Profile for Kad

Re: theatr app: to use or not to use?

Nov 11, 2026 — 4:56:48 PM

DiegoKoch said: "I was banned from the theatr app. Even making new accounts, they will find u if your banking is tied to a previously banned account. It’s not that good anymore. Was great at first, but it’s certainly gone downhill. They charge an arm and a leg in fees and tix don’t sell as fast anymore."So you're saying theatr is better than BWW at managing your compulsive, delusional need to stay on platforms regardless of how many times you get banned for breaking policy? Another point in i...

Re: early Tony award predictions 2027

Nov 11, 2026 — 4:23:27 PM

Dan6 said: "To those who keep track of such things…if Benjamin Button transfers and ends up going against Paddington, would this be the first time that two Olivier winners for Best Musical competed against each other for the Tony?"Looking at the winners for both awards, you seem to be correct!We also haven't had an Olivier-winning best musical win the Tony since Billy Elliot.

"Matt Smith Will Lead World Premiere of THE HUMANS in the West End."

Nov 11, 2026 — 11:47:49 AM

I also thought it was Karam’s play, followed by, “where has Stephen Karam been?” It looks like there was a very low profile presentation of a new work of his just last month as part of the Sun Valley Playwrights Residency, so I am glad to see he is still writing.

Re: GALILEO Previews

Nov 10, 2026 — 11:53:42 PM

Well, if his revised book for Chess is any indication, Danny Strong has issues setting and maintaining tone.

Re: WANTED Reviews

Nov 10, 2026 — 9:07:19 PM

malcs98 said: "I think we can all agree that this show will not get a cast album right?"No…? If Lempicka, Harmony, Jellicle Ball, Queen of Versailles, and other recent flops can get an album, I don’t see how one can decisively say Wanted won’t.

Re: Jordan Fisher to lead PURPLE RAIN on Broadway - March 2027

Nov 10, 2026 — 5:05:43 PM

I think Fisher is generally fine and whatever attendance problems he has had in the past don't seem to have continued recently. I'm not sure anything I've seen him do makes me think, "Ah yes, that's somebody to play Prince," but obviously a lot is riding on his casting. As it stands, the production has a major uphill journey and tossed its original book and director just earlier this year.

Re: PADDINGTON: THE MUSICAL (Hirschfeld) - Kritzer, Hameed, Mueller, Hale, Shah, Ziemba & Zien.

Nov 9, 2026 — 2:41:25 PM

Mueller chose, of her own free will, to pursue this role and accept the offer when she received it. She knows her career and what she needs better than you do.

Re: Paddington Cast?

Nov 9, 2026 — 2:16:49 PM

Jay Lerner-Z said: "Oh wait Kad, I read your comment as them not getting either competitiveornon-competitive.I still think it would be egregious if the rules are so rigid that (potentially) the best performance/s are shut out of all the fun and excitement and recognition. If a non-binary performer can win Best Actor, well then so can a woman. Or a man win Best Actress. If the Oliviers can do it, so can the Tonys."I don't think the mixed genders of the performers is an issue (at least, it's no...

The World Famous Author

Nov 9, 2026 — 2:05:03 PM

darquegk said: "There's an interactive ARG going about an upcoming un-announced musical by the pseudonym "The World-Famous Author." Speculation on Insta seems to be that people think it's Jason Robert Brown, but I don't think JRB is a huge and buzzy enough name to be running an ARG around discovering his identity.Anyone seen this or have any hunches? There's currently a scavenger hunt for a cassette of one of the demos from the show."

Re: Paddington Cast?

Nov 9, 2026 — 1:39:19 PM

I don't think it's egregious for an awards body to decide, "We want to honor this work but it doesn't fit neatly into the framework of our existing awards categories."

Re: Paddington Cast?

Nov 9, 2026 — 1:28:09 PM

Part of me wonders if the Tonys won't give Hameed and Shah a noncompetitive recognition and not nominate them at all.

Re: Paddington Cast?

Nov 9, 2026 — 12:26:14 PM

Certainly seems like Kritzer would be on track for Best Featured Actress nominations in the spring.

Re: WANTED Reviews

Nov 9, 2026 — 9:58:22 AM

Jordan Catalano said: "As someone who didn’t dislike this show as much as others here do, even I am kind of shocked that the reviews were not as bad overall as they were. Looking over ticket sales, they don’t look awful but tomorrow’s grosses will give a better picture as far as how much money they’re actually making."I think these sort of mixed reviews that offer at best tepid pull quotes are worse than outright pans, in many ways. Extremely negative reviews inspire a degree of interest, cri...

Re: Paddington Cast?

Nov 9, 2026 — 9:55:42 AM

getatme said: "DiegoKoch said: "How much of a star is NPH ? Rob McClure is more of a star to me and to everybody"Surely this isn't a serious statement."Look who posted it. Of course it’s not. McClure’s casting in this was never ever confirmed, merely rumored as being in talks, so it’s weird people are speculating about it. He is not the first actor to be in the mix for casting and ultimately not make it. The guy works constantly.

Re: WANTED Reviews

Nov 9, 2026 — 9:27:19 AM

These reviews and a general lack of enthusiasm from people who’ve seen it do not bode well for this. Paired with the nondescript marketing, this just looks like a near DOA production. The fault lays at the feet of the producers here. I’m sure when this closes, there will be the usual recriminations and social media outrage, but at the end of the day… this was just not set up to succeed very well despite having years of development and multiple tryout productions. A lot of wasted time and effo...

Re: Paddington Cast?

Nov 8, 2026 — 1:50:05 PM

That is certainly looking like a stacked cast! Thrilled to see Leslie Kritzer finally getting her due this season.

Re: Spielberg Directing a Musical at The Public?

Nov 7, 2026 — 7:46:20 PM

Kushner, Tesori, and Spielberg working together on a new musical sounds almost too good to be true.

Re: The BWW Tech Support Thread

Nov 6, 2026 — 7:54:55 PM

Esther2 said: "CJRochester said: "This morning I've been getting a ton of popups from Cloudfare asking me to verify I am human."Also happening here. The first time, the entire screen went hazy, and even when I clicked the box to verify, nothing happened. Today, the entire screen went black and when I clicked the box, weird stuff started appearing, and the pop-up did not go away. I've done virus scans and things seem okay, but it's a bit unsettling."I also had a weird verification pop up just ...

Re: Greatest Showman's Keala Settle Says She Was 'Booted Out' of SAG-AFTRA With 'No Heads Up'

Nov 6, 2026 — 4:44:30 PM

Dues are about $250 twice a year. It's not nothing but it's also an amount that I think most working adults should be able to plan for, particularly as it's on a fixed schedule and increases tend to happen only every several years. Not taking non-union work and paying the biannual dues are basically the only things one needs to do to stay in good standing with the union. Again, this is a weird situation and I feel like she is not telling us everything. She doesn't even indicate that she tried...

Re: Grey Gardens revival?

Nov 6, 2026 — 12:06:46 PM

While act one is tricky, I think if a production gets a director who leans into it as a curdling nostalgic, almost delusional fantasy that eventually collapses under the weight of reality, it could work.

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