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malcs98 said: "TheatreFan4 said: "Kad said: "What’s being (rather idly) proposed here isn’t an extension at the Broadhurst, but rather putting Jellicle Ball in a custom venue like Masquerade and Sleep No More. Even if it were to happen, it would take a long time to carry out."Yeah that feels psychotic tbh. Like... just host it in a Ballroom at thatpoint."Hey never say never…there’s tons of vacant space out there in NYC and if anybody outside of ALW & Michael Harrison can give this production ...

JSquared2 said: "quizking101 said: "From people I know that have worked with her, she is not a very assertive director when it comes to larger productions and tends to be a pushover with the creative team (book/score/choreo).This could be the moment she learns that musicals are not her strength and that’s okay."Wha?? Who are these "people you know who have worked with her"? Unless something has changed VERY recently, Saheem Ali is a male." apparently your compulsive need to be a pedantic jerk...

Odds are never totally zero but they're low enough that they may as well be. This is all a pipe dream at the best.

This seems like an awfully rushed transfer for a production that was not well-received last fall and had a massive creative shakeup. Although Prince and his song catalogue will be a draw, I wonder how much of one it will be.

I’ve been having an issue in which clicking the “Back to Message Board” button at the bottom of a thread page takes me to a view of the board that only includes other related threads and not the general view (ie- if I hit the button on the “Oh Mary reviews” thread, it will only show me a view of the board only with other threads pertaining to Oh Mary).

Wow, who to believe: the attention-seeking liar who started the thread, or the attention-seeking liar who debunked it?

What’s being (rather idly) proposed here isn’t an extension at the Broadhurst, but rather putting Jellicle Ball in a custom venue like Masquerade and Sleep No More. Even if it were to happen, it would take a long time to carry out.

Ensemble1671017357 said: "First let me say that this show is not for conservative theatregoersWhat a stupid, bigoted, useless comment. No reason to read the rest.Why do your politics have any place in a review of the live capture ofHadestown - one of today'smost popular, profitable theatrical events on Broadway, US Tour, West End and UK tour?Do you really believe only people who think like you buy tickets?"“Conservative” in this context is clearly not referring to political belief and even if...

...it's rather fascinating that Broadway/New York theater review aggregate sites have repeatedly been acquired and then watered down by producers and ticket-selling platforms.

John Adams said: "As I’m happy to repeat..."You've had this same debate numerous times across multiple threads. You may not want to be in the audience of Jellicle Ball, but you clearly feel the need to be part of every discussion about it.

Alexander Lamar said: "Apologies if this has already been asked, was this filmed for the TOFT archive?"Yup, last night.

Orville Peck has a new album out in September and has announced tour dates through the end of November; he isn't in the mix for replacing.

Jake Shears, Lorna Courtney, and Kevin McHale will be replacing Evans, Hsu, and Durand. Shears starts Sept 11; Courtney and McHale start 8/25. Evans, Hsu, and Durand depart 8/23

The thing about the "it's niche" argument with Jellicle Ball is that it implies people haven't been going, which is objectively not the case. Its attendance has actually been pretty darn good with an average of 93.04% capacity for the 18 weeks it has run thus far. So people have very much been attending and in pretty strong numbers. The issue is that, despite those strong attendance numbers, it has still been unable to break even, which suggests either a ceiling on how much people have been w...

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "No, it's not, but until some sense can made of both the weekly operating costs and the capitalizations, we're going to continue having these problems. And placing blame on ONLY the theatre owners or ONLY the unions is a misread of the situation.."That's kind of the strange thing here for me: for all the discussion of costs going up, I have never seen a comprehensive breakdown of costs in any reporting. Which costs, and by how much? Nobody seems willing to say ex...

I do think something has to got to give here and there is certainly blame to go all around: the cartel of theater owners controlling the venues and taking their cut from everybody who walks into their buildings; marketing firms that feel homogeneous and like they chase trends rather than innovate; producers who seem more interested in raising their own profiles than developing successful projects; actors who don't seem to understand how their own industry operates but are nevertheless outspok...

EDSOSLO858 said: "What an exceptional career he's had. He will have spent 23 years at the Public.I have a feeling Saheem Ali ends up succeeding him."Ali certainly seems like he's being groomed to take over and has institutional knowledge, which is a plus, but I find him to be a rather uninteresting choice with an incredibly spotty artistic record. (I was also surprised, when I was at the Public on Monday, to find that they are renovating the lobby again).

Per a video on the Public's IG, Eustis will be retiring from his role as artistic director when his current contract ends at the end of July in two years. A pretty significant change to the nonprofit theater landscape.

While I like the concept, I find it to be almost understated considering the actual material.

TexanAddams18 said: "Literally nothing wants/can afford the Majestic right now. They just announced a developmental workshop of Purple Rain for the fall and its never a good sign to go from OOT back to a workshop so I think we're still plenty far away from seeing it in NYC"They replaced both Lileana Blain-Cruz as director and Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins as bookwriter with Saheem Ali and Peter Duchan, respectively, so it is unsurprising they are back to workshops. The show as it was in Detroit func...