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Scores that should have been nominated for a Tony, but weren't
 Jun 14 2025, 09:01:33 AM

Boop’s score is better than Death Becomes Her. I said what I said. 


AUDRA GYPSY Reviews
 Jun 10 2025, 09:19:52 AM

FolliesCabaret said: "Which I also find unfair, not only because 60% of the voting committee had to vote for him to win (it could have gone to nobody!) Butalso, who was going to win against him? Issac Cole Powell? Robert Joy? Chris McCarrell?Daniel J. Watts? I don't believe anybody should have an asterisknext to their Tony win, but some people act like there was this mammoth, magical, fantastic leading male in a musical performance that Covidcut short or something. Unless I'm


2025 Tony Awards Reactions Thread
 Jun 8 2025, 09:43:10 PM

PipingHotPiccolo said: "i loved Maybe Happy Ending but its magic was the complete sum of its parts- its score is underwhelming on its own, and that performance did it no favors in that regard.

if the Tonys were actually about merit, Score would have gone to Yazbeck or the brilliant minds at Mincemeat, which is no dig at the wonder that is MHE.
"

 

Agreed. I would’ve given score to Dead Outlaw, book to Mincemeat, Direction and Musical to MH


2025 Tony Awards Reactions Thread
 Jun 8 2025, 09:27:15 PM

BOM said: "DEI wins once again."

Gotta love casual racism. frown


2025 Tony Awards Reactions Thread
 Jun 8 2025, 09:23:26 PM

Really enjoyed “Purpose”, and it was my least favorite of the nominees. That’s how strong the year was. 


2025 Tony Awards -- Who SHOULD Win, and why? (Your picks and my picks)
 Jun 6 2025, 10:06:04 AM

What a strong season! These are my choices in each category.

 

Best Musical  Maybe Happy Ending 

Best Play  English

Best Revival of a Play  Yellow Face

Best Revival of a Musical  Sunset Boulevard

Best Direction of a Musical  Michael Arden, Maybe Happy Ending

Best Direction of a Play  Danya Taymor, John Pr


Help Me Pick 2 More Shows for Upcoming Trip
 May 29 2025, 11:58:19 AM

I would absolutely go with John Proctor... and either Dead Outlaw or Purpose, whichever appeals to you more.


LuPone on McDonald
 May 27 2025, 07:00:28 AM

BroadwayBen said: "It's just really sad, and however anyone wants to "spin" It -- and god knows they're trying on this board -- these are ugly comments, in print calling a Broadway colleague a "bitch" and being so incredibly rude to another for their performance. Ironically, she's acting exactly like the man she professes to hate the most -- Trump. Spewingmean comments without thought or meaning or measure of their consequence. I don't care how tal


DEAD OUTLAW Reviews
 May 20 2025, 12:18:58 PM

Owen22 said: "I do love there is now a showtune called "I Killed a Man in Maine".
https://youtu.be/ZzuKb5wKIZg?si=emoJOq7xiS6J7TUy
"

This song gave me so much life in the theater. I was about to start a mosh pit. cheeky


PURPOSE Reviews
 May 16 2025, 03:35:30 PM

suzycat said: "I saw this today & really enjoyed it. I did have one technical question. When Naz addresses the audience the lights go down and a spotlight follows him around the stage. This isn’t a true follow-spot, but a hung moving light. He moves around quite a bit and this light often didn’t keep up with him, leaving him in the dark for seconds at a time. My lighting design knowledge is 20 years old. What type of light is this and is someone remotely controlling i


Cabaret Casting Rumor: Orville Peck & Eva Noblezada
 May 16 2025, 11:39:00 AM

Play Esq. said: "Cool! So, how is Eva as you only mention Orville - along with Leon Smith, Harvey and Skybell?"

This ^

I really want to see Orville based upon comments here, but Eva has never done it for me. I couldn’t finish a Cabaret performance with a mediocre Sally.
"

Not that you asked me, but I can definitely attest that Eva is not a mediocre Sally. She's fabulous in the role. I saw


BROADWAY Understudies
 May 15 2025, 02:41:12 PM

I appreciate this site. Obviously, it doesn't usually account for very last-minute cast changes, but it can give you a heads-up if a specific performer has an anticipated day (or days) off, so that you can decide whether to buy tickets for that performance.


Cabaret Casting Rumor: Orville Peck & Eva Noblezada
 May 12 2025, 03:38:38 PM

ColdClimateDude said: "Sutton Ross said: "perfectliar said: "Huss417 said: "Eva Noblezada out for the matinee today. Not sure if it was scheduled."

Is she just skipping all the matinees? She was out when I saw it yesterday, and I just read a comment on Instagram that she was out on Saturday too.


She hasn't done a Wednesday matinee in over a month.


"

That's not true. I saw the matin


Next Movie Stars you want on Broadway
 May 12 2025, 01:05:17 PM

Georgeanddot2 said: "I think I read somewhere that Tilda Swinton hates theatre and absolutely refuses to do it, unfortunately."

Correct, which is very unfortunate. She is one of the finest and bravest actors working today, she'd be incredible live.

She has also said that she doesn't consider herself an actor, and straight-up rebukes the term in reference to herself. Never understood that, but anyway.


Denzel’s Wife is NOT Happy with the Tonys
 May 12 2025, 09:43:59 AM

Oh, put a sock in it, Pauletta.

Between this and Denzel's "God made me a brilliant actor, and that humbles me" line, I'm a little over these two.


Lincoln Center Theater to Revive RAGTIME at the Vivian Beaumont, Fall 2025
 May 10 2025, 11:47:53 AM

Dancingthrulife2 said: "I would be hard pressed to call this bombardment of anthems the best score of the last 30 years."

When the anthems are this good and this moving, I could not care less. 


Lincoln Center Theater to Revive RAGTIME at the Vivian Beaumont, Fall 2025
 May 7 2025, 02:35:45 PM

Ke3 said: "Can anyone speak more to the, seemingly universal, feeling that Caissie is miscast? I've only seen her onstage once, when she was in Caroline and she was very good. Mother feels like a role that's very similar. Is there something else in the role she's not hitting. Is it the voice? Just interested because people seem genuinely disappointed she's continuing with the show."

I thought she was okay at City Center, and I'm curious to see how


Spotted Celebrities in Audience
 May 5 2025, 10:36:30 AM

Sat a few seats down from Ethan Hawke at the most recent All My Sons revival.

Also, directly behind Matthew Broderick and SJP at Leopoldstadt.


Snubbed but not forgotten - Tony Awards appreciation for unsung cast & creatives
 May 1 2025, 06:51:35 PM

I agree with those performances. Those folks - along with Helen J Shen, Bill Burr, Tatianna Cordoba, Michael Urie, Peter Friedman, Amalia Yoo, Michelle Pawk, David Thaxton, and Thom Sensa  - all got passed over in favor of (imho) some less impressive work.


The 78th Annual Tony Award Nominations for 2025
 May 1 2025, 03:27:27 PM

singerunlimited said: "Now that the noms are officially out, who do we think will take Best Actor in a Musical this year?"

My gut is going with Jeremy. Not only is a beloved performer whose had a number of acclaimed turns, but I also just think he's clearly the best of the group. It's a beast of a role and he performs it with piercing emotion.


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