Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread Jan 12
2026, 11:52:46 AM
Contracts not being renewed is not the same thing as being fired.
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ShowScore format change Jan 12
2026, 11:23:35 AM
That kind of seems like something that should appear on the front page of their site.
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Mamdani - 1500 Free Tickets for Under the Radar Festival Jan 10
2026, 12:53:13 PM
He didn’t take any credit from the organizers.
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Jamie Lloyd-helmed EVITA revival to play the London Palladium in 2025 Jan 8
2026, 02:28:58 PM
chernjam said: "Kad said: "I just walked by the St James, where QoV is in the middle of its loadout. There is a new poster for this production on the loading stage door to the right of the lobby- the doors were open and somewhat blocked, so I couldn’t see if there was venue or date info, but it’s very clearly for this production."
If that was on the outside doors - that was up in May prior to Sunset's closing/ pre London opening"
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Jamie Lloyd-helmed EVITA revival to play the London Palladium in 2025 Jan 8
2026, 11:10:01 AM
I just walked by the St James, where QoV is in the middle of its loadout. There is a new poster for this production on the loading stage door to the right of the lobby- the doors were open and somewhat blocked, so I couldn’t see if there was venue or date info, but it’s very clearly for this production.
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Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/4/26 Jan 6
2026, 07:14:53 PM
Stranger Things has spent most of the year not hitting or just barely hitting its weekly operating costs. It's of course gotten a massive boost over the last five weeks thanks to the series finale and the holiday, but there's really no evidence yet that will sustain- the series is done and it's not exactly a Harry Potter-level generational touchstone. It cost at least 20 million to mount (likely more- maybe much more) and it costs a fortune to run, on top of its other expenses lik
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Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/4/26 Jan 6
2026, 04:12:58 PM
Jarethan said: "Jeffrey Karasarides said: "Kad said: "Interesting that in a season in which a lot of focus is on the lack of new musicals, Broadway as whole seems to be doing very well."
The latter is arguably why this season doesn't have a ton of new musicals coming in. Lack of available venues due to how well a majority of productions are currently doing commerically."
I suspect it is due more to the number of major fl
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Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/4/26 Jan 6
2026, 02:32:19 PM
This is the first winter in a while in which nothing really seems in imminent danger of closing before spring. Interesting that in a season in which a lot of focus is on the lack of new musicals, Broadway as whole seems to be doing very well.
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Congestion pricing Jan 6
2026, 11:48:14 AM
rg7759 said: "And? Is broadway doing well? Are small businesses? Is anyone besides the 1%? Get back to me in 10 years when out of town people have gotten the message that we dont want them here"
Your ridiculous, baseless fearmongering got totally discredited so you now have to move the goalposts to ten years out? Get lost.
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Congestion pricing Jan 5
2026, 08:43:57 PM
But but but it was going to destroy Broadway! People were going to stop coming to NYC! We were supposed to be doomed!
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Scene at Mamma Mia! Jan 5
2026, 12:38:13 PM
How kind of the board’s sunshine boys to give Sutton Ross rent-free residence in their heads.
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OFFICIAL: Lane/Metcalf DEATH OF A SALESMAN to open at Winter Garden, March 2026 Jan 5
2026, 11:07:27 AM
Glad to see that reasonable ticket prices are available, by today’s standards at least. But Rudin et al are savvy enough to know that Lane and Metcalf cannot command George Clooney or Denzel Washington prices, even if they are, imo, superior stage performers.
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Just in Time - Matt Morrison? Jan 4
2026, 10:45:06 PM
RippedMan said: "But wasn’t he correct about the Beached / Titanique? So might be right just wrong time line."
But a number of members on this board also had that information. Productions are easier to accurately leak because they require more people to be aware of them for longer periods of time- creatives, marketing, press, casting, GMs, investors, etc.
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Just in Time - Matt Morrison? Jan 4
2026, 12:30:19 PM
Well, Doyle has publicly stated he dropped out of the Sinatra project due to delays, so he can't be too upset if it moves forward with Jordan or anyone else (which... massive grain of salt, considering the source).
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The Baker’s Wife cast album? Jan 4
2026, 09:43:31 AM
You can do a reverse image search through Google. That’s from the Bronx Tale recording session from nine years ago. Why would you even share that?
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Hiddleston & Atwater Much Ado @ the Winter Garden Jan 2
2026, 07:02:09 PM
The roof railing back when School of Rock was there.
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Hiddleston & Atwater Much Ado @ the Winter Garden Jan 2
2026, 06:58:25 PM
I don’t recall the Winter Garden having any kind of exterior balcony. It used to have a kind of cupola on the roof many years ago, but it’s long gone.
Edit: actually, before there was the big billboard marquee, there was a railing in front of the roof. That could work.
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Hiddleston & Atwater Much Ado @ the Winter Garden Jan 2
2026, 06:34:00 PM
ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "As the S.O. said, it is allegedly playing the WG after SALESMAN and before EVITA — not immediatelyafter Mamma Mia.
If you’re gonna share his rumors, at least get what he says right!"
So this would start in July at the earliest, run through the fall or winter and Evita would likely come in the spring.
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Trump takeover of DC Jan 2
2026, 11:08:01 AM
Stephen Schwartz pulls out as host of the Washington National Opera gala in protest.
Won’t he think of the ushers?!
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Playwrights Horizons sued over discount for POC Jan 1
2026, 09:13:49 AM
CoffeeBreak said: "Legally he has a case even if it is ridiculous to some."
You keep repeating he has a case without actually detailing how or why. Please, for once, actually back up your assertions.
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