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EricMontreal22 said: "I haven't read Taupin's memoir and don't know if he addresses Lestat, but did hear him interviewed a lot when the book came out and I get the feeling he just doesn't have all that much interest in dramatic lyric writing--he tried it to try it and that was enough."

I certainly agree with this. It's lack of interest but also lack of the very different skill set that one needs. It reminds me of a talk I attended years ago (so lo

A couple of quick notes:

Although in general, the Taupin-John relationship was definitely symbiotic, their only Broadway musical theatre collab was Lestat. Make of that what you will. That's in contrast to Menken, whose work has never been as good post-Ashman. (Perhaps the most manifest demonstration of that is Aladdin; the best songs were written with Ashman, before his death.)

Aida's book credit is not just Hwang but also Woolverton and its director (Falls). Make of th

I confess I never heard him on WOR. I'm generally having my first cup of coffee near the time the show ends, and listening to his voice then would be worse than listening to Einstürzende Neubauten with the volume turned all the way up at that hour. I think a podcast would be perfect for him, even though I also confess I don't enjoy them.

Let me add that Michael is the worst of his ilk because he usually had some legitimate information but never coul

Seb, no one wants to "discuss each and every point" with someone who is simply trafficking in abject bigotry. 

If you reread what you wrote to me, it is mostly about your unhappiness that some parts of the culture are being treated with respect. You also speak of Islam (a religion) in equivalence to terrorism, something I let pass originally but hereby call you out on. Your religious bigotry reflects a parallel far too close to one that should be within the awareness of

Seb28 said: "Anyway, I see you are not quite aware of islam and the situation in Europe yet. What a great and ignorant feeling that must be."

People who live in glass houses, they say, shouldn't throw stones. 

As it happens, from what you say here, it is you who appears unaware of the "situation," perhaps as a result of the unreliable media you choose to read or listen to. For future reference, fact-checking is a thing and I commend it to yo

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "It has no value to theatre artists or audiences.."

I think the League is best positioned outside of the dimming business which has, as I have said before, become something that was never intended and, I suspect, something that may now return to its origins (or be canned entirely, to no one's benefit). 

I respectfully disagree that the League has no value. If the goal is to market and promote Broadway as a brand and

I will try to remember to upload a copy of the decision when I am at my computer. The basics are that AEA started an investigation (presumably based on some information that Gore was flipping productions from union to non-union by transferring them to other entities that they owned, i.e., not legitimate 3rd parties.) An early step in an investigation is to ask the company for certain documents related to the transfer (something AEA has a contractual right to obtain). Gore dragged its feet and

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: " But that's not cheap and it's not going to appeal to the general population."

This highlights any reasonable explanation. The museum is aimed at the lowest common denominator, from the mindset of folks who see the pivot point between the Broadway brand and "tourist attraction" as an opportunity to make money. But these things reek of inauthenticity and most often fail. See, e.g., the nearly endless stre

Call_me_jorge said: "Perhaps I’m wrong, but I find looking at Average ticket price to be a more reliable indicator on if a show is in trouble or not. Generally, any show with an average ticket price under 100 dollars seem to be in trouble."

My quick and dirty metrics are the average ticket price (roughly in line with yours) and the percentage of gross (a number that used to be simple but that now requires a lot more technical analysis to come up with). I then c

Just to explain where I am coming from... As a threshold matter, the case against the Shuberts is very very weak. Not a producer, just the landlord/licensor.

Thoughts:

1. It is a fool's errand to try to analyze a lawsuit without having the answer. A complaint tells us what is the same; an answer tells us what is different. ( I broke my arm (really I did), but I would run from an orthopedic surgeons office if they told me what I had done before they had seen the imaging results. Patience, please.

2. This is a lawsuit that we might call Book vs. Play. The book rights holders have no claim against any violation of any rights of Flee