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She seemed like somebody who would always be there. She not only brought us some of the greatest, most definitive American music but also sought to genuinely improve the world and did so with such joy and humor. A truly staggering loss, a rare individual whose immense talent was somehow equal to her character and kindness.

Matt Rogers said: "Because it was offered to Orville Peck and he passed."Peck has a new album coming out in a few weeks and will be touring. He'd be great casting but it was never in the cards for this.

Thrilled to see Kritzer and Miles here but, yeah, Zane is an absolutely out of left field choice.

How is Smaxie being "mad annoying" for saying that it's the opening night cast? Over the course of their 20+ years here, Smaxie has more than established themselves as a knowledgeable poster with industry experience who doesn't baselessly assert things.

hak5 said: "do we know when it should be released and will be a physical CD ?"It hasn't even been officially announced yet.

Glad it’s getting an album, though I’m certainly curious why it’s only being done now. But if it means we get Sherie, then…

It’s not like they’re not going to cast it. They have plenty of time to announce.

johnnybravo said: "The show was great. The people on this board are the reason most theater sucks. Just a mean-spirited, insular clique of the dumbest rubes acting out their high-school trauma."The show was raked across the coals by critics and rejected by audiences. The folks here weren’t outliers. In fact, looking at the contemporaneous thread about the show, a lot of us were excited going in and many members tried really hard to like it and find things to like about it.

Seeing the film opening weekend remains one of the best moviegoing experiences of my life. Everyone was there to see a movie so ill-conceived and so baffling and so unhinged and it absolutely delivered. Swift was not nearly the worst in it; she wasn’t even bad at all considering she was a glorified cameo.

rosscoe(au) said: "When was this produced on stage?"2018 at Atlantic.

This was easily one of the worst musicals I’ve seen at this professional level. Not even so -bad-it’s-good, just bad. I’m shocked it’s getting an album so many years later. And as far as it being “part rock opera, part impressionist tone poem”- that neither describes the show nor does it actually make any sense as a description for anything.

The real problem is that I don't know many people who have eaten at any of these restaurants in quite a long time. They're convenient for the area and are established, but they're not at all the best or most exciting options. Dining preferences have shifted a lot.

It is very strange there’s been no press release. I guess Rudin is going rogue on this one?

Musicaldudepeter said: "Dylan Smith4 said: "Man, I still can't believe that some on here are supporting Rudin's producing work. It may be good quality, but you're still contributing to this horrid man who has no business being involved in the theatre scene anymore. You can call me out on this if you wish, but Rudin should have never been allowed to return."What exactly did he do? Bore off. Such woke nonsense. He's an incredible producer."He physically assaulted multiple assistants. It’s not e...

Why are people talking about this like it's some random, fly-by-night production? Second Stage reliably gets top talent and has had a very solid record of programming at the Hayes.

Ragtime certainly doesn't need you smugly bullying people on here on its behalf.

RippedMan said: "That is doing a disservice to the iconic NYC skyline."Have you seen the NYC skyline lately? The only iconic NYC buildings that are in the top 10 tallest are the Freedom Tower and Empire State. Everything else is now supertall, largely characterless skyscrapers built within the last 2 decades.

I've heard Black Swan is looking at a transfer but likely not this season. Carly Rae Jepsen's 10 Things I Hate About You is also coming in next year with an announcement in the near future, but I've heard it's aiming for early next season.

Rocky is now out of the period where the majority of its audiences were Roundabout subscribers, which created artificial scarcity of tickets and created the appearance of massive demand.

Labor costs tend to be one of the most transparent costs of a production by virtue of the fact they're in collectively bargained contracts that most people in the industry have easy access to. The other costs are not transparent at all, from rents to rights to fabrication costs. Which is why it is wild to me that major reporting doesn't dig into them.The theater owners are more than mere landlords, though. If they were just charging rent, that would be one thing. But they take cuts of box off...