PROOF takes Booth Theatre; Samira Wiley and Jin Ha Join Cast Mar 17 2026, 09:39:42 PM
mufish said: "Just posting something I overheard at a show this past weekend - two people behind me were chatting before the show, and one of them mentioned they had been approached about investing in Proof. They told their companion that according to the documents they saw, the production needs to have an average ticket price of $187 for the entirety of the run in order to break even. There wasn't any mention of a built in extension, which I assume would maybe slightly reduce th
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Can we get MAME starring Elaine Hendrix and Lisa Ann Walter now? Mar 17 2026, 05:49:55 PM
Oh no he’s learned how to use ChatGPT
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Can we get MAME starring Elaine Hendrix and Lisa Ann Walter now? Mar 17 2026, 05:47:05 PM
South Pacific, King and I, Oklahoma, even Carousel are all regularly produced. All have had major Broadway revivals in the last two decades, too, and a couple of those shows have had major NY concerts as well. The only thing preventing them from being produced more is the cost of mounting them.
Mame notably does not get produced as frequently.
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Solea Pfeiffer and Liisi LaFontaine to lead WANTED at the James Earl Jones this fall Mar 17 2026, 05:39:05 PM
For anyone wondering about Ciara Renee’s lawsuit, publicly available court documents indicate she filed for voluntary dismissal about a month or so after initially filing the suit.
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PROOF takes Booth Theatre; Samira Wiley and Jin Ha Join Cast Mar 17 2026, 12:10:51 PM
Kara Young is replacing Wiley in this production.
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SCHOOL GIRLS headed to Broadway Mar 17 2026, 09:03:18 AM
ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Loved this play!!
And for those wondering, all precedent says it will be considered a REVIVAL."
I truly can’t believe the MCC production was 9 years ago now. It feels so much more recent.
But yes- definitely will be considered a revival, especially as this seems to be an entirely new production.
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Timothy Chalamet Criticism Mar 16 2026, 09:27:56 AM
gibsons2 said: "Timmy's next project should beMikhail Baryshnikovor Rudolph Nureyevbiopic. That'll show 'em."
His next project should probably be to take a breather for a bit.
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Timothy Chalamet Criticism Mar 16 2026, 12:35:11 AM
While I'm sure Jordan and his team had a good chuckle over Chalamet's gaffe, there was already a turning tide against Chalamet, who was never a sure bet in the first place.
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Dolly! The Musical coming to Broadway 2026? Mar 15 2026, 07:56:25 PM
I think the only time the three actors conceit worked was Fun Home, since it chose three exceptionally different portions of Bechdel's life and effectively treated them as separate characters with unique arcs. Otherwise, it's just been: here's the kid, then the young adult, then the adult, as a single chronological continuum.
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In the next 10-15 years we will likely lose Liza, Patti, Betty Buckley and Bernadette Mar 15 2026, 02:47:03 PM
JSquared2 said: "Looking at the brighter side, we will also have“lost” (at least) 75% of the angry bitter old queens who are regulars on thisboard."
...yeah, looking forward to the deaths of members you dislike is ****ed up.
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Alicia Keys' Broadway Bomb — Singing Sensation's Musical 'Loses a Staggering $8Million' Mar 15 2026, 01:12:49 PM
quizking101 said: " I’m not surprised that it closed at a huge loss to be honest. We often spent many months scratching our heads at how they were still running even when they were underperforming at least six figures a week. Even more were the attempts at Star casting that likely cost a fortune, but probably only boosted the box office just enough to cover the additional expense."
HK has an interesting gross history - it does very well in its first year, then comes down a lot after its first holiday season, then goes into an erratic pattern. It never seemed to be able to sustain one stable average gross for very long. I think behind-the-scenes expenses turned it into a total money pit that made recoupment all but impossible.
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Lead Actor in a Play 2026 Mar 15 2026, 12:14:49 PM
WiCkEDrOcKS said: "John Lithgow will win his third Tony this year."
It is wild to me that Lithgow is 80. I mean, intellectually, yes, I know that's true, but it just doesn't feel true.
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Timothy Chalamet Criticism Mar 15 2026, 12:10:16 PM
Oscar voting had a few days left when this blew up but the SAG awards had already happened so it had no bearing on it.
I frankly don't think Chalamet was ever the shoo-in for Best Actor and this likely just crystalized feelings about him that had been brewing for some time. He was the presumptive favorite for a bit but I really never got the sense his performance was ever really fully embraced and undeniable to overcome his increasingly entitled-to-the-win behavior. He may stil
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Future Oh Mary Casting Dreams Mar 15 2026, 10:46:29 AM
Jordan Catalano said: "NOWaWarning said: "Jennifer Simard, Nathan Lane, Donna Murphy, Mary Testa, Jackie Hoffman.
Any of the Heated Rivalry fellas for Mary’s Teacher."
If they could get Connor Storrie, it would be the absolute hottest ticket ON EARTH, right now."
Storrie would genuinely be great but the added security they would need...
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In the next 10-15 years we will likely lose Liza, Patti, Betty Buckley and Bernadette Mar 15 2026, 10:44:38 AM
binau said: "Ok, so are you saying this thread is inappropriate Kad?
Genuinely, maybe I agree with you about questioning the reasons why I am here. Like maybe clearly you're just 'not my people'. If I can't expect that a discussion board can handle a conversation about the mortality of our greats, what am I doing? It's madness.
This place has declined so much in 20 years. Or maybe I have. But I can barely stand you anymore, clearly. And I don
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In the next 10-15 years we will likely lose Liza, Patti, Betty Buckley and Bernadette Mar 15 2026, 10:35:04 AM
binau said: "Some of you really are insufferable, can you please just ignore or block me? I mean I'm happy to continue the fighting if this is how you want to do it though."
We've been going through this with you a few times a year for years now. You come on here with melodramatic handwringing about Bernadette Peters while on other threads going off on tangents the theme of which is always "everybody is irrational but me," coupled with a compulsive
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Future Oh Mary Casting Dreams Mar 15 2026, 09:20:26 AM
Everett as Mary and Jeff Hiller as Lincoln would be divine.
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Alicia Keys' Broadway Bomb — Singing Sensation's Musical 'Loses a Staggering $8Million' Mar 15 2026, 09:10:28 AM
I am frankly really surprised HK lost as much money as it did.
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GIANT Previews Mar 15 2026, 09:04:45 AM
I’ve not yet seen the play but Dahl did explicitly say he was anti-Israel because of its violent actions in Lebanon in 1982. And he said it repeatedly. And he did use it as a starting off point for further genuinely anti-Semitic comments. Multiple things can be true here at once.
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In the next 10-15 years we will likely lose Liza, Patti, Betty Buckley and Bernadette Mar 15 2026, 08:30:18 AM
binau said: "How do we cope with this?"
They will all have lived long lives of unbelievable accomplishment and left behind an incredible legacy that will still be able to be enjoyed for generations to come, which is far more than can be said for the vast majority of people who have ever died in the history of humanity.
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