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Merkin2 said: "It’s a rigged game anyway. When I saw it, the last audience member still in got the word right, and then they made him go again because they needed to knock him off in that moment in the show"

Yeah, genius, that's because it's not an actual competitive spelling bee. 

Dan6 said: "My apologies if this has been discussed elsewhere, but does anyone know how/when they select the audience spellers for each performance? Is it something one can volunteer for?"


You can! You can sign up before the show. However, you have to get there early to do it- when I attended back in December, the signups had already closed at ten minutes to curtain.  The signup table was near the merch to the right of the entrance to the theater. 

I think it's less to do with blocking and more about people increasingly needing to be the one with the scoop. 

Titanique doesn’t need a Broadway credit to help get licensed- it already had name recognition, an acclaimed multi-year NYC run, multiple international productions, it’s inexpensive to produce and has an incredibly easy pitch on top of it all. 

I’m sure Chris Peterson at OnStage Blog will be on the case to bring the hammer down onto a small community theater if it happens. 

…I don’t think we have to worry about this show being widely produced enough for that to be a major problem. 

steven22 said: "So, when can we expect an official announcement?"

If it's coming as part of a nonprofit season, an announcement would come either in spring or early summer. Roundabout and MTC announced their current seasons at the start of March; Second Stage and LCT announced theirs in early June. 

I think Oedipus could have been considered a new play considering it's not merely a translation of Sophocles, but a total reimagining. It would be like if Sondheim's The Frogs premiered today but was considered a revival.  

There are over 800 Tony voters; short of canvassing a representative percentage of them, we have no way of knowing how many voted for which nominee and for what reasons. We will ever only know who won a plurality of votes (and if there are 5 nominees, someone can win with as little as 21% of the vote). 

Barrera and Beatriz both have some modest followings (Beatriz is also a voice actor for Hazbin Hotel, which has an extremely devoted cult following) but neither are going to be moving the needle much here. 

I can't think of the last production that's had such... random casting. It feels like they're writing names on bingo balls and drawing them from a spinner. 

While Roundabout would be the obvious pick for a musical revival transfer like this, I have to wonder if maybe 2nd Stage wouldn't do it considering their history with the show. 

It's clearly inexpensive social media teaser to show off the leads and begin promoting a 14 performance presentation, not a multimillion dollar marketing campaign for a commercial production. It's fine for what it is. 

They’re gonna bring over somebody with zero name recognition from London for a featured role…? 

Considering the pushing of the narrative of how hard it is to recoup and how few new shows have, I would think they’d want to yell it from the mountaintops the second it happens. 

Considering performances don’t start for over a month, could this not just be a placeholder? 

Salesman will be announcing an 8 week extension to Aug 9, which means Much Ado will likely be a fall-winter offering.