Profile for Kad

The two-disc OBCs of Sweeney and Phantom. Something about a score needing two discs felt very special. 

You are literally the only person I have encountered online or offline who perceives any sort of conservative theme or undertone in Schmigadoon’s marketing. 

“We stepped on a rake and, due to circumstances outside of our control, it flipped up and smacked us in the face.”

This is all just an unfortunate, graceless way for Liza's last years to play out.

I don't know how long it will run- it's doing well but it also hasn't been a hot ticket. And it's not an easily castable show like Little Shop that lends itself to bigger names. But it has fantastic word of mouth, which helps a lot. I don't know anybody who has seen it who hasn't adored it. 

Performances are expected to resume next week. 

I think it's Levy's to take with a very slim chance of a Marla upset. Everybody else has the nomination as their reward. 

Wicked is still fine. I think we’re entering a correction period for its grosses after  the mania around the movies. It was never going to be able to sustain the absolutely insane numbers it was bringing in. 

I imagine they’ll just do a grand reopening and anniversary together. 

I feel like I’ve only been seeing Ragtime, Jellicle, and Lost Boys with any kind of pervasive and sustained PR push. 

Some have speculated that Beaches is hanging on until the spring road conference next week, but at this point they would just be peddling damaged goods. The production has demonstrated it has almost no selling appeal. Nobody is going to book a show that got critically trashed, snubbed by awards, and has been playing to half-empty houses. 

Schmigadoon and Lost Boys both seem to have gotten sizable boosts from their Tony nods. 

I wouldn't be surprised if EBT will try to continue with more star casting. 

Honestly, sign me up. 

Another extension is being announced- its ninth- up through Feb 14.

I saw that production of The Gin Game. Streep and Short deserve a better vehicle for their talents than that creaky, sentimental play (as did Jones and Tyson). 

Has Short ever done a dramatic role? I feel like he would be phenomenal in the right dramatic part.