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Riley definitely has a voice that seems like it would be suited for Dreamgirls.  She has a big sound that seems inherently consistent with what we've come to associate with Dreamgirls through J Hud's and Jennifer Holiday's performances.  

Was a fan of her work on Glee for years, and always thought she had the talent and ability to pull off a production of a more substantial length (not going to name names, but many TV/Hollywood folks do what I call "Hollywood

Loved that article!  Some of the tech specs went a bit over my head, but you can still get a sense of what they have to do differently with different types of shows - loved the part about designing South Pacific for the Beaumont (as a theater, it can't be an easy space to design for in general - between the thrust and arena style seating), and Hair too (another tough show to design for, the Paulus revival at the Hirschfeld involved actors moving around that stage regularly, clim

For folks that saw the show - were there specific things in the book you found intelligently and or poorly done?  I'm always interested with the writing process guys like Wolfe go through in retellings like this - you have to integrate elements of the actual story from the original production all those years ago compellingly (and Wolfe is really smart, I'm sure he pulled it off brilliantly - really do wish I'd been able to catch this one) along with the new aspects of the sto

Wish I'd been able to see Shuffle, and wish it was still running today!  Audra's salary, Stokes' salary, Porters salary, and a host of other variable probably came into play.  That entire company was amazingly talented, and its an unfortunate balancing act with shows produced in a capitalist system (very different overseas where certain theaters are funded with public resources and big name stars often agree to do a show at a lower fee for the sake of art) - you hav

Not a fan of walking out of shows - I understand the impulse (it's money I've spent on so-and-so product and I'm not satisfied), but I've been pleasantly surprised, at least with shows I've seen solo (I live in the New Jersey area and have been fortunate enough to get into the city frequently over the years) with the second act of a show I was somewhat hesitant about after the act one ended.  A lot of shows seem to fall into that camp (also a lot that veer the other w

Big fan of the look of the new playbills!  I've gotten so accustomed to the borders over the years that it's a bit jarring looking at the current ones at first glance, but a show's given artwork looks a bit cleaner and neater with the new design.  Playbills mean a lot to me - my dad's had a pretty cool connection to Playbill most his life (he grew up and is friends with Phil Birsh - he's still at the company these days), and I've appreciated the loo

Haven't gotten a chance to take a look at the audition tape yet, but as a general idea, this interests me.  Saw her in Wicked years ago and was floored by her considerable talents!  She has the cache among audiences with well-deserved fame from Frozen and Rent to have a significant impact at the box office (might not be feasible with her schedule, but I think the idea of her making a limited appearance in a production - even if not the current revival at the Simon - of the

If anyone can pull of downsizing a tour without losing anything of artistic value, it's Disney.  It seems the trend over recent years has been to strip down touring companies of a show and send it out non-equity, and consequently, tour audiences suffer (not going to name any of the touring productions that fall into this category based on pics I've seen over the years).  Lion King's already been on the road for years, it's part of Disney theatrical and I doubt they&#

Often wish I lived in London so I could catch stuff like this!  Thought Staunton was extremely successful in her portrayal of Umbridge in the Potter movies - it's an unlikeable character that I wasn't a fan of in the books, but from a performance perspective, she definitely had an interesting take on the part!  Realized years later, well after I saw Order of the Phoenix, that she's had a wonderful stage career as well - Gypsy, Sweeney - and it seems like she's a high

Lena really does seem like one of those versatile few (performers who can play musical roles of all different types with all different kinds of vocal requirements, and do it amazingly well!)  Thought she was a standout in KB (even if her part was technically considered supporting, performers of her caliber make you forget that during their time on a stage!  And that she's achieved this awesome level of success since then (lead roles, praises from critics for her versatility) is

Excited about the idea of a ITH movie!  Never got a chance to see the show on Broadway during its original run, but I remember watching the finale sequence of the closing performance on Youtube - that entire LMM rap towards the end of the song, with the ensemble coming in through the background, gave me chills for years (really do want to see some version of the full show from top to bottom).  It seems like the trend over the recent past - Les Mis, Into the Woods - is indicating to

Agree about the N2N theater-specific marketing being awesome - I thought the headshots they had (Tveit, Damiano) were a cool way for folks passing by the Booth to get the sense that the show had something to do with a family (plus most shows - and I love this type of marketing just as much - have what I sometimes refer to as "Joan Marcus" - esque marketing: photos taken by pros like Marcus blown up and pasted on a theater facade.  It's an equally valid form of marketing. &n

I saw bits of the Into the Woods movie last summer and was impressed by the overall level of talent - Baranski was sensational (she's perfect in everything she does, the caliber of her work in Good Wife and even smaller supporting roles like in the Birdcage is consistently stellar) and Streep was awesome (when isn't she?).  

Didn't notice too much about the specifics of the dubbing and accompanying arrangements with ITW though - with Les Mis, it was an entirely di