Merkin2 said: "Julie Taymor said she was only going to do The Lion King if it was pure theater and they need to go back to that."
Seeing how Disney tried to replicate that success with Tarzan and The Little Mermaid, but failed miserably, it's understandable why they haven't been pursuing high brow theatre directors as of late.
Call_me_jorge said: "Is there any reason to believe LCT is planning to film the show or already has for TOFT or Great Performances?"
A number of people are still waiting for the live capture of the 2023 reunion concert to premiere. I've read that it's currently on hold because of this revival.
Kad said: "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."
While the Tonys and the Oliviers don't always see eye to eye, it is worth noting that Oedipus did managed to win Best Play Revival from the latter last year.
goodtimes123 said: "binau said: "Jeffrey Karasarides said: "If thishappens and Caissie Levy reprises her role, it'd be something for her to be an early Tony frontrunner for Best Lead Actress in a Musical two years in a row."
I think Rachel Z might disrupt it should Evita come butmaybe C levy will already have her Tony by then from Ragtime."
I don't pretend to know the mind of a tony voter, but if NEXT TO NORMAL were
binau said: "Jeffrey Karasarides said: "If this happens and Caissie Levy reprises her role, it'd be something for her to be an early Tony frontrunner for Best Lead Actress in a Musical two years in a row."
I think Rachel Z might disrupt it should Evita come but maybe C levy will already have her Tony by then from Ragtime."
That's true. It'd also be something for Levy to lose the Olivier for the West End run to Nicole Scherzin
If this happens and Caissie Levy reprises her role, it'd be something for her to be an early Tony frontrunner for Best Lead Actress in a Musical two years in a row.
Worth noting that this will mark Morrison’s first time stepping into a Broadway production as a replacement since the first Rocky Horror Show revival in the early 2000s, which was also at Circle in the Square.
Call_me_jorge said: "Ross just posted he’ll be out the final week of March; I don’t think I realized Jason Forbach is a Mother’s“Younger” Brother understudy. Younger is doing a lot of heavy lifting there considering he’s 2-3 years Levy’s senior."
I mentioned earlier in this thread that I once ushered for a local community theatre production of Ragtime. It actually did so well commercially, that they extended the
I read somewhere in these forums not too long ago questioning whether or not Arden is as good at putting together new musicals as he is with revivals. Those are the exact sentiments with Diane Paulus, who helmed Bareilles' first musical, Waitress. While that show has its fans, it also has its share of detractors. It should be interesting (pun intended) to see how this one fares.
BroadwayGirl107 said: "Kad said: "In an ideal world, voters will assess nominated performances solely in relation to the other nominated performances, not against performers who did the role 30 years ago."
But that's really not ever what happens. Context matters, and narratives come into play. Always."
I wouldn't say narratives are taken into account every time. We especially see at the Oscars how passion wins over sent
As a fan of Next Best Picture, I get to vote for the nominations and winners for their annual film community awards. Nominating ballots are due before February 14th. To those who'd like to nominate Wicked: For Good in any category, you can do so here. https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2025-nbp-film-community-award-nomination-ballots/
As a fan of Next Best Picture, I get to vote for the nominations and winners for their annual film community awards. Nominating ballots are due before February 14th. To those who'd like to nominate Kiss of the Spider Woman in any category, you can do so here. https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2025-nbp-film-community-award-nomination-ballots/
dan94 said: "In a year where there are few clear frontrunners, I think the Road Vote is going to be very important, especially if they vote in a unified block. I can't imagine they want 2 years of 2 person Best Musicals to hang their touring packages on, the current one with a set/physical production that doesn't even really fill up the Longacre. Imagine going to see Two Strangers in a 2500 seat house.
The musicals side will be about Ragtime v Cats. Ragtime is buil
Rentaholic2 said: "I think Ragtime will get 5 acting noms for Levy and Henry (both winning) and Uranowitz, Ross, and Lewis. I could even see Colin Donnell sneaking in if supporting actor isn’t a strong category. Which makes me wonder if it’s possible they actually sweep the acting categories? Has that ever happened before? I don’t know offhand who else is competitive in the supporting categories though."
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