "Noooo.. :(

I still don't understand why they didn't do more stunt casting.."

Because the show's principal tracks are all demanding, either physically, vocally, or both (arguably with the exception of Ernest, but that's not a role you want a big name in). 

Closing on Pride feels appropriate.

I don't think Paul Tazewell actually said what she won for, just that she won. She did win for Jellicle, though. 

It was very sweet to learn that Tazewell is the one who interviewed and accepted her into NYU. A nice full-circle moment to have both of them win last night (and one that could very well be repeated on the Tonys).